NewsOvernight briefing: Sudan's Al-Nahud attack leaves 300 dead
Overnight briefing: Sudan's Al‑Nahud attack leaves 300 dead
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 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of Al-Nahud in West Kordofan state in southwestern Sudan, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Saturday. According to a Sudanese human rights organisation, 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). His group, the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM), announced his passing. The politician was hospitalised 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, announced the hospital in Istanbul. Onder was not only a politician but also a renowned director, screenwriter, and columnist.
- Israel is mobilising 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.
- The 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 USA. His planned visit to Moscow is now uncertain. 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 criticised 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.
