President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has for the first time outlined the main elements of a draft 20-point peace framework being discussed by Ukraine and the United States, which he said could form the basis of future agreements to end the war with Russia.
This week the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa held a critical hearing regarding a long standing crisis with the title “ A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action”. The subject matter is indeed timely, The situation in Sudan has gotten worse however the situation has been overshadowed by other crisis spots.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out raid and arrest campaigns in the eastern Aleppo countryside today, Wednesday, 24 December, amid accusations that Syrian government forces violated the truce around the al-Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in Aleppo city (northern Syria).
Syrian state run al-Ikhbariya reported that the campaign targeted the villages of Wadihah and al-Hayit in the eastern Maskanah countryside (eastern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria), without providing further details on the reasons for the operation or the number of detainees.
Recent developments in Iraq show that the country is on the cusp of a deep geopolitical and economic transformation, as the recent elections are a focal point for reshaping the balance of regional power. Iraq, with its oil and gas wealth and strategic location linking the Gulf to Turkey and Europe, is gradually becoming a geo-economic competition between Iran and Turkey, the Gulf-American axis and the West. As world powers race to invest in ports, corridors and energy, Iraq’s future remains dependent on its ability to employ this competition in building stability and development.
Israel on Wednesday accused Hamas of breaching the US-backed ceasefire, after an explosive device blew up in southern Gaza, injuring an Israeli soldier.
It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that has held since October 10, as each side accuses the other of breaches.
Afghanistan’s opposition movements and political figures have condemned the killing of former police chief Gen. Ikramuddin Saree in Tehran, describing it as an act of terror and warning that it has heightened fears among former security officials living abroad.
Plusieurs factions irakiennes ont affirmé leur rejet de toute discussion concernant le monopole des armes avant l’obtention de la pleine souveraineté et le retrait de toutes les forces étrangères d’Irak. Elles ont souligné que la position de la Résistance islamique en Irak demeure ferme quant à son refus de rendre les armes et sa détermination à ne pas y renoncer.
Abubakar Shekau, a founding leader of the Boko Haram terror group, killed himself with a suicide vest four years ago at his base in Sambisa, during an attack by ISWAP, an offshoot of his group. Through archived materials and interviews with over ten individuals, including former associates, friends, bodyguards, and captives of Shekau, HumAngle’s Editor-in-Chief, Ahmad Salkida, penned what is arguably the most in-depth exposé into the life of the terror leader.
Vitaly Zvyagnitsev, a 30-year-old Russian citizen who arrived in Israel with a foreign worker permit, was arrested in early December 2025 on suspicion of maintaining contact with Iranian operatives.
A Russian citizen was arrested for sending pictures of ports, ships, and infrastructure in Israel to Iranian intelligence elements, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and MALMAB (Director of Security of the Defense Establishment) announced on Friday.
Caught between economic pragmatism and moral outrage, Cairo struggles to justify deal seen by critics as aiding pariah state
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on television to announce his government had approved the country’s largest export agreement, he cast it as a triumph of pragmatism and peace.