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Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Jan Pospisil, Sudan Affairs Analyst at the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform. He says the siege has been going on for almost a year, and the RSF seems committed to seizing el-Obeid. While Pospisil explains that Sudan’s civil war is not a proxy war in the literal sense, … Read more
From intensifying drone warfare between Ukraine and Russia to mounting fears of a humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, anti-immigration protests in South Africa and a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court, this week has been shaped by conflicts over power, identity and international law. Source link
plotting a murder in a potato shed; Tens of thousands of euros were handed over in a brown envelope. The trial of Yorgen Fenech, the 44-year-old heir to a Maltese property empire, is filled with details of how the car-bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Caruana Galizia was conceived and carried out. The start of proceedings … Read more
NATO members are expected to pledge €70 billion ($80 billion) of military aid to Ukraine for 2026 and “at least an equivalent level” of support in 2027 when they meet at an upcoming summit in Turkey on July 6 and 7. The funding pledge was disclosed in the released text of the summit declaration, which … Read more
The UN on Friday warned that a “human rights catastrophe” was unfolding in Sudan’s El-Obeid where experts have warned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may be about to stage an offensive. Civilians in the city have already been subjected to “siege-like conditions” for the past 18 months, UN rights chief Volker Turk said. Source link
Tens of millions of people suffered and thousands died during a historic heatwave in France. As the temperatures rose while the days stretched on, media attention invariably turned to air conditioning, a rare technology in France. In this edition of FRANCE 24’s media show “Scoop”, we look at media coverage of the brutal heat and … Read more
Pope Leo, the first US-born pontiff, called for “moderation” in US public discourse and called on Americans to find “common ground” in a speech on Friday that coincided with the 250th anniversary of US independence. Source link
#WorldCup2026: AI-generated videos of French captain Kylian #Mbappé dressed as a #dictator and giving orders to his teammates have taken over social media – a joke which the French team have embraced by nicknaming Mbappé “Mobut”, in reference to the dictator #Mobutu Sese Seko. Source link
The Council of the European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on six scientists involved in Russia’s chemical weapons program, claiming a link between the researchers’ work and the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny in 2024. The list contains the names of individuals involved in the development of epibatidine, a deadly toxin that was identified … Read more
He was assassinated in a #US-Israeli strike in February 2026. #Iran’s Supreme leader Ali #Khamenei’s #funerals are set to be held on July 4, with authorities expecting between 15 and 20 million people to attend. Source link