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A Russian strike hit the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, with emergency crews working to extinguish a fire and search for anyone trapped inside. President Volodymyr Zelensky said all services have been deployed and that a pharmaceutical company in the city was also hit. The attack is part of a wider wave of strikes on the Ukrainian capital, drawing renewed concern over damage to civilian and scientific infrastructure.

A report highlights how a smuggled natural resource is generating revenue that sustains Sudan's ongoing civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. The fighting, which began in April 2023, has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, and illicit resource exports are helping both sides finance weapons and operations despite international sanctions and pressure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has, in effect, already begun an additional mobilization, stepping up recruitment through various means. He added that Moscow plans to increase the recruitment of foreign nationals and called on governments of countries whose citizens Russia targets to respond. The statement comes as the war grinds on and Ukraine urges Western partners to step up support.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the situation in Gaza before the UN General Assembly, denouncing what he called 'a spectacle that shames us all'. His remarks drew wide attention, adding France's voice to mounting international criticism of the war and the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.

French President Emmanuel Macron used what is being described as his final address to the UN General Assembly to sharply criticise Israel over Gaza and denounce US President Donald Trump's approach to the conflict as 'shameful' diplomacy. The remarks underscore growing transatlantic friction over the war, with Macron positioning France against both Israeli conduct in Gaza and Washington's handling of ceasefire efforts, drawing wide international attention.

Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency has published an article declaring that Russia faces another "special military operation," which the author says "will be very short." The piece was written by Alexander Nosovich, a commentator known for pro-Kremlin positions. The announcement is being widely circulated and debated, with critics describing it as propaganda framing for potential new military action.

A new United Nations brief warns that the Middle East crisis is deepening fiscal, food and energy pressures across developing countries. The report from the UN Sustainable Development Group highlights how conflict-related shocks are raising costs and straining public finances in vulnerable economies, adding to existing debt and food security concerns. Officials and analysts are urging international support to prevent the spillover from reversing hard-won development gains.

Russian drone strikes have pounded civilian targets across Kyiv, according to photo reports published by Al Jazeera. The attacks hit residential and urban areas of the Ukrainian capital, adding to the ongoing pattern of aerial assaults on Ukrainian cities. The strikes underline the continuing toll of the war on civilians as Russia's full-scale invasion grinds on, with damage documented in photographs from multiple locations across the city.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined hundreds of Israelis entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, according to Al Jazeera. The compound, a flashpoint holy site sacred to both Muslims and Jews, has repeatedly been at the centre of Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Visits by Israeli officials there are widely viewed as provocative and have previously contributed to escalations in violence.

Millions of Sudanese who fled the civil war are returning to Khartoum only to find the city devastated and largely unlivable, with basic services destroyed by two years of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. Reports describe widespread destruction of homes, water and power networks, and hospitals, leaving families with nowhere safe to restart their lives.

United Nations experts have warned that the Trump administration's practice of deporting migrants to third countries violates international human rights law. The warning, reported by The Guardian, adds to mounting international criticism of US deportation policies, which have seen migrants sent to countries other than their own, raising concerns over safety, due process and refoulement.

Millions of Sudanese are returning to Khartoum after fleeing the country's civil war, only to find the capital barely habitable. Returning residents are confronting widespread power cuts, destroyed buildings and streets filled with rubble, with basic services largely absent. The situation highlights the enormous challenge of rebuilding a city devastated by fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, as displaced families attempt to resume their lives.

A survivor of the massacre of political prisoners in Iran addressed the United Nations, denouncing the Iranian regime directly and accusing it of trying to silence him. UN Watch, the group behind the address, has amplified the moment, drawing wide attention. Viewers are sharing it as a rare instance of a victim confronting Iranian officials in an international forum, with debate focused on human rights abuses in Iran and the UN's treatment of Iranian dissidents.

The United Nations has warned that Israeli restrictions and shortfalls in funding are hampering preparations for winter in Gaza. Aid agencies say displaced families lack adequate shelter, warm clothing and heating supplies as cold weather approaches. The warning highlights growing humanitarian concerns in the territory, where access obstacles and limited resources continue to slow relief operations.

Sudan's civil war has driven roughly 12 million people from their homes and left an estimated 150,000 civilians dead, alongside ethnic cleansing and sexual violence. Commentators in German-speaking social media are asking why the crisis receives far less public attention and outrage than other conflicts, arguing Sudanese victims are 'dying quietly' while global focus lies elsewhere.

Medical charity Doctors Without Borders reports that hospitals in Ethiopia are receiving a surge of war-wounded patients as fighting resumes in the country. The organisation raised the alarm about the strain on health facilities treating casualties of the renewed conflict.

Russian drone strikes hit civilian targets across Kyiv, killing seven people and injuring dozens, according to a photo gallery published by Al Jazeera showing the aftermath of the attack. Ukrainian officials condemned the strikes as deliberate targeting of civilians, with images documenting damage to residential areas and rescue efforts in the Ukrainian capital.

Fresh testimonies from Gaza describe extreme violence endured by civilians amid the ongoing war, according to a report by Inkstick Media. The accounts add to a growing body of firsthand documentation of conditions on the ground, drawing renewed attention to the humanitarian toll of the conflict and prompting discussion about accountability and international response.