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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
ByRebecca Root April 29, 2026

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulne…

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Sudan paramilitary leaders acquired £17.7m property portfolio in Dubai, investigation reveals
ByMark Townsend April 28, 2026

The RSF leadership, accused of committing genocide, used UAE as a ‘safe haven’ for family members and their wealth, records showA network linked to the leadership of a militia accused of genocide has amassed a vast property portfolio in Dubai as part o…

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More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens
ByMark Townsend April 15, 2026

Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the …

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Hunger, bribery and ruin: Darfur after three years of Sudan’s civil war – in pictures
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian April 15, 2026

As the civil war enters its fourth year, photojournalist Jérome Tubiana captured images of daily life for approximately 600,000 people displaced by the fighting who have gathered at the town of Tawila Continue reading…

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UK to call for end to Sudan bloodshed at Berlin talks on third anniversary of war
ByMark Townsend April 14, 2026

British aid to double as 19m people face acute hunger, but summit unlikely to end conflict amid Saudi-UAE tensions The British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, will urge Sudan’s warring parties to “cease bloodshed” during a major conference on Wednesd…

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The Guardian view on three years of war in Sudan: a vast humanitarian crisis persists because the fighting does | Editorial
ByEditorial April 14, 2026

A devastating ‘war of atrocities’ will continue as long as the United Arab Emirates and others back the belligerents“Bloody unacceptable.” The UN’s top official in Sudan, Denise Brown, abandoned the language of diplomacy in addressing the failure to ta…

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Sudan is not lost. Here at last is a way to break the cycle of violence in our country | Abdalla Hamdok
ByAbdalla Hamdok April 14, 2026

For three years, ceasefires have been ignored and we have descended back into chaos. Now there is a credible plan for peace on the tableFreedom, peace and justice. Three words that united the Sudanese people and became the banner under which 30 years o…

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Two drone strikes on civilian targets kill 28 people in Sudan
ByRachel Savage and agencies March 26, 2026

Market in North Darfur and truck carrying civilians in North Kordofan hit as civil war approaches fourth yearAt least 28 civilians have been killed in two separate drone strikes in Sudan, according to health workers, as the country’s brutal civil war b…

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WHO warns of health crisis ‘unfolding in real time’ across Middle East
ByKat Lay, Global health correspondent March 26, 2026

Hostilities should halt and healthcare facilities must be treated as ‘safe havens’, WHO’s regional chief has saidMiddle East crisis – live updatesA total stop to hostilities in the Middle East is needed to halt a “health crisis unfolding in real time”,…

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Heroism, horror and the ‘pits of hell’: inside the last days of El Fasher
ByMark Townsend, video by Elena Morresi and Laure Boulinier March 25, 2026

Over two days in October 2025, up to 10,000 people are believed to have been massacred; a further 40,000 civilians from the Sudanese city are still unaccounted for. This is the story of what happenedIn the pistachio green Toyota Land Cruiser rattling o…

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