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United States
Trump’s new travel ban takes effect, citizens of 12 nations barred from US
Ban comes amid rising tensions over the US president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.
9 Jun 2025 - 2:17PM
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Hong Kong society
Letters
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Does Hong Kong know it’s Eid ul-Adha?
7 Jun 2025 - 11:30AM
Africa
Africa warns Trump travel ban could dampen relations
6 Jun 2025 - 5:47PM
Donald Trump
Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns
Afghanistan, Haiti, Myanmar among 12 nations facing outright entry ban; seven additional countries to face heightened scrutiny.
5 Jun 2025 - 5:23PM
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War and conflict
Sudan’s army-backed PM dissolves caretaker government
Kamil Idris, Sudan’s first premier in more than three years, is poised to form new government.
2 Jun 2025 - 10:58AM
Africa
South Sudan should ‘urgently pull back from the brink’: UN rights chief
Civilian-populated areas, including a Medecins Sans Frontieres medical facility, have been targeted by warring sides despite warnings of a health catastrophe.
23 May 2025 - 7:39PM
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Africa
UAE supplying Sudan paramilitaries with Chinese-made weapons: Amnesty
Amnesty report came as the RSF pressed its long-range drone attacks on army-held cities.
9 May 2025 - 11:11AM
Africa
Drones strike key targets in Port Sudan as civil war rages
Assaults on Port Sudan mark a new phase in the brutal civil war that has left many thousands dead.
6 May 2025 - 3:11PM
Africa
Sudan paramilitaries launch attacks, suicide drones on Port Sudan
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have increased their use of drones since losing territory including much of the capital Khartoum.
4 May 2025 - 7:55PM
Africa
‘We’re suffering’: UN to reduce food help to Sudan over huge cash shortfall
Seven million people are at risk, with the agency saying it has a shortfall of US$698 million out of the nearly US$800 million it needed to cover May to September.
25 Apr 2025 - 10:46PM
Africa
Sudan paramilitary chief declares rival government 2 years after war erupted
The conflict has triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with tens of thousands killed and 13 million people displaced.
16 Apr 2025 - 5:44AM
Africa
Sudan paramilitaries kill 56 in 48 hours in retaken town, say activists
The conflict has seen tens of thousands die, uprooted over 12 million and created what has been called ‘the biggest humanitarian crisis recorded’.
13 Apr 2025 - 11:30PM
Africa
Sudan army chief declares capital ‘free’ from inside presidential palace
Sudan’s de facto leader says capital has been retaken, signalling a pivotal moment in the conflict.
27 Mar 2025 - 2:01PM
Africa
Sudan army advances in central Khartoum after retaking palace
The military says it has seized several key buildings from the Rapid Support Forces, including state intelligence headquarters.
23 Mar 2025 - 7:32AM
Africa
‘The palace is back’: Sudan’s military retakes presidential compound
The fighting has caused a massive humanitarian crisis, killing thousands, forcing millions to flee and leaving some families eating grass.
21 Mar 2025 - 7:47PM
US-China relations
G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine
Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.
15 Mar 2025 - 10:47PM
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Africa
Sudan accuses UAE of ‘complicity in genocide’ amid civil war
The United Arab Emirates has long been accused by Sudan and others of supporting the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
8 Mar 2025 - 6:40PM
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Africa
Sudan civil war: famine and inflation eclipse Ramadan
The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced more than 12 million and cut off crucial supply routes across the country.
1 Mar 2025 - 7:33PM
Africa
Sudan military plane crash death toll rises to 46
Aircraft crashes are common in Sudan, which has a poor aviation safety record.
27 Feb 2025 - 1:22AM
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Africa
African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict
DR Congo president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory.
15 Feb 2025 - 12:30PM
Africa
Sudan market attack kills 54, wounds more than 150
Casualties in the attack, carried out by the Rapid Support Forces on a market in Omdurman, reportedly included many women and children.
2 Feb 2025 - 3:03PM
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China-Africa relations
China’s peace strategy in Horn of Africa is slow-going, but can it reap rewards?
Beijing is taking a slow but safe approach to promoting harmony in a region of Africa beset by war and insurgencies, experts say.
31 Jan 2025 - 6:54AM
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Africa
Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze country’s largest oil refinery
Fighting nearby set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data shows, amid famine and Sudan’s worsening humanitarian crisis.
25 Jan 2025 - 4:56PM
Africa
Sudan government rejects UN-backed famine declaration
The war has reportedly created famine conditions for 638,000 people, with a further 8.1 million on the brink of mass starvation.
29 Dec 2024 - 10:50PM
Africa
‘Horrendous massacre’: over 100 killed in Sudanese air strike on Darfur market
The attack is the latest in a series of escalating violence in Sudan’s 20-month war, with both sides accused of targeting civilians.
10 Dec 2024 - 7:37PM
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Diplomacy
Opinion
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Can Global South and G20 lead new era of poverty reduction?
The credibility of developing countries in the fight against poverty stems from lived experience rather than theoretical discourse.
26 Nov 2024 - 4:31PM
China-Africa relations
Why Chinese investors are also waiting for Sudan’s civil war to end
Prolonged fighting in Sudan is keeping Chinese companies out but plans are in place to go back in once the violence ends.
16 Nov 2024 - 5:13PM
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Africa
Sudan sees sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale amid civil war: UN
Children are not spared the abuse, while women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery.
29 Oct 2024 - 6:18PM
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