Following a brutal attack that left over 160 dead in Kwara state, Nigeria launches 'Operation Savannah Shield' to counter the southward expansion of Islamic militant groups, amid warnings of a shifting security landscape.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a military battalion into Kwara State following one of Nigeria's deadliest attacks in recent months, which left scores dead after gunmen targeted a village. The assault underscores the persistent security crisis plaguing Africa's most populous nation.
In one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria this year, armed assailants stormed two villages in Kwara state, killing scores of civilians and burning homes to the ground. The assault underscores the alarming spread of the country's overlapping security crises beyond their traditional strongholds.
Gunmen raided the remote village of Woro in Nigeria's Kwara State, killing over 30 people and torching homes and shops in one of the deadliest attacks this year in the region bordering Niger State.
Gunmen raided a village in Nigeria's north-central Kwara State late Tuesday, killing at least 35 people and setting homes and businesses ablaze, according to local officials, in the latest outbreak of violence plaguing the region.
President Tinubu deploys a military battalion to central Nigeria's Kwara state following a brutal overnight raid on Woro village, as security analysts warn of jihadist groups expanding their reach southward.
A Médecins Sans Frontières hospital serving over 200,000 people in South Sudan's conflict-ridden Jonglei state was hit by an airstrike, destroying critical supplies. The charity suggests only government forces have aerial attack capability, as renewed violence displaces thousands and threatens a fragile peace.
A Florida woman who authorities say was in a delusional state, fearing imminent bomb attacks on U.S. cities, was located with her two young children following a multi-state search. The family was found unharmed after an alert was issued.
Tunisian President Kais Saied has prolonged the nation's state of emergency for an additional 11 months, maintaining exceptional powers first enacted in 2015 following a deadly attack on presidential guards.
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 25 laborers in an attack on a town in Nigeria's Borno state, relatives and local officials confirm, in the bloodiest reported Islamist assault since late December.
The Islamic State group has claimed a surprise attack on the international airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, causing material damage and wounding soldiers, according to a monitoring group. The assault marks the latest in a series of high-profile strikes by the jihadist network in the Sahel nation.
A popular campsite in Thailand's Khao Yai National Park has been shuttered indefinitely following a fatal elephant attack, the third known killing linked to the same aggressive bull. Authorities are ramping up patrols as the dry season drives wildlife into closer contact with tourists.
British vehicle output plummeted 15.5% in 2025, with commercial vehicle production hit hardest, as a major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover and ongoing US trade pressures created a perfect storm for manufacturers.
Israeli military operations in Gaza have resulted in the deaths of 17 Palestinians, predominantly women and children, while a separate militant attack wounded an Israeli soldier amid ongoing regional tensions.
Two Swedish nationals have been convicted of terrorism and attempted murder by a Copenhagen court for a 2024 grenade attack targeting the Israeli embassy. The men, linked to criminal networks, received prison sentences of 12 and 14 years.
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo report a weekend drone attack on Kisangani's airport, marking a significant westward expansion of the conflict as M23 rebels are accused. No casualties were reported.
A Russian drone strike targeted a bus carrying coal miners in central Ukraine, killing at least a dozen workers hours after Kyiv announced a postponement of diplomatic negotiations. The attack, condemned as a deliberate strike on civilians, marks one of the deadliest single incidents for Ukraine's energy sector since the invasion began.
A Russian drone strike targeted a bus carrying coal miners in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, killing at least 12 workers and wounding eight others, in what Ukrainian officials describe as a deliberate attack on civilian infrastructure.
Polish cybersecurity authorities have attributed a wave of disruptive cyberattacks in late December to a hacking group linked to Russia's FSB, marking a potential escalation in tactics against energy and heating infrastructure during a severe winter storm.
A fatal shark attack on a 13-year-old boy at a popular Brazilian beach has reignited concerns over coastal safety and led authorities to expand monitoring efforts along Pernambuco's coastline.
