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Deux sujets dominent l’actualité ce matin : la diplomatie, avec la consolidation de la coopération entre Kinshasa et Tel-Aviv, et la situation sécuritaire dans l’Est, marquée par les opérations des FARDC contre des groupes armés en Ituri et au Sud-Kivu. ➡️https://t.co/76q4vQzokl https://t.co/0UFZ6bkiIk
"I have no doubt the enemy will crumble," Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters, standing firm on his stance against Ukraine as war fatigue continues to grow in Russia.

Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 213 combat clashes over the past day, with the heaviest Russian offensive activity on the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk fronts.

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Senior IRGC official warns Arab countries to either expel US forces or face 'crushing response' The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) political deputy general demanded that Arab countries either expel US forces or face a "crushing response". "It is better to kick the Americans out of their countries and take back the bases," Yadollah Javani said in a statement carried by Nournews. "Otherwise, Iran's armed forces have proven that any attack on Iran from any point in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jord
Russia’s total combat losses since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,491,030 personnel, including 1,390 over the past day.

Ukraine's Security Service says it and military intelligence prevented an FSB plot to carry out an attack against a Russian opposition political movement leader who had travelled to Ukraine.
Firefighters extinguished fires at three warehouse facilities that caught fire following a Russian attack on the Kyiv region.
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Rentrée scolaire à Mbanza-Ngungu : seuls neuf élèves présents sur les 255 attendus à l’EP1 INERA Mvuazi. https://t.co/xFff7Iiic1

[New Zimbabwe] Businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei and nine other senators have been sworn into the Senate following their appointment by President Emmerson Mnangagwa under controversial constitutional changes that have expanded the Upper House from 80 to 90 members.

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A U.S. strike hit a wedding in Kuhestak, Iran, killing four people, including a child, and injuring 53 others, according to Iranian officials. Source: NYT

Former IDF volunteer Brian Mast is reportedly on the shortlist to take over as Secretary of the Army following Dan Driscoll’s resignation. Source: Nick Sortor

A BBC team joined a humanitarian mission of the UN peacekeeping force, which says Israeli troops are fortifying positions and continuing demolitions.

[African Arguments] Across Africa, assisted reproductive technology (ART) is expanding at an unprecedented pace. Fertility clinics are opening in countries where, until recently, couples had little choice but to travel abroad, often to Europe, India, or within the continent South Africa--to access in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and related treatments. The costs of travel alone made this a prohibitive option for the vast majority of Africans, before the costs of treatment itself were even considere

[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- As political initiatives for Sudan multiply and fears grow that the country's military divide could harden into a lasting political and institutional reality, the Sudan Youth Parliament has unveiled a new strategy for September 2026 to September 2028, placing grassroots groups, young people, and women at the centre of its vision for resolving the crisis.

[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- As political initiatives for Sudan multiply and fears grow that the country's military divide could harden into a lasting political and institutional reality, the Sudan Youth Parliament has unveiled a new strategy for September 2026 to September 2028, placing grassroots groups, young people, and women at the centre of its vision for resolving the crisis.

NATO can no longer assume that commercial ships will be available to move forces during conflict, with declining fleets, shortages of seafarers and limited integration with commercial shipping leaving reinforcement plans exposed. NATO sealift assumptions ‘obsolete’, report warns first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

Britain's existing system for requisitioning civilian merchant vessels cannot guarantee that suitable ships and crews will actually be available during a military crisis, according to the Council on Geostrategy. UK ship requisition may fail in wartime, report warns first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

Israeli air strikes reported in south Lebanon Two Israeli air strikes targeted the vicinity of the southern Lebanese towns of Kfar Rumman and Arab Salim in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. A short while before, the Israeli army announced that "interceptors were launched toward a suspicious aerial target," that it alleged crossed from Lebanese territory into northern Israel.

A two-day international conference, ‘Act For Nutrition: The Emergency We Can No Longer Ignore’, is being held at Islamabad’s Serena Hotel on Pakistan’s persistent nutrition and stunting crisis. With more than 40 per cent of children under five stunted, a maternal mortality rate of 155 deaths per 100,000 live births, and malnutrition costing Pakistan upwards of $17 billion annually, the country stands at a crossroads: continue on the current trajectory and surrender an entire generation’s potenti
Bessent on Canada: Canadian businesses are not with the prime minister. The Canadian military is not with the prime minister. He thinks that he got to office on an anti-Trump, anti-American platform, and it’s not going to work out in the long term. The president had the best trade deal we had offered anyone, and he rejected it for political motives.
Bessent on Canada: Canada had a great military. They were right there at the forefront on the beaches of D-Day, and what the Canadian government has done to the Canadian Armed Forces — if you look at the ranks of NATO spending, they are near the very bottom, like, they are cellar dwellers, along with Spain, in terms of their military spending to GDP. Why is that? Because they were free riding.

Hadley is giving evidence in trial of former 2GB rival Jones, 85, who has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Warning: This article contains offensive language Broadcaster Ray Hadley has told a Sydney court he used a homophobic slur and derogatory names when talking about his colleague Alan Jones, after 2GB withdrew a secret offer of a $4m contract to take over Jones’s coveted breakfast slot. Hadley

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Firefighters have extinguished fires at three warehouse buildings in Kyiv Oblast after Russian forces carried out repeated strikes on the sites, with no casualties reported.
A U.S. official said the latest strikes degraded Iran’s ability to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “bought at least a month” of lower threat levels for commercial shipping. Source: Axios

Denis Manturov added that the Russian government continues to closely monitor efforts to deal with the aftermath of Ukrainian attacks on marketplace warehouses

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BREAKING: US military has attacked 2 Iranian tankers. This is the first time the US military has struck Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, rather than to prevent them from violating the naval blockade. A US official said the strikes were part of a new 'tanker for tanker' policy approved by Trump to deter further Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

A worsening cholera outbreak and ongoing displacement are straining relief efforts in Sudan, where the UN warns humanitarian operations face severe funding gaps. Health authorities have launched targeted vaccination campaigns aiming to protect nearly 928,000 people across Darfur and West Kordofan. https://t.co/F4fc2zZQRS #Sudan #Cholera #HumanitarianAid #PublicHealth

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The strikes mark the first time that the US has launched direct retaliatory strikes on Iranian ships in the strait, rather than preventing them from violating the US-imposed naval blockade.
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Wong, 29, is accused of urging foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades and other hostile measures against China Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to seek foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China, a national security charge that carries a maximum life sentence. Prosecutors have accused Wong, 29, of working with the exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law to urge foreign powers to impose sanctions, blockades o