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French weapons used in Sudan war despite UN arms embargo - Amnesty
French authorities have not commented while the UAE has previously denied arming the RSF.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
French military systems in Sudan may break UN arms embargo, says Amnesty
Group says it has identified the Galix defence system on armoured vehicles imported from the UAE and calls for government to investigate. France must investigate the use of its military systems by ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty
Amnesty International said Thursday it has identified several UAE-made armoured personnel carriers on the ground in Sudan after verifying pictures shared on social media showing the vehicles ...World - ABC News - November 14 -
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Rights group says weapons from U.S. allies fueling Sudan's forgotten war
Amnesty International says there are weapons from the U.S.-allied UAE and even France in Sudan's civil war, helping fuel the world's worst humanitarian crisis.Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
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UN official calls for more attention to Sudan’s 'forgotten' war amid fresh atrocities
A senior United Nations official has called for more international attention to “the forgotten crisis” in Sudan, where more than a year and a half of war has pushed the African country to the brink ...World - ABC News - October 25 -
War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says
The International Organization for Migration says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year agoWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
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Head of UN-backed team of experts cites paramilitary force in Sudan for sexual violence as war rages
The head of a U.N.-backed fact-finding team looking into human rights violations and abuses in Sudan says the team found the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces responsible for large-scale sexual ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
‘We have so much heart’ – Sudan aim to reach first World Cup despite civil war
Abdelrahman Kuku is part of a side that cannot play at home but wants to bring joy there. “I am excited, everyone is excited, you have to be excited,” the Sudan international Abdelrahman Kuku says ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Could Biden's decision on Ukraine weapons use be start of world war with Russia?
Russian officials are reacting to President Biden's move to allow Ukraine to fire U.S.-made and supplied missiles deeper into Russia, a request that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been making ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Man hands in 80 firearms and ammunition during Denmark weapons amnesty
Some 80 firearms, 140 kilograms (309 pounds) of ammunition and a hand grenade likely dating to World War II that a man found when he was clearing a house have been handed over to Danish policeWorld - ABC News - November 15 -
US envoy sees no 'political appetite' among Sudan's combatants to end the country's devastating war
The U.S. special envoy to Sudan says he doesn't see enough “political appetite” from the warring parties in the African nation to reach a resolution to the conflict that has left tens of thousands ...World - ABC News - Yesterday -
New wave of mass killings in Sudan alarms UN
Paramilitary fighters are accused of committing "atrocious crimes" in Gezira state.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
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Middle East crisis live: US wants Gaza fighting pause, Blinken says, but will not limit arms transfers despite Israel missing aid deadline
Humanitarian groups say almost none of the US’s demands that Israel improve conditions in Gaza have been met. The US wants real and extended pauses in fighting in Gaza so assistance can get to ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Hundreds Killed in Days in Sudan as War Surges
Paramilitary forces ransacked villages and killed hundreds of people, activists said, hastening calls for the United Nations to deploy a mission to protect civilians.World - The New York Times - October 26 -
Furious row at UN as Russia blocks Sudan ceasefire move
The UK calls vetoing a ceasefire plan a "disgrace" but Russia says Sudan's sovereignty is being ignored.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Gaza aid falls to lowest level since start of war despite US warning to Israel
Biden administration letter threatened to withhold military help if humanitarian crisis did not urgently improveBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Armed gang steal jewels from French museum’s £6m ‘national treasure’
Thieves fired shots and took parts of 1904 work by goldsmith Joseph Chaumet from Hiéron Museum. Armed robbers snatched jewels worth millions from a work by the famed Parisian goldsmith Joseph ...World - The Guardian - 22 hours ago -
China arms itself for potential trade war with Trump
Beijing has enacted sweeping laws since US president-elect’s first term that would allow it to retaliate if threatenedWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide, activists say
Several women raped by paramilitary fighters in Gezira state have taken their own lives, activists say.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
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X-rays show shrapnel and bullets buried in children caught in Sudan war
Images released by MSF doctors highlight impact of conflict in the country, with medical supplies and aid unable to reach people due to fighting. A series of X-rays showing a piece of shrapnel ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
U.S. to Keep Sending Arms to Israel Despite Dire Conditions in Gaza
The State Department said Israel needs to take more steps to improve the situation among Palestinians. The United States had given the country 30 days to meet aid criteria.World - The New York Times - November 13 -
France shuns COP29 as divisions deepen at UN climate summit
Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel MacronWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
Argentina's president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on Cuba
Argentina’s President Javier Milei has dismissed his foreign minister hours after the country voted against the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba at the U.N. Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme
Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations says buildup is to counter threat from ‘hostile nuclear weapons states’. North Korea’s UN envoy has said Pyongyang will accelerate a buildup of its nuclear ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan, UN and a doctors group say
A doctors group and the United Nations say fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one ...World - ABC News - October 27 -
The arms the US, UK and other nations are supplying
The US will allow Ukrainian forces to fire its long-range ATACMS missiles on targets inside Russia.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
New weapons and nuclear threats: A week of change in Ukraine war
Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal.Top stories - BBC News - 4 hours ago -
Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deeper into Russia
Officials have suggested permission for wider use could be response to North Koreans joining war on Putin’s side. Joe Biden has lifted the ban on Ukraine using long-range missiles to fire into ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago
