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Description: Terrorists pertaining to the ISIS affiliated Allied Democratic Forces have raided a village in the region of Lubero called Mukondo and killed more than 19 people wounding additional 16. The attackers were using variety of weapons including guns, clubs and machetes and were disguised in military uniforms while raiding the village which civilians thought was safe due to the recent heavy military presence in the region by the Congolese military. The ADF has substantially escalated its attacks in recent months conducting several terrorist attacks in the DRC with mass casualties and exploited the security and power vacuum in the region caused by the war between the M
Description: Bilateral tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have boiled over an armed conflict which took place in several border regions across the disputed Durand line border demarcation. The skirmishes intensified after the Taliban – led government in Afghanistan accused Pakistan of violating the country’s airspace by conducting strikes within Kabul and a busy marketplace in eastern Afghanistan. Clashes between the Pakistani military and border police forces and the Afghan Taliban were reported in the regions of Angoor, Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral and Baramcha with the numbers of casualties and victims variating on both sides, as the Afghan government reported
Description: President Andry Rajoelina announced to the Malagasy and international public that a violent and illegal attempt has been set in motion to topple the country’s government supported by the military. The announcement arrived after the special military unit known as CAPSAT, the same unit which enabled Rajoelina to come to power in 2009, joined the Gen Z Mada movement in their anti – government protests. Madagascar’s Minister of the Armed Forces, Manantsoa Deramasinjaka, appointed General Demosthene Pikulas as the head of CAPSAT as the personnel shift raised further concerns of a military led coup in the country. The President previously attempted to assuage the prot
Description: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have continued to lay siege on the city of El Fasher in the Darfur province through intensified aerial campaign which has killed 60 civilians and critically injured more than 20 other. The attacks were conducted in the Dar al – Arqam displacement camp where the RSF used drones and artillery to allegedly target Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Last week, the RSF was also accused of attacking a hospital in El Fasher, killing more than 13 people. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has stated that the organization in the strongest possible terms condemns the targeting of civilians and reiterates its ap
Description: After Israel ratified the agreement in its Security Cabinet, the internationally mediated ceasefire led by US President Donald Trump began on Friday. Hamas and Israel were expected to fully incorporate the provisions from the agreement with Israel withdrawing its military forces gradually while Hamas committing towards releasing all the remaining Israeli hostages, dead or alive. President Trump was expected to arrive on Monday in Israel to oversee the hostage release and score a diplomatic victory lap on the international stage for managing to stop the war. Hamas has immediately started to reassert itself as the dominating force in Gaza, as clashes with other mi
Description: French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu in an attempt to avoid snap elections and resignation from the presidentship. Lecornu resigned 27 days after he was appointed France’s Prime Minister citing fundamental differences and partisan political charters as main obstacles to resolving France’s ongoing political crisis. The move was accompanied by a meeting in the Elysee Palace which was attended by President Macron and members of the largest political parties with the exception of the far – right National Rally and the far – left France Unbowed. Lecornu’s reappointment arrives only days after he signaled some sort
Description: US President Donald Trump has considerably downplayed the possibility that he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping this month on the margins of the APEC Summit. Trump’s statement arrives after recent tit for tat measures undertaken by both countries which started with the US taxing Chinese ships of up to $50 per net ton. China responded by its own taxation over all and any US operated and owned ships docking Chinese ports with levies of up to $56 per net ton. China additionally rattled the US by imposing more strict restrictions on rare earth minerals last week which was perceived by Trump as very hostile and a move which was completely unexpected following t
Description: The No Kings protest movement in the US announced on its website that next massive demonstrations were scheduled to take place on 18 Oct. The protests initiated in Jun when the Trump administration reinforced its anti – immigration crackdown. Protesters amassed across several cities renouncing Trump’s anti – immigration measures, especially the decision to deploy and incorporate the National Guard and the US Marines within the local civil law enforcement capabilities. The No Kings movement managed to hold approximately 1,800 anti – government protests in Jun while in the interim the movement has significantly increased in numbers and called for anti – violence t
Description: Peru’s President, Dina Boluarte, was impeached and ousted by the country’s Congress, following growing crime rate issues, economic decline and widespread public disapproval. Boluarte succeeded former President Pedro Castillo in 2022 who was also ousted for attempting to change the electoral legislature in order to remain in power. Boluarte’s impeachment arrives on the back of mounting pressure from Gen Z protests in the country which stemmed from her decision to raise her personal financial compensation, her lack of action in tackling surging issues such as increased extortion and murder committed by organized criminal gangs, and the high level of unemployment i
Description: The Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition partner, Komeito, has announced its plans to abandon the coalition and renounced support for the newly elected leader, Sanae Takaichi, crippling her bid to become the country’s new Prime Minister. Komeito has further stated that Japan entered a phase of a multi – party system and their decision is based on LDP’s shortcomings to address corruption scandals which increased in the past couple of years. Komeito’s exit is threatening to plunge the country into renewed political crisis after former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stepped down earlier this year. The political reshuffling arrives in a crucial period for Japan which