A global catch-up vaccination drive launched to reverse COVID‑19-era immunisation declines has reached an estimated 18.3 million children aged 1 to 5 across 36 countries.

The United Nations (UN) Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed the death of an Indonesian peacekeeper who was critically injured during an explosion at a base in southern Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts seek to extend the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

Conflicts and security challenges facing Africa