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Live dossierUAE building ‘relationships of dependence’ through investment across Africa
The United Arab Emirates has become a major economic and strategic force in Africa, through investments in key sectors and a growing involvement in conflicts on the continent – prompting some to describe its approach as imperialist.
Source confidence: medium
RFI - English
Situation in Niger 'not stabilised yet' as security forces deploy around airport
A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny marked by gunfire and explosions, authorities said Saturday, in what was seen as a major threat to the country's struggling junta. FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr brings you this analysis.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Niger's junta says 'regaining control' after clashes in capital
Niger's defense ministry said the armed forces were progressively retaking control of sites targeted in an overnight attack on the capital Niamey, according to a statement read on state television, which resumed broadcasting on Saturday after temporarily going offline.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
After six months of war, Iranians live in fear and hardship
Friday marks exactly six months since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran. We look at how life has changed for Iranians.
Source confidence: medium
NPR - World
Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death
Towards the end of World War II, as US troops advanced across the Pacific, Japan resorted to a desperate strategy: kamikaze attacks. Thousands of Japanese pilots, with an average age of just 21, were ordered to crash their explosive-laden planes into enemy ships. More than 3,800 pilots gave up their lives, killing over 7,000 allied naval personnel. Our reporter Mélodie Sforza met one of the last surviving former kamikaze pilots.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Security Council LIVE: Deadly gang attacks spike in Haiti
Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security Council has called an emergency meeting at 3pm (local time) to hear and discuss the latest developments. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - Peace and Security
Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours'
Convicted genocidaire Ratko Mladić has died at the age of 84 in a UN prison in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence. He was found guilty of leading the siege of Sarajevo and orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in which more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered. His planned burial with national honours has sparked sharp divisions in Serbia.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel
Officials say more than 100 people were thought to have been trapped in the tunnel in Rasuwa.
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
Norway's King Harald V, a unifying force who weathered family storms, dies at 89
King Harald V of Norway remained a unifying figure in his country until the very end.
Source confidence: medium
SBS News - World
Kherson residents urged to leave as Russian attacks threaten power and heating
Regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin urged residents to leave the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Thursday as Russian strikes damaged a district heating plant and threatened prolonged power and heating outages.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
US military faces ‘beyond critical’ shortage of Patriot missiles in Europe
The US military is running critically low on Patriot missile interceptors in Europe as the war with Iran drains stocks, according to US and NATO officials. The shortfall is raising concerns about NATO’s ability to counter a potential Russian ballistic missile attack, though officials said no such assault is imminent.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
El Salvador: Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund - LAC and Anticipatory Action | Response Activities per Municipality (As of 17 June 2026)
El Salvador: Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund - LAC and Anticipatory Action | Response Activities per Municipality (As of 17 June 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war
BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
Guía informativa acerca de personas refugiadas y solicitantes de la condición de refugiado para empresas en Panamá
Guía informativa acerca de personas refugiadas y solicitantes de la condición de refugiado para empresas en Panamá
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Jellyfish force partial shutdown of French nuclear plant
It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
Haiti families plead for release of hostages after deadly gang attack
Families in Kenscoff near the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince are demanding the release of relatives taken hostage by armed gangs during last weekend's deadly attack on the town. At least 47 people were killed and more than 20 abducted, with thousands having fled their homes to avoid further attacks.
Source confidence: medium
RFI - English
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to go on trial in 2028
A spokesman for the US military court at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed – the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States – will go on trial before a US military court in June 2028. Mohammed, also known as "KSM", was considered one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants before he was captured in March 2003.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Meta reaches $17B settlement. And, nuclear regulator to abandon radiation safety rule
Meta and the states that sued the company have agreed to a $17 billion settlement. And, nuclear regulators are preparing to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule.
Source confidence: medium
NPR - World
Sustaining Community-Led Financial Systems in Fragile and Post-Conflict Contexts -
Sustaining Community-Led Financial Systems in Fragile and Post-Conflict Contexts -
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Christian Blind Mission
CARE statement on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Somalia
CARE statement on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Somalia
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: CARE
Myanmar: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict 2025 [EN/MY]
Myanmar: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict 2025 [EN/MY]
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Insecurity Insight, Safeguarding Health in Conflict
How a glacier collapse is believed to have caused Nepal-Tibet disaster
A huge piece of ice that fell thousands of metres from a glacier into a river below is believed to have unleashed the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet that have killed at least 180 people. More than 1,300 people remain missing following the disaster, including foreigners and pilgrims, and hundreds have been displaced across the Himalayan region.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
The Climate-Conflict Nexus - Impacts of Climate Stressors, Conflict Dynamics and Vulnerability on Humanitarian Planning
The Climate-Conflict Nexus - Impacts of Climate Stressors, Conflict Dynamics and Vulnerability on Humanitarian Planning
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Disasters Emergency Committee
Taw Oo District Situation Update: Healthcare, education, and military activities in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (September 2025 to February 2026)
Taw Oo District Situation Update: Healthcare, education, and military activities in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (September 2025 to February 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Karen Human Rights Group
Tactics of Control: The Burma Army’s systematic use of deprivation of liberty and ensuing human rights violations in Southeast Burma
Tactics of Control: The Burma Army’s systematic use of deprivation of liberty and ensuing human rights violations in Southeast Burma
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Karen Human Rights Group
Doo Tha Htoo District Short Update: Experiences and testimonies of two civilians who were forcibly recruited by the Burma Army (June 2026)
Doo Tha Htoo District Short Update: Experiences and testimonies of two civilians who were forcibly recruited by the Burma Army (June 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Karen Human Rights Group
Haití: Urgen justicia y protección tras ataque mortal de bandas armadas en Kenscoff
Haití: Urgen justicia y protección tras ataque mortal de bandas armadas en Kenscoff
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Amnesty International
Haiti: Justice and protection urgently needed following deadly armed gang attack in Kenscoff
Haiti: Justice and protection urgently needed following deadly armed gang attack in Kenscoff
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Amnesty International
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Acting Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process - Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East (26 August 2026)
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Acting Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process - Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East (26 August 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
From tariffs to French: Trump’s trade war with Canada takes a cultural turn
A trade war between Canada and the United States is escalating. Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on about $20 billion worth of American goods, after new 50% US tariffs on Canadian products took effect Saturday. But the tit-for-tat over goods has also taken on a cultural and linguistic dimension.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Gang attack in Haiti: Anger mounts over police failures
At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped after armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti’s capital earlier this week, the United Nations said Tuesday. It is believed to be one of the largest mass kidnappings in Haiti in recent years, and one gang leader is threatening to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince. Sunday’s attack ...
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
République démocratique du Congo - Tanganyika : Personnes déplacées internes et retournées (au 30 juin 2026)
République démocratique du Congo - Tanganyika : Personnes déplacées internes et retournées (au 30 juin 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Panama and El Salvador declare emergency over El Nino-fuelled drought
Panama and El Salvador have become the latest countries along with Honduras to declare an emergency over El Nino, which has already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal. All three countries broke their monthly temperature records in both June and July, exacerbating famine concerns.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
UN recognition spotlights WFP-led partnership restoring land and strengthening food security in the Sahel
UN recognition spotlights WFP-led partnership restoring land and strengthening food security in the Sahel
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: World Food Programme
Explainer: UN peace operations work to create, preserve peace
Supporting the first democratic elections after brutal civil wars in Mozambique and Cambodia. Disarming thousands of child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Helping to secure Namibia’s independence from South Africa. These are some of the contributions of UN operations around the world to help countries transition from conflict to lasting peace.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - Peace and Security
Nigerian president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping in mosque
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered the military and other security agencies to launch an immediate rescue operation after the mass kidnapping of worshippers during an attack on a mosque in the north-central Niger State last week.
Source confidence: medium
RFI - English
Middle East live: Netanyahu says diplomatic deal not possible with Iranian 'savages'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed US President Donald Trump's new campaign of economic pressure. Trump on Monday declared "economic D-Day" aimed at destroying Iran's economy, which has already endured years of sanctions, but he has shown reluctance to resume a full-scale war. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
More than 50 kidnapped as violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead
It is believed to be one of the largest mass kidnappings in Haiti in recent years, and one gang leader is threatening to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang members as they try to secure the community nestled in the hills above Port-au-Prince.
Source confidence: medium
NPR - World
Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear agreement to Congress for review
US President Donald Trump has submitted a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, an administration official said. The classified pact, sent to Capitol Hill on Monday, is aimed at bolstering Riyadh’s nuclear programme but remains contingent on Saudi Arabia normalising relations with Israel.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Statement delivered by Elyse Mosquini, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, UN Security Council open debate on conflict-related food insecurity, 25 August 2026, New York
Statement delivered by Elyse Mosquini, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, UN Security Council open debate on conflict-related food insecurity, 25 August 2026, New York
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: International Committee of the Red Cross
Enabling Sustainable and Ready Regional Humanitarian Logistics in Southern Africa - Case Study
Enabling Sustainable and Ready Regional Humanitarian Logistics in Southern Africa - Case Study
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, Logistics Cluster
Assessing Market Readiness in Western Kenya for Green Humanitarian Procurement - Case Study
Assessing Market Readiness in Western Kenya for Green Humanitarian Procurement - Case Study
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, Logistics Cluster
Canada's tariffs on US about 'sovereignty to get people on board' with trade war
As its trade war with the US deepens, Canada is imposing tariffs on US goods in retaliation for tariffs introduced in the past few days on its goods. Ottawa has also announced a multi-billion aid package for workers and has called on Canadians to buy local to help domestic industries. FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly and Kethevane Gorjestani tell us what to know.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
WFP Acting Executive Director's briefing to the UN Security Council on Conflict and Hunger - Remarks as Delivered
WFP Acting Executive Director's briefing to the UN Security Council on Conflict and Hunger - Remarks as Delivered
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: World Food Programme
Canada to announce measures to protect workers as trade war with US deepens
As the US escalates its trade war with Canada, Ottawa is preparing to hit back. With new tariffs threatening its car industry, as well as a wave of other products, Canada has announced its finance, labor and industry will be announcing new countermeasures to protect workers whose jobs may be at risk.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
As wars spread, the global food system unravels
A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land. They walked roughly 100 kilometers to a displacement camp. One of the children died along the way.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - Peace and Security
In Haitin, dozens die in gang coalition attack on a farming community
A deadly gang attack on the village of Kenscoff in Haiti has left between 30 and 40 people dead. Located in the southeast of Port-au-Prince, the farming community that was targeted has a strategic position useful to armed groups. Over 3,000 people have died in 2026 alone from gang violence in the country.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
As Canada prepares to retaliate in the trade war, what pain can it inflict the US?
Canada said it will announce on August 25 its response to President Donald Trump's new tariffs, as neighbors that used to be close allies spiral into a trade war. This comes after representatives from both countries failed to come to an agreement that would avert new 50% US tariffs on a selection of Canadian goods, which started a few days earlier. FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin takes a look at what Canada could do to put pressure on the US.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
What to know about Trump's Canada tariffs and the escalating trade war
Canada plans to respond to US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Tuesday, as the once close neighbouring allies spiral into a trade war. Ottawa and Washington failed to reach a deal on Friday to avert new 50 percent US tariffs on select Canadian goods after weeks of talks.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says former Russian minister
The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukraine.
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
Taw Oo District Situation Update: Burma Army shelling, arrests, and militarisation; drug issues; and challenges to education, transportation, and livelihood in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (January to March 2026)
Taw Oo District Situation Update: Burma Army shelling, arrests, and militarisation; drug issues; and challenges to education, transportation, and livelihood in Daw Hpah Hkoh Township (January to March 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Karen Human Rights Group
US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on vehicles
Mark Carney accused Trump of wanting to "destroy" Canada's auto industry, and said he would only resume trade talks if the US comes with the "right attitude".
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
DRC: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement condemns attacks on its volunteers and staff [EN/PT/ZH]
DRC: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement condemns attacks on its volunteers and staff [EN/PT/ZH]
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: International Committee of the Red Cross
Learning, reflection and adaptation in humanitarian research
Learning, reflection and adaptation in humanitarian research
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: ODI - Humanitarian Practice Network
Emergency Response Fund Agility: Evaluating a locally led humanitarian funding model - Lessons from Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, and Uganda
Emergency Response Fund Agility: Evaluating a locally led humanitarian funding model - Lessons from Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, and Uganda
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Oxfam
How the French language became a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war
The US-Canada trade dispute is not only about tariffs but unacceptable "threats" from Washington on the status of the French language, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said. Washington reportedly wants concessions on Quebec's rules for appliances and instruction manuals, as well as its law promoting French-language cultural content.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
6 months on, U.S. Navy families who evacuated Bahrain remain in limbo
When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is.
Source confidence: medium
NPR - World
Mohammed bin Salman in the City of Light: Does West value economic interests over 'Western values'?
Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Susanne Koelbl, Der Spiegel's award-winning foreign correspondent. According to Koelbl,, Emmanuel Macron’s decision to welcome Mohammed bin Salman at the Élysée reflects realpolitik in its purest form: 'Saudi Arabia had become too important for energy, regional security, investment and diplomacy in the Middle East to be permanently isolated. So Macron wanted to establish France as an independent, balanced power betw...
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Ceasefire verification mission deploys to eastern DR Congo
A ceasefire verification mission comprised of representatives from DR Congo's government, the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebel group, and observers from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) member nations arrived in South Kivu on Monday. The deployment came a day after the DRC and AFC/M23 agreed on a Switzerland-mediated roadmap for peace talks.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English