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Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv receives Patriot missile systems from US and Germany – as it happened

Ukraine defence minister said he had first lobbied for the Patriots in August 2021, before the invasion

The Guardian - AU

India's population to overtake China, with 2.9 million more people by mid-2023, UN estimates

India is poised to overtake China as the world's most populous nation, with almost 3 million more people than its neighbour by the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed.

Reuters

Sudanese residents running out of supplies as gunfire in Khartoum shatters ceasefire plans

Sudanese residents say they're running out of supplies as heavy gunfire shatters plans for a ceasefire in the capital Khartoum.

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Trump says he would ban homelessness, put violators in ‘tent cities’

Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in the 2024 Republican primary field, wants to make homelessness illegal and send violators away to camps for rehabilitation.

Boston Herald

Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce deal

Fighting continued in Sudan despite initial hopes of a ceasefire, according to eye witnesses and media reports.

The New Daily

UN rebukes Washington over reports it eavesdropped on secretary general

Leaked Pentagon files appear to show US was closely monitoring António Guterres’s conversations, Washington Post reported

The Guardian - US

Confusion in Sudan as fighters seem undeterred by cease-fire

A 24-hour cease-fire between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group appeared to be only partially observed in the capital Khartoum, indicating the deadly conflict for control of the North African country is far from over.

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Fighting continues in Sudan hours after ceasefire was to begin

The regular army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) accused each other of failing to respect the truce.

Al Jazeera

Trapped by fighting, Sudanese look for ways to survive

The lives of of millions of Sudanese have been brutally disrupted since violence suddenly erupted over the weekend between forces loyal to the country’s top two generals

The Independent UK

Hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, says UN

United Nations' officials say hunger is soaring and spreading across West Africa, with a 10-year high of some 48 million people facing food insecurity in the conflict-riddled region

The Independent UK

Darfur on edge as violence spreads amid Sudan power struggle

Witnesses say conflict escalating in Sudanese region as the army and the RSF battle it out for control.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Lavrov to Talk Ukraine Grain Deal with UN Chief Next Week

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York next week, just weeks before the pact could expire unless Russian demands regarding its own exports are met. Lavrov is due to chair two UN Security Council meetings…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's Lavrov to talk Ukraine grain deal with UN chief next week

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York next week, just weeks before the pact could expire unless Russian demands regarding its own exports are met.

Reuters

Fighting in Sudan in maps, satellite images and video

A visual guide detailing the violence that has affected the capital and other parts of the country

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Asharq Al-Awsat

West Africa Faces Acute Food Shortages with Thousands near Famine, Say UN Agencies

Forty-eight million people in West and Central Africa face acute food insecurity in the coming months, a 10-year high spurred by insecurity, climate shocks, COVID-19 and high prices, United Nations' humanitarian agencies warned on Tuesday. West and Central Africa have faced increasing risks caused by higher temperatures and erratic rainfall.…

Reuters

West Africa faces acute food shortages with thousands near famine, say UN agencies

France 24

Fighting rages in Sudan hours after cease-fire was due to begin

Heavy fighting was still underway in Sudan on Tuesday hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect, as forces loyal to dueling generals battled for key locations in the capital and accused each other of violating the cease-fire.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan ceasefire fails to contain fighting amid reports of gunfire

Hopes of 24-hour ceasefire to evacuate civilians and wounded after US secretary of state intervenes

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Axios

Fighting rocks Sudan despite rival generals agreeing to cease-fire

Blinken proposed the truce to allow people "to be safely reunited with families and to obtain desperately needed relief supplies."

The Independent UK

Lebanon's parliament votes to postpone municipal elections

Lebanon’s parliament has postponed municipal elections for up to a year for a second time amid concerns that the government would not be able to secure the needed funding in time for the polling

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how Cypriot firm helped the ‘Orthodox oligarch’ after he was placed under sanctions

Konstantin Malofeyev, accused of aiding pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, appeared to continue moving money through the global system

Al Jazeera

Could the Sudan unrest inflame the Horn of Africa?

Regional leaders and experts fear a civil war could lead to new crises in a region battered by conflict and drought.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon's Parliament Votes to Postpone Municipal Elections

Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday postponed municipal elections for up to a year for a second time amid concerns the government would not be able to secure the needed funding in time for the polling. The delay comes as Lebanon’s economy and infrastructure continue to crumble, with legislators in the deeply…

The Independent UK

UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'

The United Nations says it's ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization

The Independent UK

Antony Blinken says US diplomatic convoy fired upon in Sudan as fighting rages

At least 185 killed and thousands injured in conflict that could spiral into a civil war

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