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Capital

Khartoum

Head of State

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Head of Government

Acting Prime Minister Osman Hussein

Damaged military vehicles, allegedly sent by the United Arab Emirates to support Southern Transitional Council separatist forces, following an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen on December 30. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Saudi-UAE rivalry explodes into view after strike in war-torn Yemen

Gulf powers Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are at odds over rival factions and a deepening struggle for regional pre-eminence.

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War and conflict

Opinion | Quiet courage of ordinary people can rebuild a world in crisis

28 Dec 2025 - 9:30AM

Africa

Sudan war drags on as drone attack kills 10 in Darfur market

21 Dec 2025 - 11:26PM

Africa

UN says Sudan’s RSF killed 1,000 civilians in horrific 3-day attack on camp

New report details three days of terror at the Zamzam displacement camp in April, citing mass executions and gang rapes.

19 Dec 2025 - 3:11PM

Fire and smoke at Zamzam camp near the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher in April, where Sudan’s RSF carried out an attack that killed hundreds. Photo: Maxar Technologies via AFP

War and conflict

War-torn Sudan tops global humanitarian crisis watch list for third year

International Rescue Committee highlights a stark concentration of human suffering in a small number of countries in latest rankings.

17 Dec 2025 - 1:42PM

United Nations

Aid cuts causing millions of refugees ‘unnecessary pain’: UN

‘The sudden, drastic, irresponsible and short-sighted collapse of foreign assistance’ has inflicted ‘so much unnecessary pain in its wake’.

15 Dec 2025 - 11:58PMvideocam

Africa

6 UN peacekeepers killed in Sudan drone strike blamed on RSF paramilitary group

The victims were all Bangladeshi nationals working at a United Nations logistics base in Kadugli.

14 Dec 2025 - 5:46AM

Protesters take part in a rally in support of the Sudanese Army and against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Merowe on Saturday. Photo: EPA

War and conflict

RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

Reporters without Borders says the number of journalists killed reached 67 globally.

10 Dec 2025 - 10:28AM

Africa

63 children among 114 dead in strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital: WHO

Reports paramedics were also targeted during rescue efforts, as WHO director general condemns attack.

8 Dec 2025 - 8:59PM

United Nations

UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ as it slashes aid appeal for 2026

UN unveils streamlined plan to raise at least US$23 billion to help 87 million people in the world’s most dangerous places.

8 Dec 2025 - 2:27PM

Destroyed buildings in the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Africa

33 children killed in drone attack by Sudan paramilitaries, doctors say

17 adults were also killed in the strike on a kindergarten, which drew condemnation from the Sudan Doctors’ Network.

7 Dec 2025 - 11:27AMvideocam

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit are seen in the East Nile province in June 2019. Photo: AP

China trade

Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade

Houthi rebels have signalled a halt in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, allowing a possible end to costly detours.

5 Dec 2025 - 1:04AMvideocam

United States

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

The pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June.

3 Dec 2025 - 10:16AM

Switzerland

Red Cross to cut 2,900 jobs, slash budget as donors shift focus towards defence

Failure to prevent conflict and provide humanitarian relief risks ‘a world of ever more and greater suffering’, president warns.

21 Nov 2025 - 9:05PM

Flags of the International Committee of the Red Cross fly outside its headquarters in Geneva. Photo: EPA

Africa

Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivot thanks to Saudi crown prince

The US president condemned ‘tremendous atrocities’ in the conflict, which he admitted was previously ‘not on my charts’.

20 Nov 2025 - 7:53AMvideocam

A displaced woman from El Fasher sits with her child as they wait for permission to enter a camp in Al-Dabbah, Sudan, on November 13. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong society

New policy in Canada won’t help Hongkongers seeking permanent residency: experts

Proposed fast-track measure for work permit holders unlikely to accelerate process amid backlog, with wait times stretching far beyond 2027.

12 Nov 2025 - 8:42AM

My Take

My Take | Poppies remain a poignant reminder of the catastrophic human cost of war

It is a tragic irony that commemorations on this Remembrance Sunday are taking place against the backdrop of today’s conflicts.

8 Nov 2025 - 11:30PM

Africa

Sudan’s paramilitaries agree to US-backed humanitarian ceasefire proposal

Announcement comes after Sudan’s RSF was accused of mass killings in the captured city of El-Fasher.

7 Nov 2025 - 6:46PM

A woman who fled El-Fasher rests at a camp in Tawila, Sudan. Photo: AP

Africa

Mass graves, blood stains: satellite images point to horrors in seized Sudan city

Analysis of imagery shows mass graves being dug near a hospital and a mosque, raising alarm over the scale of the carnage in El-Fasher.

6 Nov 2025 - 12:55PM

Human rights

US seeks truce in Sudan as ICC probes possible war crimes in El-Fasher

There have been reports of mass killings, sexual violence, looting and abductions in a city overrun by Rapid Support Forces militia.

4 Nov 2025 - 2:52PM

Africa

Survivors of El-Fasher say Sudan’s RSF is detaining hundreds

The RSF and the army have faced war crimes accusations. The US has previously determined that the RSF committed genocide in Darfur two decades ago.

3 Nov 2025 - 12:02AM

An injured Sudanese woman who fled El-Fasher, after Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people in the western Darfur region, sits in a tent at a camp in Tawila, Sudan, on Friday. Photo: AP

Africa

Fate of thousands feared in Sudan’s Darfur after reported rampage by paramilitaries

Satellite imagery shows earthen berms that have trapped civilians in the city of El-Fasher, where killings have taken place.

31 Oct 2025 - 2:11PM

This satellite image taken on October 30, 2025 and made available on October 31, 2025 shows a burned area along the berm northwest of El-Fasher. Photo: Vantor via AFP

Africa

Sudan war sparks global alarm after hundreds killed at hospital

The Rapid Support Forces have been accused of mass executions and other atrocities after capturing the provincial capital of North Darfur state.

30 Oct 2025 - 2:39PM

Africa

UN rights chief warns of ethnically motivated ‘atrocities’ in Sudan’s El-Fasher

Volker Turk said ‘urgent and concrete action’ was needed to protect civilians as paramilitary forces said they had taken control of the city.

28 Oct 2025 - 4:18AM

China-Africa relations

Will China step in as Egypt and Ethiopia spar over Beijing-backed Nile mega dam?

Beijing’s strong ties put it in better position to mediate than any other third party, but an expert says China is unlikely to intervene.

14 Sep 2025 - 12:10PM

The US$5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a national source of pride for Ethiopians. Downstream Egypt believes the dam will threaten its water supply. Photo: AFP

Africa

Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest dam amid Egyptian protest

The project is set to provide energy to millions in the region but is seen by Cairo as an existential threat that endangers its water supply.

10 Sep 2025 - 1:09PM

The dam measuring 1,800 metres in length and 170 metres in height is Africa’s largest. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

UN human rights chief slams Israel’s ‘mass killing’ of Palestinians in Gaza

Volker Turk expresses horror at the ‘genocidal rhetoric’ and ‘disgraceful dehumanisation’ of Palestinians by senior Israeli officials.

8 Sep 2025 - 7:47PM

War and conflict

Sudan landslide destroys village and kills more than 1,000, rebel group says

Rebel group appeals to the United Nations and international aid agencies for help after disaster.

2 Sep 2025 - 5:01PM

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Saudi-UAE rivalry explodes into view after strike in war-torn Yemen

Gulf powers Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are at odds over rival factions and a deepening struggle for regional pre-eminence.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | Quiet courage of ordinary people can rebuild a world in crisis

Sudan war drags on as drone attack kills 10 in Darfur market

UN says Sudan’s RSF killed 1,000 civilians in horrific 3-day attack on camp

New report details three days of terror at the Zamzam displacement camp in April, citing mass executions and gang rapes.

War-torn Sudan tops global humanitarian crisis watch list for third year

International Rescue Committee highlights a stark concentration of human suffering in a small number of countries in latest rankings.

Aid cuts causing millions of refugees ‘unnecessary pain’: UN

‘The sudden, drastic, irresponsible and short-sighted collapse of foreign assistance’ has inflicted ‘so much unnecessary pain in its wake’.

6 UN peacekeepers killed in Sudan drone strike blamed on RSF paramilitary group

The victims were all Bangladeshi nationals working at a United Nations logistics base in Kadugli.

RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

Reporters without Borders says the number of journalists killed reached 67 globally.

63 children among 114 dead in strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital: WHO

Reports paramedics were also targeted during rescue efforts, as WHO director general condemns attack.

UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ as it slashes aid appeal for 2026

UN unveils streamlined plan to raise at least US$23 billion to help 87 million people in the world’s most dangerous places.

33 children killed in drone attack by Sudan paramilitaries, doctors say

17 adults were also killed in the strike on a kindergarten, which drew condemnation from the Sudan Doctors’ Network.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade

Houthi rebels have signalled a halt in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, allowing a possible end to costly detours.

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

The pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June.

Red Cross to cut 2,900 jobs, slash budget as donors shift focus towards defence

Failure to prevent conflict and provide humanitarian relief risks ‘a world of ever more and greater suffering’, president warns.

Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivot thanks to Saudi crown prince

The US president condemned ‘tremendous atrocities’ in the conflict, which he admitted was previously ‘not on my charts’.

New policy in Canada won’t help Hongkongers seeking permanent residency: experts

Proposed fast-track measure for work permit holders unlikely to accelerate process amid backlog, with wait times stretching far beyond 2027.

My Take | Poppies remain a poignant reminder of the catastrophic human cost of war

It is a tragic irony that commemorations on this Remembrance Sunday are taking place against the backdrop of today’s conflicts.

Sudan’s paramilitaries agree to US-backed humanitarian ceasefire proposal

Announcement comes after Sudan’s RSF was accused of mass killings in the captured city of El-Fasher.

Mass graves, blood stains: satellite images point to horrors in seized Sudan city

Analysis of imagery shows mass graves being dug near a hospital and a mosque, raising alarm over the scale of the carnage in El-Fasher.

US seeks truce in Sudan as ICC probes possible war crimes in El-Fasher

There have been reports of mass killings, sexual violence, looting and abductions in a city overrun by Rapid Support Forces militia.

Survivors of El-Fasher say Sudan’s RSF is detaining hundreds

The RSF and the army have faced war crimes accusations. The US has previously determined that the RSF committed genocide in Darfur two decades ago.

Fate of thousands feared in Sudan’s Darfur after reported rampage by paramilitaries

Satellite imagery shows earthen berms that have trapped civilians in the city of El-Fasher, where killings have taken place.

Sudan war sparks global alarm after hundreds killed at hospital

The Rapid Support Forces have been accused of mass executions and other atrocities after capturing the provincial capital of North Darfur state.

UN rights chief warns of ethnically motivated ‘atrocities’ in Sudan’s El-Fasher

Volker Turk said ‘urgent and concrete action’ was needed to protect civilians as paramilitary forces said they had taken control of the city.

Will China step in as Egypt and Ethiopia spar over Beijing-backed Nile mega dam?

Beijing’s strong ties put it in better position to mediate than any other third party, but an expert says China is unlikely to intervene.

Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest dam amid Egyptian protest

The project is set to provide energy to millions in the region but is seen by Cairo as an existential threat that endangers its water supply.

UN human rights chief slams Israel’s ‘mass killing’ of Palestinians in Gaza

Volker Turk expresses horror at the ‘genocidal rhetoric’ and ‘disgraceful dehumanisation’ of Palestinians by senior Israeli officials.

Sudan landslide destroys village and kills more than 1,000, rebel group says

Rebel group appeals to the United Nations and international aid agencies for help after disaster.

Opinion | Quiet courage of ordinary people can rebuild a world in crisis

Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade