Category: 3. Middle East

Here are the key events from day 1,339 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Saturday, October 25, 2025:

Fighting

• Ukrainian National Police…

Former Queen Sirikit, mother of Thailand’s current King Vajiralongkorn, passed away on Friday night, the palace said.

Thailand’s former Queen Sirikit, the mother…

The probe comes as the US government seeks additional leverage against Beijing amid escalating trade tensions.

The United States has launched an investigation into…

Study finds that rates soar to 90 percent in some regions as humanitarian crises compound childhood exploitation.

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children are engaged in the worst forms of child labour, with rates reaching as high as 90…

Move to close Vilnius, Kaunas airports and border comes after helium balloons drifted into the country’s territory.

NATO member Lithuania has closed its two biggest…

South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, Burkina Faso removed from Financial Action Task Force’s financial crimes list.

A global money-laundering watchdog has taken South…

The Trump administration has carried out a serious of provocative moves that point towards possible military action.

The United States will send an aircraft carrier…

The United States Treasury has slapped sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and the South American country’s interior minister, Armando Benedetti.

Friday’s decision marks a significant escalation in the ongoing feud…

Move by Nigeria’s president comes after army denied rumours of coup plot amid reports military officers were arrested.

Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the…

At least two people have been killed and dozens more injured after Russia launched a massive round of shelling across Kherson, Ukraine. The attack damaged homes, apartment buildings, and transport centers.