How the kindness of strangers kept a country alive. Samah Fawzi Interdisciplinarian, exploring the intersection of international relations, security, and the arts Azza Elhussien/TNH Mutual aid in Sudan An ongoing series of articles exploring grassroots responses to the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. It is said that Ibn Sina was asked: “Is there any good in […]
// — Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that the conflict has created the world’s biggest hunger crisis and largest displacement emergency. Every day, civilians have been “paying the price for a war they did not choose, said the UN aid coordination office, OCHA.
Oslo, Norway/ — Across the Central Sahel region, millions of children carry deep mental scars resulting from exposure to extreme violence and armed conflict.
New York, United States of America, January 8, 2026/ — Tomorrow marks 1,000 days since armed conflict erupted in Sudan, a war that has devastated lives, shattered communities, and driven the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
Andrew Serdy, University of Southampton Relations between the US and Russia have hit a fresh bump after the US Coast Guard boarded a vessel sailing in the Icelandic waters, claiming it was in breach of sanctions on Venezuela. The incident immediately sparked claims and counterclaims from the US and Russia.
Venezuelans celebrate the news of Nicolás Maduro’s capture in Puerta del Sol, Madrid, on January 3. Harry Rodgers Matt Wilde, University of Leicester and Harry Rodgers, University of Leicester When the news broke of Nicolás Maduro’s arrest following a US attack on Venezuela on January 3, que locura (“what madness”) was the line that seemed […]
Juliette McIntyre, Adelaide University and Tamsin Phillipa Paige, Deakin University The United Nations turned 80 in October last year; a venerable age for the most significant international organisation the world has ever seen.
London, United Kingdom// — Ugandan security forces have unlawfully targeted opposition rallies with unnecessary and excessive force and arbitrary arrests, and subjected some attendees to torture, or other ill-treatment, Amnesty International said today.
A major fire outbreak has occurred at the Kasoa New Market, prompting an emergency response from the Kasoa Fire Station and the Weija Fire Station.
Andrew Gawthorpe, Leiden University Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US, where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.
