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Topic: Khartoum

At least 40 civilians killed in air strike by army on Sudan’s Khartoum market, volunteers say

The army and Rapid Support Forces began fighting on 15 April, after tensions arose over integration of their troops in a new transition to democracy.

Sudan extends lock on airspace until 15 August in wake of ongoing conflict

Sudanese airspace was closed to regular traffic after a military conflict erupted between the country's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April.

Thousands of Islamists battling alongside army in Sudan conflict, military sources say

Army and paramilitary force are fighting each other in Sudan for 10 weeks, displacing 2.5 million people, causing a humanitarian crisis and threatening to destabilize the region.

Invisible victims of Sudan war–dozens of babies die in orphanage with grim toll in Khartoum

At least 50 children - at least two dozen of them babies - have died at the orphanage in the six weeks since the war broke out in mid-April.

Amid fighting in Sudan, US embassy suspends operations, evacuates staff from Khartoum

While Joe Biden administration confirmed embassy staff & their families have been evacuated, it added there are no plans to evacuate 16,000 private US citizens stuck there.

Germany forced to halt evacuation mission from Sudan due to fighting in Khartoum, says Spiegel

Fighting erupted in Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 185 people and derailing an internationally backed plan for transition to civilian democracy in the country.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.