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Diesel prices in Syria have increased 40% and gasoline 30%, prompting Syrians to take to the streets in protest. According to DW News, the price hikes represent an escalation of an energy crisis that has persisted for years, further straining the country's economy.

VICE News reports that the U.S. Army is conducting field tests of autonomous weaponized drones and AI military technology across African operations. According to VICE News, the program encompasses both drone systems and broader artificial intelligence applications in combat contexts, with the report framing the...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is confronting a new Ebola outbreak with death tolls rising at an accelerating pace, particularly affecting the gold-mining town of Mongbwalu. The DW report follows Deogratias Kasereka, an Ebola survivor who now works with aid organizations to build community trust...

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for killing 52 Pakistani military personnel in a recent attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province, according to WION News. The claim underscores the persistent insurgency in the region despite Pakistani military leadership's stated control, with the BLA continuing coordinated...

The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias took control of Kurmuk and Geissan localities in Sudan's Blue Nile region, displacing more than 23,000 people since August 11, according to UN figures cited by Al Jazeera. Thousands of displaced residents have fled to Damazin, the regional...

The Nigerian Army announced a major redeployment of senior officers, with Major General IA Ajose appointed as Theatre Commander of Operation HADIN KAI, the military's primary counterterrorism operation against Boko Haram and allied groups in northeastern Nigeria. Ajose replaces Major General AE Abubakar in leading...

Thousands of protesters flooded streets in Tirana, Albania, in what The Guardian reports as the country's largest unrest since the 1991 collapse of communism, initially triggered by plans for a luxury mega-resort on a protected nature reserve island involving Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The...

UC San Diego announced it is ending its partnership with U.S. Border Patrol following campus opposition to a federal grant program called Operation Stonegarden. According to CalMatters reporting, the university police department had used the grant to patrol coastline sections near campus. Student and faculty...

Gambian President Adama Barrow pledged on Tuesday to boost electricity supplies by next month following violent protests over widespread blackouts that have affected the West African nation since June. The blackouts have triggered civil unrest, with protesters taking to the streets in demonstrations that turned...

The Wall Street Journal profiles Iron Heart, a Japanese premium denim brand founded by a 69-year-old Japanese biker, and the obsessive community — dubbed the 'Iron Heart Army' — that formed around it on an old internet forum. Members debate cotton origins, shuttle-loom construction, dip-dye...