Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said the US was focused on ending the conflict in Sudan and that the SAF was responsible for the routine & intentional denial of human rights.
UAE is the foreign player most invested in the war. It views resource-rich, strategically located Sudan as an opportunity to expand its influence and control in the MENA region.
Paramilitary RSF, embroiled in bloody conflict with Sudanese Armed Forces, is advancing to capture El Fasher in Darfur. The war, raging for a year, has international implications too.
As per UNHCR, more than 8,000 people fled to Chad in the last week alone, though this is likely to be an underestimate due to challenges registering new arrivals.
Hundreds of people have been killed & thousands wounded over 16 days of battles since disputes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces erupted into conflict on 15 April.
Pakistan failed to understand the fiercely independent psyche of the Afghans and Pashtun nationalism, which has dominated politics in Afghanistan since its emergence in 1747.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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