Niger is facing growing insecurity and instability as violent extremist groups expand across the Sahel region. After a military takeover in 2023, international support for counterterrorism has weakened, leaving security forces with fewer resources and less coordination. Armed groups have taken advantage of this situation to increase attacks on villages, military posts, and civilians, especially [...]
Violence in Türkiye is rising and becoming more visible in public places. A new report shows incidents increased sharply in 2025, with many attacks now happening between strangers instead of within families. Men are responsible for about ninety-five percent of cases, showing a strong link between violence and social ideas about masculinity. The major reason [...]
Yemeni Foreign Minister Dr. Shaya al-Zindani accused Iran-backed Houthi militias of blocking UN peace efforts led by envoy Hans Grundberg. He said the Houthis want to keep the war going and reject peace, encouraged by Iran. The Yemeni government supports peace initiatives, but the Houthis refuse them. Zindani warned that Iran smuggles weapons like drones [...]
At least 56 people were killed in central Nigeria’s Benue state in recent attacks blamed on suspected herdsmen, revising an earlier death toll of 17. The violence occurred in Ukum and Logo areas amid ongoing farmer-herder clashes over land, worsened by ethnic and religious tensions between Muslim Fulani herders and Christian farmers. Similar deadly attacks [...]
In Nigeria’s Plateau state, 52 people were killed in a deadly attack on the villages of Zike and Kimakpa, adding to over 100 deaths in under two weeks due to ongoing intercommunal violence. The attack, carried out by around 100 armed men using guns and machetes, left dozens injured and houses burned. Victims included children, [...]
