On Tuesday, August 6th, Ukraine launched an offensive attack on Kursk, a city in the southern region of Russia. Reports from the Institute for the Study of War say that they have advanced more than 6 miles within the Russian border. Russians say Ukraine entered its territory with at least
At least 32 people were killed and over 60 wounded in a devastating attack by the al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabab on Lido Beach in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, as reported by Al Jazeera on August 3. The assault began when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance of the Beach
A devastating plane crash in São Paulo, Brazil, on Friday resulted in the deaths of all 61 individuals on board. The regional turboprop aircraft, operated by Voepass, crashed into a residential neighborhood in Vinhedo, approximately 80 kilometers northwest of São Paulo. The plane had taken off from Cascavel in the
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced a several-week delay in the completion of a second migrant detention center in Gjadër, Albania. Alfredo Mantovano, Italy’s secretary of the council of ministers, attributed the setback to excessive heat and subsequent forced work pauses for the builders. The first migrant center in Shengjin
Widespread protests were reported across Nigeria as thousands of discontent citizens gathered to protest government policies, including the removal of fuel subsidies, hunger and the rising cost of living. The protests entitled “EndBadGovernance” began on 1 August 2024 and were marked by violent clashes between protesters and security forces across
The people of Niger marched arm in arm to demand the departure of U.S. troops from their soil. They assembled in central Niamey to show support for Niger ending a military accord with the United States. It is uncertain whether the United States will leave Niger entirely. Protestors held signs
The tension between Croatia and Serbia rose once more after Croatia’s Foreign Minister described President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia as a Russian “satellite”. This latest conflict is a part of the longstanding hostility between the two neighbors that began in the 1990s over the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Croatia’s Foreign Minister,
