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April 30, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support have agreed to extend the truce for 72 hours, starting at midnight on Sunday Smoke is seen rising from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. AP photo The truce is the sixth of its kind since clashes erupted between the […]

The House rejected legislation from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) that would require President Joe Biden to withdraw most U.S. troops from Somalia in an April 27 vote. Rep.Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) delivers remarks in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. Opponents of the legislation said it would hurt national security by […]

During Russian forces’ spring assault on Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, air strikes played a key role in their attempts to encircle the city. A heavily damaged residential building in the frontline town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region of Ukraine.Anatolii Stepanov / AFP One night in late March, Russian aircraft dropped 11 bombs on Ukraine’s Sumy region in a […]

The incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and successive Justice and Development Party (AK Party) governments are credited with landmark improvements and innovations in Turkish politics. A supporter boards a bus featuring a photograph of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, in Kocaeli, northwestern Türkiye, Apr. 28, 2023. (AFP Photo) The opposition, weakened with multiple defeats in the past two […]

April 29, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese police deployed the Central Reserve Forces in the streets of the capital Khartoum to maintain security, amid calls from the Rapid Support Forces to withdraw them so as not to deal with them as enemies. Central Reserve Forces deployed in Khartoum on April 29, 2023 The police press […]

Key developments on April 28: Russian missile strike on apartment block in Uman kills at least 23 people Defense minister: Preparations for Ukraine counteroffensive at final stage Slovak, Czech presidents make joint visit to Ukraine Denmark delivers Caesar howitzers to Ukrain The aftermath of a Russian missile attack on an 9-story apartment building in Uman, […]

In Summary • President Ruto had earlier said Kenya will continue to support a stable and peaceful Somalia. • He added that a peaceful Somalia will provide a conducive atmosphere for an increase in trade between the two nations. President William Ruto and his counterpart from Uganda Yoweri Museveni in Uganda on April 27, 2023. Image: PCS […]

The huge blaze appears to be the latest in a series of strikes targeting Russian infrastructure on the occupied peninsula. Photo from open sources. A massive fire has broken out at a fuel depot in Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, after what authorities there have said was a “drone strike.” “A fuel reserve is on fire […]

April 29, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – The commander-in-chief of the Sudanese army stated that they had only “accepted in principle” the IGAD initiative to stop the war and emphasized that they did not send a delegation to Juba. Al-Burhan addressing troops in Al-Fashaga after the killing of 7 Sudanese soldiers on June 27, 2022 South Sudan, […]

Türkiye gained the status of a country boasting nuclear energy, as its first plant, the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), received the initial batch of nuclear fuel with a ceremony held Thursday. An aerial view shows the parts of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Mersin, Türkiye, April 25, 2023. (AA Photo) The ceremony, which […]