No Comment Protests against M23 rebels offensive in DR Congo According to the UN and the army, 17 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers were killed in the fighting. 29/01/2025
Sudan US says Sudan's RSF is committing genocide and sanctions its leader The Biden administration has sanctioned the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as well as businesses owned by the group in the UAE. 08/01/2025
EuroVerify Conflicts surged across the world in 2024, data suggests There was a steep rise in political violence over the past year, with Ukraine and Palestine considered the two major global hotspots of conflict. 02/01/2025
World News Al-Assad says he didn't plan to flee Syria before evacuation to Russia In his first public comments since fleeing Syria and being evacuated to Russia, former leader Bashar al-Assad says his departure was unplanned. 16/12/2024
Europe News French weapons used in Sudan war despite UN arms embargo, Amnesty says Military vehicles and tech made by France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being used in Sudan's civil war, Amnesty International says. 14/11/2024
Culture news Plans for Spain’s first national civil war museum stall Socialist government in fight to impose Historical Memory Law in region earmarked for the new museum. 07/07/2024
Culture news Spain catalogues more than 5,000 items stolen during Franco's reign A list of over 5,000 art items seized by the Franco regime have been published by the Spanish government so they can be returned to their original owners’ descendants. 14/06/2024
Culture news Is Civil War an anti-war film or just another action blockbuster? How does Alex Garland's Civil War use the imagery of war on American soil to make a point? 25/04/2024
Culture news Film of the Week: 'Civil War' - A jaw-droppingly tense thriller 2024's most controversial film is here - and it demands a theatrical experience. 19/04/2024
Sudan World donors pledge millions for Sudan on anniversary of war “We cannot let this nightmare slide from view,” warned the UN chief. 15/04/2024
Haiti Haiti PM says he'll resign once transitional government is installed The spectacular collapse of law and order in the Caribbean country follows years of natural disaster, conflict and poor governance. 12/03/2024
China Xi Jinping to host President Assad as China and Syria seek deeper ties The Syrian president is set to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, an international sports event beginning Saturday in the eastern city of Hangzhou. 21/09/2023
Russia Prigozhin arrives in Minsk, Lukashenko confirms Prigozhin’s exile in Belarus had been earlier announced by the Kremlin as part of the deal that ended the rebellion 27/06/2023
Culture news Culture Re-View: The first ever Juneteenth is marked in Texas On this day in 1865, Juneteenth came into being, celebrating African-American culture - and a watershed moment in the history of slavery. 19/06/2023
Sudan At least 17 killed in Sudan in one of the deadliest strikes of the war An airstrike in southern Khartoum has killed at least 17 people, including five children, health officials said on Saturday. 17/06/2023
Spain Work begins in Spain to exhume bodies of 128 Civil War victims Work begins in Spain to exhume bodies of 128 Civil War victims 12/06/2023
Culture news Culture Re-View: The activist who invented Mother's Day 10 May 1908: This one goes out to all the Mums. 10/05/2023
Sudan Talks between Sudan's warring parties underway in Jeddah As the conflict in Sudan entered its fourth week, the warring sides began talks in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday that aim to firm up a shaky ceasefire. 07/05/2023
Sudan UN says seven children are being killed or injured every hour in Sudan The United Nations says its sources are reporting that seven children are being killed or injured every hour in Sudan's war, and it's feared the numbers may be much higher. 05/05/2023
World News Shelling in Sudanese capital disrupts aid delivery efforts Explosions could be heard on Thursday in Sudan's capital Khartoum as a fragile truce ran out. 05/05/2023