Sudan conflict live: more than 500 evacuated on six UK flights, says Foreign Office – as it happened António Guterres says ‘conflict will not and must not be resolved on the battlefield’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: Xi and Zelenskiy hold talks; Russian aircraft ‘intercepted in international airspace’ – as it happened Ukrainian president reports ‘long and meaningful’ call with Chinese president The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2023
Sudan crisis – live: UK flights land in Larnaca as Braverman says refugees on boats face deportation At least 459 have been killed in the country’s fighting and thousands injured The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Asa Hutchinson to formally launch 2024 campaign in Arkansas Asa Hutchinson will formally launch his Republican campaign for president Wednesday with a kickoff in his hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
UK government funded anti-LGBTQ+ organisation in Uganda, says report The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, which is openly homophobic, has been a direct recipient of UK aid money The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
‘Hungry, exhausted, traumatised’: Sudanese scramble to flee their homeland Thousands of refugees face transport chaos, cash shortages, scammers and visa delays as they race to escape to neighbouring countries The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
No sign Sudan warring parties ready to ‘seriously negotiate’: UN UN envoy to Sudan says that both sides in the conflict believe that ‘a military victory over the other is possible’. Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2023
No sign Sudan warring parties ready to negotiate - U.N A U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Sudan appears to be partially holding but there is no sign the warring parties are ready to seriously negotiate, the U.N. special envoy on Sudan said on Tuesday. Reuters · Apr 26, 2023
Former NZ PM Jacinda Ardern accepts Harvard fellowships Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that she was taking up three fellowships at Harvard University later in 2023. Reuters · Apr 25, 2023
Russia's Lavrov blames West for deadlock over future of Black Sea grain deal Moscow has seen "practically no results" from a pact with the United Nations that aimed to help Russia's grain and fertilizer exports and blamed Western countries for creating a deadlock, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday. Reuters · Apr 25, 2023
Neighborhood fights Haiti gangs after vigilante killings Resident in the hilly suburbs of Haiti's capital are arming themselves with machetes, bottles and rocks and fighting back against encroaching gangs after a crowd beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death in a gruesome outburst of vigilante violence The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Aid groups raise alarm as Sudan fighting eclipses shaky truce Sudanese caught in the crossfire are struggling to find food, shelter, and medical care as conflict in Sudan continues. Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023
Taliban kills mastermind behind Kabul airport bombing, Ed Sheeran faces court on copyright allegations — as it happened This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened. ABC News · Apr 25, 2023
WHO fires doctor after findings of sexual misconduct The World Health Organization says it has fired one of its doctors who faced allegations that he had repeatedly engaged in sexual misconduct The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Reuters · Apr 25, 2023 Sudan resident 'trying to survive' as food runs out After more than a week of conflict in Sudan, Bandar Dowelbait said his food supplies have nearly run out and he can only go outside to look for drinking water during lulls in fighting which has turned his city into a war zone.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 The Guardian view on hopes for Yemen: a long road to peace Editorial: After years of devastating conflict, the UN sees an opportunity to end the war. But the risks of deterioration remain
Irish Mirror · Apr 25, 2023 Peppers not the only food at risk of shortage as rationing possible at some supermarkets The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems believe food security and hunger will worsen unless corporate influence in the sector is confronted
Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023 Ukraine calls on world to pressure Russia over grain deal The Black Sea grain deal will expire on May 18 unless Russia agrees to its renewal.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 25, 2023 Guinea-Bissau, first non-European country to sign environmental democracy treaty Guinea-Bissau has become the first country outside Europe to join an international agreement on environmental democracy that holds governments accountable for environmental and human rights.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 Tory former net zero tsar calls for halt to Rosebank North Sea oil project MP Chris Skidmore says approval would undermine UK’s efforts to tackle climate crisis and its claims to leadership on world stage
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 I am finally out of Sudan with my family, and safe – no thanks to the British government We’ve been living in a warzone. Why have other countries managed to get their citizens out, but not Britain, asks writer and critic Leila Latif
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023 Who is running for US president in 2024? Donald Trump and Joe Biden frontrunners for nominations Here are all the candidates who have put themselves forward so far to be their party’s pick for the top job at the White House
Reuters · Apr 25, 2023 Sudanese fear worse to come as foreigners head out As foreign governments scramble to evacuate their nationals from Sudan, those with nowhere to go say they feel forsaken, and fear the exodus of expatriates could mean worse bloodshed to come.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 25, 2023 WHO warns of 'extreme biohazard risk' as fighters occupy Sudan's national laboratory The World Health Organization says that fighters in Sudan have occupied the national public laboratory holding samples of diseases including polio and measles, creating an "extremely, extremely dangerous" situation.
Reuters · Apr 25, 2023 Hundreds of thousands may flee Sudan fighting, UN says The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) is making plans for hundreds of thousands of people spilling over Sudan's borders to escape violence, officials said on Tuesday, many of them forced to places they have already fled from.