Year: 2026

Pakistan’s Cross-Border Airstrikes Escalate Tensions with Afghanistan: Retaliation for Militant Attacks Claims Dozens of Lives

In the early hours of Sunday, February 22, 2026, Pakistan’s military launched a series of airstrikes into eastern Afghanistan, marking a sharp escalation i

South African Farmers Face Devastating Threat from Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak: Government Vaccination Drive Criticized as Too Slow Amid Fears for Agriculture Sector

Pretoria / Cape Town – February 21, 2026: South Africa’s multi-billion-rand red meat and dairy industry is on high alert as a virulent strain of foot-and-m

RSF Drone Strike Kills Three Aid Workers in Sudan’s Kordofan — Amid Ongoing Civil War, with UN Reports Highlighting ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’ in Prior El Fasher Assaults

In a stark illustration of the escalating dangers facing humanitarian operations in Sudan, a drone strike attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit

Food Aid in Somalia at Risk of Halting by April: WFP Warns Funding Shortages Could End Assistance for Millions Amid Severe Hunger Crisis

Mogadishu / Rome – February 21, 2026: The World Food Programme (WFP) has issued an urgent warning that life-saving food assistance for millions of Somalis

Rare Prison Sentences for Cameroon Soldiers in Anglophone Crisis: Three Jailed for Role in 2020 Ngarbuh Massacre of 21 Civilians

In a development described by human rights groups and legal observers as rare and significant — though criticized as insufficient — a military court in Yao

Gunmen on Motorcycles Kill at Least 50 in Northwest Nigeria Attacks: Latest Wave of Banditry Leaves Communities Devastated and Government Under Pressure

Zamfara State, Nigeria – February 20, 2026: In one of the deadliest single-day incidents of rural violence this year, armed men riding motorcycles stormed

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Reviews Military Progress at Key Party Congress: A Showcase of “Remarkable Successes” Amid Heightened Regional Tensions

Pyongyang, February 21, 2026 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken center stage at the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), th

Heavy Flooding and Cyclone Aftermath Devastate Southern Africa: Over 1.5 Million Affected as Mozambique, Madagascar, and Neighbors Reel from Relentless Storms

As of mid-February 2026, Southern Africa is grappling with one of its most severe humanitarian crises in recent years. Successive heavy rainfall events, in

Man Charged with Hate Crime After Truck Rams Brisbane Synagogue: A Targeted Attack Sparks Outrage and Renewed Fears Over Rising Antisemitism in Australia

In a chilling incident that has sent shockwaves through Australia’s Jewish community, a 32-year-old man from Sunnybank was charged on February 21, 2026, fo