Article: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168068 The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a deadly drone strike on a traditional village court in North Darfur, killing at least 35 civilians and injuring dozens more. The UN’s aid office, OCHA, warned that an increase in drone attacks by both the SAF and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is making life incredibly dangerous for regular people… Read more »
Article: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/yemens-iran-backed-houthis-sweep-toward-strategic-bab-al-mandeb-c1786d79 Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants launched a lightning offensive along the country’s western coast, seizing the strategic port city of Mokha, the coastal town of Dhubab, and key maritime features including Perim Island. This rapid advance grants the group effective control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a critical global shipping chokepoint linking Europe and Asia. The collapse of a… Read more »
Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7zen0vveo The UK government, in tandem with France and Canada, announced a comprehensive new sanctions regime targeting illegal Israeli settlements and expansion in the occupied West Bank. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated that the measures address the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians by settler terrorists, an injustice he accused the Israeli government of ignoring. The sanctions will ban settlement goods… Read more »