In the state of Borno, northeastern Nigeria, two suicide bombers struck a market in the town of Biu on Dec. 2, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 50. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has regularly used suicide bombers to target civilian locations since it began an insurgency in the region in 2011, is suspected.

As of press time, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank were continuing to engage in protests following President Trump’s announcement, on Dec. 6, that the US would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. At least 10 Palestinians had been killed and more than 100 had been injured in clashes with Israeli military and police.

In addition, Hamas militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel, and Israel responded with artillery fire. No casualties or damage had been reported in...

The number of cases of cholera in Yemen reached more than one million in December 2017, with at least 2,200 people dying of the disease since the first case was reported in April 2017.

Easily treated with antibiotics, cholera is a bacterial disease that causes watery vomiting and diarrhea and can cause fatal dehydration. It is contracted from drinking contaminated water.

Yemen is currently embroiled in a civil war and is under a blockade enacted by a coalition of Arabian...