Drone strike kills at least 30 displaced people in Sudan's Blue Nile region
At least 30 displaced people have been killed in a drone strike in Sudan's Blue Nile region, according to local officials. The attack hit Wad al-Mahi province near the city of Damazin on Friday, close to a displacement camp and an informal gold mining site. Dozens more people were wounded in the strike, which local authorities said targeted the centre of the province.The governor of Wad al-Mahi province said the drone belonged to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and that 26 women and four children were among the dead. He described the attack as cowardly. He also said the drone... [Continue Reading]
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Ukraine strikes Yandex data centres in Russia as disruption continues
Yandex has said two of its five data centres were struck by Ukrainian drones over the past two days, leaving the Russian technology company struggling to maintain services. The latest hit was reported in Kaluga, south-west of Moscow, after a separate strike seriously damaged a hub in Sasovo in the Ryazan region. The company said the Sasovo site was completely suspended, while part of the Kaluga site's infrastructure was taken out of service.The company said its data centres are critical to the normal operation of its search engine, food-ordering and taxi services, which are used by tens of millions of... [Continue Reading]
UN rights council condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan and calls for immediate truce
The United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned drone strikes and other attacks on civilians in Sudan and called for an immediate ceasefire in the country's war. The resolution was adopted in Geneva as fighting intensified in North Kordofan, where the World Food Programme said an air attack hit a truck carrying food supplies and killed one person. The council also extended the mandate of its independent fact-finding mission, keeping international scrutiny on alleged abuses by both sides.The 47-member council voted 28 to 10, with nine abstentions, to renew the mission investigating violations in Sudan. The resolution demanded an immediate... [Continue Reading]

