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Sudan
Sudan
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Sudan. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Khartoum
Head of State
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Head of Government
Acting Prime Minister Osman Hussein
Muddy water flows through the Budhi Gandaki river, separating Nepal’s Gorkha (left) and Dhading districts on Wednesday, in the aftermath of a flash flood caused by a dry landslide. Photo: AFP
A drone view shows the areas affected by flooding of Budhi Gandaki River following a dry landslide in Chumnubri village, Gorkha district, Nepal, on Sunday. Photo: National Trust for Nature Conservation-Manaslu Conservation Area Project via Reuters
Nepal

‘Unprecedented’: how cascading disasters are devastating Nepal

Experts warn such events could become an ‘annual occurrence’ and urge the government to rethink its development model.

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Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s main airport hit by new Houthi strike day after deadly attack

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Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airports, killing 3

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong remains world’s freest economy as Switzerland overtakes Singapore

Annual Economic Freedom of the World report compiled by Canada’s Fraser Institute ranks city first among 165 jurisdictions.

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Hong Kong lost the top spot for the first time in 2023, before reclaiming it in 2024 and retaining it in 2025. Photo: Dickson Lee
Switzerland overtook Singapore to claim second place. Photo: AFP
United Nations

Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries

As we face ‘three existential threats,’ says the UN chief, ‘international cooperation is more necessary than ever’.

China-Africa relations

China bets on early Sudan deals to secure post-war economic edge

Lack of leverage by army-backed government in Khartoum may allow Chinese firms to secure favourable investment terms.

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China-Africa relations

China’s call for Mideast to build security framework is a message to US: expert

Beijing gives weight to Cairo’s water security but China’s president does not criticise Ethiopia or its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) meets Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi for their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
Cambodia

Declining aid threatens landmine clearing efforts in Southeast Asia

Aid cuts and shifting geopolitical priorities leave Cambodian and regional demining groups struggling to remove deadly wartime relics.

Africa

‘Super’ El Nino: Africa facing mass migration, US$20 billion in damages

A UN report estimated that by 2035 developing countries ‌will collectively need around US$365 billion each year to tackle climate change.

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Hong Kong society

‘I didn’t want to miss it’: Hongkongers see off PLA warships after port call

Chief Secretary Eric Chan says it was a precious opportunity for residents to appreciate the country’s achievements in defence and the military.

Guided-missile destroyer Nanning departs Hong Kong. Photo: Robert Ng
Egypt

Egypt inaugurates the ‘Octagon’, a mega military HQ larger than the Pentagon

Egypt’s president dons uniform to open the defence complex in the new administrative capital in the desert.

The Octagon consists of eight buildings each with an eight-sided floor plan. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Egypt via YouTube
Hong Kong politics

PLA Navy officer recalls dramatic Sudan evacuation at Hong Kong barracks open day

Visitors receive first-hand account of mission to take 940 Chinese nationals, including two Hongkongers, to safety during civil war in 2023.

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Africa

‘Stain on conscience’: Sudan’s RSF committed ethnic cleansing, says Amnesty

The organisation also accuses paramilitaries of widespread violence against children, including murder, rape and forced recruitment.

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Hong Kong politics

2 PLA Navy ships to visit Hong Kong for 5-day port call

Residents will get a chance to board destroyer Nanning and frigate Hengyang during visit.

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The guided missile destroyer Nanning is one of two ships that will visit Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
Britain

UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson says he was detained under terrorism laws

Police said a man in his 40s had been arrested under the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act as he flew back to Britain from Russia.

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Photo: AFP
Crime

Belfast stabbing victim ‘improving’ and may soon wake from coma

Stephen Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep head and back wounds in a brutal attack that sparked violent unrest in Northern Ireland.

Protests around the world

Belfast reeling as street violence and online ‘hit lists’ terrify minorities

UK minister says violence in Northern Ireland is ‘racist thuggery’ as ethnic minorities are targeted.

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Protests around the world

Police fire water cannon in Belfast as stabbing sparks second night of unrest

Masked crowds clash with riot police as a Sudanese man is charged in a brutal knife attack that has left the city reeling.

Police attempt to disperse protesters on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Britain

Elon Musk accused of stoking tensions, ‘weaponising fear’ in Belfast

Musk, who shared lists on social media of locations where protests could take place, blamed ‘uncontrolled immigration’ for the unrest.

Britain

‘I’m scared’: Belfast violence after knife attack keeps residents on edge

Sudanese man Hadi Alodid appeared in court over the stabbing that sparked unrest and torching of homes and vehicles.

Britain

Protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing

A suspect from Sudan has been arrested for the brutal attack that was captured in a graphic video.

Vehicles set on fire by protesters burn on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Britain

Appeals for calm in Belfast after man arrested over ‘sickening’ stabbing

A Sudanese man was arrested in connection with the incident in Northern Ireland as British PM Starmer appealed for calm.

Police officers secure the area around the scene of a stabbing in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump now ties Iran deal to major expansion of Abraham Accords

US president suggests Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and other regional powers normalise ties with Israel to secure peace.

Africa

Drones shatter months of relative calm in Sudan’s capital as airport targeted

Khartoum rocked by new attacks as Sudan again alleges UAE and Ethiopia involvement in the civil war.

France

2 dead after boat runs aground in France in failed crossing to UK

The vessel carried 82 people but ran aground with 65 on board after a French gendarmerie vessel rescued 17.

Migrants walk in the water to board a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, on November 6 last year, in Gravelines, northern France. Photo: AP
Saudi Arabia

UAE’s Opec exit signals aim to accelerate foreign policy diversification

Iran’s attacks on Gulf states have forced Abu Dhabi to rethink its place within the Saudi Arabia-led diplomatic architecture, analysts say.

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Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, UAE, on March 14, following an interception of a drone amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Photo: Reuters
Africa

‘A lot of suicide’: Sudan war’s sexual violence sparks mental health crisis

The horrific scenario includes the shooting and raping of a health worker - with a woman in labour dying - and many suicides to avoid rape.

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Nepal

Nepal minister quits amid financial scrutiny after just weeks in office

Home Minister Sudan Gurung was a key figure in the Gen-Z protests last September that toppled Nepal’s previous government.

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