Thailand and Cambodia, which recently clashed again following last July, are continuing their fighting despite a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. As Thailand maintained a hardline stance, saying it had never agreed to a ceasefire, Cambodia completely closed its border with Thailand, and President Trump again urged both countries to implement the peace agreement. According to Reuters and other news agencies on the 14th (local time), the Cambodian Ministry of

The Central Bank of Turkey lowered the benchmark interest rate for one-week repo transactions from 39.5% to 38.0% by 1.5 percentage points on November 11 (local time). Since July, the Central Bank of Turkey has lowered the interest rate, which was 46.0% at the time, a total of four times by 7.5 percentage points. The Monetary Policy Committee explained, "Consumer prices in November were lower than expected due to a drop in food prices," and "The underlying trend of inflation

On the 8th (local time), the Thai military launched a sudden airstrike toward Cambodian territory in the border dispute area. Just one day after sporadic shelling between the two countries, Thailand intensified its military strike by deploying air force power, raising concerns that the ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump last October is effectively falling apart. According to AP, Reuters, and the Bangkok Post, the Thai military authorities stated in a

The British daily The Guardian reported on the 9th (local time) that more than 9,000 children in the Gaza Strip were hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition during the month of October. The problem of child malnutrition continues even after the ceasefire in Gaza. (omitted) During the same period, 8,300 pregnant and breastfeeding women were also hospitalized due to severe malnutrition. The United Nations explained that 2.2 million Palestinian residents living in the Gaza S

Lebanon's pro-Iran armed group Hezbollah is showing no signs of laying down its weapons even as the deadline set by the United States approaches. Some fear that if Hezbollah misses the deadline, Israel could use it as an excuse to resume intensive military operations in Lebanon. Last August, the Donald Trump administration set a timetable for the complete disarmament of Hezbollah by December 31st. At the time, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also declared that "the use of

AP News reported on the 6th (local time) that 50 people, including 33 children, were killed in an attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebels on a kindergarten in the central-southern region of Sudan, Africa. The Sudan Doctors Network, a medical organization tracking the war situation locally, stated in a late announcement the previous day that a kindergarten in the village of Kalogi in the South Kordofan state of central-southern Sudan was hit by a drone attack from the

The Australian think tank has warned that the Chinese government is developing artificial intelligence (AI) models based on minority languages, including Korean used by ethnic Koreans (Joseonjok), as well as Uyghur and Tibetan, to monitor and control minority public opinion. AI created by China may be distributed abroad along the Belt and Road Initiative (China’s westward expansion strategy), potentially affecting Korean speakers outside of China as well. The Australian Strat

Recently, the Indian government has forced the mandatory installation of a self-developed security application on new mobile phone devices sold in the country, prompting opposition parties to protest, claiming it infringes on basic rights. According to Reuters and EFE on the 3rd (local time), the Indian Ministry of Communications ordered mobile phone manufacturers and importers on the 28th of last month to install the 'Sanchar Sathi' security app on new mobile phone devices w

Christian persecution in Yemen is intensifying again. Recently, reports have continued of several Christians being arrested or going missing in areas controlled by the Houthi rebels. Korean Open Door Mission shared the story of a local Christian named 'Majed' (pseudonym) and requested intercessory prayer. The underground church in Yemen is one of the most persecuted communities in the world. Amid decades of civil war and the rule of extremist forces, Christians are constantly

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Just a week after peace talks between Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan collapsed, another bloody border clash has left five civilians, including children, dead. The two countries agreed to a ceasefire to halt the armed conflict that has persisted since October, but they failed to resolve their differences over the issue of the TTP ( Tehrik-E Taliban Pakistan ) in Pakistan, leading to renewed fighting. According to AP and Reuters on the 6th (local time), fierce f

The Israeli military announced that it conducted an operation targeting tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip and killed more than 40 members of the Palestinian armed group Hamas last week. According to AFP, on the 30th (local time), the Israeli military announced on social media platform 'X' that it had focused its efforts east of Rafah over the past 40 days to dismantle remaining tunnels in the area and eliminate hiding terrorists. It added, "More than 40 terrorists have been

In Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, a physical clash occurred between workers from a Chinese state-owned enterprise and local workers, showing signs of renewed anti-China sentiment at a sensitive time ahead of the general election. According to the local media Times of Central Asia (TCA) on the 21st, the incident took place on the 15th near the road construction site in Konstantinovka village, Chui Province, northern Kyrgyzstan. A minor argument over truck passage rights escalated i

It has been revealed that attacks on school members such as teachers and students in conflict countries around the world have nearly tripled in the past four years. According to an analysis by the international child rights NGO Save the Children on the 26th based on UN statistics, attacks targeting schools in conflict areas worldwide, including Sudan and Yemen, increased from 790 cases in 2020 to 2,445 cases in 2024, about three times more. Recently, Save the Children express

A weapons depot exploded in the Idlib region of northwestern Syria, causing casualties. According to Syrian state news agency SANA and Al-Ikhbariya TV on the 27th (local time), the day before, while residents were harvesting olives at a farm in Kafr Takharim, a city on the outskirts of Idlib, an explosion occurred at a nearby weapons depot, killing 5 people and injuring 10. (omitted) The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a conflict monitoring group, reported that in

The Jordanian government is accelerating efforts to revitalize religious tourism by preparing a large-scale international festival to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the baptism of Jesus Christ. As the historic milestones of Christianity approach their peak in 2033, preparations are accelerating ahead of the first major event, the 2030 'Jesus Baptism Commemoration Day.' This commemorative day is scheduled to be held at the UNESCO World Heritage site 'Bethany Beyond the

The death toll from recent floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has surpassed 200. According to DPA and Associated Press on the 29th (local time), Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency announced that at least 225 people have died and over 500 others have been injured in three provinces due to floods and landslides that occurred in northern Sumatra following recent heavy rains. (Omitted) In West Sumatra, over 3,900 househ

Iran has halted power production due to low water levels at its largest dam caused by severe drought, AFP reported, citing state-run news agency IRNA. According to IRNA, Amir Mahmoudi, the director of the Karkeh Dam and its hydroelectric power plant, said the dam's current water capacity is 1 billion cubic meters and its water level is 180 meters, 40 meters below the optimal level for power generation. He said he released water through a valve at the bottom of the dam to ensu

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The Palestinian armed group Hamas sent a delegation to Egypt, a ceasefire mediator, to discuss the second phase implementation plan of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza Strip peace plan. The source said that "the latest situation in the Gaza Strip and 'Phase 2' will be discussed," and that "measures to prevent an escalation of the conflict" will also be addressed. This move by the Hamas delegation is has been given attention as it came immediately after the UN Security Counc