UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths released a statement Sunday calling for a ceasefire in Sudan’s ongoing conflict, which he said was “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.” The armed conflict in Sudan, which began in April 2023 between the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF) and [...]

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) recalled its eight UN peacekeepers accused of sexual misconduct while deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday. The peacekeepers were deployed under the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Beni. According to MONUSCO’s statement, they were found in violation [...]

Israeli communications minister Shlomo Karhi said Sunday that he will bring a motion to Israel’s cabinet to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. A tweet reposted by Minister Karhi details draft regulations outlining its aim of preventing harm by blocking media that promotes propaganda during the war. The proposal is being examined to see [...]

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesman Andrea Tenenti said Sunday that a rocket shell struck a UNIFIL peacekeeping operation location in southern Lebanon but no one was injured. On Sunday, Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked Israeli army posts and a village near the northern border. Israel responded with airstrikes in Lebanon as UN peacekeepers [...]

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) with an infringement notice today for $610,500, for falling short in tackling child sexual abuse and cooperating with a probe into anti-child abuse practices. According to an announcement by the eSafety Commissioner, X failed to respond to several key questions put to them, [...]

A Russian offensive operation near Avdiivka, Ukraine resulted in two confirmed civilian deaths on Sunday, as reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The offensive is entering its sixth day. In a further statement from Vitaliy Barabash, head of the Avdiivka military administration, Russia is attacking the town via “air, artillery [...]

Hackers from the group Anonymous disabled multiple Guatemalan government webpages, including the judicial branch, department of Agriculture, the Prosecutors Office and the General Secretary’s page. Some pages remained down for hours and then reloaded. The group announced on social media that on October 14th they would “attack” the Government of Guatemala and used the hashtag “Free [...]

A US federal judge on Friday issued an order punishing former New York mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for “continued and flagrant disregard” of court demands. The order resulted from Giuliani’s “failure to comply” with an August 30 order, which was issued after he was found guilty of defaming two Georgia election workers during [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that 7,000 soldiers would be mobilized after the country activated its highest alert level following the stabbing death of a teacher in an apparent Islamist attack. According to Euronews, French authorities have opened anti-terror investigations after 18-year-old Mohammed Mogouchkov attacked three people, killing one teacher, in a high school [...]

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) restated evacuation orders urging residents of Northern Gaza to flee to the South to allow for military operations in the area on Sunday. The IDF gave a two-hour window within which Israeli military would refrain from conducting any operations in the Salah Al-Din route to allow for evacuation to the [...]