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US troops have carried out an evacuation of American embassy staff from Sudan’s capital as fighting rages for a ninth day, according to a senior White House official. About 70 American nationals have been successfully flown from a landing zone at the US embassy in Khartoum to an unspecified location, a second US official said,

The West has committed to support Ukraine’s battle against the Russian invasion, but what can Ukraine realistically expect to achieve with its forthcoming offensive? Will the West continue to perpetuate an unwinnable war for Ukraine, or is the forthcoming battle simply a way to move the frontline in anticipation of some form of truce or

Apart from the odd roadblock and uniformed men carrying weapons and checking your car, in certain parts of Ukraine, it’s very easy to forget there’s a war going on. In a completely non-descript town in central Ukraine, parents with their children in tow walked to restaurants and cafes, played in playgrounds, or waited for older

All NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member, says secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. Speaking ahead of a meeting of the Ukraine defence contact group at Ramstein air base in Germany, he also told reporters that, once the war in Ukraine ends, Kyiv must have “the deterrence to prevent new attacks”. He said

Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN has denied his country is carrying out war crimes through the mass forcible transfers of children, and claims its army is in fact “saving” them. Dmitry Polyanskiy told Sky News: “Of course it’s not a war crime. We’ve been accused of stealing children but in fact we’re saving children

A German court has rejected a possible rape trial for the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Christian B. The decision means the authorities in the city of Braunschweig will have no jurisdiction over the case of Madeleine, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007 at the age of three, lawyer Friedrich Fuelscher said.

At least 78 people have died in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, after a stampede. Dozens more are said to be injured, according to Houthi-controlled news, during an event where financial aid was being distributed in the Old City. A statement from the country’s Houthi-controlled interior ministry called what happened “tragic” and “painful”, saying it

Two men, who claim to be former commanders in the Russian paramilitary mercenary group Wagner, have told an exiled human rights group they killed children and civilians in eastern Ukraine. The confessions were made in video interviews which have been posted online by the organisation Gulagu.net, which is based in France and reports on corruption

One person is dead and five people have been injured after a multi-storey car park collapsed in New York City. The second floor of the lower Manhattan car park collapsed on to the first, New York emergency officials said, according to CBS News. Video footage from the scene cited by CBS News showed a rescue

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a Russian courtroom to appeal against his pre-trial detention. The reporter was formally charged with spying in Russia earlier this month and has been held at the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow since. He faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted. On Tuesday, the

Two New York residents have been arrested and charged after allegedly running an illegal Manhattan police station for the Chinese government. The pair face federal charges of operating the undeclared outpost in the Chinatown neighbourhood and conspiring to act as agents for Beijing, said the US attorney for the eastern district of New York. The

One of Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics has been jailed in Russia for 25 years after being found guilty of treason. Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and former journalist who holds Russian and British passports, spent years as a politician opposing the Russian president. He was accused of treason and of discrediting the military

Sudan waits to see how high the price of peace will be There are no heroes in this story. Both the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been responsible for committing atrocities against civilians. Hundreds have been killed since the 2019 revolution and many more injured. Now, the power pact that brought the two

Fighting erupted in Sudan on Saturday as the army and paramilitary forces clashed, leaving at least 56 people dead and hundreds injured.  They were the first clashes between the forces since 2019 but rose out of a long-running tussle for power. Here is what you need to know. Who are the main players? On one

The US ambassador to Sudan has been forced to take shelter after sustained fighting broke out in the capital Khartoum, as tension between the military and powerful paramilitary forces escalates. John Godfrey said he and embassy staff were sheltering in place as heavy firing was heard in a number of areas. The Rapid Support Forces

Vladimir Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic mobilisation notices to draftees and reservists. Russia’s military service rules previously required the in-person delivery of notices to those who are called up for duty. Under the new law, the notices issued by local military conscription offices will continue to be sent by post,

The FBI used billing records from an internet social media app to unmask US airman Jack Teixeira as a suspect over the leak of top-secret military documents, it has been revealed.   Court documents made public on Friday showed investigators identified the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, 21, using information on the Discord chat platform. The

A 21-year-old national guardsman in the US is facing espionage charges over the leaking online of highly classified military documents. The disclosure of confidential details about the Ukraine war and other spying activities has caused embarrassment in Washington and threatens to strain ties with key allies. The Pentagon has described it as a “very serious

Alexei Navalny, the jailed critic of Vladimir Putin, is grappling with a mystery ailment in prison that could be the result of a slow-acting poison, his spokesperson has suggested. The opposition politician has reportedly lost 8kg in weight in just over two weeks and an ambulance was called for him over the weekend. Mr Navalny

Protesters have stormed the headquarters of luxury fashion label Louis Vuitton on the eve of an expected ruling on controversial pension reforms in France. Striking railway workers invaded the Paris headquarters of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) – which also represents brands including Christian Dior, Fendi and Givenchy – on Thursday. They joined demonstrators