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Published On 23 Oct 2025
Published On 23 Oct 2025
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have targeted Sudan’s capital Khartoum and its main airport with drones, a day after the first passenger flight in two years landed in the city amid the civil war.
The government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) intercepted the drones on Thursday, which caused no damage, a military official who spoke on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press news agency. The RSF and SAF did not immediately acknowledge the attack.
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Witnesses told the AFP news agency that they heard two drones over Khartoum at about 4am (02: 00 GMT), before explosions went off.
The airport has come under repeated drone attacks blamed on the RSF since Tuesday. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan said “both sides seem to be stepping up the use of drones, with the RSF using them here in the capital, Khartoum, to target facilities such as the airport”.
Last week, drones targeted two army bases in northwest Khartoum, although a military official said most of the aircraft were intercepted.
Civil war broke out in Sudan in 2023, when SAF and the RSF, once allies, turned on each other, leading to widespread fighting and devastation across the country.
The Sudanese military retook the capital from the paramilitary force in March, but it needed months to repair Khartoum International Airport before the local Badr Airlines landed a plane there on Wednesday.
The airport’s reopening has been postponed “under further notice”, an airport official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The war in Sudan has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced about 12 million more and left 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in the country, making it the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
The International Organization for Migration and other United Nations agencies have called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities and protection of civilians, especially children, and unhindered humanitarian access to all affected populations”.
One of the hardest hit areas is el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, which has been under siege for more than a year. The UN and other aid groups warn that 260, 000 civilians remain trapped in the city.
“What I witnessed in Darfur and elsewhere this week is a stark reminder of what is at stake: children facing hunger, disease and the collapse of essential services”, said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF’s deputy executive director, in a statement.
Fourth day of the second test in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan 333 (Masood 87, Maharaj 7-102) &, 138 (Babar 50, Harmer 6-50)
South Africa 404 (Muthusamy 89*, Asif 6-79) &, 73-2 (Markram 42, Noman 2-40)
South Africa won by eight wickets in a series that was 1-1.
South Africa, the reigning world champion, won the second Test in Rawalpindi by eight wickets, reversing their 1-1 draw against Pakistan.
With a lead of 23, the hosts lost to Babar Azam lbw to Simon Harmer for 50, and won by 93 runs in the first game to put an end to the Proteas’ 10-Test winning run. They then resumed in trouble on 94-4 in their second innings.
On the fourth morning, Harmer took 6-50 and Pakistan took 138 all-out, which caused the score to collapse.
Noman Ali was caught behind by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreyne for his 1,000th first-class game.
The Proteas, who will take two Tests away from India next month, did not manage to score 68 with the exception of Aiden Markram’s 42 and Tristan Stubbs’ four-ball duck.
They won their first match in Pakistan in 18 years, putting an end to a four-game winless run there.
While Harmer’s haul almost sealed the victory, South Africa’s advantage came in the first innings when, in reply to Pakistan’s 333, their final two wickets, totalling 71 and 98, gave them a 71-run lead, in the final innings.
Senuran Muthusamy, the all-rounder, finished with 89 points, while Kagiso Rabada, the top player, recorded a career-best 71.
After the first Test, the team responded really well, and we were put under pressure once more, according to South Africa captain Markram.
“Many guys actually put their hands up and stood up for the team in certain circumstances, and they did it brilliantly.”
We take a lot of confidence and belief from the win, but when your character is put to the test and you succeed, that means a lot more.
Shan Masood, the captain of Pakistan, defended his country’s approach to turning pitches for Tests, which they first used against England in the winter of last year.
Since we’ve taken these wickets, he said, “We’ve had four wins out of six.”
The wickets have obviously improved. They have been much more unlikable.
A hit-and-run articulated vehicle (truck) in the state, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi, led to the death of a female lecturer.
The lecturer, identified as Kemi Emmanuel, worked at the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi, according to the FRSC Sector Commander, Tenimu Etuku.
Etuku described her tragic and tragic passing.
In the university’s Department of Theatre Arts, late Mrs. Emmanuel was a well-known and admired lecturer.
According to Etuku, the accident happened at 3.30 p.m. The lecturer was struck by a running truck along the highway at Crusher in Lokoja metropolis on Wednesday when he fell off a commercial motorcycle, aka the Okada.
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Our rescue team immediately arrived at the scene of the accident and transported the victim to Kogi State Specialist Hospital, where she had been declared dead.
He stated that the hospital’s mortuary has the deceased’s corpse lying in its place.
He expressed shock at the allegedly obstructing the said hit-and-run truck’s attitude by the said okada rider, who allegedly flew off in disguise.
To prevent such unfortunate events and save lives of innocent passengers, the sector commander advised okada riders against driving with enclosed vehicles on the highway.
In addition, a significant counter-banditry operation involving Kwara and Kogi states last week resulted in the rescue of 24 kidnap victims from the Nigerian Army.
The operation came after coordinated offensives by troops from the 12 Brigade Lokoja and 22 Armoured Brigade Ilorin, according to Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Polycarp Okoye, 2 Division Nigerian Army, Polycarp Okoye, according to a statement from the organization.
Four Chinese nationals, five women, an infant, and 14 males who had been abducted from various locations throughout Kwara and Kogi states, were among the victims who were rescued, according to Okoye.
Victor Wembanyama had 40 points and 15 rebounds in a highlight-reel return, helping the San Antonio Spurs spoil No 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg’s debut in a 125-92 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.
Flagg, the second-youngest player to start in his NBA debut by two days behind LeBron James, didn’t score until the first possession of the second half, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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The 18-year-old from Duke had more trouble getting into the flow than the second overall choice. Dylan Harper came off the San Antonio bench midway through the first quarter, started the run that put the Spurs in control and scored 15 points. Reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle scored 22 points for the Spurs.
Anthony Davis had 22 points and 13 rebounds as the Mavericks await the return of star guard Kyrie Irving, who is likely months away from his season debut while recovering from ACL surgery.
Wembanyama, who set a Spurs record for most points in a season opener, dominated the matchup of two of the three most recent top draft picks, with the 2023 No 1 choice adding three blocks to several spectacular dunks and a couple of buckets with fouls that sent Davis and Dereck Lively II to the bench.
The 7-foot-5 (228cm) sensation was playing in the regular season for the first time since deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot condition in the shoulder, required surgery and ended his second season in February.
Wembanyama keyed a 13-0 run late in the first half that put the Spurs in control. After Harper scored, the 2024 Rookie of the Year pump faked out of a double team and was fouled by Davis on the way to a reverse dunk. The next time down, he hit a jumper as Davis picked up his fourth foul.
The Spurs will next travel to New Orleans on Friday night, while Dallas begins a five-game homestand against Washington, also on Friday.
