Fighting continues in Sudan
Even hospitals are under threat in Sudan when two generals fight for control. More than 180 people have been killed since fighting broke out on Saturday. It is unclear who, if anyone, is responsible.
Hospitals are trying to treat the growing number of injured person, Was attacked. An overcrowded medical center was shelled. A doctor said paramilitary fighters then stormed inside, ordered the evacuation of the patient and took position.
My colleagues used satellite images of the capital Khartoum to determine 20 aircraft were destroyed or severely damaged at the airport since the conflict broke out. The Ambassador of the EU is assaulted at home, although he was not injured. And although the capital’s millions of residents have no water or electricity, very few venture outside.
“Everybody is scared,” said a 28-year-old man walking outside. trying to charge his cell phone. “You can see it in their eyes. Everyone is panicking.”
Ratio: These photos and videos mapping violence in Sudan, Africa’s third largest country by area.
Background: The battles are the culmination of a simmering conflict between two generals, who together Power is confiscated in a coup d’état in 2021. Now they’ve turned against each other after rejecting attempts allow the transition to civilian rule.
Kremlin critic convicted
Vladimir Kara-Murza, an outspoken critic of the Kremlin, has been found guilty of treason in Russia. He sentenced to 25 years in prison — seems to be the longest sentencing of any activist in the past year.
Kara-Murza, who holds dual Russian and British citizenship, contributed in the opinion section of The Washington Post and called on the US to impose sanctions on Russian officials. His sentence is longer than the usual sentence for murder in Russia and exceeds the time that Aleksei Navalny and others are serving.
The verdict is the latest example of wartime repression by the Kremlin 14 months after the invasion of Ukraine. While Russian rulings are often predestined conclusions, especially for those who oppose the Kremlin, the length of prison sentences is enormous. It is a reminder that the Kremlin is willing to treat any domestic critic as an enemy of the state.
Recent background: The sentence came three weeks after American reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges. US Ambassador to Russia yesterday met Gershkovich. Ilya Yashin, an opposition leader, is sentenced to eight and a half years in December.
Background: Kara-Murza has long dominated the Kremlin and has survived what he describes as two state-sponsored attempts to poison him.
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Macron, still resilient, expresses regret
Emmanuel Macron, President of France, expressed repentance for the first time yesterday that no consensus had been reached on his pension plan. After months of conflict, he tried to mediate — but made no concessions and offered a few concrete proposals.
In his 13-minute national address, Macron called for a new “national spirit” based on “calm, solidarity, ambition and action” and called for 100 days of concerted action to establish establish a “new pact of life and work”. But his speech was defiant: A few days earlier, he had officially enacted the retirement law.
Resistance continues. As he spoke, the crowd pounded pots and pans outside the town hall to try to drown out his voice. Labor unions have declined an invitation to begin negotiations today. Instead, they are calling for protests on May 1 – Labor Day and a national holiday – and saying they won’t speak to him until after that date.
What’s next: Starting in September, the legal age when workers can start receiving pensions will increase by three months each year until reaching 64 in 2030.
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