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Attacks on aid workers hit record high as 907 are killed, injured or kidnapped worldwide
A record 907 humanitarian workers were killed, injured or kidnapped in 2025, with Gaza and Sudan the deadliest locations as the United Nations warns that armed drones are creating a new threat to aid operations.
How did a $50m hostage payment help transform al Qaeda-linked JNIM’s war in Mali?
A United Nations report says most of a roughly $50 million hostage ransom paid in 2025 was redistributed to al Qaeda-linked JNIM fighters across the Sahel and helped finance their 2026 offensive in Mali, while part of the money ultimately reached al Qaeda networks in Yemen and its core leadership.
Myanmar military escalates civilian airstrikes as UN investigators uncover new paramotor warfare
United Nations investigators say Myanmar’s military has escalated deliberate attacks on homes, schools, hospitals, religious buildings and displacement camps while increasingly deploying low-cost paramotors, gyrocopters and drones that are difficult for civilians to detect.
Sudan army drone strike reportedly kills at least 35 at North Darfur civil court
Drones reportedly killed 35 at a North Darfur court. Sudan’s remote war is now destroying the civilian institutions communities need to survive.
China holds combat drills around Scarborough Shoal as Philippines dispute intensifies
China is turning Scarborough Shoal into a military and legal pressure point. The Philippines’ United Nations claim now tests regional deterrence.
António Guterres visits Syria as Damascus seeks UN support for a $216bn reconstruction challenge
António Guterres has reopened the UN’s Damascus channel. Syria now needs capital, political trust and security to turn diplomacy into recovery.
Older persons treaty explained: What the new United Nations negotiations could change
The world is ageing faster than its laws. United Nations treaty talks could reshape care, employment, autonomy and protection from age discrimination.
China challenges US AI dominance with open-source technology and new global body
China is offering open AI and training to the Global South while United States curbs tighten. Shanghai has become the battleground for global standards.
Why the renewed Iran blockade could push the Strait of Hormuz back towards full-scale war
Washington has revived its Iran port blockade as Tehran targets Gulf states. The June ceasefire is collapsing around the Strait of Hormuz.
Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained his group during West Bank visit
United States Representative Ro Khanna said armed Israeli settlers blocked and held his delegation for more than an hour during a visit to the occupied West Bank, an incident that could intensify Democratic scrutiny of Israeli settlement policy and United States military assistance.