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US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
Fetterman: ‘I am a Democrat’ but no longer believe the party is pro-Israel
Fetterman: ‘I am a Democrat’ but no longer believe the party is pro-Israel
Fetterman: ‘I am a Democrat’ but no longer believe the party is pro-Israel
Israeli UN Ambassador: Israel 'will apply more power’ in Gaza if Hamas does not disarm06:13 - Now Playing Fetterman: ‘I am a Democrat’ but no longer believe the party is pro-Israel08:29 - UP NEXT ‘It’s our turn to hit them’: Trump vows retaliation against Iran after thwarted surprise attack13:20 ‘I’m tired’: Lindsey Graham in never-before-seen video as he tried to secure deal to end Ukraine war14:40 Netanyahu & Zelenskyy attend Graham funeral as wars in Iran and Ukraine reach critical points20:07 Democrats’ 2028 primary calendar ‘reflects diversity of the party,’ says former DNC chair17:41 South Carolina to hold first Democratic 2028 primary, indicating DNC's push to court minority voters04:03 James Talarico unveils border policy plan for TX Senate bid, saying 'both parties have failed us'04:48 Trump says U.S. 'locked and loaded' to attack Iran as concerns grow over rising costs at home25:04 Sen. Mark Kelly says the U.S. government should be ‘more proactive’ about AI scams09:43 Marco Rubio describes Trump's military strategy with Iran as a ‘head for an eye’20:42 Trump-backed Steve Hilton on his bid to sway anti-Trump voters in California gubernatorial race09:35 Trump escalates threats on Iran as he attends dignified transfer of fallen soldiers17:16 ‘Voters want change’: Michigan Dem Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on tight primary race12:50 Pentagon leadership testifies on war funding as Trump says he has ‘no interest’ in Iran talks16:18 ‘America needs Canada’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to Trump’s new tariffs07:46 Trump administration says Iran war reaching ‘time of ambiguity’ as military strikes escalate19:01 Maine Democrat Dr. Nirav Shah says he won’t abandon 'progressive values' in bid to replace Platner09:33 Americans should have ‘confidence’ in accuracy of 2020 election: Ousted election commissioner23:46 World Cup games in U.S. provided a window into 'true America': Congressional Soccer Caucus co-chairs09:38 Meet the Press Israeli UN Ambassador: Israel 'will apply more power’ in Gaza if Hamas does not disarm06:13 - Now Playing Fetterman: ‘I am a Democrat’ but no longer believe the party is pro-Israel08:29 - UP NEXT ‘It’s our turn to hit them’: Trump vows retaliation against Iran after thwarted surprise attack13:20 ‘I’m tired’: Lindsey Graham in never-before-seen video as he tried to secure deal to end Ukraine war14:40 Netanyahu & Zelenskyy attend Graham funeral as wars in Iran and Ukraine reach critical points20:07 Democrats’ 2028 primary calendar ‘reflects diversity of the party,’ says former DNC chair17:41 Play All
Billionaire gives Moscow the middle finger after being placed on Russia’s most wanted list
Billionaire gives Moscow the middle finger after being placed on Russia’s most wanted list Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials as he cast himself as a champion of free speech. Now, Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, has accused him of aiding what it called terrorist activities. It also said it was adding Durov’s name to international wanted lists. The Russian-born Durov, 41, responded to the charges by posting an image of himself raising a middle finger on Telegram’s official account on X. He has denounced previous Kremlin attempts to restrict Telegram as an attack on freedom of expression. The case marks an escalation of the Kremlin’s efforts to tighten control over the internet and digital communications as it prepares for parliamentary elections in September amid rising public fatigue with the war in Ukraine and its growing economic fallout. Durov was born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, and now also holds citizenship in France, the United Arab Emirates and the Caribbean island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis. In 2006 at age 22, Durov and his brother, Nikolai, founded VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network that is similar to Facebook. The company later came under pressure from authorities after mass anti-Kremlin protests in 2011-12, eventually prompting Durov to sell his stake in VKontakte. In 2013, he and Nikolai founded Telegram. In 2014, Durov left Russia and moved to Dubai. Durov, who has a net worth of $US6.6 billion ($9.5 billion) according to Forbes, said in a 2024 interview with conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson, that Dubai was “the best place for a neutral platform like ours to be in if we want to make sure we can defend our users’ privacy and freedom of speech.” A disciple of fitness and healthy living, Durov shared photos of his lean and muscular build achieved via a daily regimen of 300 pushups, intense gym sessions and outdoor activities. He promotes a strict diet excluding processed foods and alcohol. He has six children from three former partners and once declared he had donated sperm that fathered 100 children in 12 countries. Telegram, which Durov and his brother launched in 2013, boasts over 1 billion monthly active users worldwide. It allows for one-on-one conversations, group chats and large “channels” that let people broadcast messages to subscribers. Unlike rivals such as Meta’s WhatsApp, Telegram’s group chats allow as many as 200,000 people, compared to a maximum of 1,024 for WhatsApp. Experts have raised concerns that misinformation spreads easily in such large group chats. Telegram offers users end-to-end encryption for their communications, but users must manually activate the option. It’s only available for individual conversations and doesn’t work with group chats. That contrasts with rival Signal and Facebook Messenger, where chats are encrypted end-to-end by default. Telegram long has faced criticism in both Russian and the West for a lack of content moderation, which experts say opens up the platform for potential use in money laundering, drug trafficking and sharing material linked to the sexual exploitation of minors. Russian authorities and Western governments have criticised Telegram for refusal to share information about suspected bad actors when required by law. Russian authorities tried but failed to block Telegram between 2018 and 2020. Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian authorities have taken methodical steps to control the internet. WhatsApp and Telegram have been restricted and many social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and X, have been banned. YouTube has been throttled, as well. Vkontakte has come under the control of Kremlin-friendly companies. Telegram has been repeatedly fined for failing to comply with official regulations. It’s still possible to bypass some of the restrictions by using virtual private network services, but many are blocked. Even as Telegram has been throttled, the Kremlin and the ministries of defence and foreign affairs, as well as other government agencies, still use it regularly. Earlier this year, Durov has announced that the Russian authorities opened a criminal inquiry against him and accused them of fabricating pretexts to restrict access to Telegram as part of efforts to “suppress the right to privacy and free speech.” In August 2024, Durov was arrested in Paris amid allegations that his platform was being used for illicit activity including drug trafficking and the distribution of images of child sexual abuse. He was released after four days of questioning on bale of 5 million euros. Commenting on Durov’s arrest at the time, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the French action as “selective,” arguing that many countries, including Russia, have raised concerns about bad actors using Telegram for harmful activities, and “all platforms of this kind are guilty of this.” Kremlin officials have cast the French case against Durov as proof of the West’s double standard on freedom of speech. Moscow has rejected Western accusations of using Telegram to coordinate and recruit people to carry out acts of arson and sabotage in Ukraine and across Europe. The FSB accused Telegram’s administration failed to remove channels allegedly used by “Ukrainian intelligence agencies, terrorist and extremist organisations to prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage and terrorism, mass murder, and cyberfraud” in Russia. It accused Ukrainian security services of using a popular dating chatbot on Telegram to lure and recruit Russians for “sabotage and terrorist activities.” The Daivinchik or Leo-Dating chatbot has 13.6 million monthly active users. The FSB said 46 users of the chatbot aged from 12 to 22 have been detained across Russia over the past year for assaulting law enforcement officers, arson and other acts. AP The Business Briefing newsletter delivers major stories, exclusive coverage and expert opinion. Sign up to get it every weekday morning.
Billionaire gives Moscow the middle finger after being placed on Russia’s most wanted list
Billionaire gives Moscow the middle finger after being placed on Russia’s most wanted list
‘It’s our turn to hit them’: Trump vows retaliation against Iran after thwarted surprise attack
‘It’s our turn to hit them’: Trump vows retaliation against Iran after thwarted surprise attack
‘It’s our turn to hit them’: Trump vows retaliation against Iran after thwarted surprise attack
Israeli UN Ambassador: Israel 'will apply more power’ in Gaza if Hamas does not disarm06:13 Fetterman: ‘I am a Democrat’ but no longer believe the party is pro-Israel08:29 - Now Playing ‘It’s our turn to hit them’: Trump vows retaliation against Iran after thwarted surprise attack13:20 - UP NEXT ‘I’m tired’: Lindsey Graham in never-before-seen video as he tried to secure deal to end Ukraine war14:40 Netanyahu & Zelenskyy attend Graham funeral as wars in Iran and Ukraine reach critical points20:07 Democrats’ 2028 primary calendar ‘reflects diversity of the party,’ says former DNC chair17:41 South Carolina to hold first Democratic 2028 primary, indicating DNC's push to court minority voters04:03 James Talarico unveils border policy plan for TX Senate bid, saying 'both parties have failed us'04:48 Trump says U.S. 'locked and loaded' to attack Iran as concerns grow over rising costs at home25:04 Sen. Mark Kelly says the U.S. government should be ‘more proactive’ about AI scams09:43 Marco Rubio describes Trump's military strategy with Iran as a ‘head for an eye’20:42 Trump-backed Steve Hilton on his bid to sway anti-Trump voters in California gubernatorial race09:35 Trump escalates threats on Iran as he attends dignified transfer of fallen soldiers17:16 ‘Voters want change’: Michigan Dem Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on tight primary race12:50 Pentagon leadership testifies on war funding as Trump says he has ‘no interest’ in Iran talks16:18 ‘America needs Canada’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford responds to Trump’s new tariffs07:46 Trump administration says Iran war reaching ‘time of ambiguity’ as military strikes escalate19:01 Maine Democrat Dr. Nirav Shah says he won’t abandon 'progressive values' in bid to replace Platner09:33 Americans should have ‘confidence’ in accuracy of 2020 election: Ousted election commissioner23:46 World Cup games in U.S. provided a window into 'true America': Congressional Soccer Caucus co-chairs09:38 Meet the Press Israeli UN Ambassador: Israel 'will apply more power’ in Gaza if Hamas does not disarm06:13 Fetterman: ‘I am a Democrat’ but no longer believe the party is pro-Israel08:29 - Now Playing ‘It’s our turn to hit them’: Trump vows retaliation against Iran after thwarted surprise attack13:20 - UP NEXT ‘I’m tired’: Lindsey Graham in never-before-seen video as he tried to secure deal to end Ukraine war14:40 Netanyahu & Zelenskyy attend Graham funeral as wars in Iran and Ukraine reach critical points20:07 Democrats’ 2028 primary calendar ‘reflects diversity of the party,’ says former DNC chair17:41 Play All
3 options on Iran: What Trump, Netanyahu discussed behind closed doors
3 options on Iran: What Trump, Netanyahu discussed behind closed doors US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu weighed three possible paths on Iran during a closed-door White House meeting. Here's what was discussed and why it matters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walked into the White House this week with one message for US President Donald Trump: keep every option on the table when it comes to Iran. But according to Israeli officials, the nearly 90-minute meeting was less about pushing Washington toward another war and more about weighing every possible path -- diplomacy, economic pressure and military force -- as the conflict entered a dangerous new phase. The high-level talks, held on Tuesday, came at a crucial moment. Trump is still pursuing negotiations with Tehran side by side with preparations for large-scale military operations after pausing US strikes last week. Hours after the meeting ended, Iran launched ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan, prompting Trump to vow a forceful response. THREE PATHS TO DEAL WITH IRAN According to Axios, Iran dominated the discussion. Trump and Netanyahu examined three possible courses of action. The first was pursuing a negotiated agreement. Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner remain engaged in talks with Iranian officials, although the official cited in the report admitted that significant differences persist between the two sides. Netanyahu conveyed his doubts that Tehran would ultimately agree to a deal capable of preventing its nuclear ambitions. The second option was to maintain the naval blockade around Iran while tightening economic pressure through additional measures. The third involved resuming and expanding military strikes if diplomacy and sanctions fail. "We discussed all of those options at length and very candidly. Not as an attempt to promote one option over another, but to examine what the best outcome would be from each. That's what the conversation was about," the official told Axios. According to Reuters, Netanyahu did not press Trump to immediately resume attacks on Iran, stressing instead that "in the end, it's his decision". TRUMP WORRIED ABOUT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY While military options were on the table, the meeting also flagged tensions about the wider economic fallout from the conflict. According to Axios, Trump raised concerns over soaring energy prices and the impact prolonged fighting could have on the global economy. Netanyahu said that Iran was increasingly relying on the Strait of Hormuz as its last remaining source of leverage over Washington. Rather than easing pressure, he said, intensifying economic measures while maintaining the blockade. The briefing also offered a rare glimpse into Israel's assessment of Iran's internal decision-making. According to the official, there is an ongoing debate within the Iranian leadership between those worried about economic collapse and hardliners who believe the regime can survive as long as it retains military control. The official also made claims regarding Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. "He is alive, but nobody can testify that they've actually seen him. He told his people not to do anything without getting his approval, and even once allegedly got angry when they didn't," the Israeli official said, as quoted by Axios. SYRIA, SAUDI ARABIA AND A REGIONAL STRATEGY Iran was not the only regional issue discussed. Netanyahu reportedly showed Trump a map comparing Israeli and Turkish military presence inside Syria, arguing that Turkey controls a far larger portion of Syrian territory than Israel. The Israeli leader told Trump that Israel would continue holding the buffer zone in southern Syria for as long as it considered jihadist groups a threat. "Netanyahu wanted to show this to Trump because sometimes he forms certain opinions based on inaccurate information that some people give him. If you don't find a way to change his opinion early on, it becomes fixed. So we wanted to present the facts, visually if possible," the official said. The two leaders also discussed a possible US-Saudi nuclear agreement. Trump linked the issue to any future normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. NETANYAHU PUSHES FOR DEFENCE INDEPENDENCE Another major topic was the future of US military assistance to Israel. According to the Israeli official, Netanyahu told Trump, Vice President JD Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff that Israel wants to gradually eliminate its dependence on American military aid over the next decade. The proposal includes negotiating a new memorandum of understanding that would provide direct military assistance while also expanding joint missile defence and weapons development programmes. Netanyahu has even instructed Israel's defence industry to begin work on developing a next-generation fighter aircraft within the next 10 years to reduce reliance on US-made F-35 fighter jets, according to Reuters. The timing of the meeting was significant. It followed open criticism of the Trump administration's proposed Iran MoU by several Israeli ministers, remarks that prompted a strong reaction from Vice President JD Vance. Netanyahu also met Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth separately as part of his Washington visit.
3 options on Iran: What Trump, Netanyahu discussed behind closed doors
3 options on Iran: What Trump, Netanyahu discussed behind closed doors
Sudan’s forgotten war leaves millions hungry as global attention remains elsewhere
Sudan’s forgotten war leaves millions hungry as global attention remains elsewhere
Sudan’s forgotten war leaves millions hungry as global attention remains elsewhere
As multiple international crises grip the world, from Iran to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sudan quietly remains one of the largest humanitarian and displacement disasters in the world. Since the outbreak of hostilities in 2023, over 14 million people have been displaced and nearly 34 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian support, accounting for 10% of global needs, according to the International Rescue Committee. “The war in Sudan has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and has escalated into a regional war involving all of its neighbors as well as numerous Middle Eastern powers,” Alan Boswell, Project Director for the Horn of Africa at International Crisis Group, told Fox News Digital. “Despite this, world leaders continue to ignore the conflict, leaving it to subordinates. That approach continues to fail,” Boswell added. COULD THIS AFRICAN NATION BECOME TRUMP’S NEXT TERROR TARGET AS JIHADISTS CLOSE IN ON POWER? The United Nations says that some 19.5 million people are experiencing acute hunger, and 4.5 million people have fled the country. The U.S. also recently imposed an additional round of sanctions against the Sudanese Armed Forces for allegedly using chemical weapons in 2024 in violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The Sudanese government denied the allegations. The Trump administration has made significant efforts in trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, as well as bring Israel’s war against Gaza to an end. The administration is also trying to uphold a shaky ceasefire that was agreed with Iran to halt the war that began on February 28. “For three years, we have warned that Sudan was on the brink of catastrophe, and those warnings have gone unanswered,” said International Rescue Committee Country Director Richard Data. Sudan’s recent outbreak of civil war, following years of coups and credible accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide, persists under the radar. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOUTS MORE THAN $1B IN UN BUDGET CUTS AS REFORM PUSH GAINS MOMENTUM The civil war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as “Hemedti,” leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two had been in an uneasy alliance ruling the country following the 2019 overthrow of Sudan’s longtime dictator, Omar al-Bashir, who had been in power since 1989. Together, the generals staged another coup in 2021, toppling the interim civilian government that had been in power after the fall of Bashir. While both the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF are accused of committing atrocities, recent reports have highlighted the brutality of the RSF. A major focus of the deteriorating conditions has been in El-Obeid in North Kordofan state, where an escalating hunger crisis is plaguing over 100,000 displaced people in camps throughout the city. “What we need to do is really now to plan for the scale-up beyond the 100,000 people that we have been supporting,” said World Food Programme Sudan Country Director, Abdallah Alwardat. El Fasher in the Darfur region is another major flashpoint, where the RSF took control in October 2025 and killed more than 6,000 people in the initial siege of the city. A recent July report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights revealed widespread acts of sexual violence against women and girls, some as young as 12, including reports of mass and gang rapes committed by the RSF. The RSF is also accused of abduction, with survivors describing incidents of girls and women being beaten, having their hands tied behind their backs, and being driven away in a Land cruiser. The United Nations and other human rights groups have accused the RSF of perpetrating ethnically targeted attacks and concluded that at least three components of genocide have been overwhelmingly met, including deliberately inflicting conditions of life intended to destroy a group in whole or in part. A U.N. report from September 2025 found that the Sudanese Armed Forces have also committed war crimes and attacked civilian populations and infrastructure. Both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces targeted civilians with perceived affiliations to the enemy, executing, torturing and raping victims.
Sudan’s forgotten war leaves millions hungry as global attention remains elsewhere
As multiple international crises grip the world, from Iran to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sudan quietly remains one of the largest humanitarian and displacement disasters in the world. Since the outbreak of hostilities in 2023, over 14 million people have been displaced and nearly 34 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian support, accounting for 10% of global needs, according to the International Rescue Committee. “The war in Sudan has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and has escalated into a regional war involving all of its neighbors as well as numerous Middle Eastern powers,” Alan Boswell, Project Director for the Horn of Africa at International Crisis Group, told Fox News Digital. “Despite this, world leaders continue to ignore the conflict, leaving it to subordinates. That approach continues to fail,” Boswell added. COULD THIS AFRICAN NATION BECOME TRUMP’S NEXT TERROR TARGET AS JIHADISTS CLOSE IN ON POWER? The United Nations says that some 19.5 million people are experiencing acute hunger, and 4.5 million people have fled the country. The U.S. also recently imposed an additional round of sanctions against the Sudanese Armed Forces for allegedly using chemical weapons in 2024 in violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The Sudanese government denied the allegations. The Trump administration has made significant efforts in trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, as well as bring Israel’s war against Gaza to an end. The administration is also trying to uphold a shaky ceasefire that was agreed with Iran to halt the war that began on February 28. “For three years, we have warned that Sudan was on the brink of catastrophe, and those warnings have gone unanswered,” said International Rescue Committee Country Director Richard Data. Sudan’s recent outbreak of civil war, following years of coups and credible accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide, persists under the radar. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOUTS MORE THAN $1B IN UN BUDGET CUTS AS REFORM PUSH GAINS MOMENTUM The civil war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as “Hemedti,” leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two had been in an uneasy alliance ruling the country following the 2019 overthrow of Sudan’s longtime dictator, Omar al-Bashir, who had been in power since 1989. Together, the generals staged another coup in 2021, toppling the interim civilian government that had been in power after the fall of Bashir. While both the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF are accused of committing atrocities, recent reports have highlighted the brutality of the RSF. A major focus of the deteriorating conditions has been in El-Obeid in North Kordofan state, where an escalating hunger crisis is plaguing over 100,000 displaced people in camps throughout the city. “What we need to do is really now to plan for the scale-up beyond the 100,000 people that we have been supporting,” said World Food Programme Sudan Country Director, Abdallah Alwardat. El Fasher in the Darfur region is another major flashpoint, where the RSF took control in October 2025 and killed more than 6,000 people in the initial siege of the city. A recent July report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights revealed widespread acts of sexual violence against women and girls, some as young as 12, including reports of mass and gang rapes committed by the RSF. The RSF is also accused of abduction, with survivors describing incidents of girls and women being beaten, having their hands tied behind their backs, and being driven away in a Land cruiser. The United Nations and other human rights groups have accused the RSF of perpetrating ethnically targeted attacks and concluded that at least three components of genocide have been overwhelmingly met, including deliberately inflicting conditions of life intended to destroy a group in whole or in part. A U.N. report from September 2025 found that the Sudanese Armed Forces have also committed war crimes and attacked civilian populations and infrastructure. Both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces targeted civilians with perceived affiliations to the enemy, executing, torturing and raping victims.
Sudan's forgotten war leaves millions hungry as global attention remains elsewhere
As multiple international crises grip the world, from Iran to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sudan quietly remains one of the largest humanitarian and displacement disasters in the world. Since the outbreak of hostilities in 2023, over 14 million people have been displaced and nearly 34 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian support, accounting for 10% of global needs, according to the International Rescue Committee. "The war in Sudan has caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis and has escalated into a regional war involving all of its neighbors as well as numerous Middle Eastern powers," Alan Boswell, Project Director for the Horn of Africa at International Crisis Group, told Fox News Digital. "Despite this, world leaders continue to ignore the conflict, leaving it to subordinates. That approach continues to fail," Boswell added. COULD THIS AFRICAN NATION BECOME TRUMP'S NEXT TERROR TARGET AS JIHADISTS CLOSE IN ON POWER? The United Nations says that some 19.5 million people are experiencing acute hunger, and 4.5 million people have fled the country. The U.S. also recently imposed an additional round of sanctions against the Sudanese Armed Forces for allegedly using chemical weapons in 2024 in violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The Sudanese government denied the allegations. The Trump administration has made significant efforts in trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, as well as bring Israel’s war against Gaza to an end. The administration is also trying to uphold a shaky ceasefire that was agreed with Iran to halt the war that began on February 28. "For three years, we have warned that Sudan was on the brink of catastrophe, and those warnings have gone unanswered," said International Rescue Committee Country Director Richard Data. Sudan’s recent outbreak of civil war, following years of coups and credible accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide, persists under the radar. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TOUTS MORE THAN $1B IN UN BUDGET CUTS AS REFORM PUSH GAINS MOMENTUM The civil war broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as "Hemedti," leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two had been in an uneasy alliance ruling the country following the 2019 overthrow of Sudan’s longtime dictator, Omar al-Bashir, who had been in power since 1989. Together, the generals staged another coup in 2021, toppling the interim civilian government that had been in power after the fall of Bashir. While both the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF are accused of committing atrocities, recent reports have highlighted the brutality of the RSF. A major focus of the deteriorating conditions has been in El-Obeid in North Kordofan state, where an escalating hunger crisis is plaguing over 100,000 displaced people in camps throughout the city. "What we need to do is really now to plan for the scale-up beyond the 100,000 people that we have been supporting," said World Food Programme Sudan Country Director, Abdallah Alwardat. El Fasher in the Darfur region is another major flashpoint, where the RSF took control in October 2025 and killed more than 6,000 people in the initial siege of the city. A recent July report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights revealed widespread acts of sexual violence against women and girls, some as young as 12, including reports of mass and gang rapes committed by the RSF. The RSF is also accused of abduction, with survivors describing incidents of girls and women being beaten, having their hands tied behind their backs, and being driven away in a Land cruiser. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP The United Nations and other human rights groups have accused the RSF of perpetrating ethnically targeted attacks and concluded that at least three components of genocide have been overwhelmingly met, including deliberately inflicting conditions of life intended to destroy a group in whole or in part. A U.N. report from September 2025 found that the Sudanese Armed Forces have also committed war crimes and attacked civilian populations and infrastructure. Both the Sudanese Armed Forces, and the RSF, targeted civilians with perceived affiliations to the enemy, with executions, torture and rape commonplace.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Poland's Tusk talk about defence, history
Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Poland's Tusk talk about defence, history Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday discussed defence cooperation as well as historical issues and the well-being of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, matters that have bedevilled their relations. Zelenskiy, stopping in the southeastern city of Lublin on his way home from talks in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, said the two men discussed the outcome of his U.S. visit and "protection from cruel Russian strikes," particularly anti-ballistic weapons, a critical issue in Kyiv's war with Russia. A video posted on Telegram showed both men smiling as they sat around a table alongside other officials. Tusk, writing on the X social media platform, said the talks centred on "the outcomes of (Zelenskiy's) visit to the United States and the security of Poland, Ukraine, and all of Europe." Zelenskiy also said discussions focused on "the historical dialogue", interpretations of World War Two events which have pitting Warsaw against Kyiv in recent months. The dispute came to a head when Zelenskiy named an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, a nationalist military group admired by many in Ukraine for fighting both German invaders and Soviet forces. The group is reviled in Poland for its record of taking part in wartime massacres of Poles. In June, Poland's President Karol Nawrocki stripped Zelenskiy of Poland's top honour over the dispute. Zelenskiy has since pledged to expand investigations into those killings. Zelenskiy said the two leaders had also discussed "security challenges which are, unfortunately, important to our people so that Ukrainians forced to leave their homes in the war and find refuge in Poland feel safe." A series of hate crimes directed at Ukrainian refugees have been reported in Polish cities in recent months as initial sympathy with the plight of those forced to flee has given way to weariness at the presence of large numbers of refugees. Tusk on Tuesday called for an end to xenophobic attacks against Ukrainians. He spoke after a video shared widely on social media showed three Poles beating up a Ukrainian man and his girlfriend in Wroclaw. Two of the attackers were arrested on Monday. (Reporting by Ron Popeski and by Anna Koper in Warsaw; Editing by Nick Zieminski) Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect. This story was originally published July 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Poland's Tusk talk about defence, history
Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Poland's Tusk talk about defence, history
West pushing 'ultimatum' on Russia over Ukraine - Lavrov
West pushing 'ultimatum' on Russia over Ukraine - Lavrov
West pushing 'ultimatum' on Russia over Ukraine - Lavrov
West pushing 'ultimatum' on Russia over Ukraine - Lavrov