The leaders of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region announced on Wednesday that they have entered a new war with the federal government, shattering a four-year-old peace accord that ended a devastating conflict responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, according to Reuters reports. Tigray Forces Launch Defensive War and Seize Airports The outbreak of renewed hostilities … Read more
According to public broadcaster NHK, torrential rains brought by a powerful typhoon lashing Japan’s Pacific coast caused landslides that killed two people and left four missing on Tuesday, while snapping electricity supply to nearly 50,000 homes. The storm represents the latest extreme weather event in a year of unusually intense rain, floods, and tropical cyclones … Read more
European Union envoys are working to finalize a diplomatic package that would lift sanctions on Russia-linked billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman while extending restrictive measures on thousands of other individuals and businesses, according to diplomats. The proposed deal faces friction from member states including Latvia, which has previously taken legal action to maintain asset … Read more
Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, according to five Yemeni military sources cited by Reuters. The offensive follows a reported last-minute decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to call off planned airstrikes against the group as … Read more
Police in South Africa have discovered the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, over the past two months, triggering widespread protests, memorial runs, and renewed public anger over gender-based violence, according to reports by Reuters. Authorities are actively investigating whether the killings are linked. The Investigation and Discovery of Victims in Ekurhuleni … Read more
According to the United Nations Human Rights Office report published on September 18, 2026, Russian forces committed 89% of 1,004 verified conflict-related sexual violence cases in Ukraine between February 2022 and July 2026, while Ukrainian authorities accounted for 11% of the documented violations. UN Human Rights Report Findings on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence According to the … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has conditioned its request for emergency federal disease experts on the U.S. State health secretary Debra Bogen warned CDC director Erica Schwartz that Pennsylvania will rescind its request for an Epidemic Intelligence Service deployment if the federal agency excludes the fatalities from its national tally. The Dispute Over Measles Fatality … Read more
Argentina’s government presented a bill to crack down on companies operating in the Falkland Islands, according to Reuters reporting from September 2026. The legislative proposal toughens sanctions on individuals and corporations that unlawfully participate in activities across the Falklands, as well as Argentina’s maritime spaces and continental shelf, without authorization from Argentine authorities. Sanctions and … Read more
Australia is considering barring the use of camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces due to privacy and security concerns, in what officials said could be the first ban of its kind, according to a report published on September 17. The potential restriction follows growing global unease over wearable technology capable of covertly recording individuals without … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi movement has secured control of the 12-mile-wide Bab el-Mandeb Strait following a rapid territorial advance, transforming a local highland militia into a regional force capable of disrupting international maritime trade, according to reports from Reuters. This strategic escalation follows a series of territorial gains across Yemen’s Red Sea coastline and establishes new pressure … Read more