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South Sudan Cattle Raid

At least 49 people were killed and 33 others wounded in a violent cattle raid that occurred in Warrap State, South Sudan on Thursday morning. The attack, which started at around 5 a.m., was carried out by assailants from Unity State and…

Pakistan Counterterrorism Operations

11 terrorists were killed in intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to state-run Radio Pakistan. The terrorists belonged to groups referred to as Fitna al Khawarij (which is a term used to describe…

Middle East Shipping Crisis

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a 33km (21-mile) waterway in the Middle East, has drastically reduced maritime shipping traffic to just 5 vessels per day from over 100 vessels daily. This drastic drop is disrupting the global supply…

War in Ukraine

On Monday, Ukrainians in KYIV commemorated two significant events: the 4.5 years since Russia's full-scale invasion and the 35th anniversary of Ukraine gaining independence from the Soviet Union. This milestone was previously marked with…

Typhoon Saudel Closure

Typhoon Saudel is forecast to hit China's eastern coast, making landfall on Friday morning and becoming the seventh typhoon to affect the mainland this year. The storm is expected to impact several major commercial centers, including…

Christchurch Mosque Attack

On August 27, a New Zealand court handed down the country's first life sentence without parole to a man convicted of a mosque attack. The sentence was given to a perpetrator of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, which killed 51 people…

Russian Serviceman Killed

A car carrying a Russian military lieutenant colonel and his wife exploded in St. Petersburg, killing the man instantly on August 27. The explosion also injured the woman, who was taken to the hospital. The Investigative Committee has…

Israeli Turkish Conflict Risks

On August 18, Israel launched an airstrike on Syria's Abu Duhur military airfield in the Idlib Province, targeting the runway and storage facilities without causing any fatalities. The strike was reportedly a response to Syria allowing…

Bulgaria Gets Minehunters

Bulgaria has approved the purchase of seven minehunter ships from Belgium and the Netherlands, as part of NATO's efforts to secure shipping routes in the Black Sea. The move comes after a NATO summit in July, where Bulgaria, Romania, and…

Iran's Petrol Crisis Worsens

Long queues, stretching for kilometres, formed outside petrol stations in Tehran and other Iranian cities after a daily fuel shortfall of 15 million litres met with panic buying. Officials denied a shortage, but announced that petrol…

Death of Young Soccer Player

Fatin Ben Homar Azizi, a 26-year-old Moroccan soccer player, died while attempting to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in late July. Her mother, Jamila Afelom, identified her body by a necklace that she had given Fatin…

Violence in Pakistan's NorthWest

On August 27, 2026, two separate hand-grenade incidents occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Pakistan, resulting in at least two deaths and three injuries. In one incident, a police officer was killed and a man critically injured…