Regional Developments

27.12.2025

ISRAEL-GAZA
•Two killed in suspected Palestinian ramming and knife attack in Israel
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d9znp22pyo
•Nine arrested in Italy for allegedly raising millions for Hamas
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxq59np394o

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
•Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on ending Russian war
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8zg25p26zo
•Rich and voiceless: How Putin has kept Russia's billionaires on side in the war
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g6xgv1n41o

AFRICA
•Opposition anger as Guinea’s junta leader is frontrunner to be elected president
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/27/guinea-junta-leader-mamady-doumbouya-frontrunner-president-election
•Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/26/israel-first-country-to-recognise-somaliland-sovereign-state

28.12.2025

ISRAEL-GAZA
•US-Israel ties: What Netanyahu and Trump will discuss in Florida
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/28/netanyahu-is-set-to-visit-trump-again-what-to-expect
•Israel kills over 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza: Report
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/28/israel-kills-over-700-relatives-of-palestinian-journalists-in-gaza-report

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
•Zelensky says Russia 'doesn't want peace' ahead of meeting Trump in Florida
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dzvpg1341o
•'I arrived from Ukraine so tired and frustrated'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqz6202veo
•Trump and Zelensky appear more upbeat - but show little evidence that peace is near for Ukraine
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17x7lnd1r7o

AFRICA
•US strikes on IS targets in Nigeria may only fan the flames of insurgent violence
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/28/us-strikes-nigeria-donald-trump-crusader-terrorism-is-targets
•Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/28/central-african-republic-goes-to-polls-as-president-seeks-third-term

29.12.2025

ISRAEL-GAZA
•Netanyahu meets Trump in US amid fears of Israeli regional offensives
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/29/netanyahu-to-meet-trump-in-us-amid-fears-of-israeli-regional-offensives
•‘An Arab in a post-9/11 world’: Khalid Abdalla’s one-man play about belonging comes to Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/dec/30/khalid-abdalla-nowhere-one-man-play-sydney-festival

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
•John Simpson: 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4qp17e1lqo
•US offered Ukraine 15-year security guarantee, Zelensky says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36z615y443o
•Russia's losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever as US pushes for peace deal
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62n922dnw7o

AFRICA
•More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/29/more-than-3000-migrants-died-spain-figure-down
•Packing a punch: the true story behind the first Zimbabwean film to qualify for Oscars
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/29/true-story-zimbabwean-film-qualify-oscars-boxing-academy-victoria-falls-tongayi-chirisa

30.12.2025

ISRAEL-GAZA
•During a fierce storm I could hear the panicked screams of children in tents outside. This is Christmas in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/30/shelter-storm-winter-weather-children-tents-christmas-in-gaza
•‘Data is control’: what we learned from a year investigating the Israeli military’s ties to big tech
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/israeli-military-big-tech
•Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/israel-to-ban-dozens-of-aid-agencies-from-gaza-as-10-nations-warn-about-suffering

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
•Ukraine denies drone attack on Putin's residence
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4g5lgngvo
•The 'thorny' issues that threaten to derail a Russia-Ukraine peace deal
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78v5dj3x39o

AFRICA
•Anthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in Nigeria car crash
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/29/anthony-joshua-injured-car-crash-nigeria
•What drove gen Z protests that brought down governments and called out corruption? Five activists explain
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/30/gen-z-protests-corruption-five-activists-nepal-madagascar-togo-kenya-morocco-protesters
•Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/saudi-arabia-uae-tension-future-yemen-boiling-point

31.12.2025

ISRAEL-GAZA
•Updates: ‘No real ceasefire’ in Gaza as Israel moves to ban aid groups
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/31/live-israels-ban-on-aid-organisations-in-gaza
•Israeli ban on Gaza aid groups is “going to be catastrophic”
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/quotable/2025/12/31/aje-onl-qt-james_smith-311225
•Which aid groups is Israel banning from Gaza now – and what will it mean?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/31/which-aid-groups-is-israel-banning-from-gaza-now-and-what-will-it-mean

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
•‘We live with war over our heads’: the Romanian villagers threatened by Russian drones
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/war-romanian-villagers-threat-russian-drones
•Ukraine war briefing: ‘Attack on global food security’ as Russia hits wheat ships and ports
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/ukraine-war-briefing-attack-on-global-food-security-as-russia-hits-wheat-ships-and-ports

AFRICA
•Trump’s approach to Africa: more trade deals, less democracy and human rights
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/trump-africa-foreign-policy
•Burkina Faso and Mali ban US nationals in retaliation to Trump’s visa decision
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/mali-burkina-faso-retaliatory-travel-ban-us-nationals
•Guinea’s junta chief elected president after opposition boycott
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/guinea-junta-chief-mamady-doumbouya-elected-president-after-opposition-boycott

01.01.2026

ISRAEL-GAZA
•Photos: Thousands march in Turkiye in support of Gaza on New Year’s Day
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/1/1/photos-thousands-march-in-turkiye-in-support-of-gaza-on-new-years-day
•Israel looking to reopen Rafah crossing after US pressure: Israeli media
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/1/israel-looking-to-reopen-rafah-crossing-after-us-pressure-israeli-media

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
•President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Ukrainians on New Year's Eve – video
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/dec/31/president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-addresses-ukrainians-on-new-years-eve-video
•Australian man reportedly killed fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/australian-reportedly-killed-fighting-with-ukrainian-forces-against-russia-ntwnfb
•New year drone strike kills 24 in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Moscow says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/new-year-drone-strike-kills-24-in-russian-occupied-ukraine-moscow-says

AFRICA
•Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/01/cremation-pyre-in-africa-thought-to-be-worlds-oldest-containing-adult-remains
•US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/01/us-aid-cuts-conditions-un-humanitarian-pledge-ocha

02.01.2026

ISRAEL-GAZA
•Countries demand Israel lift Gaza aid restrictions as Palestinians suffer
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/2/countries-demand-israel-lift-gaza-aid-restrictions-as-palestinians-suffer
•Updates: Survivors of Israel’s war on Gaza brace for harsh weather in tents
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/2/live-survivors-of-israels-war-on-gaza-brace-for-harsh-weather-in-tents
•Countries demand Israel lift Gaza aid restrictions as Palestinians suffer
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/2/countries-demand-israel-lift-gaza-aid-restrictions-as-palestinians-suffer

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
•Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s GUR ‘faked Russian-ordered killing and bagged $500k Kremlin reward’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/02/ukraine-war-briefing-kyivs-gur-faked-russian-ordered-killing-and-bagged-500k-kremlin-reward

AFRICA
•Long showers can cost the planet dearly
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/02/long-showers-can-cost-the-planet-dearly
•Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/02/anthony-joshuas-driver-charged-with-dangerous-driving-after-fatal-crash-in-nigeria