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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
Description: Morocco’s monarch, King Mohammed VI addressed the Parliament and all elected officials in the country urging them to immediately act on the necessary socio – economic issues plaguing the country. The Gen Z 212 protest movement has been demonstrating the country’s spending practices which have impacted crucial sectors such as healthcare and housing. The King, as the ultimate political authority in the country, did not directly address the civil unrest, instead he opted to criticize the elected officials for failing to implement crucial programs which are complementary to the country’s envisioned development. Protesters found the King’s address to the nation under
Description: Malagasy police forces fired rubber bullets, targeted protesters with tear gas and detained several protesters in the latest day of demonstrations in Madagascar. The Gen Z Mada movement firmly rejected President Rajoelina’s calls for negotiations and pledges to resolve the crisis within a year and reconfirmed their demands for him to step down. Rajoelina in the meantime attempted appeasing the demonstrators through cabinet reshuffles, appointment of a new Prime Minister and calls for direct negotiations with his cabinet. The protests in the last couple of days, despite being persistent, have downsized in numbers which prompted Rajoelina to further reject the opt
Description: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have targeted a mosque and a Saudi – led hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in the Darfur province, killing more than 13 people and injuring additional 16. El Fasher is being considered as the last stronghold of Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and has been besieged by the RSF which have strengthened their positions by building earthen walls on the periphery of the city, encircling it with checkpoints that stretched for over 57 kilometers. RSF has intensified attacks using sophisticated equipment such as drones and rockets in recent months attempting to capture the entire Darfur province and oust the military fro