China Expands Its Military Reach by Building a Base in Laos
By Chris Buckley, Graphics by Josh Holder October 8, 2026 The new runway in Ban Keun is currently used by only small jets. Neighboring nations are watching warily to see if Beijing expands it for larger aircraft. China has begun operating a new air force base in Laos, marking another step in Beijing’s efforts to establish military footholds abroad and project power into Southeast Asia. Satellite images released this week revealed that eight small military aircraft had arrived
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New Podcast episode: In Conversation with Inna Kalenska from the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center
October 17, 2026 In this episode of Conversations on Genocide, host Emily speaks with Inna Kulenska, Chief Operating Officer at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, about the 1941 massacre at Babyn Yar where over 33,000 Jews were killed in one of the largest massacres of the Holocaust. They discuss the center's efforts to reconstruct victims' identities through archival research and digitization, the challenges of preserving cultural memory amid the ongoing war in Ukraine
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Malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable in Afghanistan
By Elena Becatoros and Abdul Qahar Afghan October 16, 2026 Malika, 25, tends to her 3-year-old daughter, Kalsoum, who has symptoms of malnutrition, in the malnutrition ward at Indira Gandhi children’s hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Lying in her hospital cot, the 3-year-old girl roamed the room with her gray-green eyes, but her body was listless. Her mother sat by her bedside, quietly weeping. Just
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OCHA Warns Baidoa Violence Deepens Humanitarian Crisis
By: Facility for Talo and Leadership October 11, 2026 Source: Facility for Talo and Leadership MOGADISHU — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in Baidoa, warning that repeated violence is worsening an already severe humanitarian crisis for civilians in the South West State capital. In a statement issued on 9 October 2026, George Conway, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia
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"Fosas Clandestinas": Method for predicting possible locations
Do clandestine graves (fosas clandestinas) follow any patterns? Researchers present a method for predicting possible locations By Jorge Luis Cortés (IBERO) October 14, 2026 Experts from the IBERO Human Rights Program and the University of Notre Dame presented a methodology in Geneva that uses open-source data and geospatial technologies to study the distribution of clandestine graves in Mexico and identify potential search areas. Credit: Andrea Horcasitas. Is it possible to p
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Explainer: Will a new leader and a new name boost the rebellion in eastern Congo?
Reuters Clement Bonnerot October 16, 2026 Democratic Republic of Congo's former President Joseph Kabila talks as he holds discussion with the religious leaders to help find a "solution" to the crisis in the country's eastern regions, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized significant territory, in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi Former president Kabila named head of Rwanda-backed group Move puts a high-profile Congoles
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