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Russian forces carried out “another massive wave of overnight attacks” targeting energy facilities, the UN said on Wednesday, killing and injuring civilians – including children. Source UN News Read More

Europe

Four winters on, UN in Ukraine continues to deliver aid under fire

October 22, 2025 Village ReporterEurope News

As Ukraine enters its fourth winter since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, the United Nations remains committed to providing aid for embattled civilians across the country. Source UN News Read More

Africa

UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DR Congo

October 21, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday following a visit to the country. UN Africa News Read More

Human Rights

UN rights office sounds alarm over ‘skyrocketing’ Israeli settler violence during olive harvest

October 21, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has warned of an alarming rise in violence and restrictions by Israeli settlers and security forces against Palestinian farmers, as the crucial olive harvest season gets underway. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Sudan: Over one million return to Khartoum amid fragile recovery

October 21, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

More than a million people have returned to Sudan’s war-ravaged capital in the past ten months, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday, warning that basic services remain shattered amid continuing disease outbreaks. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Two Teenagers Killed, Five Injured in Johannesburg Shooting

October 21, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Two teenagers were killed and five others injured in a shooting incident on Croesus Street on Tuesday afternoon in Johannesburg. The five survivors, also teenagers, were immediately taken to hospital for treatment.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Namibia confirms first Mpox case

October 20, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Namibia’s Ministry of Health is on high alert after the country’s first Mpox case was confirmed in Swakopmund on Saturday. The patient, who tested positive on 18 October, is in a stable condition and remains in isolation at the Swakopmund District Hospital.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Separatist leader’s trial sparks protests in Nigerian capital

October 20, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Nnamdi Kanu’s long-running legal battle has reignited tensions in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The separatist leader — on trial for terrorism charges linked to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB — is set to begin his defence on Thursday after a court dismissed his no-case submission.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Houthis mourn military chief killed in Israeli airstrike

October 20, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Houthi rebels held a funeral in Sanaa for their military chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, who was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike. Over 1,000 mourners and supporters attended the ceremony, paying their respects to al-Ghamari and his 13-year-old son, Hussain, who were bSourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Airbnb and online services worldwide

October 20, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The global outage at Amazon Web Services affected dozens of major online operations, including some of Amazon’s own websites and apps.Sourced from Africanews Read More

TRENDS

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least six civilians, injure dozens

Four winters on, UN in Ukraine continues to deliver aid under fire

UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DR Congo

UN rights office sounds alarm over ‘skyrocketing’ Israeli settler violence during olive harvest

Sudan: Over one million return to Khartoum amid fragile recovery

Two Teenagers Killed, Five Injured in Johannesburg Shooting

Namibia confirms first Mpox case

Separatist leader’s trial sparks protests in Nigerian capital

Houthis mourn military chief killed in Israeli airstrike

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Airbnb and online services worldwide