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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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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Geopolitics · Iran · IRGC · Strait of Hormuz · United States
Araghchi Pitches Seven-Day Hormuz Roadmap at UN General Assembly
Iran proposed a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart nuclear talks if the U.S. lifts its blockade, per AP and Al Jazeera.
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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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Geopolitics · Iran · IRGC · Strait of Hormuz · United States
Iran Hardliners Move to Impeach Araghchi Over UNGA Contacts With U.S.
Iranian hardliners filed an impeachment motion against FM Abbas Araghchi over his UNGA contacts with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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Geopolitics · Iran · IRGC · Strait of Hormuz · United States
U.S. and Iran Hold Three-Hour UNGA Talks on Hormuz
Trump said envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held three hours of talks with Iran’s Abbas Araghchi at the UN; Tehran says its Hormuz terms still stand.
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