International
Myanmar: Gold Mining Resumes in Putao Following Election
Jan 14, 2026
Myitkyina Journal
Some gold mining operations in Putao District, Kachin State, which had been temporarily suspended, have resumed following the junta-run election. The junta is holding the…
Geoeconomic Conflict Overshadows Climate in WEF Risk Report
Jan 14, 2026
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Robin Hicks
Eco-Business
Geoeconomic confrontation has surged to the top of the world’s risk register for 2026, as rising rivalry between major powers, economic instability and technological anxiety…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Strikes Oil Tanker Near Russia 'Assisting Putin to Break Sanctions'
Jan 13, 2026
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Will Stewart and Gavin Quinn
Daily Express
Two purported Ukrainian drones launched an attack on the Liberian-flagged tanker Delta Harmony near the Russian port of Novorossiysk, as per sources favoring Moscow. This…
Mali: Combating Climate Change for Peace in Mali
Jan 13, 2026
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Tara Abhasakun
Peace News Network
Mali is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change in the world. Between 1970 and 2020, the country experienced at least 40 major…
Somalia: ‘Catastrophic’ Turn in Prolonged Food Crisis Imminent, Caritas Somalia Director Warns
Jan 13, 2026
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Ngala Killian Chimtom
Crux
As more than 4.6 million people in Somalia are reeling from one of the worst droughts in decades, the executive director of Caritas in the…
Colombia/Peru: Where Rivers Redraw Nations: Amazon Island Dispute Tests Peru-Colombia Ties
Jan 13, 2026
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Neil Giardino
Anadolu Agency
Home to roughly 3,000 people, Santa Rosa has recently become the focus of a territorial rift between the two nations, raising questions of sovereignty, river…
Rwanda: How Cooperatives Are Cultivating Food Security in Rwanda
Jan 12, 2026
Cordaid
As climate shocks intensify across East Africa, Rwanda’s smallholder farmers face an existential threat: erratic rainfall and unpredictable seasons are rendering traditional farming methods obsolete,…
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Teknaf Farmers, Fishermen in Panic over Myanmar Armed Conflict
Jan 12, 2026
Deshkal News
The ongoing armed conflict inside Myanmar is having a direct impact on Bangladesh’s territory along the Teknaf border in Cox’s Bazar. The lives and livelihoods…
Afghanistan: Taliban Gold Rush Turns Deadly, Putting Spotlight on Chinese-Backed Mining
Jan 11, 2026
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
A deadly confrontation at a gold mine in northern Afghanistan has cast new light on the Taliban’s push to expand gold extraction, raising questions about…
Afghanistan: Helmand Residents Say Solar-Powered Wells Fail to Meet Water Needs in Winter
Jan 10, 2026
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Sharif Amiry
Amu TV
Residents of Nad Ali district in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province say they are struggling to access drinking water during the winter months as reduced sunlight…
Venezuela: Five Keys to Understanding Venezuela’s Oil History
Jan 9, 2026
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Johani Carolina Ponce
Yale Climate Connections
Venezuela’s oil industry has once again returned to the center of international debate. US President Donald Trump announced new actions against the Venezuelan government on…
Myanmar: Myitsone Dam Controversy and Military Clashes Escalate in Myanmar
Jan 8, 2026
Deshkal News
As of 8 January 2026, the National Unity Government (NUG) has condemned the military junta’s attempt to revive the controversial Myitsone Dam project, calling it…
Venezuela: US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker, Another Tied to Venezuela as Trump Widens Oil Push
Jan 8, 2026
Reuters
The US seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia's flag, as part of President Donald Trump's aggressive…
Liberia: Ganta Old Market, the Once Disputed Land That Could Reignite Old Fault Lines
Jan 8, 2026
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Ishmael F. Menkor
Observer
More than fifteen years after the Liberian government declared the disputed Ganta Old Market ground an Eminent Domain, the once-bustling commercial space remains overgrown with…
Iraq/Russia: Iraq to Nationalise West Qurna 2 Oilfield Operations, Government Says
Jan 8, 2026
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Moayed Kenany and Ahmed Rasheed
Reuters
Iraq's cabinet has approved plans to nationalise operations at the West Qurna 2 oilfield, one of the world's largest, as the government looks to avert…
Ukraine: 1 Million without Water, Heat after Russian Strike
Jan 8, 2026
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Louis Oelofse
Deutsche Welle
Ukraine says overnight Russian strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia, amid freezing temperatures. Meanwhile, Russia says foreign troops sent to Ukraine would be…
India/Pakistan: Water Weaponisation and the Indus Crisis: A Treaty Broken, a Region at Risk
Jan 7, 2026
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Arshad H. Abbasi
Friday Times
The land between the rivers, the cradle of human civilisation, is being transformed, carefully and deliberately, into its grave. History is not merely repeating itself;…
Afghanistan: Taliban Halt Gold Mining Operations in Takhar, Detain Two after Deadly Clashes
Jan 7, 2026
Afghanistan International
The Taliban have suspended the operations of a gold mining company in Chah Ab district of Takhar province and detained two people on suspicion of…
Afghanistan: Taliban Send Delegation to Probe Takhar Gold Mine Clash
Jan 6, 2026
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Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV
The Taliban-run mines ministry said on Tuesday that a delegation has been sent to the northeastern province of Takhar to investigate deadly clashes over a…
Sudan: Heglig Oil Deal ‘Highlights Economic Drivers behind Sudan’s War’
Jan 6, 2026
Dabanga
As the new year began, the United States set a deadline for Sudan’s warring parties to reach a humanitarian truce, aiming to open safe corridors,…
Venezuela: Trump Rejects Comparisons between Iraq, Venezuela: ‘We’re Going to Keep the Oil’
Jan 6, 2026
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Julia Manchester
The Hill
President Trump on Monday dismissed comparisons between past US involvement in Iraq and the recent military operation in Venezuela, saying the difference is that the…
DRC: DR Congo Partially Lifts Suspension on Copper-Cobalt Processing after Compliance Review
Jan 6, 2026
Xinhua
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced a partial and temporary lifting of the suspension on copper and cobalt processing activities, following the completion…
Afghanistan: Taliban Leader Bans Sale and Transfer of State Land without Approval
Jan 6, 2026
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Ahmad Azizi
Amu TV
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has issued a decree banning the sale, distribution and transfer of state-owned land by government bodies without his direct approval, according…
Liberia: Land Rows Turn Dangerous
Jan 5, 2026
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Stephen G. Fellajuah
New Dawn
Anthony Cole, former Land Administrator of the Zena Estate, has accused Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) John Kermue of the Liberia National Police (LNP) of…
Afghanistan: UNICEF Rehabilitates Water Supply Systems in Deprived Areas of Afghanistan
Jan 5, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced the launch of a program to rehabilitate water supply systems in deprived areas of Afghanistan, aiming to…
Afghanistan: UN: Solar-Powered Water System to Be Built for 600 Returnee Families in Laghman
Jan 5, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Afghanistan has announced that a large solar-powered water supply system will be constructed in Laghman province to…
Afghanistan: Land Seizure in Rawza Village, Ghazni: Residents Demand an End to Taliban Coercion
Jan 4, 2026
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Amin Kawa
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Residents of Rawza village in Ghazni province say the Taliban have taken people’s land in the Dasht-e Talkhakzar/Dehna-e Shir area under the pretext of building…
Sudan: War in Sudan: Drone Strikes Cut Power Supply in Oil-Rich South
Jan 4, 2026
Agence France-Presse
The power supply was cut on Sunday following drone strikes in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, the national electricity…
Libya: Libya’s 2025 Oil Revenues in Region of $22 Billion
Jan 3, 2026
African Press Agency
Libya’s oil revenues for 2025 reached $21.9 billion, marking a 15% increase compared to the preceding year, according to data released by the Libyan National…
Aggressive Wars Lead to Environmental Crimes
Jan 2, 2026
Khmer Times
Aggressive wars, using military force to violate the territorial integrity of another sovereign state, are not only violations of human rights and international law, but…