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Shelling, looting in Sudanese capital, eighth week of fighting between military factions
Areas of the Sudanese capital came under shelling and violent clashes on Monday, residents said, amid reports of lawlessness spreading in Khartoum and western Darfur after more than seven weeks of clashes between rival military factions .Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified after a ceasefire brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States expired late Saturday
Russia, Ukraine face off at world court over MH17 crash
Ukraine and Russia faced off Tuesday in the United Nations’ top court over Moscow’s alleged support for pro-Russian separatists accused of being behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014. A U.N. anti-terrorism treaty equipped and financed pro-Russian forces, international investigators have concluded, shot down the jetliner in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board.
Foreign minister says Ukraine has enough weapons to start counteroffensive
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Reuters on Monday that Ukraine has enough weapons to start a counteroffensive against Russia, an operation that would give the country the victory it needs to join NATO. In an interview in Kiev, Kuleba said Ukraine would “probably” become a member of the military alliance only after the end of active hostilities.
Russia says it foiled another major attack on Ukraine, causing heavy damage
Russia said on Tuesday it had thwarted another major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk with heavy losses, while Ukraine welcomed progress in fighting in the east, though it was unclear whether it would mark the end of Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive. start. On Monday, Russia said a massive offensive by Ukrainian forces that began over the weekend in the southern Donetsk region was also thwarted.
EU expands restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports
The European Commission said on Monday it would extend until Sept. 15 an arrangement under which Ukraine’s five EU neighbors can limit imports of Ukrainian grain. The European Union on May 2 allowed five countries – Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia – to ban domestic sales of Ukrainian wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds while allowing exports through them elsewhere, including to other EU countries.
US senators demand declassification of report on Al Jazeera journalist’s killing
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen called on Monday to declassify the government’s report on the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist who was shot dead last year while covering an Israeli army raid. Abu Akleh, one of the most prominent journalists covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in two decades, was killed in an Israeli raid on the West Bank city of Jenin in May 2022. Her death sparked outrage across the region.
FBI agent Robert Hansen, who spied for Russia, dies in prison
Robert Hansen, the former FBI agent-turned-spy whom the bureau has described as the most destructive man in its history, was found dead in his cell on Monday, U.S. authorities said. Hansen, 79, was sentenced to life in prison in 2002 after pleading guilty to spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for more than two decades.
U.S. accuses Chinese military of ‘aggressiveness’ after dangerous encounter
Recent dangerous encounters between U.S. and Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea reflect the growing aggressiveness of Beijing’s military, the White House said on Monday, raising the risk of “someone getting hurt” mistakes. The sharply worded warning from Washington came after the U.S. Navy released a video on Sunday of a Chinese warship crossing the Taiwan Strait in front of a U.S. destroyer in a sensitive waterway, calling it an “unsafe interaction.”
Türkiye’s Erdogan appoints spokesman Kalin as intelligence chief
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday appointed his spokesman Ibrahim Kalin as head of the National Intelligence Service (MIT), Erdogan’s communications office said. Hakan Fidan, who has been the head of Turkey’s intelligence services since 2010, was named foreign minister on Saturday.
India investigates rail accident as train climbs over crash site
An official investigation into India’s deadliest rail accident in more than two decades began on Monday after preliminary findings suggested a signaling fault may have played a role in the crash that killed at least 275 people and injured 1,200. The disaster occurred on Friday when a passenger train collided with a stationary freight train near Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, jumped off the tracks and crashed into another passenger train passing in the opposite direction.
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