Credit: Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via Reuters By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 3 2025 – When Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood trial in Bamako’s cybercrime court on 29 September, charged with undermining state authority for expressing solidarity with political prisoners on social media, his prosecution represented far more than one person’s fate. It epitomised how...

On 26 September 2025, children stand outside a tent being used for medical services at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah in the Gaza Strip. Credit: UNICEF/James Elder By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Oct 3 2025 – In recent months, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharply deteriorated, with escalating hostilities driving mass civilian displacement and overwhelming the already fragile healthcare...

Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – including more than 10,000 children – as the health system collapses under relentless strain, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned October 2025. Credit: UN News   Concrete Action by Governments Is Urgently Needed, Human Rights Watch By Louis Charbonneau and Bénédicte JeannerodNEW YORK,...

A young boy walks through the rubble of his home in Al Nusirat, Gaza, September 2025. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba   The effectiveness and credibility of the international rules-based order depend on whether leading states hold rule-breakers accountable, be they friends or foes. By Daryl G. KimballWASHINGTON DC, Oct 3 2025 – As a world leader and beneficiary of the international system,...