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UNIFIL Exit Countdown Raises Fears of a Security Vacuum in Southern Lebanon
With more than half of the mission’s bases now inside Israeli-controlled areas, the UN force is preparing to end its mandate as Lebanon, Israel and foreign powers struggle to build a credible replacement.
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UN Documents Widespread Sexual Violence in Ukraine War, With 89% of Cases Attributed to Russian Authorities
A new UN Human Rights Office report records 1,004 survivor cases in its dataset, describes abuse as widespread across Russian detention systems, and also documents serious violations by Ukrainian personnel, underscoring persistent gaps in access, accountability and reparations.
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UN Mission Says U.S. Strikes in Iran May Amount to War Crimes as Tehran Faces Crimes-Against-Humanity Findings
A new UN fact-finding report says there are reasonable grounds to believe U.S. attacks on a school and sports complex were unlawful, while accusing Iranian authorities of a widespread and systematic assault on protesters.
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Russia Intensifies Assault on Ukraine’s Rail Lifeline as Passenger Trains Come Under Fire
A deadly drone strike on a bus and repeated attacks on passenger rail underscore a wider campaign against transport infrastructure, with Ukraine saying 1,700 railway facilities have been hit this year.
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NATO Jet Downs Suspected Russian Drone Over Lithuania as Baltic Security Risks Mount
An Italian NATO fighter destroyed an explosive-carrying drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus as separate incidents off Denmark and near Poland sharpened fears that Russia’s war in Ukraine is spilling across alliance borders.
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Finland Joins France’s Nuclear Deterrence Plan, Redrawing Europe’s Northern Security Map
Helsinki’s decision to enter Paris’s Forward Deterrence initiative brings a NATO frontline state bordering Russia into a new layer of European nuclear planning, while both governments insist the arrangement complements rather than replaces the U.S.-backed alliance framework.
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Washington Presses Kyiv to Spare Russian Diesel as Energy War Hits Global Fuel Supply
Trump’s call for Ukraine to halt refinery strikes exposes a new alliance fault line: Kyiv says Russia’s fuel network sustains the invasion, while a global diesel shortage is turning battlefield targeting into an economic and political crisis far beyond the…
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Drone Strike Severs Saudi Oil Lifeline as Middle East Energy Crisis Deepens
Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted its strategic East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraqi territory, threatening one of the kingdom’s most important alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz as regional conflict places mounting pressure on global energy supplies.…
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Video of West Bank Shooting Intensifies Scrutiny of Israeli Response to Settler Violence
An Israeli soldier was filmed shooting a Palestinian man in the leg during a confrontation involving settlers and villagers, adding to mounting questions over military conduct and the authorities’ ability to curb escalating violence in the occupied West Bank. A…
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Canada Pledges Fresh Air-Defence Support as Ukraine Prepares for Winter
A C$350 million interceptor package and plans for expanded drone production put delivery schedules and civilian resilience at the centre of Kyiv’s diplomatic push. Canada announced a C$350 million package for air-defence interceptors on 10 September after Prime Minister Mark…
