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‘We left behind children in incubators:’ Witnesses describe hospital shelled in Sudan’s clashes | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  As fighting between warring factions has engulfed Sudan in recent days, hospitals treating people wounded in clashes have themselves become the targets for attacks, dealing the nation’s healthcare sector a devastating blow. In one episode, five eyewitnesses told CNN that the paramilitary group battling Sudan’s military for control of the country besieged … Read more

Gunmen storm homes of UN staff in Sudan, according to reports, as confusion reigns over ceasefire | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people working for the United Nations and other international organizations, amid conflicting reports of an agreed ceasefire in the country. Fighting between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support … Read more

Hospitals under attack as fighting grips Sudanese capital for third day | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Intense fighting has gripped Sudan for a third day and hospitals are under attack from missiles as they battle to save lives, amid a bloody tussle for power that has left close to 100 people dead and injured hundreds more. Clashes first erupted Saturday between the country’s military and the paramilitary group … Read more

At least 25 killed, 183 injured in clashes across Sudan as paramilitary group claims control of presidential palace | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  At least 25 people were killed and 183 others injured in clashes across Sudan, the Sudanese Central Medical Committee told CNN on Saturday. Sudan’s paramilitary chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo claims to have seized most of Khartoum’s official sites after clashes erupted between his armed group and the country’s military on Saturday. “The … Read more

Netanyahu is backed into a corner. Here’s what he may do next | CNN

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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his decision to delay a controversial plan to weaken the country’s judiciary on Monday, … Read more

At least 19 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia | CNN

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[ad_1] At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday. In the past four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the southern city of Sfax, leaving 67 missing and nine … Read more