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UK Imposes Sanctions on 10 Iranian Officials Over Protest Crackdown
Edited By: Aminata Diallo The United Kingdom announced on Monday the imposition of sanctions on ten Iranian individuals, including the interior minister and senior police officials, over their alleged role in what London described as “recent acts of violence against protesters” in Iran. In a statement, the British Foreign Office said that Iran’s national law […]
Trump Announces Trade Deal with India Following Call with Modi
Edited By: Tendai Zola US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States had reached a new trade agreement with India, following a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that India had agreed to stop purchasing oil from Russia, and would […]
Madagascar: At Least Seven Killed After Cyclone Fytia Strikes
Edited By: Aya Selene At least seven people have died and more than 20,000 residents have been displaced after Cyclone Fytia swept through Madagascar over the weekend, according to local authorities. The tropical cyclone, accompanied by winds reaching up to 210 kilometers per hour, made landfall early Saturday before moving away from the island on […]
Iran summons EU ambassadors over IRGC terrorist designation
Edited By: Aya Selene Iran announced on Monday that it has summoned the ambassadors of all European Union member states accredited in Tehran to protest the EU’s decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The move comes amid heightened regional tensions, as Iran faces warnings of possible U.S. military […]
Former Chinese Official Tells The New York Times How Beijing Tightened Control Over Muslim Minorities
Edited By: Tendai Zola A former Chinese Communist Party official has revealed detailed accounts of how Beijing implemented and enforced policies aimed at tightening control over Muslim minorities, according to a series of interviews published by The New York Times. Ma Ruilin, who previously worked within China’s religious affairs bureaucracy, described his transformation from a […]
Gunmen Attack Police Station and Church in Central Nigeria
Edited By: Aya Selene Armed attackers assaulted a police station and a church and abducted several people in central Nigeria, police said on Sunday, as the military separately announced the killing of a senior commander from the Islamist group Boko Haram. According to a statement by local police, the attack took place at dawn in […]
Japan Discovers Rare Earth Deposits Capable of Supplying the World for Centuries
Edited By: Sekou Kagné The Japanese government announced on Monday that the research vessel Chikyu has successfully extracted a sample of sediment containing rare earth elements from a depth of approximately 6,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean, off the remote island of Minamitorishima. The operation, conducted by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, […]
Tehran’s Tightrope: How Iran Is Rewiring Its Militia Network from Lebanon to the Red Sea
Edited By: Anwar El Mourjani For nearly two decades, Iran projected its influence across the Middle East through a dense web of allied armed groups often described as the “axis of resistance.” From Hezbollah in Lebanon to Iraqi factions and the Houthis in Yemen, this network allowed Tehran to extend power well beyond its borders […]
Iran Warns Any US Attack Would Trigger a Regional War
Edited By: Tendai Zola Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any attack by the United States against Iran would lead to a regional war, amid heightened tensions and an expanded US military presence in the region. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, Khamenei said that Washington should understand that initiating a conflict […]
Côte d’Ivoire–Niger Relations Enter a New Phase of Tension
Edited By: Sekou Kagné Relations between Côte d’Ivoire and Niger have entered a new period of tension following controversial statements by Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the military authorities in Niamey. Tiani accused Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara of involvement in a recent attack targeting a military site in the Nigerien capital. The attack struck Air Base […]
Indonesia: Death Toll from Landslide on Java Rises to 53
Edited By: Esengo Badi The death toll from a landslide on the Indonesian island of Java has risen to 53, according to rescue officials, as search operations continue nearly a week after the disaster. At least 10 people remain missing, authorities said on Sunday. The landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall in the village of […]
Historic Drop in Births Raises Prospect of Stricter Population Policies in China
Edited By: Aminata Diallo China’s demographic crisis has reached a critical turning point after official data showed that the number of births fell to its lowest level since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, reviving debate over whether the state could move from incentives to more coercive population policies. According to […]
Iran Signals Openness to Talks Amid Expanded US Military Presence in the Gulf
Edited By: Tendai Zola Iran has indicated a possible move toward a negotiated track with the United States at a moment of heightened regional tension, as Washington expands its military presence in the Persian Gulf. In a post on X on Saturday, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said that “the shaping […]
Ethiopia’s Renewed Internal Conflict and Its Regional Ripples
Edited by: Anwar El Mourjani In late January 2026, fighting resumed in parts of northern Ethiopia, marking a serious setback for the fragile peace established by the Pretoria Agreement in 2022. Armed clashes between federal forces and Tigrayan fighters were reported in several contested areas of the Tigray region, accompanied by drone strikes and ground […]
Airspace as Power: Africa’s Quiet Negotiations in the Sky
Edited by: Anwar El Mourjani Above the deserts of the Sahel and along the coastline of the Horn of Africa, a strategic competition is quietly taking shape. It is not defined by columns of troops or public announcements, but by negotiations over flight paths, radar coverage, and control of the invisible corridors that crisscross the […]