M23 Rebels Close In on Key DRC Town as Government Offers $5M Bounty for Leaders

Updated by Anastasios Gordon Sekandi at 04:02 EAT Monday 10 March 2025 Rebel fighters are pushing toward the critical town of Walikale, intensifying the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) ongoing conflict as government forces face internal defections and escalating violence. The M23 armed group has advanced further into the country’s mineral-rich east after capturing Goma…

Syrian Coastal Communities Reeling as Revenge Killings Target Alawites

Updated by Anastasios Gordon Sekandi at 03:24 EAT Monday 10 March 2025 Syria’s interim leader has pleaded for unity as waves of violence and retaliatory killings swept through areas loyal to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, leaving entire communities devastated. Hundreds have fled their homes in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus — longtime Assad…

Opinion: Genocide In Gaza

By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi  13:37 EAT Friday 24 Jan 2025 Israel’s leadership must be held accountable for actions in Gaza that constitute genocide. Their political and media allies who supported or enabled these actions should also face consequences. This unprecedented slaughter was made possible by the support of powerful cheerleaders. They must be held accountable….

What exactly is the function of Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

By G.M. (Anonymous) What exactly is the function of Volodymyr Zelenskyy? He is sorting out the entire world, not only Russia, the Baltic states, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and other former Soviet Republics (e.g., Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan), and states from the once system of socialist countries like Poland, the remnants of…

Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border.

A Russian military plane with 74 people on board has crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia, near the Ukrainian border, Russian state media reported. The region’s governor said all those on board were killed. The cause of the crash is not yet clear and there are conflicting accounts about who or what was on board. Russian state media…