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Sudan fighting in its 13th day: A list of key events

Battles have killed at least 512 people, wounded more than 4,000 and left some districts of greater Khartoum in ruins.

Al Jazeera

Sudan's factions say they agree to extend truce but fighting goes on

Sudan's two warring factions said on Thursday they would prolong a ceasefire agreement by 72 hours, but violence again rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur as the U.S. said ceasefire violations were worrying.

Reuters

Second Uyghur dies in detention, says rights group

The death of a second Uyghur man who spent years in a Bangkok detention centre underscores the need for Thai authorities to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

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Violence flares in Sudan as army approves ceasefire extension and Australians urged to leave

Sudan's army and a paramilitary force have been battling on Khartoum's outskirts, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army has expressed willingness to extend the ceasefire.

ABC News

Rebel attacks deepen displacement crisis in Congo's Ituri

One month since rebels closed in on Drodro village in eastern Congo, the once bustling wards of its hospital are empty and Doctor James Semire strolls the darkened corridors wondering when patients will dare to return.

Reuters

Food prices fall on world markets but not on kitchen tables

Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high

The Independent UK

Lavrov Warns Against Missing Chance to Revive JCPOA

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned against missing the chance to revive Iran's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying it "would be a big mistake." This statements came during a press conference he held at the United Nations headquarters within the framework of Russia's presidency of the UN…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Forced deportation of children from Ukraine by Moscow is genocide, Council of Europe says – as it happened

International human rights body calls for immediate and urgent action to halt movement of children from Ukraine by Russia

The Guardian - AU

UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls

A U.N. resolution that calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls and condemns their ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations is set to be voted on Thursday by the Security Council

The Independent UK

Surging India market presents opportunities

With India overtaking China as the most populous country, tourism operators see an opportunity for Thailand, especially among the young generation and the Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) segment.

Bangkok Post

Haiti police condemn vigilante killings amid gang violence

Police are pledging to crack down on unrelenting gang violence that has paralyzed swaths of Haiti’s capital, and are pleading with Haitians to end a string of grisly vigilante killings

The Independent UK

UN: Delaying help to combat Haiti's gangs may impact region

The U.N. special envoy for Haiti is urging immediate deployment of a specialized international force to counter escalating gang violence and develop the understaffed and ill-equipped police force, warning that delays could lead to a spillover of insecurity in the Caribbean and Latin America

The Independent UK

MPs back illegal migration bill by 289 votes to 230

Illegal migration bill will now go to Lords despite criticism from leading Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

UN Security Council set to condemn Taliban crackdown on Afghan women

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on Thursday to condemn a ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and call upon the Taliban administration to "swiftly reverse" its crackdown on the rights of women and girls.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Ministers attack small boat ‘asylum shoppers’ as Tories row over migration bill

Suella Braverman doubles down on claim small boats criminals linked to ‘heightened levels of criminality’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Sudan’s ceasefire: the fear is what may follow

As civilians flee the warring generals, those left behind face a grim future

Al Jazeera

Humanitarian fears as thousands of Sudanese flee to Chad on foot

UN estimates 100,000 people will flee Sudan conflict to Chad, which already hosts more than half a million refugees.

The Independent UK

World Food Program adds hot meals to Venezuela operations

The food assistance agency of the United Nations says it is expanding operations in Venezuela by providing hot meals to 16,000 children and adults in more than 100 schools

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Daily Record

Calls for release of Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal grow as he marks 2000 days behind bars

Today (April 26) marks 2000 days since Jagtar Singh Johal, known as Jaggi, was locked up amid accusations he was involved in a political murder plot in Punjab, northern India.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan: fighting eases during truce as thousands flee country

With partially held ceasefire due to expire on Thursday, UN says neither side ready to seriously negotiate

Radio France Internationale

France becomes first EU country to open visa service in Mosul, Iraq

France inaugurated a new visa application center in Mosul, northern Iraq, on Wednesday. It is the first European facility of its kind in the city that is being rebuilt after it was retaken from the Islamic State armed group that occupied the town between 2014-17 and used it as its…

France 24

These three videos have nothing to do with the clashes in Sudan

Fighting between the army and paramilitary forces has wracked Sudan since April 15, resulting in civilian casualties due to bombings, gunfire, and other forms of deadly violence. In the midst of this crisis, various social media posts are claiming to document events in Sudan using videos as evidence. However, some…

Irish Mirror

Irish soldier Shane Kearney set to undergo what's hoped will be final surgery in wake of Lebanon attack

The Irish UN peacekeeper was injured in the shooting incident which left 24-year-old Private Sean Rooney dead

Al Jazeera

Yemeni detainees recount torture after release in prisoner swap

Prisoner swap earlier in April was one of the biggest of the war in Yemen so far, allowing detainees to finally be free.

The Independent UK

Braverman rebuked for falsely claiming Sudanese asylum seekers have ‘various’ ways of coming to UK

The UNHCR said an ‘overwhelming majority’ of refugees have no access to safe and legal routes to the UK, noting that only a ‘very small’ number seek asylum in the UK.

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