Colombian armed groups violence kills over 80, displaces tens of thousands
More than 80 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced in escalating violence between armed groups as the border city of Cucuta…
Nigeria’s Cocoa Industry in Shambles as Farmers Battle Theft and Violence
Every morning, farmers at Araromi Oke-Odo, a rural community in the Ife-South Local Government Area of Osun, South West Nigeria, tread the moist paths to…
Escalating Violence In DRC Forces Over 50,000 Children From Their Homes in 2025 – Save The Children
Save the Children, the independent organisation centring vulnerable children, has raised concerns about the effect of the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
‘Santosh’ review: Indian cop-corruption drama is arresting
A policeman’s widow picks up her late husband’s badge in the noir-inflected thriller “Santosh” from British-Indian writer-director Sandhya Suri, whose background in documentary gives this…
Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN | United Nations News
Violent gangs control most of the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.More than 5,600 people were killed and thousands more injured or kidnapped in 2024 due to…
What we know about the New Orleans attack | Gun Violence
NewsFeedUS military veteran from Texas is the suspect in the New Orleans car-ramming attack that killed more than 15 people. This is what we know…
At least 10 killed in mass shooting in Montenegro, suspect kills himself | Gun Violence News
Suspected gunman in shooting rampage in town of Cetinje shoots himself in the head after being surrounded by police.Two children were among at least 10…
Trinidad and Tobago announces state of emergency to combat gang violence | Gun Violence News
The Caribbean republic of Trinidad and Tobago has announced a state of emergency in response to a spike in gang violence over the weekend. The…
Cruise ships avoid 'murder capital' after 'do not travel' alert over violence and kidnap threat
Royal Caribbean cruise ships have stopped docking in Manzanillo after a major warning for holidaymakers to avoid the city, sometimes dubbed the 'murder capital' of…
The Heat of Violence: Climate Change and Gender-Based Abuse
According to the UN data, women constitute a staggering 80% of those displaced by climate change and face a 14-fold higher risk of death during…
10 promising books to add to your reading list in January
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider for your January reading list.Each of us approaches a new year…
‘I’m broken’: The women enduring domestic violence amid Israeli war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Khan Younis, Gaza – The face of Samar Ahmed, 37, shows clear signs of exhaustion. It is not just because she has five children, nor…
Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse
The ripple effects of the brawl that broke out between Ohio State and Michigan football players in late November are still spreading. A massive scrum…
Displaced Women in Cameroon Face Land Access Crisis Amid Violence and Climate Change—NRC
Displaced people in Mayo-Tsanaga, Logone-et-Chari, and Mayo-Sava divisions of the Far North region of Cameroon are forced to cultivate low-quality, marginal land due to their…
Three people dead in school shooting in US state of Wisconsin | Gun Violence News
There have been 322 school shootings in the US in 2024, the second highest number since 1966.A shooting at a private Christian school in the…
House to wrap early amid threat of violence at Capitol
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House is abruptly finishing its work for the week given the threat of violence at the Capitol by a militia group seeking…
Niger Junta Suspends BBC, RFI Operations for Allegedly Inciting Violence
The Niger Republic military government has suspended the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and threatened to take the Radio France Internationale (RFI) to court for allegedly…
‘VPR’ alum James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charge
James Kennedy, a DJ and longtime cast member of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules,” was arrested Tuesday in Burbank on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence. The 32-year-old…
Mayor and LAPD chief tout double-digit drop in homicides
Los Angeles has so far this year recorded double-digit percentage declines in homicides, nonfatal shootings and slayings stemming from gang feuds, according to police data…
Dozens kidnapped by rifle-wielding men in northwest Nigeria village | Gun Violence News
Residents said men carrying assault rifles went door to door, kidnapping people in the northwestern town of Kakin Dawa.Armed men have abducted dozens of women…