Conflict
Wars, security, and armed conflict — tracked without a side.
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Deadliest conflicts
- 1Ukraine78,155 deaths · 3,333 events
- 2Iran26,777 deaths · 179 events
- 3Lebanon10,119 deaths · 562 events
- 4Nigeria7,455 deaths · 1,379 events
- 5Sudan5,141 deaths · 479 events
- 6Ethiopia4,226 deaths · 751 events
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), best estimates of deaths in organised violence. Published monthly, with a lag.
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Bombs, blood, ambushes - football coaching with the army
From kidnappings to invasions, military training takes football coaches out of their comfort zone as part of the Football Association of Wales' Uefa pro licence course.
US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran lashes out again at Gulf Arab states
The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran war live: Tehran attacks Jordan, Gulf states after US bombardment
Iran targets Jordan and Gulf states after US bombs Iranian cities including Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Chabahar
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Polish PM pledges memorial to victims of WW2 'genocide by Ukrainian nationalists'
Warsaw and Kyiv have for decades been at loggerheads over the killings of many thousands of civilians during World War Two.
BBC World News1 minPalestinian aid worker who organized World Cup screenings killed in Israeli strike
Palestinians are mourning Mohammed al-Wahidi, a beloved aid worker in Gaza. He was killed by as Israeli airstrike while en route to a World Cup screening which he organized.
NPR World1 minA veteran foreign correspondent looks back on a career covering conflicts
For Reporter's Notebook we hear about what it takes to cover conflict over a decades-long career as a foreign correspondent.
NPR World1 min- Iran
Iran supreme leader calls for revenge for father's killing
Mojtaba Khamenei says vengeance is "inevitable" for the killing, which happened on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
BBC World News1 min - Palestine
US lawmaker slams Israeli army after settlers detain him on Palestine trip
Lawmaker Khanna accuses soldiers of supporting the settlers, warning that Israeli forces made a 'huge mistake'.
Al Jazeera1 min - Nigeria
More than 40 kidnapped children and teachers freed after Nigerian army operation
"I feel happy and elated… I feel joy," the head of the local teachers' union tells the BBC.
BBC World News1 min - Israel
Power cuts plunge Gaza hospitals into darkness as Israel’s attacks persist
Gaza is suffering from an energy crisis, affecting hospitals struggling to treat patients amid Israeli bombing.
Al Jazeera1 min - Yemen
What is going on in Yemen?
Tensions are rising in the battlefield and political sphere. Will the conflict reignite?
Al Jazeera1 min ‘We face a new ordeal’: Gaza's search for the dead goes on
After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel continue the arduous and delicate mission to remove rubble and search…
UN News1 minPoland could cut arms aid to Ukraine as WWII spat continues
As Poland observes a day of remembrance for the victims of a Ukrainian nationalist military unit, there are increasing signs that it could cut off its neighbor from military aid, even as the war…
DW World News1 min- Russia
Russia trains sights on schools, offices and buses in busy Ukrainian city
In Zaporizhzhia, the densely populated city close to the front line, the security situation is deteriorating.
BBC World News1 min - Sudan
New cholera outbreak alert for Sudan’s war-weary communities
In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone…
UN News1 min U.S.-Iran fighting appears to pause. And, life inside Israel's military zones in Gaza
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran appears to have paused after two days of clashing amid a shaky ceasefire. And, a look at what life is like inside Israel's expanding zone of control in Gaza.
NPR World1 min- Israel
9 months into a ceasefire, Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza
When the U.S. brokered a ceasefire last year, Israel controlled half of Gaza. Now Israeli forces have pushed deeper, and Palestinians are paying a deadly price.
NPR World1 min - Congo
Congo: UN laments uptick in fighting in South Kivu
The UN human rights chief has called for an immediate halt to fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
DW World News1 min - Ukraine
Security Council LIVE: ‘Urgent de-escalation’ needed now in Ukraine amid spike in civilian deaths
The Security Council must use every tool and diplomatic channel to reach an urgent de-escalation, Rosemary DiCarlo, chief of UN political and peacebuilding affairs, told an emergency meeting on…
UN News1 min - Iran
US-Iran war leaves shipping at near-standstill in Hormuz again
Renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran reportedly brought shipping to a near-standstill in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, leaving around 6,000 seafarers stranded aboard hundreds of…
UN News1 min - Lebanon
Grim homecoming: Devastation greets Lebanon’s war-weary returnees
The ceasefire deal between Beirut and Tel Aviv has led to a marked reduction in hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, sparked by the wider Iran-Israel-US war, but the situation…
UN News1 min - Iran
US-Iran war: Renewed attacks in Strait of Hormuz prompt another global energy alert
Renewed attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz unsettled energy markets on Wednesday and prompted calls from the UN maritime agency, IMO, for “maximum restraint and de-escalation”.
UN News1 min Security Council LIVE: Open debate on sexual violence in conflict
The UN Security Council is holding an open debate Tuesday honouring the promise of international law to survivors of sexual violence in conflict as more reports emerge about warring parties using rape…
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