- How al-Qaida-linked jihadist group JNIM is bringing Mali to its knees The Guardian
- Al Qaeda Is on the Brink of Taking Over a Country The Wall Street Journal
- Jihadis encircle Mali’s capital as they close in on power Financial Times
- Bamako under siege: why Mali’s army is struggling to break the jihadist blockade of the capital The Conversation
- Mali has not just plunged into crisis. It has been unraveling for years. Atlantic Council
How al-Qaida-linked jihadist group JNIM is bringing Mali to its knees
Political instability and fuel shortages caused by rebel group is driving Mali to brink of becoming Islamist republic
Armed groups of JNIM fighters have blocked key routes used by fuel tankers, disrupting supply lines to the capital Bamako and other regions across Mali.
The al-Qaida-linked jihadist group Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) is gradually converging on Mali’s capital, Bamako, with increasing attacks in recent weeks, including on army-backed convoys.
Continue reading...Pope declares Cardinal Newman a church doctor and signals Catholic education is a priority – AP News
- Pope declares Cardinal Newman a church doctor and signals Catholic education is a priority AP News
- Pope Leo XIV: Newman, Doctor of the Church - A light for the new generations Vatican News
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- At education Jubilee, pope names St. John Henry Newman 'doctor of the church' National Catholic Reporter
Huge crowds gather on first anniversary of Serbian train station disaster
Student-led movement continues to demand political change as embattled president issues rare apology
Tens of thousands of Serbians have gathered to commemorate victims of a fatal railway station collapse a year ago, a tragedy that galvanised anti-government sentiment that still threatens the embattled president, Aleksandar Vučić.
A student-led movement organised the rallies in the country’s second largest city, Novi Sad, where on 1 November 2024, the canopy at the newly renovated railway station collapsed.
Continue reading...Video: Tanzania president declared winner amid deadly election unrest
Tanzania's President has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential elections amid deadly unrest.
Rebuilding Gaza begins in the classroom
Restoring education must start now under Palestinian leadership and with solidarity from abroad.
9 dead, dozens injured in crowd surge at Hindu temple in southern India – AP News
- 9 dead, dozens injured in crowd surge at Hindu temple in southern India AP News
- At least 12 dead, dozens injured at Hindu temple in India during crowd stampede CBS News
- ‘Act of God, no one responsible’: Odisha man who built Venkateswara Swamy temple where 9 died in stampede The Times of India
- At Least 9 Dead, 16 Injured After Crowd Surge and ‘Stampede’ at a Temple: ‘Extremely Heartbreaking’ People.com
- Andhra Pradesh Stampede: Tirumala Denial Leads to Temple Tragedy Deccan Herald
RSF accused of staging arrests to deflect blame for atrocities
The RSF are accused of staging arrests of their own soldiers to deflect blame for mass atrocities in Sudan’s el-Fasher.
Pokrovsk: Fighting intensifies around key town in Ukraine amid fresh attacks on Russian energy – CNN
- Pokrovsk: Fighting intensifies around key town in Ukraine amid fresh attacks on Russian energy CNN
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 2, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Ukraine sends special forces to eastern city Pokrovsk amid Russia offensive Al Jazeera
- Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says Euronews.com
- Key town faces 'multi-thousand' Russian force, top Ukraine commander admits BBC
Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest
Demonstrations continued on Friday as young protesters denounced the election as unfair.
‘We don’t feel safe’: after week of bombings, people in Gaza are losing faith in ceasefire – The Guardian
- ‘We don’t feel safe’: after week of bombings, people in Gaza are losing faith in ceasefire The Guardian
- Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least 100, Local Health Officials Say The New York Times
- From Trump, With Impunity The Intercept
- What Israel’s deadly strikes in Gaza, and Trump’s response, reveal about the ceasefire AP News
- Headlines for October 31, 2025 Democracy Now!
Serbians mark anniversary of deadly train station collapse with silence
Tens of thousands of people marked the first anniversary of a train station roof collapse in silence.
Families shot down, held at ransom as they flee Darfur’s killing fields – The Washington Post
- Families shot down, held at ransom as they flee Darfur’s killing fields The Washington Post
- Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan NBC News
- Satellite images reveal "mass killing is continuing" in Sudan, Yale researchers say CBS News
- Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again The New York Times
- Men shot by the hundreds, disappeared after Sudanese city falls to paramilitaries, witnesses say Reuters
Temple stampede in India’s Andhra Pradesh kills at least 9
Authorities pledge disciplinary action, saying the privately-run temple had not secured official approvals.
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Satellite images reveal “mass killing is continuing” in Sudan, Yale researchers say – CBS News
- Satellite images reveal "mass killing is continuing" in Sudan, Yale researchers say CBS News
- Men shot by the hundreds, disappeared after Sudanese city falls to paramilitaries, witnesses say Reuters
- Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan NBC News
- Thousands missing, new horrors emerge after RSF taking of Sudan’s el-Fasher Al Jazeera
- Blood visible from space in Sudan shows evidence of Darfur genocide: Analysts ABC News
Serbian students lead powerful memorial for railway disaster anniversary
Protesters observe 16 minutes of silence to commemorate 16 victims of railway disaster in Novi Sad a year ago.
Key town faces ‘multi-thousand’ Russian force, top Ukraine commander admits
Oleksandr Syrskyi says special forces have been deployed but denies Russian reports Ukrainian troops are surrounded in Pokrovsk.
Tanzanian president wins disputed election with more than 97% of the vote – NPR
- Tanzanian president wins disputed election with more than 97% of the vote NPR
- Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest BBC
- Tanzania's main opposition rejects Hassan's election win after deadly protests Reuters
- About 700 killed in Tanzania election protests, opposition says The Guardian
- After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner The New York Times
Iran grapples over social freedoms after war with Israel
Some elements of the Iranian state are in favour of relatively relaxing controls, while others wish to cede no ground.