The Latest Breaking News from the International Crisis Group

Tensions are running high as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on 20 December. Concerns over transparency and recurrent violence have observers worried about the vote and its aftermath.

The world's eyes are on Gaza at the moment, and rightly so. But violence is also continuing in the occupied West Bank. Even before the October 7 Hamas attacks, 2023 was already the deadliest year for Palestinians there in two decades. Now, violent confrontations are happening almost every day. Israel…

As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, the US author says his book tour is fraught with the possibility of misunderstanding

Azerbaijani experts and residents of the capital on whether ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijans can ever live in harmony.

By pulling out of a landmark deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a gamble that could badly damage Moscow’s relations with many of its partners that have stayed neutral or even been supportive of the Kremlin’s invasion of its neighbor

Dr Patricia Lewis from the International Security Programme also responded to claims the mercenaries' uprising was staged with Putin in on it from the beginning

Oleg Ignatov is the senior Russia analyst at the International Crisis Group, an independent organisation that works to prevent wars

Analysts warn the conflict may have far-reaching consequences not only for Sudan but also on an already unstable region.

Long-term tensions between North Korea and Japan have risen dramatically after residents of Hokkaido were evacuated from their home when the hermit kingdom test-fired what could be a new type of ballistic missile. 

Advocates say the vote shows progress in efforts to reform legal architecture of the US’s post-9/11 ‘war on terror’.