The UN Security Council meets at 10 AM in New York to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid intensified fighting and mass displacement. UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix is due to brief on recent peace efforts – including the Washington Accords between the DRC and Rwanda, signed […]
In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to still be trapped in El Fasher in the Darfur region, but UN aid agencies believe they may soon get access to the embattled city.
Embracing Arms: Securing Japan in a “New Era of Crisis” amuiruri Fri, 12/12/2025 – 08:31 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List A senior member (L) checks an honour guard […]
Venezuela 10 December 2025 #1 gnada Thu, 12/11/2025 – 22:01 Venezuela Thu, 12/11/2025 – 12:00 10 December U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea seized a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said: “For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States […]
Washington 10 December 2025 #1 gnada Thu, 12/11/2025 – 22:03 Washington Thu, 12/11/2025 – 12:00 10 December 2025 U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea seized a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said: “For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United […]
Hormuz 10 December 2025 #1 gnada Thu, 12/11/2025 – 22:00 Strait of Hormuz Thu, 12/11/2025 – 12:00 10 December 2025 The IRGC said that it had seized an Eswatini-flagged vessel carrying smuggled fuel and arrested thirteen crew members.
More than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the UN said on Thursday, warning that the M23 rebel offensive is driving a rapidly worsening humanitarian emergency.
Pregnant women took shelter in a bunkerised maternity unit in the Ukrainian city of Kherson last week, after a hospital was struck just 1.5 km from the frontline.
Gaza’s health system for mothers and newborns has been “decimated”, the UN said on Thursday, with Israeli attacks destroying almost all hospitals, cutting off medical supplies and driving sharp rises in maternal deaths, miscarriages and newborn fatalities amid mass displacement and hunger.
Ceasefire Collapses as Heavy Fighting Erupts along Cambodia-Thailand Border emactaggart Thu, 12/11/2025 – 14:48 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List Analyst’s Notebook / Asia-Pacific 11 December 2025 2 minutes […]
