NewsConflicts and crises: Global unrest unfolds with shocking revelations
Conflicts and crises: Global unrest unfolds with shocking revelations
This happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what global agencies reported overnight from Sunday to Monday.
ed. Maciej Zubel
- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is "ready to give up Crimea in order to strike a peace deal". He added that he is surprised and disappointed by further Russian bombings in Ukraine.
- North Korea confirmed for the first time that it sent soldiers to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces with the goal of "liberating areas controlled by Ukrainians in the Russian Kursk region." The official KCNA agency statement added that North Korean troops supported Russian forces.
- At least 31 civilians, including minors, were executed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman, the Sudanese Doctors Network (SDN) reported on Sunday on platform X. The organization called these executions the largest documented mass killing in the region and a crime against humanity. The group of Sudanese doctors reported that the victims were accused by the paramilitary group of having ties to the Sudanese army.
- In fear of deportation, refugees are increasingly turning to churches for asylum, reported the dpa agency on Sunday, citing information from the Federation of Protestant Churches. Increasing deportation pressure is causing a rise in asylum applications in many locations. In some places, requests have quadrupled, a spokeswoman for the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) told the agency.
- Meanwhile, the number of migrants leaving Libya and attempting to reach the southern coasts of Europe fell by as much as 25% in the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest data from the Mixed Migration Centre linked to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
- The perpetrator of the Vancouver massacre, 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo, was charged on Sunday by the prosecution with taking the lives of numerous people. So far, eight charges of causing death have been brought against him.
