New York (Diplomat.so) - UN Security Council adopted a resolution at United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, 29 May, renewing sanctions on South Sudan for 12 months, including an arms embargo, travel bans, asset freezes, and extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts supporting the sanctions…

Durban (Diplomat.so) - South African police on Thursday removed about 400 foreign nationals from a church shelter in Durban after days of standoff tensions linked to anti-migrant demonstrations targeting undocumented foreigners in the coastal city.

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the handling of detained "Freedom Flotilla" activists in Israel on Wednesday, after naval forces intercepted the vessel at sea and transferred detainees to custody,…

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) – The Israeli Navy on Tuesday, May 19, seized more than 40 vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla and detained over 300 activists aboard boats bound for Gaza, according to Israeli security sources cited by local media and flotilla organizers.

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday, May 19, in Jerusalem that the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him, calling it a "declaration of war."

Lomé (Diplomat.so) – Togo Ministry of Security announced on Monday, May 18, that it has abolished visa requirements for African nationals entering Togo visa-free for stays up to 30 days immediately effective.

Gaza City (Diplomat.so) – Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that Israeli forces carried out a coordinated drone and fighter jet strike targeting Hamas military wing commander Izzaddin Al-Haddad in a Gaza City apartment on Friday, May 15, during an operation also aimed at an evacuating vehicle.

Beirut (Diplomat.so) – The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday, May 13, that Israeli airstrikes across the southern districts of Nabatieh and surrounding villages killed 10 civilians and injured 27 others amid escalating cross-border hostilities.

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) - CBS News, citing US officials familiar with security files, reported that Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to be stationed at its air bases, including Noor Khan near Rawalpindi, during a period following a ceasefire announced in early April by US President…

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) - U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Democratic Senator Mark Kelly on Sunday of publicly discussing details from a classified Pentagon briefing after the lawmaker commented on U.S. weapons stockpiles during a televised interview.

The Hague (Diplomat.so) – Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's acting president, rejected comments by U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggesting Venezuela could become the 51st state of the United States, saying the proposal "is not under consideration at all."

Beirut (Diplomat.so) - Israeli Defense Forces carried out a series of airstrikes and artillery attacks across southern Lebanon on Monday, May 11, despite an ongoing ceasefire arrangement announced last month, according to Lebanese officials and local media reports.

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) – The U.S. Department of Justice expanded denaturalization proceedings against 12 naturalized citizens on Friday May 8 in Washington D.C. alleging concealed terrorism ties and violent criminal histories during immigration.

Bandar Abbas (Diplomat.so) - Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran's naval forces responded to alleged United States attacks on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday night, May 7, amid a brief exchange of fire that was later followed by a reported lull in hostilities.

Beirut (Diplomat.so) - The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported on Thursday, 7 May, that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 people including children and a paramedic across villages in southern Lebanon, with strikes hitting residential areas in Nabatieh, Marjayoun, and surrounding districts…

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) - U.S. Southern Command, under direction of General Francis Donovan, conducted a military strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Monday, May 4, killing two individuals described by officials as members of a "designated terrorist organization"…

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) – The White House announced that United States President Donald Trump suspended the "Project Freedom" maritime operation in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, May 6, following reported diplomatic progress between Washington and Tehran and escalating naval tensions…

Praia (Diplomat.so) - World Health Organization officials, Cabo Verde authorities and cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed on Monday, May 4, a hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius off Cabo Verde leaving three dead.

Harare (Diplomat.so) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa traveled to Zimbabwe on Sunday, May 4, for a working visit, meeting Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his private farm in the Midlands province amid rising political tensions.

Nairobi (Diplomat.so) - Kenya National Police Service confirmed on Sunday, May 3, that heavy rainfall across multiple regions of Kenya has killed 18 people over the past week and disrupted livelihoods in more than 54,000 households nationwide.