Conflict

UN officials urge US to revoke designation of Yemen rebels as terrorists

The calls from the United Nations three top officials come after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Iran-linked Houthis a “foreign terrorist organisation.”

Hospitals in Ethiopia's Tigray struck by artillery: report

Many of the hospitals in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region have been under struck by artillery during the two months of fighting, according to the first humanitarian assessment of the devastation.

How France-backed Malian troops trample down human rights

The country was turned into a nightmare for its citizens, especially the minorities, as the Malian forces began to tighten their grip on terror-infested regions.

Several dead as militants attack security checkpoint in Pakistan

Pakistan's army reports at least seven dead in an attack by a group of militants at a paramilitary checkpoint in southern Balochistan province.

Azerbaijan and Armenia swap prisoners after peace deal

The exchange was facilitated by Russian peacekeepers who have been deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh for five years under the peace deal.

UN concerned over reports of killings, abductions of Eritrean refugees

Meanwhile, Ethiopia said it is returning thousands of refugees who ran from camps in its Tigray region as war swept through, putting them on buses back to the border area with Eritrea, the country the refugees originally fled.

UN says Ethiopia's conflict has 'appalling' impact on civilians

Ethiopia is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly fighting in its Tigray region, saying it “doesn’t need a baby-sitter."

The tainted legacies of some of the world's most notorious Nobel laureates

One would think leaders worthy of international recognition as peacemakers wouldn't have blood stains on their names. But these leaders certainly do:

Ethiopia’s Tigray ‘too volatile’ to dispatch humanitarian convoys

Aid workers are warning Tigray region is on cusp of a crisis with a shortage of food, medication and body bags.

Conflict in Ethiopia fuels humanitarian and virus crisis

Humanitarian officials say the crisis in the Tigray region of 6 million people remains critical, with medical supplies running low, including those needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Ethiopia: Most rebellious Tigray leaders either killed or captured

Ethiopian military says former federal colonels and generals who fought on the Tigrayan side were defeated. But Tigray leader says his forces have begun guerrilla-style resistance from the mountains.

Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria, calling it 'retaliatory attack'

Israeli sources say its attacks hit military targets belonging to Iran's Quds Force and Syrian regime forces following discovery of IEDs on its side of a border crossing point with Syria.