What often appears as sporadic settler violence is in fact an organized system with an official structure fully operating as intended.
The world’s largest conflict by scale is in Sudan, where tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced since fighting broke out between the UAE-backed paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese military (SAF) in April 2023. Last week, the RSF attacked a kindergarten, killing over 40 children. “Almost every part of Sudan is somehow impacted by this war,” which has been rife with reports of child killings and widespread sexual violence, says Sudanese political analyst Kholood Khair. Satellite imagery reviewed by researcher Nathaniel Raymond of the Yale School of Public Health depicts the RSF-captured city of El Fasher as a “ghost town,” indicating a major civilian massacre carried out by the UAE-supported paramilitary group. Khair draws attention to the shortfall in humanitarian funding being directed to Sudan, and urges international actors to financially support civil society groups and the U.N. crisis response fund. “Nobody is helping them. No one is putting money and resources to them to enable them to save lives.”
The US Treasury said the sanctioned companies enlisted Colombian mercenaries to fight for and train the Rapid Support Forces.
The threats come as Washington looks to assert its dominance in the region, in what the White House says is Trump’s version of the Monroe Doctrine.
European Council President António Costa said the EU was very close to agreeing a deal that would finance Ukraine for two years.
Shifting away from religious symbolism may help address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s political roots.
Zelenskyy’s five-year term expired in 2024, but the country’s constitution forbids wartime elections.
GOP leaders projected confidence that they’ll have enough support to move the National Defense Authorization Act.
The Wexner Foundation has long claimed Epstein "did not make decisions regarding the use of Foundation’s funds.” New emails show that is flagrantly false.