6,500: The number of M23 rebels fighting in Congo. On Monday, the US imposed sanctions on the Rwandan government for allegedly supporting the rebels, who’ve been accused of human rights abuses, despite a peace deal that Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi signed in Washington, D.C., last year. Rwanda disputes the allegations.
2.5%: The amount the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Tuesday as investors reacted to potential fallout from war in Iran and risks to global oil supplies. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 dropped 2.2%, and the Nasdaq slid 2.4%.
14: The number of Middle East countries the US has told Americans to leave to avoid being caught in the expanding Iran conflict. According to CBS News, more than a million Americans are believed to be in the region.
The conflict in the Persian Gulf is already disrupting shipping in one of the most significant oil and gas-producing regions in the world.
Shipping in the world’s most crucial oil chokepoint has nearly ground to a halt after at least four tankers were targeted in Iran’s retaliation to US and Israeli strikes on Saturday.
Military personnel operate during the BAMEX'25 Defense Expo, in Bamako, Mali, November 11, 2025.
30: The number of foreign nationals who were kidnapped in Mali and Niger in the first 11 months of 2025, according to a new analysis from the BBC, up from seven in the preceding three years combined.
For many in Iran, it’s a waiting game for how long Ayatollah Khamenei has left to live.