UNHCR said nearly 64,000 people fled attacks by armed groups and gangs in northern Nigeria for Niger this year, most arriving in the Diffa and Tahoua border regions. More than two-thirds of the over 23,000 arrivals in Diffa are children, and women often walk several kilometres a day to fetch water. The agency is seeking $11.4 million to expand its response.
The US president said a renewed campaign against Iran is unlikely while the US stands ready to resume strikes if necessary. Qatar's prime minister described his talks with Trump and Vance as "positive."
France accused Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps of a hack that raised the temperature of supermarket fridges and freezers, vowed sanctions and summoned Iran's ambassador. Iranian media called the claims baseless.
UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva that armed drones caused two in three child casualties in Sudan in 2026, and that up to 15 power stations were struck in October, cutting water pumping and treatment. UNICEF expects about 825,000 children under five to suffer severe acute malnutrition this year; its Sudan response is one-third funded.
The Court allowed the administration to keep building a southern border wall in Texas's Big Bend region, including within Big Bend National Park, after the administration said it had made "meaningful adjustments."
