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Colombia’s peace process is taking ‘deep roots’, but all sides must work together to overcome lingering challenges (UN News)

The signing of the Final Peace Agreement five years ago generated hope and inspiration in Colombia and throughout the international community, and UN Secretary-General...

Arrested development and poverty take a $57 billion economic toll in Palestine (UN News)

Following Israeli closures, restrictions and military operations, the West Bank has suffered two decades of arrested development and poverty, according to a report published...

The Threat from Outer Space: Russia Tests Kinetic DA-ASAT Weapon (Erin Pobjie, Just Security)

Russia’s unannounced direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile test last Monday raises important legal and policy questions about the prohibition on the use of force in...

Fearing new Russian threat, Ukraine races to upgrade its navy (Sebastian Shukla and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN)

The Ukrainian naval patrol boat "Kremenchuk" churns out into the gun-grey waters of the Sea of Azov, one mounted machine gun pointing aft, another...

Moscow tells 13 mostly U.S. tech firms they must set up in Russia by 2022 (Alexander Marrow and Gleb Stolyarov, Reuters)

Russia has demanded that 13 foreign and mostly U.S. technology companies be officially represented on Russian soil by the end of 2021 or face...

Belarus’ oldest newspaper is banned as extremist (Yuras Karmanau, AP)

Belarus’ oldest newspaper was banned on the 115th anniversary of its founding Tuesday, the latest move in the government’s relentless crackdown on independent media...

UN nuclear watchdog head leaves Iran after failing to reach deal on inspections (Jordan Williams, The Hill)

The head of the United Nations's nuclear watchdog left Iran after failing to reach a deal on inspections of Tehran’s nuclear activities. Rafael Grossi, director...

Ethiopia says prime minister has arrived on front lines to take charge of troops (Olafimihan Oshin, The Hill)

Ethiopia’s government said its prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has arrived on the front lines to take charge of troops amid the ongoing conflict with Tigray...

Migrants in US-bound caravan say they’ll accept deal for Mexican visas (Rafael Bernal, The Hill)

Thousands of migrants who had organized a U.S.-bound caravan have taken a deal to disband their group in exchange for visas to stay in...

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