Fighting Resumes In Sudan Minutes After Truce Expired

Renewed artillery exchanges rocked a greater part of Khartoum, capital city of Sudan, early Wednesday as warring generals resumed fighting just minutes after the latest US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire expired. Eye witnesses say the Sudanese army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clashed in Khartoum. Reports of anti-aircraft fire during an army aircraft operation in Omdurman featured in the wake of the clash. The latest truce had been brokered by Saudi Arabia and the US, as with previous ceasefires there were reports of violations on both sides. Armed conflict between Sudan's army and the paramilitary RSF began in April. On Wednesday morning, residents of Omdurman, just across the Nile from Khartoum, reported heavy artillery exchanges within minutes of the ceasefire expiring at 6:00 am (0400 GMT).

Russia Ukraine War: Ukraine Retakes Land Around Bakhmut

Ukrainians had seized high ground overlooking Bakhmut and opened the main highway leading into the city from the West said Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russia’s Wagner mercenary group. Prigozhin claims Russian troops which were deployed to hold territory his troops had seized in the city are “fleeing'” the area and not regrouping like the ministry says. He said: ”The situation on the flanks is shaping up according to the worst predicted scenario.

President Buhari Attends King Charles Coronation Ceremony

President Muhammadu Buhari joined other world leaders for the coronation ceremony of King Charles III which was held on Saturday in the United Kingdom. King Charles ascended the throne on September 8, 2022, after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II who reigned for 70 years, the longest-serving British monarch.

Ukrainians Face Worst Hazards As Floods Surge Through Kherson

Ukrainians abandoned their homes on Wednesday as floods surged through the south following the destruction of a huge hydroelectric dam on front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces. Residents dragged through flooded streets carrying children on their shoulders, belongings in plastic bags, and dogs in their arms while rescuers used rubber boats to search areas where the water reached above head height. Ukraine expressed worry that the disaster would leave hundreds of thousands of people without access to drinking water, swamp ten of thousands of hectares of agricultural land and turn at least 500,000 hectares deprived of irrigation into deserts. Drones are being used to deliver water bottles to stranded people in Russian-controlled areas of the Kherson region. 

Buhari To Stay In UK For Additional Week Over Dental Procedure - Presidency

President Muhammad Buhari will spend another week in London before returning to Nigeria, the presidency said. The Presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday which stated that the delay in Buhari's return is at the "behest" of his dentist.

Finland Joins NATO

Finland formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, becoming its 31st member in a historic shift. Finland’s membership became official after a transfer of papers at NATO’s Brussels headquarters. Turkey, the last country to ratify Finland’s membership handed its documents to Blinken, as the United States is the depository of NATO’s 1949 treaty. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg then invited Finland to do the same, concluding the accession process.