NewsOvernight briefing: Sudan violence leaves over 300 dead as RSF attacks intensify
Overnight briefing: Sudan violence leaves over 300 dead as RSF attacks intensify
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what the global agencies reported overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
- At least 300 people, including 21 children and 15 women, were killed in a two-day attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of Al-Nahud in West Kordofan state, southwestern Sudan, reported the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday. According to a Sudanese human rights organization, the RSF looted the city's medical supplies, local markets, and a hospital.
- At the age of 62, Sirri Sureyya Onder passed away on Saturday. He was a key figure in the process aimed at ending the conflict between the Turkish authorities and the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), announced his group, the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM). The politician was hospitalized in April after a heart attack. He underwent a 12-hour surgery and then spent about two weeks in the intensive care unit. He died due to multiple organ failure, the hospital in Istanbul said. Onder was not only a politician but also a renowned director, screenwriter, and columnist.
- Israel is mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved plans to expand the military operation aimed at increasing pressure on Hamas.
- President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic left a hospital in Belgrade after a sudden deterioration in his health. He had previously returned to the country, cutting short his visit to the U.S. His planned visit to Moscow is now uncertain. President Vucic went to the U.S. with the intention of meeting President Donald Trump. Some media and the opposition suggest that Vucic’s illness may be an excuse to avoid travelling to Moscow for the Victory Day celebrations, which were criticized by the European Union.
- On Saturday in Simi Valley, California, there was a tragic aviation accident. A single-engine Vans RV-10 plane crashed into a residential area. The pilot was killed instantly, and the aircraft damaged two buildings.
