Hurricane Ida devastates the southern US and Two weaponized drones hit Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia Southern US: Hurricane Ida devastates Louisiana, leaves widespread structural damage and casualties in three southern states On August 29, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150

 Taliban captures Kabul with minimal resistance  and 7.2 earthquake devastates Haiti   Afghanistan: Taliban takes control of Kabul, triggering mass evacuations of local and foreign nationals  Political control of Afghanistan has decisively shifted from the internationally-recognized government to Taliban leadership following a 10-day nationwide offensive that culminated with fighters seizing Kabul on

Protests continue in France over COVID-19 health pass, Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict escalates, Mozambican military recaptures Mocimboa da Praia France: Nationwide protests continue over COVID-19 health pass On August 7, over 237,000 people participated in demonstrations against the government’s decision to expand the requirement for COVID-19 health passes, marking the fourth

Mexico’s anti-graft referendum lacks participation, week-long wildfires devastate Turkey and political violence ahead of Zambian elections Mexico: Weak participation in anti-corruption referendum demonstrates government’s failure to act on graft On August 1, Mexicans voted in an anti-corruption referendum to back or object to investigations into alleged crimes committed by five

Tunisia’s President accused of orchestrating a coup and Civil unrest in Guatemala fueled by anti-graft prosecutor’s dismissal    Tunisia: President assumes executive authority, triggering worst political crisis since 2011 revolution  A recent series of executive actions by Tunisian President Kais Saied have destabilized the country’s government and significantly increased the threat of

Catastrophic flooding devastates Germany and Belgium and Global spike in COVID-19 cases fueled by Delta variant   Western Europe: Catastrophic flooding devastates Germany and Belgium Devastating flooding caused by heavy rainfall left at least 195 people dead and displaced tens of thousands in western Europe between July 15-16; hundreds remain

Power struggle follows Haitian President Moïse’s death, Anti-government protests erupt across Cuba, Casualties, arrests reported in South Africa amid pro-Zuma protests Haiti: President Moïse’s death prompts a struggle for power from multiple fronts Political instability, civil unrest, and increased gang violence in Haiti are likely in the near term amid the ongoing

Anti-Bolsonaro protests in Brazil, Ethiopian Dam filling reignites regional tensions and Haitian President assassinated   Brazil: Protesters demand resignation of President Bolsonaro over COVID vaccine scandal Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest President Jair Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 response as federal prosecutors began their investigation into suspected bribery during his government’s

Colombian presidential helicopter attacked and Political protests in Lima Colombia: Attack on presidential helicopter highlights growing violence in eastern border regions Attacks by armed criminal and rebel groups in Colombia’s eastern border regions have been steadily intensifying over the past year, recently culminating in an attack against Colombian President Ivan Duque’s

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels remain committed to ceasefire negotiations despite ongoing violence in Marib A recent escalation in violence in Marib, Yemen, has shaken but not derailed an ongoing peace initiative to conclude that country’s years-long civil war. Ceasefire talks between a Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni Houthi rebels

Nicaragua: Opposition figures arrested by Ortega government ahead of November elections President Daniel Ortega’s government has jailed over a dozen political opponents in the past two weeks in what many domestic and international observers believe is an attack on democracy and a move towards dictatorial rule. The arrests began June

Peru: Close presidential election race prompts fears of political upheaval Political tensions are growing in Peru as tight margins and accusations of voter fraud in the ongoing presidential election seem highly likely to send the tally into a recount. The narrow vote margin between right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and socialist