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Sudanese fleeing war are at risk of worsening hunger in neighboring nations, UN warns
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Call for urgent investigation as Sudan mine collapse claims ‘at least 11’ lives
Several parties have called for an urgent investigation into the collapse of the Karsh El Fil mine in the Howaid area of Sudan’s Red Sea state, while the foreign ministries of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, the UAE, and other countries, as...

Culture workers feel the pain of Sudan’s endless civil war
Sudan’s brutal civil war—driven by a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—has devastated the country for the past two years. UN and human rights organisations report war crimes,...

U.S. Policy on Sudan Disproportionately Hurts Civilians
As the war in Sudan enters its third year, experts, activists and other community members say recent U.S. foreign policy is hurting, not helping, civilians. This month, the Trump administration banned Sudanese nationals, in addition to 11 other...

Starving Sudanese people eating weeds to survive amid brutal war
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Jobs Boost As The United Kingdom (UK) And Kenya Bolster Economic And Security Partnership
(MENAFN- APO Group) Trade and investment deals agreed during the visit will contribute over £1bn to the UK economy and create UK jobs in engineering, defence industries, technical and advisory services, and financial services The UK and Kenya will...

UN chief ‘hopeful’ for 7-day ceasefire to distribute aid in Sudan’s El-Fasher city
The UN chief on Friday expressed hope that the Sudanese army forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) would agree to a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan, Anadolu reports....

Chris Hedges: Gaza’s Hunger Games
The final impediment to the annexation of Gaza are the Palestinians themselves. They are the primary target. Starvation is the weapon of choice. Starved for Peace – by Mr. Fish. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost Israel’s weaponization of starvation is...

Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota
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US sanctions Sudan over chemical weapons use
2025-06-26T23:00:16+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Washington The United States announced that sanctions targeting Sudan over the alleged use of chemical weapons will officially take effect on Friday, marking a significant...

The New Reality of Port Sudan
Across Africa, people can no longer afford the cities and neighborhoods they've long called home. OkayAfrica has developed a series exploring the housing crisis transforming African cities and communities, and what happens when basic shelter...

U.S. policy on Sudan hurts civilians rather than warring factions, experts say
As the war in Sudan enters its third year, experts, activists, and other community members say recent U.S. foreign policy is hurting, not helping, civilians. This month, the Trump administration banned Sudanese nationals, in addition to 11 other...

Why Gaza?
Articles about the fate of the Palestinians — whether in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem or refugee camps — are often met with reproach. Why give such importance to the topic when there are so many bloody conflicts in the world? Don’t Sudan,...

Responsibility To Protect More Than A Principle — It Is A Moral Imperative
The meeting room inside United Nations headquarters, as seen in September 2015 in New York, United ... More States. (Photo credit: Chris Melzer/picture alliance via Getty Images)picture alliance via Getty Images “The responsibility to protect is...
USAID cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, Lancet study finds
File: A southern Sudanese boy sleeps on sacks of food distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Juba on January 6, 2011. © Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFP The Trump administration’s cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which...

Oman, Egypt reiterate stance on Gaza reconstruction
Cairo, Egypt – Oman and Egypt reaffirmed their united stance on regional developments, particularly the situation in Gaza, during the 16th session of the Omani-Egyptian Joint Committee held in Cairo on Tuesday. H E Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al...

Trends in Antihypertensive Drug Use and Irrational Prescriptions Among Elderly Patients in China (2016–2023): A Nationwide Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Introduction Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, with its prevalence increasing with age.1,2 In China, the prevalence of hypertension among individuals aged 60 years and older is as high as 53.24%.3...

“Be My Guest”: Trust as Economic Capital in Sudanese Displacement
The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of...

Letters: Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ attacks our most vulnerable
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Trump’s tax bill attacks most vulnerable Re: “Senate Democrats force tax bill’s readout” (Page A1, June 30). Why are Republican lawmakers pushing in virtual lockstep...

USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
Liana Ashot Chuol, 7, and sister Reem receive aid at the Almanar feeding center in the Mayo Mandela district of Khartoum, Sudan, on May 25. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) Funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development...