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Drone Strike on Besieged Sudan Mosque Kills Dozens Amid Escalating Darfur Siege

  At least 70 worshippers were killed and dozens more injured when a drone strike hit a mosque during Friday prayers in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur region, according to medical and aid sources. The attack, blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reduced the mosque to rubble, with rescuers still pulling bodies from the debris. El Fasher — home to more than 260,000 civilians — has been under siege for over a year as the RSF battles Sudan’s army for control of the city, the military’s last stronghold in Darfur. Satellite imagery shows RSF advances into key military and humanitarian sites, including the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp, which shelters hundreds of thousands. The United Nations condemned the strike as a grave violation of international humanitarian law, warning of the “increasing ethnicisation” of the conflict. Since fighting erupted in April 2023, Sudan’s civil war has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and pushed vast s...
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Toronto Greenlights Bigger Apartment Buildings Near Transit to Tackle Housing Crunch

 

Toronto is set to see a major shift in its skyline and housing supply, as the Ontario government has approved changes to the city’s official plan that will allow for significantly taller and denser apartment buildings near 120 major transit stations.

The move is designed to help the city accommodate more than 1.5 million additional homes over the next 25 years, while making it easier for residents to live close to reliable public transit. Under the updated rules, high-rise towers will be permitted “as of right” in certain areas, alongside mid-rise and low-rise multiplexes in surrounding neighbourhoods.

Mayor Olivia Chow called the plan a bold step toward addressing Toronto’s housing crisis, noting that building near transit will also help reduce traffic congestion and cut commute times. Housing Minister Rob Flack emphasized that the changes will speed up construction, create thousands of jobs, and align with the province’s multi-billion-dollar transit expansion program.

While some transit station areas remain under review, the approved framework marks one of the most significant housing policy shifts in Toronto’s recent history — aiming to pair rapid transit access with much-needed housing growth.


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