Somalia: Baidoa conflict causes worsening hunger crisis
© UNICEF/Zerihun Sewunet A mother and child wait to receive treatment at a nutrition facility in Baidoa, Somalia. Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises. A health facility has also been damaged, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and other humanitarian agencies. In the past few weeks, clashes have broken out in Baidoa, the state’s
Horn Observer
Oct 3
Taiwan: judicial caning violates international law
By Amnesty International, August 27th, 2026 © Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images Ahead of the meeting of the Central Election Commission on 28 August regarding a proposed referendum on introducing judicial caning as a criminal punishment in Taiwan, Amnesty International Taiwan’s Director, E-Ling Chiu, said: “It is both disturbing and disgraceful that the Legislative Yuan has chosen to advance a referendum proposal on judicial caning that clearly breaches international human rights l
Bosnian Serb 'Iron Lady' War Crimes Convict Plavsic Dies
By AFP October 1, 2026 Former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic, who was found guilty of war crimes, has died aged 96 © POOL / ANP/AFP Former Bosnian Serb president and war crimes convict Biljana Plavsic, known as the 'Iron Lady', has died in the Serbian capital on Thursday, aged 96, local media reported. Plavsic surrendered to a UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague in 2001 after learning that she was the subject of a secret indictment. In 2003, the court sentenced her to
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Oct 3
Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray, killing 52 civilians
Michael Teferi, Lion Tsigab and Lucy Fleming | BBC News Sept. 30, 2026 Tanks and armoured vehicles were filmed passing through Alamata after days of clashes. Social media via Reuters At least 52 civilians have been killed during three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, hospital sources have told the BBC. It appears government troops have taken control of the town from regional fighters and intend to push north towards Mekelle, the regi
BBC News
Oct 3
US and Australia close pre-election Brazil consulates
US halts consular services in Brazil ahead of election, increasing tensions. October 2, 2026 By Lisandra Paraguassu and Doina Chiacu A U.S. flag flies outside the U.S. Embassy, after the United States suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil ahead of general election, citing security concerns, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Purchase Licensing Rights WASHINGTON/SAO PAULO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Citing security concerns, the
Reuters
Oct 2
Guinea-Bissau military leaders bar ousted president's return
The military leaders of Guinea-Bissau have decided to block former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo from returning to the West African country, citing national security concerns and the need to preserve public order.
Reuters
Oct 2
