Sudan’s Military Sweeps Across Capital, Hoping to Turn the War

Sudan’s Military Sweeps Across Capital, Hoping to Turn the War

At the battle-scarred presidential palace in the heart of Sudan’s shattered capital, soldiers gathered under a chandelier on Sunday afternoon, rifles and rocket launchers slung over their shoulders, listening to their orders. Then they trooped out, down a red carpet that once welcomed foreign dignitaries, and into the deserted center …

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Sudan’s Military Retakes Presidential Palace in Devastated Capital

Sudan’s Military Retakes Presidential Palace in Devastated Capital

Sudanese military forces recaptured the presidential palace early Friday in the battle-scarred capital, Khartoum, signaling a potential turning point in Sudan’s devastating civil war, now approaching its third year. Soldiers posted triumphant selfie videos at the entrance of the devastated palace, which overlooks the Nile River, after days of heavy …

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How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze

How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze

In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down. In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away by hospitals and carted off on makeshift stretchers. In Ukraine, residents on the frontline of the war with Russia …

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Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say

Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say

Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group it is battling for control of the country, four senior United States officials said on Thursday. The weapons were deployed recently in remote areas of Sudan, and targeted members of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries …

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