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Prosecution of South Sudan’s vice-president raises fears of return to full-scale civil war

Observers and opposition says prosecution of Riek Machar for crimes in relation to attack by rebel militia puts peace deal at risk

The Guardian - UK

Photos show a town ravaged by civil war in Myanmar

Kyaukme, a once-thriving town in Myanmar’s Shan State, is in shambles, targeted by both sides in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war because of its strategic location at a key junction on the trading route to China.

The Independent UK

A Myanmar town lies in shambles as both sides in civil war vie for control

The Independent UK

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Colombian Mercenaries Hired by Sudanese Paramilitary Group to Train Children: 'War Is a Business'

The involvement of Colombian mercenaries was first reported last year by La Silla Vacía, a Colombian news outlet, which found that more than 300 former soldiers had been contracted by a third country to fight in Sudan's civil war.

Latin Times

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns of ‘civil war’ amid spiraling US debt, global turmoil and wealth inequality

Hedge fund investor compared current issues to those of 1937 or 1938, as the US steered itself out of the Great Depression and the world prepared to go to war

The Independent UK

Fantastic Four and one-time Assassin's Creed actor reacts to Ubisoft's cancellation of a post-Civil War era game in the most appropriate way possible: "F**k off"

Ralph Ineson worked on AC4: Black Flag

GamesRadar

Ubisoft reportedly canceled an Assassin's Creed game featuring a Black Assassin confronting the Ku Klux Klan during the 1800s due to Yasuke backlash and the political climate in the US

Ubisoft reportedly canceled an Assassin's Creed game featuring a Black protagonist during the post-Civil War period due to the political state of the US and Yasuke backlash.

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Assassin's Creed fans react to reports of canceled Civil War-era game that would've had players take on the Ku Klux Klan, saying Ubisoft shouldn't be "caving to the 1% of people who got in their fe-fes about Shadows"

"Sad it has come to this."

GamesRadar

Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set around the American Civil War because of Yasuke backlash and political turmoil in the US

The game was meant to take primarily during the Reconstruction era, and would have featured a Black assassin confronting the emergence of the Ku Klux Klan.

PC Gamer

Canceled Assassin's Creed game was set in post-Civil War America, but was reportedly axed due to Assassin's Creed Shadows Yasuke backlash and US political climate: "Too political in a country too unstable"

"They are making more and more decisions to maintain the political 'status quo' and take no stand"

GamesRadar

We use the word ‘deadline’ casually now. But its origin comes from a brutal Civil War prison

That term your boss uses? It's literally about getting shot.

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Oversight body says South Sudan rivals have recruited fighters, raising war fears

An international ceasefire monitor says parties to South Sudan’s faltering peace agreement have recruited new fighters for a conflict that observers have warned could widen again into civil war

The Independent UK

Syria holds first elections since fall of Bashar al-Assad

After more than a decade of civil war, committee members will choose transitional parliament

The Guardian - UK

The Dixson family were great Australian philanthropists, but their wealth was built on slave labour

The barque Glenswilly arrived in Sydney Harbour from Greenock, outside Glasgow, on October 29 1839. Among the new arrivals were Hugh Dixson, his wife Helen, and their infant son, also named Hugh.

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7 Comic Book Villains Whose Stories Challenge Our Morals

The best comic book villains are the ones who don’t see themselves as villains. They set out to achieve goals that may have horrifying consequences for society. Still, they believe such actions are beneficial in the end – even if at the sacrifice of their own humanity. In their minds,…

The Guardian - US

A 160-year-old campaign against civil rights heads to the supreme court

Louisiana v Callais could roll back what remains of the Voting Rights Act, putting the future of America’s multiracial democracy at stake

GamesRadar

Battlefield 6 isn't just inspired by Battlefield 3 and 4, its campaign was influenced by "a lot of movies" including Generation Kill and Civil War

"I have watched so many contemporary war documentaries I couldn't even begin to name them"

The Independent UK

Darfur cholera cases rising at an 'alarming' rate as death toll in Sudan tops 3,000, says WHO

The number of reported cholera cases is increasing in Darfur and over 3,000 people in Sudan have died in the past 14 months of civil war, according to the World Health Organization

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Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: Dropping Alabama-LSU Heavyweight Clash Is Most Painful Rivalry Loss

The SEC’s move to a nine-game conference schedule with three permanent opponents means sacrificing historic and bitter feuds.

Al Jazeera

Treason trial begins for South Sudan VP Machar as ‘unity government’ breaks

The latest break between two military and political leaders risks spelling civil war again for the embattled nation.

International Business Times

In Sudan, 'Never Again' Has Proved Untrue: UNHCR Chief

After the bloody civil war in Sudan's Darfur region 20 years ago, the world said "never again."

The Conversation

Ethiopia’s two bids at democracy have failed: what it will take to succeed

Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial military regime. Second in 2018, when Abiy Ahmed took over as prime minister after protests against a repressive government.

Euronews

25 bodies recovered from a mass grave near Damascus, site believed to hold at least 175

Officials say the victims were killed by Assad's forces in an ambush while fleeing eastern Ghouta during the recent civil war.

The Independent UK

Floods force 100,000 out of their homes – and the water in this African city is still rising

WORLD OF TROUBLE: People fleeing the rising waters around Lake Tanganyika in Burundi are fighting for space and humanitarian care with refugees escaping civil war. Donald Trump’s slashing of international aid money has made a dangerous situation even more perilous. World affairs editor Sam Kiley investigates

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Comic Book Investing Guide: Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1

Comic books have always been a metaphor and narrative mirror of society and the current zeitgeist. To pretend otherwise is silly. If you pretend to hate politics in comic books, it’s only because the comic doesn’t mirror your own. There is a comic book called Captain Confederacy about a superhero…

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