Tortured path to US decision to send Ukraine cluster munitions
Washington DC, USReuters After months of hand-wringing and just days before the July Fourth celebration of US independence, President Joe Biden’s national security team unanimously agreed to recommend he send cluster munitions to Ukraine in its war against Russia. Kyiv long had the controversial weapons at the top of its wish list but US officials […]
No let-up in Khartoum fighting after Sudan’s army declares truce
Khartoum, SudanReuters Heavy firing rang out in Khartoum on Friday after Sudan’s army declared a truce, a Reuters witness said, dealing the latest blow to international attempts to try to end almost a week of fighting between army troops and a rival force. The source of firing was unclear, the witness said, adding air strikes […]
Sudan rival forces battle in capital as UN sees little prospect for mediation now
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudan’s battling factions both claimed to have made gains on Monday as continued violence cut power and water in the capital, and the UN envoy to Sudan said the two sides showed no signs of being willing to negotiate. The rupture between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed […]
US determines all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict
Washington DC, USReuters The United States has determined that all sides committed war crimes during the conflict in northern Ethiopia that killed tens of thousands of people, left hundreds of thousands facing hunger and displaced millions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. Blinken said that after a careful review of the law […]
Fresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border area two weeks after disaster
Antakya, Turkey Reuters Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake, this time with a magnitude of 6.4, was centred near the […]
Israel airstrikes kill 20 in Gaza, Palestinians say, after militants fire rockets at Jerusalem
Jerusalem/GazaReuters Violent clashes over Jerusalem escalated dramatically on Monday with Gaza health officials saying at least 20 people, including nine children, were killed by Israeli air strikes launched after Palestinian militant groups fired rockets close to Jerusalem Israel’s military said it carried out strikes against armed groups, rocket launchers and military posts in Gaza after […]