The U.N. reports Sudan faces the world's largest internal displacement crisis, with more than 10 million forced to flee internally or abroad. Several thousand now reside in Farchana refugee camp in neighboring Chad.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian leaders in Cairo on Wednesday as efforts to secure an elusive ceasefire in Gaza were further complicated by a wave of deadly pager blasts in Lebanon. The U.S. said it was “not aware of this incident in advance.”
Mali: Armed insurgents attacked a training center for gendarmes in the capital of Bamako on Tuesday morning, but the situation is now under control, a state television report said.
The suspect in the alleged assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump did not get off a shot after a Secret Service agent fired at him, authorities said. Ryan Routh has been charged with two firearm counts as the investigation continues.
Myanmar: Floods and landslides triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have killed at least 226 people, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The new figures pushed the total number of dead in Southeast Asia from the typhoon past 500.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump thanked the Secret Service and local police late Sunday, after what the FBI said was an apparent assassination attempt at his golf club in Florida. Secret Service agents fired at the suspect who was hiding armed in the bushes while Trump was playing golf.
Gaza: Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children. There was no immediate comment from Israel, which rarely comments on individual strikes.
Nigeria: Nearly 300 prisoners have escaped in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, after floods caused the walls of a prison to collapse, authorities said on Sunday. At least 30 people have been killed in flooding, according to Nigeria's emergency agency.