Thousands of civilians remain trapped in el-Fasher, Sudan, after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on October 26, 2025. Survivors describe systematic killings, ethnic targeting, and terror, leaving the beleaguered population hiding or fleeing for their lives. One survivor, Abubakr Ahmed, recounted his harrowing escape after fighting for 550 days as part

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FBI Probes California Real Estate Firm Continuum Analytics October 30, 2025 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last month conducted a search of the Newport Beach, California, offices of real estate firm Continuum Analytics, which is connected to $160 million in loans recently disclosed by Zions Bancorp and Western Alliance Bancorp. Legal correspondence seen

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Bipartisan U.S. Call for Stronger Action Against Sudan’s Paramilitaries October 30, 2025 – Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the United States are urging President Donald Trump’s administration to take stronger action against Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after the group seized new territory and reportedly attacked civilians in the war-torn region of Darfur. Senator Jim

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Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, has delivered a scathing indictment of the international community’s role in enabling Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Her newly released report, titled “Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime,” examines the complicity of 63 states and calls for a complete overhaul of the global multilateral system

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The ongoing US government shutdown is severely straining the nation’s air traffic control system, with thousands of air traffic controllers missing paychecks and struggling to make ends meet. As financial pressure mounts, the result has been increased flight delays, cancellations, and mounting safety concerns at airports nationwide. The shutdown, now entering its fourth week, has

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A large-scale police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas has left at least 64 people dead, including four police officers, in what officials are calling the most lethal police action in the history of the state. The unprecedented death toll has sparked outrage among human rights organizations and reignited debate about Brazil’s long-running war on

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Nvidia, the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) chips, has announced a landmark deal to build seven AI supercomputers for the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The project, part of a sweeping expansion in U.S. computing power, aims to enhance national security, energy research, and nuclear weapons maintenance. Speaking at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference

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Lagos, Nigeria — October 28, 2025: The United States government has revoked the visa of Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s celebrated playwright, poet, and the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The decision, issued under President Donald Trump’s administration, has ignited global criticism over what observers call a growing pattern of silencing prominent intellectuals

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Caracas/Port of Spain — October 28, 2025 — Diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have plunged to their lowest point in years after Caracas officially declared Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar a persona non grata. The move, approved by Venezuela’s National Assembly, bars the Trinidadian leader from entering the country and intensifies the ongoing

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Islamabad, October 29, 2025 — The fragile peace efforts between Pakistan and Afghanistan have crumbled after four days of intense negotiations in Istanbul failed to produce any tangible breakthrough. The collapse of the dialogue, mediated by Qatar and Türkiye, underscores the growing mistrust and volatile dynamics between the two uneasy neighbours, both struggling to control

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