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Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, UN secretary general says

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said the war in Sudan is spiralling out of control as he called for a halt to the fighting and an end to the violence. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which are reportedly backed by the United Arab Emirates, seized El Fasher in Darfur last week after a

Crime network behind UK mini-marts is enabling migrants to work illegally

Ed Thomas, UK editor , Patrick Clahane and Rebecca Wearn Watch: BBC's Ed Thomas confronts Surchi of the Top Store mini-mart in Crewe A Kurdish crime network is enabling migrants to work illegally in mini-marts on High Streets the length of Britain, a BBC investigation can reveal. The fake company directors are paid to put

Train-attack accused ‘maybe linked to other incidents’ – police

CCTV The BBC has obtained an image of Anthony Williams in Peterborough the evening before the alleged train attack Police are investigating whether a man accused of stabbing 10 people on a train is linked to an attack on a 14-year-old boy and to two reports of a knifeman at a barbers' shop. Cambridgeshire Police

Hundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mounts

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces killed hundreds of patients and staff inside a hospital in El Fasher, according to the World Health Organization and the Sudan Doctors Network, after the paramilitary group claimed control of the city on Sunday. The WHO secretary general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was “appalled and deeply shocked” at reports that

Violent protests erupt as Tanzanian president nears election victory

Violent demonstrations broke out in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, as the country held an election on Wednesday. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president, is expected to strengthen her grip on the country against the backdrop of rapidly intensifying repression and the exclusion of opponents from the presidential contest. Social media videos show protesters throwing

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked

The Trump administration has revoked the visa for Wole Soyinka, the acclaimed Nigerian Nobel prize-winning writer who has been critical of Trump since his first presidency, Soyinka revealed on Tuesday. “I want to assure the consulate … that I’m very content with the revocation of my visa,” Soyinka, who won the 1986 Nobel prize for

Mass killings reported in Sudanese city seized by paramilitary group

Reports of ethnically motivated mass killings and other atrocities are emerging from El Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took control of the city in Sudan’s western Darfur region over the weekend. Video released by local activists showed a fighter known for executing civilians in RSF-controlled areas shooting a group of unarmed civilians sitting
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