The World Health Organization reported in 2025 that fighting in Sudan had killed at least 40,000 people.
November 06, 2025
high
statistical
Casualty estimate attributed to an international health agency during the multi-year conflict.
As of October 28, 2025, 15 deceased hostages had been returned from Gaza under a ceasefire, and in exchange Israel had handed back 195 Palestinian bodies to Gaza.
October 28, 2025
high
temporal
Counts of bodies exchanged between parties during the ceasefire process.
As of October 28, 2025, the start of the ceasefire saw the return of 20 living hostages to Israel in exchange for Israel freeing roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
October 28, 2025
high
temporal
Reported prisoner and hostage exchange terms associated with the ceasefire.
Russian leadership has indicated that the supply of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would be treated as a red line and could further damage relations between Moscow and Washington.
October 16, 2025
high
political
Characterizes Russia's diplomatic stance toward external provision of long-range strike weapons to Ukraine.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began in 2022, is widely characterized as the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.
October 16, 2025
high
temporal
Comparative description of the scale of the Russia-Ukraine war relative to post-World War II conflicts in Europe.
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reported in 2025 that more than 11,000 people were missing in Gaza.
October 15, 2025
high
temporal
Official missing-persons estimate reported by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics for the Gaza area.
As of 2025, Russia has carried out attacks on Ukraine's power grid on an annual basis ahead of winter with the stated aim of degrading Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
October 12, 2025
high
temporal
Describes a recurring pattern of attacks on power infrastructure in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza.
October 07, 2023
high
historical
This attack is widely cited as the initiating event for the subsequent large-scale conflict in Gaza.
The war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese military began in 2023.
January 01, 2023
high
temporal
Describes the onset year of the armed conflict between two Sudanese armed actors.
Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine, the energy sector in Ukraine has been treated as a key battleground, with attacks targeting power infrastructure.
high
conflict
Describes a recurring strategic focus in the Russia–Ukraine conflict on disrupting energy systems.
States that host the political leadership of a non-state armed group can provide that group with political and diplomatic cover, and withdrawing hosting or diplomatic support can be used as leverage against the group.
high
general
Describes a durable diplomatic mechanism whereby states hosting groups influence their political standing.
Holding hostages can become a strategic liability for an armed group because it can provide opponents with political or moral justification to continue or escalate military action against the group.
high
general
Explains a general strategic consequence of hostage-taking in armed conflicts.
The Islamic State group has been the target of military operations by U.S. forces and various Syrian factions.
high
conflict
Counterterrorism and military campaigns in Syria and the region.