A newly released Ministry of Defence review has revealed that the UK military lacks a formal system for tracking civilian harm caused by its operations, despite years of warnings from rights groups and conflict monitors. The findings echo longstanding concerns raised by AOAV and others over the opacity of British military casualty assessments and the absence of transparent accountability mechanisms.

Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire may have halted the killing, but its vague promises and absence of accountability risk turning a fragile truce into the prelude to another war.

Trump’s second term has seen him act as both a broker of high-profile peace deals and a provocateur of dangerous crises, using transactional diplomacy that offers short-term relief but risks long-term instability.

Over 30 former British diplomats have urged the UK and France to recognise the state of Palestine and push for a permanent Gaza ceasefire, warning that international law is being undermined in the occupied territories.

Over 800 UK legal professionals, including former Supreme Court justices, have called on the British government to impose sanctions on Israel, citing evidence of potential genocide and serious breaches of international law in Gaza.

AOAV’s submission to the Foreign Affairs Committee calls for stronger UK diplomatic action, arms export controls, and accountability measures to secure a ceasefire and promote long-term peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump in Washington for mutual political gain, at the expense of any meaningful peace.

The Gaza ceasefire remains uncertain as airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives and infrastructure, highlighting the urgent need for humanitarian aid and accountability for explosive violence.

Professor Mike Spagat critiques the mortality estimates in Gaza, arguing that the projection of 186,000 total deaths based on indirect-to-direct death ratios is speculative and lacks a solid foundation, emphasising the need for context-specific and transparent data collection methods.

Mr. Amer Shoaib, a decorated British military veteran and consultant orthopaedic surgeon, speaks to Iain Overton of AOAV about being bombed in a deconflicted safe house in Gaza by a plane partly-made in the UK.

The challenge of removing mines and explosive remnants of war remains a major obstacle facing Azerbaijan before the liberated territories can be repopulated and developed, and before the peace agreement signed in 2020 can be fulfilled.

The ongoing conflict in Sudan’s capital, Cartoon, stems from a power struggle between two generals, both lacking popular support, with roots tracing back to brutal government actions in Darfur two decades ago.