A force affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed at least 27 people, including elderly residents, in an attack on villages west of Bara in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, according to the Sudan Doctors Network.
Russia has agreed to provide modern air defence systems and broader military assistance to Afghanistan under the Taliban administration, according to sources cited by BBC News.
AI startup Anthropic has surged to the top of global private market valuations, reaching an estimated $965 billion and surpassing rival OpenAI, according to reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the country’s military to expand its control over 70 per cent of the Gaza Strip, signaling a further escalation of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in the enclave.
Global oil prices edged lower after mediators between the United States and Iran reportedly agreed on a new draft deal aimed at extending the current ceasefire for another 60 days and launching formal negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Israel has been added to a United Nations blacklist over allegations of conflict-related sexual violence in Palestinian territories, according to Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, who sharply condemned the move as “political” and detached from reality.