Terrorist groups are recruiting, raising money and even planning operations through propaganda that is now “embedded” in every stage of their work, a new UN report warns – and governments are struggling to keep pace. The report by CTED, the secretariat of the Security Council‘s Counter-Terrorism Committee, tracks how terrorist propaganda has moved far beyond…
BIDUR, Nepal — The overwhelming stench of death is crushing hopes that more survivors will be found in this Nepalese town devastated by last week’s catastrophic floods. Workers in white hazmat suits unload bodies from a stream of ambulances in Bidur, a town in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Tuesday. They place the wrapped bodies onto…
Kathmandu, Nepal — Five days after a rocky mountainside and the glacier it supported collapsed near Nepal’s border with Tibet, unleashing torrents of flash floodwater, mud and debris on the valleys below that swept away everything in their path, rescuers were still searching Monday for reasons to hope. Over the weekend, a 6-year-old girl was miraculously…
Satellite images show a valley of the Langtang Lirung mountain peak in Nepal on June 25, 2026, and Aug. 26, 2026, when devastating flooding struck the country. Sabrina Blanchard and Luca Matteucci/AFP/Getty Kathmandu, Nepal — Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety Friday as Nepal and China…
Africa should end its reliance on external donors to finance and support its peace and security efforts, Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga, Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), has said. He was speaking on August 10 on the sidelines of the 36th Ordinary Policy Organs Meeting of the EASF in Ugandan. The meeting brings…
As part of the AI for Good Global Summit hosted in Geneva, TikTok has announced a series of initiatives globally designed to strengthen AI literacy, improve transparency around AI-generated content, and enhance protection against AI-generated spam, reinforcing its commitment to helping people across the region use AI safely, confidently and responsibly. As artificial intelligence rapidly…
An agreement signed four days ago between the Israeli and Lebanese governments, which links Israel pulling its forces out of southern Lebanon with Hezbollah being disarmed, could effectively keep Israeli troops in the neighboring nation indefinitely, analysts say, and that could make a final peace deal between the U.S. and Iran harder to achieve. Hezbollah…
NewsFeed Rescue workers in one Caracas neighbourhood say no help has arrived, two days after twin quakes tore through the city. Al Jazeera’s Noris Soto says aftershocks are making the search for survivors harder and rescue efforts are turning to the recovery of bodies. Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026 Click here to share…
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, today received briefing on the political situation in Sudan & ongoing mediation efforts from Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, his Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office to the Republic of #Sudan . The Chairperson & Amb. Belaiche also discussed the reopening of…
The South African and Malawian governments have intensified efforts to facilitate the repatriation of Malawian nationals, with 980 people having already left the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp. More Malawian nationals were also preparing to return home. This as the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration briefed the media on Sunday, where it outlined progress in…
