Dozens of gold prospectors killed in air strikes near Sudan-Egypt border, rights group says
At least 72 civilians prospecting for gold have been killed in air strikes in Sudan's River Nile state near the border with Egypt, according to a regional rights group. Emergency Lawyers said jets hit artisanal mining camps on Saturday at popular gold sites in the border region. The group said the attack targeted unarmed civilians and could amount to war crimes.Emergency Lawyers, which is based in Khartoum, said the death toll was provisional and could rise. It said the strikes began around 06:00 local time, with aircraft firing more than five missiles directly at miners' camps. The group said the... [Continue Reading]
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Day News Recap: Deadly Gulf attacks, Ukraine strikes and global unrest dominate a grim day
Repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and wounded 309, leaving Riyadh's airport shut as the fallout widened and Donald Trump said the United States may join Saudi strikes on the Houthis. 🔗 🔗Security in the Gulf deteriorated further as attacks and warnings spread around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, where an Iranian Guard report said a petrol tanker hit a naval mine and exploded, and US forces later disabled a cargo ship that allegedly ignored repeated warnings. 🔗 🔗 🔗 Shipping firms were also said to be offering captains... [Continue Reading]
Riyadh airport remains shut after deadly attack as Trump says US may join Saudi strikes on Houthis
Riyadh's international airport remained closed on Sunday after an attack that killed 12 people and injured 309, according to the supplied material. The closure was extended until midnight local time at the start of Monday, 12 October, while aviation authorities had not confirmed when flights would resume. A senior aviation source said operators were told at dawn that flights would stay suspended, and another source said radar and communications equipment had been damaged.The Saudi-led coalition blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for the strike on King Khalid International Airport and vowed a decisive response. US President Donald Trump said Washington might join... [Continue Reading]
Russian airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia kill 17 as attacks intensify across Ukraine
Guided aerial bombs struck residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, killing at least 17 people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials. At least 18 others were injured in the attack, which left apartments damaged, cars mangled in the streets and smoke rising over the southern city. Emergency crews searched through rubble, helped survivors leave the buildings and transported the wounded to hospital.Officials said the strike was part of a wider wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine. Missiles also hit Kyiv on the same day, injuring four people, according to the capital's mayor. The report said more than 60 people... [Continue Reading]
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Yemeni government air campaign intensifies over Sanaa as civilian casualties reported
The Yemeni government's new offensive against the Houthis has shifted the conflict directly into Sanaa, with air strikes hitting the capital after the launch of Operation Dawn of Yemen. The city has been largely spared sustained bombing since a truce was announced in 2023, but that relative calm now appears to be ending. The latest attacks have raised fears among residents that the capital could again become a war zone.According to the supplied material, the head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, Rashid al-Alimi, announced the operation as an effort to retake Sanaa from the Houthis, who have controlled the city... [Continue Reading]
Gaza mother recounts loss after being widowed twice during war
A young mother from Gaza City has described losing two husbands and two children during the war in Gaza, in a personal account that reflects the wider human toll of the conflict. Nisreen Touman said she has spent the past three years going to bed in tears as she remembers what she lost after the war began in October 2023. By the time she was 34, she said, she had been widowed twice.Touman said her first husband and their two children were killed in June 2024, and that she remarried eight months later before losing her second husband in July... [Continue Reading]
Australian leaders condemn planned pro-Palestinian vigils as Jewish communities mark 7 October anniversary
Jewish communities across Australia are holding commemorations for the third anniversary of the 7 October attacks, while state Labor governments have condemned planned pro-Palestinian vigils on the same day. The events come amid heightened sensitivity over safety, with community groups keeping some ceremony locations private. Organisers say the commemorations are taking place in capital cities and are intended to mark the anniversary of the attacks that triggered the wider Israel-Gaza war.According to the supplied material, the 2023 attack killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and saw 251 others taken hostage. The same source says the subsequent war has left 74,000... [Continue Reading]
THE BATTLE FOR ALI AL-TAHER: HOW A SOUTHERN LEBANON AMBUSH SHATTERED TRUMP’S WASHINGTON AGREEMENT
A catastrophic military escalation in Southern Lebanon has successfully disrupted the highest levels of global diplomacy. Just days after the signing of the United States and Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an armoured battlefield clash on the strategic heights of Ali al-Taher has effectively frozen implementation talks scheduled to begin today in Switzerland. The crisis provides an alarming look at how kinetic actions on the ground can instantly sabotage geopolitical blueprints designed in Washington. The Official Statement from Hezbollah Following the midnight clashes, the media wing of Hezbollah issued a formal, comprehensive statement outlining their strategic justification and rejecting accusations... [Continue Reading]
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