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A view From Afar The war in Sudan is slipping into silence. Once a land of hope, where protests toppled a dictator, it is now a country of broken dreams. Women flee with children on their backs. Camps overflow. Food, medicine, and clean water are almost gone. Survival is the only politics left. In 2019, the Sudanese people forced Omar al-Bashir from power. Doctors were at the heart of that struggle. They treated the wounded, led demonstrations, and kept the call for freedom alive. Their courage gave the nation hope. That hope has been stolen. Keep up with the latest…

A ticking bomb in the heart of London sets the stage for “Fuze,” a taut new British crime thriller from director David Mackenzie. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, combines the urgency of a heist film with the dread of an unexploded World War II bomb unearthed at a bustling construction site. Written by Ben Hopkins, the feature stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sam Worthington. As the military and police scramble to evacuate the city against the clock, chaos unfolds across London’s streets. For Mackenzie, whose credits include the best picture-nominated “Hell or…

The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in an overnight attack in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno State, local officials say.On Friday night militants struck the village of Darul Jamal, home to a military base on the Nigeria-Cameroon border, killing at least five soldiers.The Nigerian Air Force said it killed 30 militants in strikes after receiving reports of the raid on the village, where residents had recently returned following years of displacement.The attack comes amid a resurgence in jihadist activity in Nigeria’s north-east, with Boko Haram fights and rivals, the West African branch of the Islamic State group,…

After independence, most African countries have been expecting economic growth and development to arise from investment in the industrial sector. Huge investments were undertaken by the state and foreign investors that were supported by protection from foreign competition. But, investment in large state and foreign owned industrial enterprises resulted in inadequate and unacceptable results. Thus, the focus of attention shifted from larger towards smaller enterprises. Likewise, African governments, including that of Ethiopia, embarked on policy reforms for liberalizing their economy and sticking on market forces. With this new policy change, market based competition among enterprises through an open market system…

South Sudan says Mexico provides assurances its national deported by the US in July would not face torture or other inhumane treatment.Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025South Sudan says it has repatriated to Mexico a man deported from the United States as part of US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Saturday said Mexico had accepted the return of Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, one of eight men deported from the US to South Sudan on July 5 after a long-running legal battle.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe statement added that Munoz-Gutierrez…

  DR Congo Announces New Ebola Outbreak The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) confirmed its 16th Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Kasai province, where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported. The index case is a 34-year-old pregnant woman admitted to the hospital with symptoms including high fever and repeated vomiting. Samples tested at the country’s National Institute of Biomedical Research confirmed the cause of the outbreak as Ebola Zaire caused by Ebola virus disease. This will be the 16th outbreak of the deadly virus in the country that has poor health services, and…

Onana had, in theory, ended last season as United’s number one goalkeeper given he started the Europa League final defeat by Tottenham.However, after injuring his hamstring at the start of pre-season training, he missed all United’s warm-up games and was overlooked for their opening three Premier League matches, when Bayindir was chosen.Onana did start the shock second-round EFL Cup defeat by League Two Grimsby last month, when he was at fault for the Mariners’ second goal.The 29-year-old was signed from Inter Milan for £47.2m in 2023, with then United boss Erik ten Hag keen to be reunited with a goalkeeper…

The artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5bn to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in legal battles between AI companies and the writers, visual artists and other creative professionals who accuse them of copyright infringement.The company has agreed to pay authors about $3,000 for each of an estimated 500,000 books covered by the settlement.“As best as we can tell, it’s the largest copyright recovery ever,” said…

More than a dozen rescued after boat capsizes during evacuations in Pakistan’s flood-stricken Punjab.Published On 6 Sep 20256 Sep 2025At least five people have lost their lives and more than a dozen had to be rescued in Pakistan’s flood-affected southern Punjab province after a boat carrying evacuees capsized.According to the disaster management authority, the boat overturned on Saturday in Multan district because of strong currents, but the majority of passengers were saved.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFlooding from the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers has affected more than 4,100 villages, forcing over two million people to flee their…

Even before the wildfire has started to rage in fact-based docudrama The Lost Bus, Paul Greengrass has us on edge. We’re inside a schoolbus for the morning drop-off and we’re reminded of the dangers already faced on the day-to-day, young children without seatbelts being driven around the precarious rolling roads of the California hills, the director cranking up every little sound of a vehicle we’re told is in delayed need of a maintenance check. The world is dangerous enough.That nervy tension soon gets considerably ramped up and then rarely lets up for the next two-plus hours, an exhausting, assaultive experience…