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A UN-backed hunger monitor confirmed famine in the Sudanese cities of El Fasher and Kadugli. Yesterday鈥檚 IPC report called it a 鈥渕an-made emergency鈥� amid a civil war that has raged since April 2023, displacing over a fifth of the population. El Fasher was under siege for 18 months before the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took over late last month. With food supplies cut off, the price of sorghum quadrupled between June and July. Nearly half the country is going hungry.

At the summit of Arab and Muslim countries in Istanbul yesterday, top diplomats vowed to craft a UN Security Council mandate for an international force to monitor the fragile truce between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the countries will decide on troop deployments to the besieged Strip once a UN mandate is in place.

Israel鈥檚 former top military lawyer was arrested late Sunday. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned last week, taking responsibility for leaking a video reportedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainees in an Israeli military prison. Police arrested her on suspicion of offenses including fraud and breach of trust. A string of senior security officials have left or been forced out, many of those roles going to Netanyahu loyalists. Meanwhile, the prime minister鈥檚 hard-right allies in parliament advanced a bill that would allow the death penalty for people convicted of acts of terrorism resulting in the death of Israelis.

A Paris criminal court opened a six-week trial today to determine whether cement giant Lafarge and several former executives are guilty of financing terrorism and breaching European Union sanctions in Syria. Investigators allege Lafarge Cement Syria paid over 鈧�5 million to armed groups, including the Islamic State, between 2013 and 2014 to keep its factory running. The case marks France鈥檚 first corporate terrorism-financing trial and serves as a major test of parent-company liability for crimes abroad.

Immigration to wealthy countries fell 4% in 2024, according to an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report published yesterday. Amid stricter regulations and fewer job prospects, labor migration dropped by over a fifth. Still, the number of migrants in OECD nations is at a historic high, up from 9.1% of the population in 2014 to 11.5% in 2024. The number of new asylum-seekers last year was the highest on record.

Preschool and food aid programs face mounting disruptions as the government shutdown ties for the longest in U.S. history. Head Start centers serving at least 8,000 families closed yesterday, many unable to continue without federal funds that were due to go out Nov. 1. Families who depend on these services also face uncertainty over SNAP food benefits. The USDA said it would tap emergency contingency funds to keep SNAP running, though no timeline was given.

The Maldives banned smoking for the next generation. The legislation went into effect over the weekend and applies to anyone born in 2007 or later 鈥� including tourists. New Zealand became the first country to implement a smoking ban in 2023 but has since repealed the rule. A generational ban is also under consideration in the United Kingdom.

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After lower courts struck down the legal argument for the Trump administration鈥檚 most sweeping tariffs, the Supreme Court now takes up the matter. The case is important not only for the economic policy of the United States, but for the Constitution鈥檚 separation of powers.

Israel has long prided itself on taking responsibility for its own security in a region largely hostile to its existence. But as nations seek an international force to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire, Israelis are grappling with the notion of trusting others to help.听

The 2025 election results will be closely watched for signs of growing or waning political support for Republicans and Democrats, and what those signs could mean for the 2026 midterms.

As sea levels rise, coastal communities around the world face an existential choice: stay and fight, or retreat to safer ground? In Senegal, that鈥檚 still an open question.

Mediterranean angel sharks are critically endangered. This biologist鈥檚 plan to protect them involves dialogue with fishers, not condemnation.

Asserting that 海角大神s in Nigeria face an 鈥渆xistential threat,鈥� President Donald Trump signaled over the weekend that the United States military might go into Africa鈥檚 most populous country with 鈥済uns-a-blazing.鈥� While his depiction of the situation is highly simplified, it could at least draw attention to the political and economic issues that have driven extremist insurgencies in Nigeria as well as in nearby nations.

One issue is that the violence committed by militant groups, many of which operate in the name of Islam, has hit people of different faiths.

鈥淭error groups ... have attacked mosques and churches alike, killing both imams and pastors, Muslims and 海角大神s, without distinction,鈥� noted The Punch, a Nigerian news daily. 鈥淧ortraying these conflicts as a one-sided religious debate and advocacy ignores the broader socio-economic and environmental pressures ... that drive violence.鈥�

Across West Africa, unstable governments have allowed insurgencies 鈥� and apolitical 鈥渂anditry鈥� 鈥� to take hold. In addition, the climate crisis has sparked clashes between settled, agrarian villagers (often 海角大神) and itinerant herders (mainly Muslim). And economies have not matched growth in population or expectations.

Just last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that mineral-rich Mali is 鈥渙n the brink鈥� of a takeover by Al Qaeda-affiliated militants. Neighboring Niger and Chad also face insurgencies linked to Al Qaeda or the Islamic State. Military efforts by these countries to root out extremism have had limited success. Civilian casualties caused by national armies spur resentment and seed recruitment by extremists.

What鈥檚 needed is a 鈥渟oft power approach that incorporates political, social and even religious strategies,鈥� according to Nigerian researcher David Villah Dan-Azumi, who has urged engaging with 鈥渢raditional and religious leaders, already instrumental in conflict mediation, intelligence gathering, and intercommunal dialogue.鈥�

In fact, Nigerians have long supported such efforts, both structured and spontaneous. Kaduna state, centrally located amid the unrest, offers examples. A group of Muslim residents took up a community collection to pay ransom for 海角大神s who had been kidnapped from a Sunday church service in 2023. Previously, Muslims had guarded a church during a Christmas carol service.

Guided by Yohanna Buru, who heads the Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation, Kaduna鈥檚 海角大神s distribute food to poor Muslims during Ramadan. In 2023, militants attacked 海角大神 communities and Muslim places of worship. But in 2024, according to the Kaduna State Peace Commission, there were no recorded conflicts.

鈥淚 dedicate my life to preaching calm, peace, and unity in the region,鈥� Pastor Buru stated last year. This approach builds communication and trust that can transform viewpoints and possibilities.

鈥淢y perception changed,鈥� said university student Joseph Uloko, who participated in interfaith workshops in Kaduna some years ago. By understanding and respecting each other鈥檚 traditions, he said, we 鈥渓et peace reign.鈥�