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Three Decades and Three Interim Governments: A Troubled Path to Stability

NEPAL: Nepal's political scene is quite unstable. Interim governments have served as a link between crisis and stability. Over the past thirty years, three of these governments stand out: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai's government in 1990, Khilraj Regmi's government in 2013, and Sushila Karki's government in 2025. Each of these governments emerged from a political stalemate. [...]

Heavy Rains Worsen Dire Conditions for Displaced Gazans, UN Warns

GAZA STRIP: According to UN agencies, heavy rainfall over the past week has made the already tough living conditions worse for the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. UNICEF spokesperson Jonathan Crickx told the BBC that the weather overnight was "horrendous," with rain so heavy that he observed up to 15 [...]

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as Severe Drought and Funding Cuts Converge

SOMALIA: The Somali NGO Consortium (SNC) is sounding the alarm about the quickly worsening drought situation, warning that a humanitarian disaster is on the horizon. This comes as international funding sharply declines while the need for help grows. The Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) reports that the drought is pushing 3.4 million people in Somalia [...]

Senegal Announces Suspension of All Extraditions to France

SENEGAL: Senegal has chosen to halt all extraditions to France, claiming that Paris is not cooperating. Dakar has been unsuccessfully attempting to extradite two Senegalese citizens who are currently in France. Because of this situation, Senegal will not extradite 12 individuals wanted by France until it gets a positive reply from Paris regarding its own [...]

China’s Crackdown on Christianity Intensifies with Arrest of 18 Zion Church Leaders

CHINA: In one of the biggest efforts to shut down underground Christian groups in recent years, Chinese authorities have officially arrested 18 leaders of the Beijing Zion Church, according to the Christian rights group ChinaAid. The members of this group had been held since early October during a large nationwide operation aimed at unregistered churches, [...]

Algeria and Egypt Move to Enhance Bilateral Consular Cooperation

ALGERIA: Sofiane Chaib, the Algerian Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for the National Community Abroad, met with Nabil Habashi, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Migration and Egyptian Expatriates from Egypt. This meeting took place during the 11th United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum. They discussed ways to enhance [...]

‘Kuwait Has Never Abandoned Humanitarian Work’

KUWAIT: Nasreen Rubaian, the head of the UNHCR office in Kuwait, stated that Kuwait—through its government, civil society, and media—"has always supported humanitarian efforts," even as global crises grow and funding decreases. During an annual meeting with journalists, Rubaian described 2024 as one of the toughest years for the UN system. She referred to it [...]

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