General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reiterates that the army will be brought under a civilian-led government as talks on military reforms began on Sunday.Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reiterated that the army will be brought under a new civilian-led government as talks on military reforms began on Sunday as part of a prolonged transition to civilian rule. “During our history, the armed forces have supported dictatorial governments, and we want to put an end to that,” al-Burhan, a career soldier during former President Omar al-Bashir’s three-decade rule, said in a speech to soldiers on Sunday. Al-Burhan seized power…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant a day after Gallant spoke out against the country’s planned judicial reforms, Netanyahu’s office has said. Gallant, a senior member of Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Party, became the first to break ranks late on Saturday by calling for the legislation to overhaul Israel’s judicial system to be frozen. In a brief statement, Netanyahu’s office said the prime minister had dismissed Gallant. Netanyahu later tweeted “we must all stand strong against refusal”. Gallant tweeted shortly after the announcement that “the security of the state of Israel always was and will always…
Week-long tour of the continent comes at a time when the US is seeking to counter the influence of Russia and China.Vice President Kamala Harris has said that the United States will increase investment in Africa and help spur economic growth as she began a week-long tour of the continent aimed at countering the influence of rivals Russia and China. China has invested heavily in Africa in recent decades, including in infrastructure and resource development, while Russian influence has also grown, including through the deployment of troops from the private military contractor Wagner Group in several countries. “On this trip,…
Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed an unbeaten 60 from 55 balls to help Mumbai Indians secure the inaugural Women’s Premier League title.England international Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 60 secured a seven-wicket victory for the Indians against Delhi Capitals in Sunday’s final at the Wankhede Stadium. The right-hander’s score set Mumbai on their way to chasing down the target of 132 after losing the toss and fielding first.”Over the moon,” Mumbai coach and former England captain Charlotte Edwards said. “To win this is one of my greatest achievements in my career.”They played for one another, it has been a wonderful experience.” Delhi captain Meg Lanning…
NATO has criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric after the Russian president announced his country would station tactical nuclear arms in Belarus. Putin said on Saturday that the deployment was similar to moves from the United States, which stores such weapons in bases across Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey – an analogy Western allies called “misleading”. With fears of a nuclear war rising since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, experts believe that any Russian strike would likely involve small-size battlefield weapons, described as “tactical”, as opposed…
LONDON (AP) — Presented with a golden boot before kickoff, Harry Kane’s golden touch continued for England on Sunday as he struck a record-extending 55th goal for his country. The Tottenham striker had already surpassed Wayne Rooney as the Three Lions’ outright leading scorer with his penalty in Thursday’s 2-1 win against Italy in Naples. Back at Wembley, he got the chance to celebrate in front of his home fans with another goal in England’s 2-0 win against Ukraine in the qualifiers for the European Championship. Kane struck in the 37th minute, converting Bukayo Saka’s cross to the far post.…
Polls have opened across Cuba in elections for the National Assembly, the island country’s highest legislative body. Polling stations opened their doors at 7am local time (11:00 GMT) on Sunday, and more than eight million people are eligible to vote. There are 470 candidates running for 470 seats, with no opposition challengers and no campaigning. Most of the candidates for the Cuban parliament are members of the Communist Party, the only legal party on the island. Historical figures of the revolution, such as former President Raul Castro, 91, are among the candidates. Polls are scheduled to close at 6pm (22:00…
The incident raises fears of escalation during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan which partly coincides with the Jewish holiday of Passover.Two Israeli soldiers have been wounded, the military says, in a drive-by shooting claimed by a Palestinian armed group in the flashpoint town of Huwara in the occupied West Bank. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) said in a statement on Saturday that it had carried out the shooting. The military said it was in pursuit of the suspect. It was the third shooting reported within a month in Huwara, a town that has been a…
Police grant organisers a ‘no objection’ letter on condition they ensure the protest does not violate national security laws.Hong Kong police have permitted a small protest march under tight restrictions in one of the first demonstrations to be approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law in 2020. Several dozen demonstrators on Sunday were required to wear numbered lanyards and were barred from wearing masks, as police monitored their march against a proposed land reclamation and rubbish processing project. Participants chanted slogans against the reclamation project as they marched in the rain with banners in the eastern district…
Listen to this story: Lviv and Kyiv, Ukraine – Boghdan Sulanov, the fast-talking vocalist of a heavy metal rock band called YAD, traverses a crammed backstage area. He edges past a guitarist who has just finished a high-octane, adrenaline-fuelled set, leaving him drenched in sweat, and reaches a small table piled with audio equipment, tea and biscuits. From underneath the table, he fishes out a rucksack with the clothes he will soon wear onstage. The concert hall, an intimate venue in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, is covered in music posters and on a night in early February, it…