Ukraine Zelenskyy signals election readiness as legal and security barriers lock out any swift vote Ukraine's conditional offer tests Western pressure while martial law, displaced millions, and Russian strikes keep ballot boxes out of reach By Elena Kowalski / 9 Dec 2025
Venezuela Gang of Eight gets briefing on Venezuela strikes amid September attack fallout A congressional demand for evidence from one maritime incident now defines whether the president can expand his anti-drug war onto sovereign soil By Diego Martinez / 9 Dec 2025
Lithuania Lithuania declares emergency over smuggler balloons, seeks military powers Military powers and parliamentary process By Elena Kowalski / 9 Dec 2025
Venezuela Alfredo Díaz died in state custody. Venezuela's pattern of denial is the story. Incommunicado detention and the denial of care By Diego Martinez / 9 Dec 2025
United States UN condemns U.S. maritime strikes as human rights watchdog warns allies on complicity With 87 killed in Caribbean boat strikes, legal divide over whether counter-narcotics is law enforcement or war comes to a head By Zara Odhiambo / 9 Dec 2025
Nigeria Nigeria frees 100 abducted schoolchildren as 165 remain in captivity Partial release exposes Nigeria's ransom paradox while most of the St. Mary's students stay hostage By Amara Okonkwo / 8 Dec 2025
Myanmar Tea shop airstrike kills 18 as Myanmar junta weaponizes air power ahead of elections Sagaing bombing highlights pattern of aerial terror designed to shape political landscape before disputed December 28 vote By Chen Wei-Lin / 8 Dec 2025
Japan 7.6 earthquake off northeastern Japan triggers tsunami warnings, evacuations Authorities warn waves up to 3 meters possible despite modest initial observations along Aomori, Iwate, Hokkaido coasts By Alex Thompson / 8 Dec 2025
Syria A year without Assad: Syria's fragile opening between liberation and fracture One year after the regime fell, Damascus celebrates freedom while navigating executive overreach, sectarian violence, and the unfinished business of pluralism By Layla Hassan / 8 Dec 2025
Thailand Thai airstrikes hit Cambodia as border clashes escalate Bangkok cites self-defense after soldier killed; Phnom Penh denies firing first and urges restraint as thousands evacuate frontier towns. By Alex Thompson / 8 Dec 2025
Ukraine Europe builds coordination framework as London summit tackles contested US peace draft Four-power talks aim to translate fragmented objections into actionable guardrails while Russia intensifies infrastructure campaign By Elena Kowalski / 8 Dec 2025
Ukraine Kellogg: Ukraine peace talks narrow to two hard bargains: Donbas and a nuclear plant Washington and Moscow each claim progress, but disputes over territorial control and Europe's largest power station reveal the endgame gridlock By Elena Kowalski / 7 Dec 2025
