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29 January

Men sit and lie outside tents and shelters pitched at the Hasahisa secondary school on July 10, 2023, which has been made into a make-shift camp to house the internally displaced fleeing violence in war-torn Sudan

Paramilitary Attacks Displace Thousands in Sudan’s North Darfur

Thousands fled Sudan's North Darfur state over two days amid intensified attacks by paramilitaries, United Nations migration agency said.

28 January

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

N.Korean Troops Aiding Russia Pulling Back From Frontline: Kyiv’s Forces

North Korean troops fighting for Russia in the Kursk region appear to have temporarily pulled back from one section of the frontline following reports of heavy casualties.

28 January

Europe

Ukrainian soldiers stand next to their armored personnel

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Army Says Captured Village in Ukraine’s Northeastern Kharkiv Region

Russia's army said its forces had captured a large village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the latest territorial gain for Moscow's troops.

28 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Clashes Kill 17 in DR Congo’s Goma as Pro-Rwandan Forces Enter City

Clashes in Goma have killed at least 17 people as the Congolese military fought to hold off M23 forces backed by the Rwandan army.

26 January

Africa

An aerial view shows black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Attack on Hospital Kills 67 in Sudan’s Darfur

A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region has killed 67 people and injured dozens, local activists and a medical source said Saturday, updating an earlier toll.

26 January

Africa

Peacekeeping forces stand guard outside the Butsili Catholic Church in Beni, DR Congo

Staff Writer With AFP

Uruguayan UN Peacekeeper Killed in DRC Fighting: Army

A Uruguayan member of the UN peacekeeping force fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed, and four others wounded, Uruguay's military announced Saturday.

25 January

Middle East

A member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, 2018

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq Ministry Says Two Border Guards Killed by PKK Fire

A shooting which officials blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party killed two Iraqi border guards on Friday near the Turkish boundary in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Iraq's interior ministry said.

25 January

Africa

Sudanese members of the Rapid Support Forces.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Lawmakers Say UAE Still Sending Arms to Sudan Fighters

Two US lawmakers said Friday that the United Arab Emirates has violated its promises and kept arming Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, which Washington has accused of genocide.

24 January

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