Sudan violence may be crimes against humanity: UK
Violence in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur region shows 鈥榯he hallmarks of ethnic cleansing and may amount to crimes against humanity,鈥� UK foreign minister David Lammy said.
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UN concerned as clashes displace S Sudan civilians
The United Nations said on Friday it was 鈥榙eeply concerned鈥� by clashes between South Sudan鈥檚 military and opposition forces in a southern state, where displaced civilians said they had been left without food.
Paramilitary shelling kills 30 in Sudan city
Paramilitary shelling on Sudan鈥檚 besieged city of El-Fasher, in the western region of Darfur, killed more than 30 civilians and wounded dozens more, activists said on Monday.
Nations call for immediate end to 鈥榟orrific鈥� Sudan war
The UK led international calls Tuesday for a swift end to the devastating war in Sudan, hosting a gathering of world officials with fresh pledges of humanitarian aid as the conflict which has cost thousands of lives entered its third year.
Sudan paramilitaries kill 56 over two days in Darfur town
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitaries killed 56 civilians over two days in attacks on a newly-retaken town on the road to El-Fasher, the last major city in Darfur still in army hands, activists said on Sunday.
Paramilitary attack on Sudan famine-hit camp kills 25
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitaries killed 25 civilians in a famine-hit camp in Darfur Friday, activists said, as the battle for the last army-held state capital in the vast western region intensifies.
US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese
Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday, complaining the African nation is not accepting its nationals expelled from the United States.
85 killed in Khartoum one week attacks
Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 85 people in one week during attacks south of the capital Khartoum, an activist group said on Wednesday.
ICJ sets April 10 for Sudan genocide case against UAE
The International Court of Justice on Friday set April 10 as the date for arguments from Sudan and the United Arab Emirates after Khartoum accused the Gulf State of complicity in genocide.
Sudan army strike on Darfur market kills hundreds
A Sudanese war monitor accused the army Tuesday of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country鈥檚 western Darfur region.
Sudan army retakes presidential palace from RSF
Sudan鈥檚 army said it recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday after a fierce battle.
RSF attacks kill 50 in Khartoum in one week
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies...
Prospect of ICJ Masalit genocide case
SUDAN鈥橲 surprise move to institute proceedings against the United Arab Emirates before the International Court of Justice on March 5, 2025, alleging that the latter is violating certain obligations under the Genocide Convention, raises several legal challenges and uncertainties. In this case, Sudan alleges that the UAE is complicit in genocidal acts committed against the...
AU warns of huge risk of partition in Sudan
The African Union on Wednesday said the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risked cleaving the country, already ravaged by nearly two years of unrest...
Sudan files case against UAE at top UN court over 鈥榗omplicity in genocide鈥�
Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates arguing that the Gulf state is complicit in genocide over its alleged support for Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the International Court of Justice announced on Thursday.
UNSC warns against Sudan rival govt
The UN Security Council has voiced 鈥榞rave concern鈥� over a charter signed by Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary forces, warning it could deepen the country鈥檚 war and worsen the humanitarian crisis.
THREAT TO PEACE DEAL: South Sudan general, oil minister arrested
South Sudan troops have arrested the oil minister and deputy head of the armed forces, both allies of vice-president Riek Machar, as fears grew on Wednesday for the country鈥檚 fragile peace agreement...
UN says children as young as one raped in Sudan
Children as young as one have been raped by armed men during the conflict in Sudan, the UN said on Tuesday, condemning it as a horror that should 鈥榮hock anyone to their core鈥�.
46 killed in Sudan plane crash
Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said on Wednesday...
Sudan battle forces 10,000 families out of famine-hit camp: UN
Two days of fighting between Sudanese rivals have forced an estimated 10,000 families to flee a famine-hit displacement camp in the Darfur region, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday...
200 killed in 3-day Sudan paramilitary assault
Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people including women and children in a three-day assault on villages in the country鈥檚 south, a lawyer group monitoring the war said on Tuesday.
Sudan war is world鈥檚 worst humanitarian crisis: AU
African Union officials on Tuesday branded Sudan鈥檚 civil war the 鈥榳orst humanitarian crisis in the world鈥� and warned it was leaving hundreds of thousands of children malnourished.
80 killed in southern Sudan violence
The United Nations warned on Thursday that two southern Sudan states were 鈥榦n the brink of catastrophe鈥� after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city.
56 killed as fighting grips greater Khartoum
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists....
20 killed in South Sudan plane crash
A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, Unity state minister for information said on Wednesday...
70 killed in attack on western Sudan hospital
An attack on the main hospital in El-Fasher, a besieged town in western Sudan, has killed 70 people and wounded 19 others, the World Health Organisation chief said on Sunday....
30 killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur
A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday....
Madhusudan Dutt鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 201st anniversary of birth of poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
Madhu Fair begins today at Sagardari
A week-long Madhu Fair marking the 201st birth anniversary of great poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt will begin at Sagardari village in Jashore today...
1m people fled Sudan war to S Sudan: UN
Over one million people have now fled the Sudanese war into neighbouring South Sudan, according to the United Nations, which said the figures illustrated the scale of the unfolding humanitarian crisis...