Saturday, April 15, 2023

Sudan's capital besieged by clashes between country's army and paramilitary

Sudan Tensions

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sudan-army-khartoum-fighting-airport-1.6811851?cmp=rss

Death toll from Russian strikes rises to 11 as Ukraine awaits U.S. air defence system

Russia Ukraine War

The death toll from Russian missile strikes on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk rose to 11 on Saturday, as rescue crews tried to reach people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building, Ukrainian authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-day-416-1.6811944?cmp=rss

Who is the RSF paramilitary group at centre of violent power struggle in Sudan?

Smoke rising from area of airport in Khartoum, Sudan

Here are some facts about Sudan's main paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, which said on Saturday it had taken control of the presidential palace and the country's international airport in an apparent coup attempt.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sudan-rapid-support-forces-background-1.6811896?cmp=rss

Sudan paramilitary force says it has seized presidential palace, airports

Sudan Tensions

Sudan's powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it had taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum International Airport on Saturday as clashes erupted with the army in an escalating power struggle.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sudan-army-khartoum-fighting-airport-1.6811851?cmp=rss

Man arrested, Japanese PM evacuated from campaign event after explosion

Japan Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a fishing port in western Japan, officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-pm-explosion-1.6811845?cmp=rss