Global Desk

A high-performance partnership uniting Canada’s fastest internet provider with one of the world’s fastest motorsports festivals MARKHAM, ON, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Today telMAX, Canada’s leading provider of 100% Pure Fibre Internet, announced a new multi-year partnership as the…

Plei is on a mission to make the world’s most-played sport more accessible by offering more than 20,000 hours of affordable pickup soccer across hundreds of facilities MIAMI, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As the world’s biggest sporting event arrives in North America, Plei is launching…

HAMILTON, Ga., June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Callaway Blue Spring Water is celebrating America’s 250th by inviting consumers to enter the “Red, White & Callaway Blue” summer sweepstakes with prizes from two brands rooted in heritage and belief that the best moments happen outdoors. The…

The Nation’s 250th Birthday Means Expanded Celebrations and More Boaters on the Waterways ORLANDO, Fla., June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Waterfront venues across the United States will host Independence Day celebrations to honor the nation’s 250th birthday with everything from fireworks…

Emilie Korchak from UConn Health was among 10 rare disease researchers awarded a grant at Uplifting Athletes’ Young Investigator Draft on Jan. 31 at Lincoln Financial Field PHILADELPHIA, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the…

UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, particularly as online platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly rely on journalistic content. 

It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world’s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending fundamental rights everywhere, particularly the world’s most vulnerable people.

The United Nations has welcomed reports of a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday while warning that civilians on the ground are still fleeing amid ongoing insecurity.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to strengthen support for the nearly 42 million people worldwide who have fled their home countries to escape conflict, violence or persecution.

The spread of Ebola is accelerating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid continued armed violence, posing a grave and growing risk to the region, UN agencies warned on Friday.