A letter posted online by the country's information minister marks Eritrea's first explicit admission of its role in the war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.
The Danish government has revoked the residencies of dozens of Syrian refugees, the first European country to do so, as part of new anti-immigration legislation.
The first-ever report issued by Russian NGOs on the Syrian conflict gives a rare insight into abuses committed by Russian forces.
Parts of South Sudan and Yemen are already experiencing famine, two UN agencies said.
Joe Biden will reportedly be the first US president to officially denote the actions of the former Ottoman Empire in the First World War as genocide.
Saudi Arabia is hoping for a ceasefire with the Houthis following a spate of attacks on the kingdom.
A border region of southern Turkey was struck with rockets fired from Syria on Thursday, though no casualties were reported.
As Syria passes the 10th year anniversary mark of the start of the popular uprising against its leader, civilians are hungry and impoverished
Comment: A decade of war and displacement has left the root causes of Syria's revolution remain firmly in place, and its people no closer to liberation, writes Sam Hamad.
Amnesty said that the UN Security Council had succumbed to pressure from the Assad regime's backers, giving the Syrian people no justice.