insert_link World US rules out Ukraine returning to pre-2014 borders US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ruled out a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders during his first meeting with NATO allies. It's the clearest signal yet the US is prepared to hand over territory to Russia in any potential peace deal. Nick Harper reports from Washington. today13 February, 2025
insert_link Africa UN Envoy Suggests Dividing Western Sahara to Resolve Longstanding Conflict The U.N. envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has proposed the potential division of the territory between Morocco and the Polisario Front as a solution to the nearly 50-year-old conflict, says Reuters. The dispute, dating back to 1975, involves Morocco's claim over Western Sahara and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front's push for an independent state. today18 October, 2024
World Philippines accuses Chinese boats of ‘dangerous’ actions in high seas medivac As two Philippine vessels meet on the high seas to transfer a sick Filipino soldier, China Coast Guard boats shadow, block and bump them, according to video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Friday. The incident happened last month during the medical evacuation of a soldier who was stationed on a grounded Philippine Navy vessel on Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. […] today7 June, 2024
insert_link Africa Crisis in Abyei: South Sudan must act and stop violence between Dinka groups By Jan Pospisil, Coventry University Abyei – a territory roughly the size of Jamaica – is being contested by two countries, Sudan and South Sudan. Abyei, which covers just over 10,000km², is under special administrative status following the terms of a 2005 peace agreement between the two countries. The disagreement has led to increasingly violent inter-communal tensions. Although the roots of these stretch back decades, they […] today7 March, 2024
