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Sudan’s brutal civil war – what has happened in El Fasher?
ByKaamil Ahmed and Aamna Mohdin October 31, 2025

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured the city from the army after an 18-month siege – but who are they and what do they want?Another devastating chapter in Sudan’s brutal civil war has taken place as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured…

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Socotra, an island apart from mainland Yemen’s turmoil – in pictures
ByCarl Court/Getty October 31, 2025

Carl Court documents the life of Socotra inhabitants as they deal with the impacts of climate change in relative peace from Yemen’s hostilities Continue reading…

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Socotra, an island apart from mainland Yemen’s turmoil – in pictures
ByCarl Court/Getty October 31, 2025

Carl Court documents the life of Socotra inhabitants as they deal with the impacts of climate change in relative peace from Yemen’s hostilities Continue reading…

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Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies October 31, 2025

Grand Egyptian Museum next to pyramids of Giza billed as world’s largest archaeological facility for single civilisationA vast $1bn museum billed as the world’s largest archaeological facility dedicated to a single civilisation will open outside Cairo …

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Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies October 31, 2025

Grand Egyptian Museum next to pyramids of Giza billed as world’s largest archaeological facility for single civilisationA vast $1bn museum billed as the world’s largest archaeological facility dedicated to a single civilisation will open outside Cairo …

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Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages amid fragile Gaza truce
ByReuters October 30, 2025

Remains of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch returned to Israel for burial after identification process, Israeli military saidHamas handed over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by deadl…

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Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages amid fragile Gaza truce
ByReuters October 30, 2025

Remains of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch returned to Israel for burial after identification process, Israeli military saidHamas handed over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by deadl…

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UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 30, 2025October 31, 2025

Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSFDiplomats and senior UN figures speaking at the UN security council have condemned mass killings by the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher…

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Lebanese president orders army to confront Israeli incursions after deadly raid
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut October 30, 2025

IDF says it was attacking Hezbollah infrastructure when it fired at a ‘suspect’ and the incident is under reviewIsraeli troops have killed a Lebanese municipal worker while carrying out a raid in the south of the country, prompting Lebanon’s president …

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This isn’t a real ceasefire in Gaza – it’s a holding pattern before war returns | Sanam Vakil
BySanam Vakil October 30, 2025

Israel’s airstrikes have exposed the fragility of Trump’s ‘peace plan’. Without international support, it risks crumbling altogether Israel’s recent airstrikes in Gaza, which have killed more than 100 people, shows just how fragile this arrangement tru…

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