PM Netanyahu’s ultranationalism pushed back by demos as Israel limps toward 75th birthday
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a polarising leader revered by supporters and reviled by opponents, has played a key role in the crisis. The divisions gained steam as he was indicted on corruption charges in 2019. Israel barrelled through five cycles of elections in under four years — all of them focused on Netanyahu’s fitness to rule.
Foreigners flee chaos Sudan as faction of army tries to break into prison holding ousted dictator Bashir
In other fighting, a senior military official said it repelled an RSF attack on Kober Prison in Khartoum where Sudan’s long-time ruler, Omar al-Bashir and former officials in his movement have been held since his 2019 ouster.
Sudan’s military strongmen agree to evacuate Western nationals as civilian deaths hit 400
Foreign countries have struggled in vain to repatriate their citizens, a task deemed far too risky as clashes between the Sudanese army and a rival powerful paramilitary group have raged in and around Khartoum, including in residential areas.
Sudan’s military rivals fight to the death over the spoils as it emerges US and Russia are stoking the conflict
Gen Burhan and Gen Hemedti signed the agreement but probably never intended to honour it – both only stood to lose power and the extensive business interests that went with it if a civilian government took control. The FA was vague about what should happen to the RSF in the transition, but Burhan evidently demanded it be absorbed into the SAF in two years. Hemedti insisted that could only happen in 10 years.
Democrat Robert F. Kennedy launches presidential nomination, vows to protect American children from chronic diseases
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday officially launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, telling an overflow crowd in Boston that if he has not “significantly dropped the level of chronic disease in our children by the end of my first term, I do not want you to...
Gunfire in Sudan capital on Eid holiday, army moves in on foot as Gen Burhan faction vows to kick out rivals
An international push for a temporary truce to allow civilians to reach safety and visit family over the three day holiday has so far failed. Foreign nations including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany and Spain have been unable to evacuate their citizens.
Sudan’s military strongman Gen Burhan promises return to civilian rule, without specific timelines
Since he took control of the country in an October 2021 coup, Burhan and his rival, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces Gen Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, have repeatedly promised to shepherd the country toward civilian rule.
Poll numbers begin to look promising for Biden, but young Democrats being turned off by his age
Interviews with poll respondents suggest that the gap reflects concerns about Biden’s age, as well as a clamouring from a younger generation of Democrats who say they want leadership that reflects their demographic and their values.
Fox News realises ‘damaged beast attracts more foes’ after paying $787.5m in Dominion Voting Systems libel case
Dominion accused Fox and its parent company Fox Corp of ruining its business by airing claims that its machines were used to rig the 2020 US presidential election in favour of Democrat Joe Biden and against then-president Donald Trump, a Republican.
Sudan’s rival military factions breach 24-hour ceasefire minutes after acceding US foreign secretary deal
Fighting appeared to tail off close to the deadline for the ceasefire, which coincided with the evening breaking of the daily fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but heavy gunfire reverberated around the capital region after 6pm.
