Haiti Sanctions Renewal: Russia Breaks UN Council Consensus
The UN Security Council renewed Haiti sanctions, including the arms embargo, 14-0 on Oct. 14, with Russia abstaining over new language on stolen public funds.
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Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Crisis, Oct 15, 2026: UK Demands De-escalation
Africa security: UK urges Ethiopia-Eritrea de-escalation, Sudan probes miner deaths near Egypt, Laftagareen claims Buurhakaba.
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Africa Security Update — October 14, 2026
Africa security: Ethiopian forces reach Zalambessa, Kinshasa answers Kabila’s FRN, and Somalia freezes assets over al-Shabaab links.
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Ethiopia Invokes UN Self-Defense Clause Against Eritrea
Ethiopia cites Article 51 against Eritrea and Asmara calls it cover for aggression, as the Security Council meets behind closed doors on the crisis.
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Africa Security Update — October 13, 2026
Africa security: Kabila launches an armed front with M23, Ethiopia enters Adwa before a UN session, and Egypt answers Sudan’s miner probe.
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Africa Security Update — October 12, 2026
Africa security: Ethiopian forces in Adigrat as Eritrea denies incursions, Sudan civilian tolls climb, and Somalia restates neutrality.
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Africa Security Update — October 11, 2026
Ethiopian troops entered Adigrat on Oct 10 as Eritrea asked the UN to act; Sudan air strikes reportedly killed 72 gold miners and Ebola spread in DRC.
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Africa Security Update — October 10, 2026
Africa security update for Oct 10, 2026: Ethiopia and Eritrea trade accusations at the UN, an RSF drone strike kills 41 in Blue Nile, and Mali retakes Kidal.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · United Nations · Warfare
Special Report: Russian War Crimes From Budapest to Bucha
Findings on Russian war crimes, from Soviet tanks in Hungary in 1956 to Ukraine, where UN monitors have verified 17,257 civilian deaths since 2022.
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Iran Executions: Who Carries Them Out, and What Monitors Count
Peter’s World has launched a sourced memorial of people executed in Iran. What the IRGC and the judiciary each do, what monitors count, and what Tehran says.
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Gaza Strip · Geopolitics · Hamas · Israel · United Nations
Investigation: The UN Gaza Genocide Report, Hamas’s Charter and the Blood Libel
A critical investigation of the UN’s Gaza genocide report: its standard of proof, its omissions, Hamas’s own founding words and the blood libel’s history.
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Opinion: Why the UN’s Gaza Genocide Report Falls Short
Opinion: the UN inquiry’s genocide finding rests on an inferred intent, a one-sided record and investigators with documented credibility problems.
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Waltz Says Iran Sought Upfront Relief Before Hormuz Talks
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz says Trump rejected Iran’s Hormuz reopen plan because Tehran wanted sanctions relief before nuclear negotiations.
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Lavrov Tells UNSC Russia Will Not Pause War for Talks
Sergei Lavrov told the UN Security Council Russia will not pause the war for talks, as Marco Rubio said both sides show interest in limited ceasefires.
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U.S. Withholds al-Burhan’s UN Visa Over Sudan Ceasefire Demand
The U.S. is withholding a UN visa for Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan pending a 90-day ceasefire plan, sparking a sovereignty outcry in Sudan.
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Pezeshkian Defies Trump at UNGA, Holds Up Khamenei Photo
At the UN, Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian rejected Trump’s “annihilate” threat, held up a photo of Ayatollah Khamenei and refused to reopen Hormuz on U.S. terms.
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Geopolitics · Hezbollah · Israel · Lebanon · United Nations · Warfare
UNIFIL Maps Nearly 30 Israeli Positions Across South Lebanon
UNIFIL says nearly 30 Israeli positions, including eight fortified bases at sites such as Khiam and Maroun El Ras, now sit inside southern Lebanon.
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Geopolitics · Iran · Ukraine · United Nations · United States · US Politics
Trump’s UNGA Whirlwind: Gulf Six, Zelenskyy and 11 Leader Meetings
Trump’s UNGA week packs at least 11 leader meetings, from Zelenskyy to six Gulf states, amid the Iran war and a 32% approval rating.
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Trump Says He’s Open to Meeting Iran’s Pezeshkian at UNGA
Trump said he would “probably be open” to meeting Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN as Tehran’s delegation arrived with a list of end-of-war conditions.
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U.S. Again Denies Abbas Visa for UNGA
The Trump administration again denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa for the UN General Assembly and extended visa curbs on PA and PLO officials.
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UN Mission Finds Grounds U.S. Committed War Crimes in School Strike
A UN-backed fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds that U.S. forces committed war crimes in Iran, citing a Minab school strike that killed over 150.
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Geopolitics · Hezbollah · Israel · Lebanon · United Nations
UN Condemns Israeli Strikes Around Nabatieh as 20,000 Flee
Israeli strikes around Nabatieh, Lebanon, killed dozens on Sept. 6-8, 2026, and the UN says 20,000 fled; Israel says Hezbollah violated the truce.
