The Syrian government has announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the army continued to seize territory in the country’s northeast.

This week, the charge that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya went before the International Court of Justice for three weeks of testimony. 

United States President Donald Trump has said the US has carried out a “large scale strike” against Venezuela and “captured” the country’s leader, President Nicolas Maduro.

 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on last week that it will hold hearings in a case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its Rohingya minority.

At least 20 people have been killed and more than half a million displaced to shelter in evacuation centres as border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify. 

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized the Hadramout governorate, gaining control of all eight governorates in what was formerly known as 'South Yemen'. 

Russian president Vladimir Putin has pledged to ensure “uninterrupted” oil shipments to India as he met prime minister Narendra Modi in Delhi for the annual India–Russia summit, where he said both countries were working towards a more “multipolar” world.

Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an Israeli-backed paramilitary group operating in Gaza, has been killed according to reports this week. Abu Shabab, commanded the Popular Forces, a militia that emerged during the later stages of the two-year conflict and operated in areas of Gaza under Israeli control.

A prominent Kanak pro-independence leader has accused the French government of deliberately preventing his return to New Caledonia by withholding his passport, months after he was cleared to travel home by a Paris appeals court.

Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza is continuing despite the ceasefire announced more than a month ago, Amnesty International said, warning that Israeli authorities are still deliberately inflicting conditions of life intended to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians.

A second Scottish independence referendum will not be permitted even if the Scottish National Party (SNP) wins a majority at next year’s Holyrood election, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted, provoking sharp criticism from senior Scottish ministers.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri into custody, after authorities in Germany surrendered the Libyan suspect to The Hague earlier this week. El Hishri is wanted for crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Libya between 2015 and 2020.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has approved a US-backed resolution supporting Morocco's claim to the disputed Western Sahara, despite opposition from Algeria. 

Tens of thousands of civilians have fled El Fasher in Darfur, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSD) captured the city from the  Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) last week, with dozens of videos emerging showing atrocities and massacres.