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March 21, 2025 8:29 PM

At least 10 military personnel, journalists killed in attack on presidential palace in Sudan’s capital

At least 10 military personnel and journalists were killed in a drone attack targeting a military and media gathering inside the Republican Palace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, according to a military source. "A suicide drone attacked the outer courtyard of the palace, killing approximately 10 military personnel and journalists," the military source told Xinhua news agency on the condition of anonymity. An eyewitness said the drone launched about two projectiles into the outer courtyard o...

More than 136,000 displaced by spread of war in southeast Sudan, UN says

More than 136,000 people have fled Sudan's southeastern Sennar state since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on towns, the United Nations said on Wednesday, the latest wave of displacement caused by Sudan's almost 15-month long war. They join nearly 10 million people driven from their homes since war broke out between the RSF and the regular army. The war has sparked accusations of "ethnic cleansing" and warnings of famine, mainly in RSF-controlled areas across the...