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      27 April

      Sudan’s Bashir and allies out of jail, Khartoum fighting flares

      Sudan’s capital resounded with gunfire and explosions on the western outskirts on Wednesday, eroding a truce amid collapsing basic services, dwindling food supplies and the opening of a prison that let out allies of a jailed former autocrat. With the conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) showing no sign of easing, the army said former president Omar al-Bashir had been transferred to a military hospital before hostilities started on April 15. It said Bashir was moved from prison with at least five former members of his regime, including Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein, who along with the former president is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes for atrocities during an earlier conflict in…

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    • 27 April

      Taliban kill Islamic State leader who masterminded airport bombing that left 13 US service members dead

      The Tailban have killed an Islamic State group leader who masterminded the Kabul airport suicide bombing that left 13 US service members dead. The US military informed the families of the 11 marines, the sailor and the soldier killed in the blast during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan. About 170 Afghans were also killed in the bombing outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on 26 August 2021. Family members of the US personnel shared the information in a private messaging chat group, according to one marine’s mother. The account from the families was confirmed by US officials, who spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. The IS leader, whose identity has not yet been released, was killed…

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    • 27 April

      Britain’s illegal migration bill approved by parliament’s lower house

      The British government’s Illegal Migration Bill, which seeks to bar the entry of asylum seekers arriving in small boats across the Channel, was approved by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday. The government won the vote at the so-called third reading of the bill in the House of Commons by 289 votes to 230. It now passes to the upper house, the House of Lords, where it could be amended or delayed. (Reporting by Alistair Smout and Kylie MacLellan, Editing by Paul Sandle)

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    • 26 April

      Portugal should take ‘responsibility’ for slavery, president says

      Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is the first Portuguese leader to suggest an apology for his country’s key role in the transatlantic slave trade. Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (right) walks with Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in parliament during the 49th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, in Lisbon, on April 25, 2023 [Rodrigo Antunes] Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said his country should take responsibility and apologise for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, the first time a Portuguese leader has suggested offering a national apology. From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portuguese vessels and sold into slavery, primarily to work on plantations…

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    • 26 April

      South Korea president opens US tour with NASA space centre visit

      President Yoon Suk Yeol’s six-day visit marks the 70th anniversary of the US-South Korean alliance, forged in 1953. US Vice President Kamala Harris shakes hands with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol during a visit to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center [Jonathan Ernst] South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has toured a NASA flight centre, as his country and the United States signed a joint statement to increase their collaboration in technology and space exploration. “I’ve always believed that mankind’s future lies in space,” Yoon said on Tuesday in a speech from the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he was joined by US Vice President Kamala Harris. Yoon underscored his vision for transforming South Korea into “one of the…

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    • 26 April

      Economy|Banks

      First Republic shares hit record low after depositors pull $100bn First Republic’s stock closes down nearly 50 percent amid questions about San Francisco lender’s future. First Republic Bank’s share price has plummeted amid questions about its financial health and future [File: ary Altaffer] First Republic Bank’s shares have plunged to a record low after the lender announced that depositors withdrew more than $100bn, prompting fears of further bank collapses after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. First Republic’s stock closed down nearly 50 percent on Tuesday, after the San Francisco-based lender disclosed that it lost 40 percent of its deposits in the first quarter as the banking sector suffered its biggest crisis of confidence since the 2007-2008…

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    • 26 April

      Taiwan military drills to focus on combating blockade of island

      Two-stage Han Kuang drills start next month amid heightened tension across the strait after recent China war games. Taiwan is stepping up its defences amid increased pressure from China [File: Taiwan Defence Ministry] Taiwan will start its Han Kuang military drills next month with computer simulations as it focuses on combating a blockade of the island and preserving the fighting capabilities of its forces, according to its defence ministry. The annual drills will kick off with five days of tabletop exercises from May 15. Live fire exercises are to take place for five days from July 24. The focus will be on combat forces’ “preservation” and “maritime interception”, the defence ministry said at a press conference, and will include civilian…

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    • 26 April

      Putin signs decree to control two foreign firms’ assets in Russia

      Move seen as sign that Moscow may take further action if Russian assets abroad are seized to pay for damage caused to Ukraine by war. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to take temporary control of the Russian assets of two foreign firms [File: Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov} President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that takes temporary control of the Russian subsidiaries of two foreign energy firms, signalling that Moscow could take similar action against other international companies if Russian assets abroad are seized. The decree — outlining possible retaliation if Russian assets abroad are harmed — showed Moscow had already taken action against Germany’s Uniper division in Russia and the assets of Finland’s Fortum Oyj. The decree said Russia…

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    • 26 April

      Risk of ‘tragic miscalculation’ in China’s military secrecy: UK

      Foreign Minister James Cleverly also warns on Taiwan, Xinjiang but says countries must work with China to address the world’s most pressing problems. Cleverly expressed concern about the secrecy surrounding China’s military build-up The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has urged China to be more transparent about what he described as the “biggest military build-up in peacetime history”, warning secrecy over its military activities carried the risk of a “tragic miscalculation”. Cleverly devoted his entire keynote speech at a Mansion House banquet in London to China, sketching out his views on a relationship that has long left behind the so-called “golden era” under former Prime Minister David Cameron. Cleverly noted that between 2014 and 2018, China launched new warships…

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    • 26 April

      Singapore hangs Tamil man over cannabis charge

      Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged at Changi Prison at dawn, the BBC reported quoting his family members. Transformative Justice Collective Singapore: Singapore on Wednesday executed a 46-year-old Tamil man convicted of conspiracy to smuggle 1 kg of cannabis, ignoring pleas from the family, activists and the UN to reconsider capital punishment. Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged at Changi Prison at dawn, the BBC reported quoting his family members. A day before the execution, a Singapore court dismissed an application by Suppiah to have his case reviewed. “The family said they weren’t going to give up on him right until the end. It has been such a harrowing experience for them,” anti-death penalty activist Kirsten Han told the BBC on Wednesday. “They still have a lot of unresolved questions about…

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