The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has accused Rwanda of breaching a newly signed peace agreement, as the Kigali-backed M23 rebel group reportedly moves closer to the town of Uvira in South Kivu province. The claims come just days after a US-brokered accord aimed at ending years of conflict between the two countries and

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order labeling the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a “foreign terrorist organization,” escalating a growing political dispute over the Muslim civil rights group’s role in the United States. The decision immediately drew condemnation from CAIR, which denounced the designation as unconstitutional, defamatory, and politically motivated. The

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A new annual report from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has named Israel as the country responsible for the highest number of journalist deaths in 2025. Nearly half of all reporters killed worldwide this year were Palestinian journalists covering events inside the Gaza Strip, making 2025 the third consecutive year in which Israel topped RSF’s list.

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Analysis of ACLED data shows nearly two Israeli strikes per day since the fall of Damascus One year after the dramatic collapse of the al-Assad government, Israel has sharply intensified its military operations in Syria, carrying out more than 600 air, drone, and artillery attacks between December 2024 and November 2025. The data, collected by

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The year 2025 is almost certain to end as one of the hottest ever measured, according to new data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), intensifying global concerns about the rapid acceleration of climate change. C3S announced on Tuesday that global temperatures between January and November 2025 averaged 1.48°C (2.7°F) above pre-industrial

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South Korea and Japan launched fighter jets on Tuesday after Russian and Chinese military aircraft conducted a joint air patrol near the Korean Peninsula and Japanese airspace, raising regional security concerns amid rising geopolitical tensions in East Asia. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, seven Russian and two Chinese aircraft entered South

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A Bulgarian court has rejected Lebanon’s request to extradite Igor Grechushkin, the Russian-Cypriot shipowner linked to the 2020 Beirut port explosion, marking a significant setback for Lebanese authorities seeking accountability for one of the deadliest non-nuclear blasts in history. Grechushkin, 48, is the former owner of the ship Rhosus, allegedly carrying nearly 3,000 tonnes of

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Colombo, Sri Lanka — December 10, 2025 Sri Lanka’s tea plantations—a cornerstone of the nation’s economy and the second-largest source of export revenue after apparel—have suffered catastrophic damage following Cyclone Ditwah, the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean island in a century. The storm uprooted fully grown tea crops, destroyed infrastructure, and displaced thousands

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KYIV, Ukraine — December 10, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday that Ukraine is prepared to hold national elections within the next three months, provided that the United States and other international allies can guarantee the security and safety of the voting process amid Russia’s ongoing military aggression. Zelenskyy’s statement comes in response

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Clashes between Thailand and Cambodia have intensified, entering a third consecutive day of fighting, forcing over half a million civilians to flee their homes in a growing humanitarian crisis along the disputed border. The renewed conflict, marked by cross-border shelling, air raids, and military escalations, threatens to destabilize the region further and marks one of

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