Keywords: Security


UK chairs first UN talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials since October 7

Foreign ministers gathered Wednesday at the United Nations for a Security Council ministerial session on the situation in Palestine, as international pressure mounts over recent Israeli measures expanding control in the occupied West Bank. The meeting, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper......

Immigration judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to deport Palestinian student

A U.S. immigration judge has rejected efforts by the administration of Donald Trump to deport a Palestinian student involved in pro-Palestinian campus activism, marking the latest legal setback in a broader crackdown on non-citizen demonstrators. The case concerns Mohsen Mahdawi, a student at Columbia......

Gabon orders nationwide suspension of social networks over security concerns

Gabon’s High Authority for Communication has ordered the immediate suspension of access to all social media platforms across the country, citing threats to national security and institutional stability. The decision was announced on 17 February 2026 in Libreville following an ordinary plenary session......

Mali: several terrorists neutralized in Central Region

In central Mali, the Malian Armed Forces announced that a security operation on Sunday led to the neutralization of about ten terrorists in the Douentza region. The army highlighted that the operation successfully eliminated multiple assailants and reaffirmed its commitment to protecting civilians and......

Meloni distances herself from Merz criticism of MAGA movement

The emerging Rome Berlin axis in European politics is facing its first strain after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly broke with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over his criticism of the American MAGA movement, exposing diverging views on transatlantic relations only weeks after the two......

Judicial Reform: Adouls announce national strike on February 18–19

The National Council of Adouls has announced a nationwide strike on February 18 and 19 to protest the proposed Law 16.22. The profession, which plays a key role in ensuring legal security in Morocco, denounces the reform as regressive and discriminatory. During the strike, adouls’ offices......

Kallas urges Europe to assert autonomy at Munich conference

The 62nd Munich Security Conference concluded on Sunday with European leaders delivering a unified message that the continent must assume greater responsibility for its own defense as transatlantic dynamics evolve. Over three days of discussions, senior officials outlined plans to raise military spending,......

Polish president backs nuclear deterrence amid Russia threat

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz revealed at the Munich Security Conference on Friday that he has begun confidential talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on developing a European approach to nuclear deterrence. The disclosure marks the first formal engagement between Europe’s two largest......

Machado says Cuba and Nicaragua will follow after Venezuela’s fall

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told an international audience that the collapse of President Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela would trigger a broader liberation across the region, predicting that Cuba and Nicaragua would be next to break free from authoritarian......