• East AsiaChina–TaiwanChina claims Taiwan as its territory and has not ruled out using force to bring it under Beijing's control; Taiwan, self-governing since 1949, rejects this claim.Updated 25 September 2026
• South AsiaPakistan–Afghanistan warPakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government have fought a series of escalating border wars since October 2025, driven by Pakistan's accusation that Kabul shelters anti-Pakistan militants, with ceasefires repeatedly collapsing.Updated 24 September 2026
• Korean PeninsulaNorth Korea–South Korea ConflictNorth Korea and South Korea have fought no war since 1953 but never signed a peace treaty; the North now builds nuclear missiles, sends troops to Russia, and has dropped reunification as a goal.Updated 23 September 2026
• Middle EastRed Sea CrisisSince 2023 Yemen's Houthi movement has attacked shipping in the Red Sea, first over the Gaza war and now, since mid-2026, in a blockade of Saudi Arabia that has revived Yemen's civil war.Updated 22 September 2026
• Horn of AfricaThe war in EthiopiaEthiopia has been fighting a shifting set of civil wars since 2020, and in September 2026 seven armed groups united to try to overthrow the government.Updated 21 September 2026
• Eastern EuropeThe Russia-Ukraine warRussia’s drone and missile campaign against Ukrainian cities, the interceptors Ukraine says are starting to bring the fastest of those drones down, and an American law aimed at whoever still buys Russian oil.Updated 20 September 2026
• Middle EastIsrael, Gaza and LebanonIsrael’s war as Zufron has covered it: strikes in southern Lebanon, a public demand that Turkey take in Hamas and empty Gaza, and a widening diplomatic cost abroad.Updated 20 September 2026
• Middle EastThe Houthis and Saudi ArabiaA war fought from Yemen against Saudi Arabia: Houthi missiles and drones now reach Riyadh, the Houthis hold Yemen’s Red Sea coast, and they say American and Israeli ships will be spared while Saudi ones will not.Updated 20 September 2026
• Middle EastThe Iran WarA US-Israel-Iran war that began with a 2025 twelve-day conflict, restarted in February 2026 when Iran's supreme leader was killed in a strike, and has become a grinding standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.Updated 20 September 2026