Author: Michelle Mooney
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United Nations Secretary-General condemns deadly strikes by Israel across Lebanon
UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israeli air strikes across Lebanon on 8th April 2026 which killed at least 182 people according to reports. This follows an announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and the United States, with the ongoing military action in Lebanon posing a risk to the ceasefire and ongoing efforts for peace in…
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UN warns of further deaths in Sudan as it deals with civil war and widespread famine
Famine has hit conflict-stricken Sudan as the country deals with ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. Since the conflict began in April 2023, almost 13 million people have been displaced according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)…
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EU risks breaking international law over Isreal gas deal
A gas deal signed by Isreal, the EU, and Egypt that was up for renewal in June 2025 is likely to make the EU complicit in breaches of international law, according to an investigation by Global Witness. The gas deal was originally signed in 2022, during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in an attempt by the…
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80,000 children at risk of cholera as outbreaks spread across Africa
According to UNICEF, an estimated 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera, as the disease spreads across West and Central Africa. There are active outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Nigeria which are raising the threat level of cross-border transmission to neighbouring countries. Cholera is a disease that causes rapid dehydration…
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Tsunami reaches Hawaii after massive earthquake hits Russia’s Far East
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Russia’s eastern coast which triggered waves of up to five metres, sparking evacuation orders in Hawaii, Japan, and across the Pacific on 29th July 2025. According to Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov on Telegram, ‘a series of earthquakes occurred in the waters near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,’ he said. He added that no significant…
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Iran to halt death penalty amid rise in executions
According to the UN Human Rights Office, at least 612 people have reportedly been executed in Iran in 2025 so far. This is more than double the number reported during the same period in 2024. Reports indicate that at least 48 people are currently awaiting execution. Of those have been executed this year alone, more…
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Thai, Cambodian leaders agree to ceasefire
After five days of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, which has led to more than 30 deaths, the two countries have agreed to a ceasefire. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand’s Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai joined peace talks in Malaysia, hosted by the Malaysian Prime Minister. The talks were co-organised by the US…
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Russia conducts more air strikes at several Ukrainian locations
On 28th July 2025, Russian aviation forces conducted 86 air strikes, and used 4,413 kamikaze drones according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (GSAFU). The areas targeted by air strikes included Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts. In a Telegram post, the GSAFU said that Russia had dropped 132 guided aerial…
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US CENTCOM says it killed Islamic State leader in Syria
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said that it conducted a raid in Aleppo, Syria which resulted in the death of senior Islamic state leader Dhiya’ Zawba Muslih al-Hardani and his two adult Islamic state-affiliated sons Abdallah Dhiya al-Hardani and Abd al-Rahman Dhiya’ Zawba al-Hardani. CENTCOM said that the individuals posed a threat to US…
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Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava and smoke
A volcano in the Reykjanes Peninsula, on the Sundhnúkur Crater Row experienced an intense seismic swarm which later caused an eruption in the area southeast of Litla-Skógfell, according to Iceland’s meteorology office. The eruptive fissure was reportedly 700 to 1000m long according to Icelandic authorities, but grew to 2.4 kilometres at its largest point. The…
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