Escalating

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World

Venezuelan Fighter Jets Soar Over U.S. Navy Vessel Amid Escalating Tensions

Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have escalated following an incident on September 4, 2025, when two Venezuelan military aircraft conducted provocative...

Crime & conflict

Haiti’s government imposes three-month state of emergency in central regions amid escalating gang violence

Haiti’s government has declared a three-month state of emergency in the West, Artibonite, and Center departments, regions central to the nation’s rice production....

World

Samoa’s Acting Caretaker Prime Minister Tuala Tevaga Ponifasio declares 30-day state of emergency amid escalating dengue fever outbreak

Samoa’s Acting Caretaker Prime Minister, Tuala Tevaga Ponifasio, has declared a 30-day state of emergency in response to a severe dengue fever outbreak...

Economy

U.S. President Donald Trump imposes 35% tariff on Canadian imports, escalating trade tensions and impacting global markets

President Donald Trump has escalated trade tensions by announcing a 35% tariff on all Canadian imports, effective August 1, 2025. This move intensifies...

World

Colombian President Petro retracts accusations against U.S. officials in letter to Trump amid escalating tensions

Colombian President Gustavo Petro sought to de-escalate rising tensions with the United States by sending a letter to President Donald Trump. In this...

World

Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border area led to significant political developments

Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border area led to significant political developments. On June 26, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn...

World

Barbados Deputy PM and Home Minister warn of escalating crime wave driven by synthetic drugs and call for community action.

Barbados is confronting a significant surge in violent crime, attributed largely to the proliferation of synthetic drugs and firearms. Deputy Prime Minister Santia...

World

Azerbaijan detains seven linked to Russian media amid escalating tensions

Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry has detained seven individuals associated with Sputnik Azerbaijan, a Kremlin-funded media outlet, following a raid on its Baku office. The...

World

Armed rebels seize Heineken facilities in eastern DR Congo amid escalating violence

Heineken announced the suspension of operations at its facilities in Bukavu and Goma, two major cities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...

Crime & conflict

Unprecedented Floods and Droughts Impact Millions Worldwide

The escalating climate crisis has led to unprecedented floods and droughts, profoundly impacting millions worldwide. In 2023, Asia emerged as the region most...