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Iranian IRGC forces after US strike on Larak Island in Strait of Hormuz

Iran Fires Back: Drones Strike Jordan and UAE After US Breaks Hormuz Pause

The United States ended a month-long ceasefire by striking IRGC forces on Larak Island; Iran retaliated with drones and missiles at US bases in Jordan and UAE targets. Iranian FM Araghchi accused

September 5, 2026

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Nickolay Mladenov, Board of Peace envoy, addresses the UN Security Council on August 26, 2026, warning that Gaza's ceasefire is at a point of no return

Gaza Ceasefire on Brink of Collapse as Netanyahu Rejects Peace Plan, Envoy Warns UN

Trump's Board of Peace envoy Mladenov warned the UN Security Council that Gaza's ceasefire faces collapse after Netanyahu rejected the 15-point peace plan and Israeli strikes continued killing Palestinians under the truce.

September 4, 2026

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at SCO summit in Bishkek on September 1 2026 as Iran fires missiles toward US bases

Iran Fires Missiles at US Bases After CENTCOM Confirms Direct Strikes on Iranian Soil

Iran's state media reported missile launches toward US military bases on Tuesday, hours after US Central

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit in Bishkek amid Iran nuclear denial controversy

Iran Denies Nuclear Activity at Pickaxe Mountain as Trump’s July Threat Lingers

Iran's Foreign Ministry denied nuclear activity at Pickaxe Mountain, known in Iran as Kolang, on Tuesday.

Israeli forces raid Jenin in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian child was killed

Israeli Forces Kill 16-Year-Old Palestinian in Escalating West Bank Violence

WEST BANK — Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy during a military raid near the city of Jenin, once again drawing international attention to a pattern of unlawful killings

December 22, 2025

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US hosts Qatar, Turkey and Egypt officials as Gaza genocide continues

Gaza Genocide Day 745: Miami Talks Mask Israel’s Wedding Massacre

Washington — On Day 745 of what Palestinian officials, human rights groups, and a growing number of international legal experts describe as the Gaza genocide, the US is hosting senior officials from

December 20, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sudanese refugee camp near El Fasher showing families, children, and tents amid humanitarian crisis

Sudan Civil War: El Fasher Refugee Crisis Worsens

El Fasher, Sudan — The humanitarian crisis in Darfur has reached alarming levels as armed clashes between Sudanese government forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensify. Thousands of civilians have been

December 20, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

RSF paramilitaries kidnap civilians El Fasher Darfur amid famine Sudan civil war day 970

RSF ransom killings, looming famine and a war economy built on hunger

In the besieged city of El Fasher, the last major stronghold in Sudan’s Darfur region, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have turned desperation into a currency of death. Families face an unimaginable

December 12, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Colombian mercenaries alleged to fight alongside Sudan’s RSF in war-ravaged El Fasher

US Sanctions Network Accused of Sending Colombian Mercenaries to Sudan’s RSF

WASHINGTON — The United States has imposed sanctions on a transnational network accused of recruiting hundreds of former Colombian soldiers to fight for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group blamed for

December 12, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Flooded tent camp in Gaza after Storm Byron hits during a fragile ceasefire.

Gaza Genocide Day 736: Hypothermia Kills Dozens as Aid Blockade Weaponizes Winter

GAZA — Torrential rains and gale-force winds battered the Gaza Strip on Friday, turning makeshift tent cities into swamps of despair and claiming at least a dozen lives in the past 24

December 12, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Storm Byron causes severe flooding in Gaza displacement camps leaving families without shelter

Gaza Genocide Day 735: Baby Freezes to Death as Storm Byron Floods Tent Camps Amid Israeli Aid Blockade

GAZA — An eight-month-old Palestinian baby died from hypothermia in a flooded displacement tent in southern Gaza on December 10, 2025, as Storm Byron battered the war-torn enclave with torrential rains and

December 11, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Palestinian families wade through flooded displacement camp in Gaza as Storm Byron batters tent settlements on Day 734 of genocide

Gaza Genocide Day 734: Winter Storm Drowns Displacement Camps as Human Shield Atrocities Emerge

The Gaza Strip faces a compounded humanitarian catastrophe as Storm Byron unleashes torrential rains and flooding across displacement camps, while fresh allegations emerge of Israeli forces using a Palestinian woman as a

December 10, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Flooded displacement tents in Gaza as Storm Byron batters the enclave on day 431 of genocide, leaving 250,000 families trapped

Gaza Genocide Day 431: Storm Byron Drowns Displaced Families as Israel Chokes Winter Aid

Torrential rains and catastrophic flooding from Storm Byron have submerged thousands of displacement tents across Gaza, plunging over 250,000 Palestinian families deeper into a humanitarian catastrophe that has persisted for 431 days.

December 10, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

ICC Hague sentences Sudan Janjaweed axe murderer Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman 20 years Darfur war crimes

Sudan Civil War: ICC Delivers Rare Justice with 20-Year Sentence for Darfur ‘Axe Murderer’

In the shadowed halls of The Hague, where the weight of history presses against the glass walls of the International Criminal Court, a verdict rang out on Tuesday that pierced the fog

December 9, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Iran Fires Back: Drones Strike Jordan and UAE After US Breaks Hormuz Pause

Gaza Ceasefire on Brink of Collapse as Netanyahu Rejects Peace Plan, Envoy Warns UN

Iran Fires Missiles at US Bases After CENTCOM Confirms Direct Strikes on Iranian Soil

Iran Denies Nuclear Activity at Pickaxe Mountain as Trump’s July Threat Lingers

Israeli Forces Kill 16-Year-Old Palestinian in Escalating West Bank Violence

Gaza Genocide Day 745: Miami Talks Mask Israel’s Wedding Massacre

Sudan Civil War: El Fasher Refugee Crisis Worsens

RSF ransom killings, looming famine and a war economy built on hunger

US Sanctions Network Accused of Sending Colombian Mercenaries to Sudan’s RSF

Gaza Genocide Day 736: Hypothermia Kills Dozens as Aid Blockade Weaponizes Winter

Gaza Genocide Day 735: Baby Freezes to Death as Storm Byron Floods Tent Camps Amid Israeli Aid Blockade

Gaza Genocide Day 734: Winter Storm Drowns Displacement Camps as Human Shield Atrocities Emerge

Gaza Genocide Day 431: Storm Byron Drowns Displaced Families as Israel Chokes Winter Aid

Sudan Civil War: ICC Delivers Rare Justice with 20-Year Sentence for Darfur ‘Axe Murderer’

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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