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  • Drone strike on UN facility in war-torn Sudan leaves six peacekeepers dead
    Samstag, 13. Dezember 2025 22:35 Uhr

    UN secretary general António Guterres says ‘unjustifiable’ attack on base in city of Kadugli ‘could be war crime’

    A drone strike has hit a United Nations peacekeeping logistics base in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, the UN secretary general António Guterres has said.

    Eight other peacekeepers were wounded in the strike on Saturday in the city of Kadugli in the central region of Kordofan. All the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the UN interim security force for Abyei (Unisfa).

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  • US scolds Rwanda for breaking peace deal as M23 rebels seize key Congo city
    Samstag, 13. Dezember 2025 03:58 Uhr

    Mike Waltz warns ‘spoilers’ will be held to account as rebel fighters escalate offensive in South Kivu province

    The US has accused Rwanda of violating a US-brokered peace agreement by backing a deadly new rebel offensive in the mineral-rich eastern Congo, and warned action will be taken against “spoilers”.

    The remarks by the US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, came as more than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels escalated their offensive in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, according to officials who also say Rwandan special forces were in the strategic city of Uvira.

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  • US ends temporary legal status for Ethiopians amid Trump crackdown
    Freitag, 12. Dezember 2025 18:51 Uhr

    Kristi Noem says Ethiopia ‘no longer meets conditions’ for US to provide work authorization and legal protection

    The US is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Ethiopia in the United States, according to a government notice on Friday, as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on legal and illegal immigration.

    “After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate US government agencies, the secretary determined that Ethiopia no longer continues to meet the conditions for the designation for Temporary Protected Status,” homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said in a notice posted in the Federal Register.

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  • UK imposes sanctions on four RSF officers for ‘heinous’ mass killings in Sudan
    Freitag, 12. Dezember 2025 14:09 Uhr

    Senior commanders accused of atrocities against civilians face asset freezes – but no action against key backer UAE

    The UK has placed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces suspected of involvement in “heinous” violence against civilians in the city of El Fasher, but decided not to take any action against their key military and diplomatic backer, the United Arab Emirates, or their chief commander.

    British officials suggested they preferred to use their leverage with the UAE and the RSF commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, privately, but admitted there was little sign of a ceasefire in Sudan’s near three-year civil war.

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  • Fate of 11 Nigerian troops unclear after ‘unauthorised’ plane landing in Burkina Faso
    Donnerstag, 11. Dezember 2025 19:18 Uhr

    Confusion over diplomatic standoff deepens after conflicting reports about the soldiers’ whereabouts

    Eleven Nigerian military personnel are reportedly still in Burkina Faso days after their plane made an “unauthorised” landing in the south-west city of Bobo Dioulasso, despite earlier suggestions they had been freed, deepening confusion about the diplomatic standoff.

    Burkinabé authorities told the BBC on Tuesday that the troops had been released and given permission to return to Nigeria, but officials in Abuja have said the matter is yet to be resolved.

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  • Venezuela oil exports reportedly fall sharply after US seizure of tanker
    Samstag, 13. Dezember 2025 04:35 Uhr

    The seizure of the Skipper on Wednesday marked the first US capture of Venezuelan oil cargo since sanctions were imposed in 2019

    Venezuelan oil exports have reportedly fallen sharply since the US seized a tanker this week and imposed fresh sanctions on shipping companies and vessels doing business with Caracas, according to shipping data, documents and maritime sources.

    The US seizure of the Skipper tanker off Venezuela’s coast on Wednesday was the first US capture of Venezuelan oil cargo since sanctions were imposed in 2019 and marked a sharp escalation in rising tensions between the Trump administration and the government of Nicolás Maduro.

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