April 15, 2025
World News
A range of risks occur for travellers, the top three are generally from crime, road traffic accidents (RTA's), disease and illness. In most of the large South American and African countries, crime will be the main risk. In South East Asia, it would be road traffic accidents and more recently, urban pollution.
The best sources of global news are the BBC, Reuters, The Economist and The Guardian. Currently the war in Ukraine and Israel/Gaza conflict is focusing world attention. Russia is increasing its global voice with a despotic informal alliance with North Korea and Iran at a time that the USA is racked by infernal divisions and distraction of the 2024 presidential election. China continue to asert it's global presence. Across the globe there are neasrly 60 country elections planned so potentially 2024 will be a year of even greater geo political flux.
Current highlights:
- Israel: Hamas reject ceasefire proposal
- Global: Trade tarrif actions intensifies.
- Ukraine: Russian missile attack kills 35 in Sumy
- DRC: Flooding in Kinshasha
- Myanmar: Massive earthquake hits Mandalay, over 1000 dead
- Australia: General Election on 3rd May
- Canada: Elections to be held 28 April
- Ukraine: Nightly Russian missile attacks continue
- Australia: Flooding in Queensland & NSW
- Sudan: Army recaputes presidential palace
- Yemen: US missile strike on Houthis
- Syria: Fighting between Alawite fighters & government forces
- Ukraine: Increase in Russian air attacks
- Turkey: PKK declares ceasefire
- Germany: CDU set to dominate coalition
- DRC: M23 rebels enter Bukavu
- Canada: Mark Carney becomes new PM
- Tanzania: Outbreak Marburg disease
- Syria: Situation relatively calm post fall of Assad
- Burkina Faso: Military disolves government
- Nigeria: Increase cases of Chlorea
- Rwanda: Outbreak of Marburg disease
- Russia: Ukraine forces continue operations in Kurk Oblast
- Africa: Over 14,000 cases of Mpox virus, 450 deaths
- Mexico: Increased cases of Dengue Fever
- Brazil: Surge in cases of Dengue Fever
- South Africa: Power cuts continue
