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Description: The UN Security Council has passed a resolution approving Trump’s 20 – point peace plan for the Gaza Strip. The vote passed with major support from the countries worldwide with China and Russia abstaining. Hamas has stated that the resolution didn’t envision the creation of a Palestinian state and instead of nurturing the interests of the Palestinian people it forced an agenda that endangered the people in the Gaza Strip. The resolution also approved the formation of the Board of Peace and the International Stabilization Force (ISF) as part of the plan to achieve a long-lasting peace in the Strip, points which Hamas opposed stating that the ISF could unintention
Description: Militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have abducted and killed a Nigerian brigadier general while on patrol in the city of Wajiroko in Nigeria’s Borno State. The general and his unit were ambushed in Wajiroko while their communications were severed which allowed the militants to conduct a coordinated strike, initially abducting the general and eliminating his unit. ISWAP, shortly after the abduction announced that the general has been executed. The group is one of the offshoot organizations of Boko Haram which has experienced significant resurgence in activities and successful operations in the past couple of years. In a separate incident
Description: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have reported that they have successfully repelled several attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in West Kordofan. The RSF has expanded their ground offensive after the fall of El Fasher towards the tristate Kordofan. SAF reported that attacks have been successfully repelled in the city of Babnusa where satellite images obtained by several media outlets demonstrated the RSF’s rapid withdrawal under immense pressure from the SAF. In the North Kordofan province, the RSF are targeting the city of El Obeid which is hosting a large military base and serves as a ground buffer zone for the country’s capital, Khartoum. Also, in North
Description: Chile’s presidential runoff would see left wing Jeanette Jara and right – wing Jose Antonio Kast face – off on 14 Dec. Jara, the 51-year-old former labor minister and leader of the country’s center – left governing coalition won 26.8% of the vote while Kast, the right – wing conservative basing his presidential campaign on restoring the rule of law and combating the surge in organized crime and migration, won 24% of the vote. Chile is currently facing domestic crises on several fronts such as the overflow of migrants from Venezuela, who are running from their country’s economic crisis, upsurge in organized criminal activities related to the Venezuelan gang, Tren
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy, met with Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, where they concluded the signing of an energy deal. Representatives from Ukraine’s Naftogaz and Greece’s DEPA were also present at the meeting which stipulated the delivery of liquified natural gas (LNG) from the Greek port of Alexandroupolis to the Ukrainian city of Odessa beginning on 01 Jan 2026. Ukraine is aiming at replacing its depleted capabilities from the consistent Russian attacks which are targeting the country’s energy infrastructure and avoid a renewed energy crisis in the upcoming winter months. Zelenskyy also stated that he discussed other venues
Description: Anti – government protests, predominantly led by the country’s Gen Z population, turned violent as more than 120 people were reported injured and more than 20 people were arrested in Mexico’s capital, Mexico City. The protests arrived as public anger considerably rose after the assassination of the mayor of Michoacan, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodriguez. Manzo was known to have spoken against the violence on Mexico’s streets originating from the high – levels of organized criminal activities perpetrated by the drug cartels. Young Mexicans were interviewed through the streets of the capital stating that security has fallen to a historic low and cartels were murdering
Description: Representatives from the Congolese government and the M23 rebel movement met in Doha, Qatar, where they signed the latest peace framework agreement under the mediation of the US, Qatar and the African Union. US special representative for the region, Massad Boulos, stated that the framework included eight concrete measures subjected to implementation after additional negotiations are concluded over the next two weeks. The measures included the rapid implementation of ceasefire monitoring mechanisms, the expedient prisoner exchanges, improved and increased delivery of humanitarian aid in the country’s eastern provinces as well as the return of displaced civilians
Description: Haiti’s police forces have clashed with members of the Viv Ansanm gang coalition on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Port au Prince. The clashes were mostly concentrated in the Croix de Bouquets area in the Ouest department of Haiti. Police forces after the confrontation stated that more than 7 gang members were neutralized, while one police helicopter crashed near the province under suspicious circumstances. The Viv Ansanm gang coalition still controls more than 90% of the country’s capital while gang violence in Haiti has so far displaced more than 1.4 million people. The Kenya – led security mission was expected to be complemented by a US – Panama led
Description: Indian police and investigative authorities have announced that after several days of intense investigative work, Dr. Umar Nabi was discovered as the main perpetrator of the bombing attack in the Red Fort, New Delhi last week. Nabi was a doctor in the Indian administered Kashmir province and had alleged ties to the Jaish e Mohammed (JeM) terrorist group. He was actively attempting to recruit more soldiers into the terrorist cell based out of Kashmir. Pakistani authorities have also announced that upon the conclusion of their investigation, the Pakistani Taliban were discovered to have conducted the bombing attack in Islamabad. The main person responsible for the
Description: The military – led government in Mali is facing difficult odds against the Al Qaeda affiliated Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM). The Russian contractors pertaining to the Africa Corps (Wagner’s substitute organization in the Sahel) are continuously losing grounds to the well – coordinated and surprise attacks which are increasing in numbers and in locations. JNIM imposed a fuel blockade on Mali’s capital, Bamako, in Sep, and has ever since significantly expanded its influence, leveraging its appeal to other ethnic majorities in Mali, such as the Bambara ethnic group, with previously having to rely on the Fulani and the Tuareg minorities in the count