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The U.S. and other western governments criticized a controversial security bill in South Sudan that would allow the government to detain people without warrants, saying it would undermine open political and civil space ahead of the country’s elections. The security bill, which passed parliament July...

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will pause its withdrawal, with no timeline set for the next phase following the initial one in June, the government and mission said. In September last year, President Felix Tshisekedi asked the mission to fast-track the withdrawal...

Ukraine’s top prosecutor has called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Russia over a missile strike on a children’s hospital in Kyiv earlier this week. Ukraine’s capital suffered one of its worst days of air strikes since the start of Russia’s war, with attacks across the...

Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike on July 13 in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local health officials. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “there still isn’t absolute certainty”...

Ukraine has documented the deaths of nearly 300 civilians from mines left by Russia and is collecting evidence for the International Criminal Court (ICC), Kyiv's domestic security service said on July 12. Russia's February 2022 invasion has ravaged wide swathes of Ukrainian land and resulted in tens...

Colombia's government has ended a ceasefire with some factions of the EMC rebels, led by commander Ivan Mordisco, who reject peace talks, the defense ministry said on July 16. The Estado Mayor Central (EMC) was formed by dissident former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters who...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has met Sudan’s armed forces chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan as regional and world powers seek an end to the conflict between the military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudan has been racked by war since April 2023, when fighting erupted...

A new Israeli assault on Gaza on July 8 threatened ceasefire talks at a crucial moment, the head of Hamas said, as Israeli tanks pressed into the heart of Gaza City and ordered residents out after a night of massive bombardment. Residents said the airstrikes and artillery barrages were among the...

South Sudan peace talks that almost reached completion faced a stumbling block with opposition groups demanding a newly passed bill allowing the detention of people without an arrest warrant scratched out in order to sign a proposed agreement. Kenya has been hosting the high-level meetings since May...

Peace between Thailand and separatists in its restive southern provinces continues to be elusive even after six years of negotiations, but a new facilitator appointed by mediator Malaysia with no police or military background has brought a sliver of optimism. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is...