Conflict

More than 9,000 flee violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile: UN
Women and children make up the majority of those displaced as a result of the ‘ruthless conflict’ in the region.
Published On 8 Dec 2022
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Russian fleet shoots down Ukraine’s drone over Black Sea
Sevastopol governor says Russia’s fleet shot down a ‘UAV over the sea’ a day after a third Russian airbase was targeted.
Published On 8 Dec 2022
M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says
Victims ‘arbitrarily executed’ during a massacre in villages in North Kivu in late November, investigation has found.
Published On 8 Dec 2022
Peru’s Congress swears in new president after Castillo removed
Dina Boluarte becomes first female president after a tumultuous day that saw Pedro Castillo accused of ‘rebellion’.
Published On 7 Dec 2022

The armed group, which was absent from peace talks, has requested meeting with regional mediators over conflict.

The army and local clans, with US and AU support, have been waging a broader campaign to try and drive fighters out.

UN humanitarian chief tells Security Council Russian attacks on infrastructure have created a ‘new level of need’.

Croatian PM Andrej Plenkovic discusses relations with the Kremlin and in the Balkans, the EU, the Ukraine war and NATO.

Outages will be most severe in the Kyiv region, as teams work to repair damaged infrastructure in freezing conditions.

Democratic Republic of the Congo says ‘children were killed’ in attack it blames on rebels in country’s restive east.

The troops are off to eastern DRC to join a new regional force in trying to calm the latest round of fighting there.

Since Russia’s invasion, tens of thousands have fled Ukraine for the US, often taking considerable risks in the process.

About 130 artillery rounds were simultaneously fired by the North’s forces into a border area.

Weapons trade grows 1.9 percent according to SIPRI, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine adding to supply chain problems.

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