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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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US Visa Revocations for Palestinian Officials Deepen UN Assembly Tensions

                            It was unclear if Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was included in the restrictions.



The United States has confirmed it will deny or revoke visas for several Palestinian officials ahead of next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, a move that has drawn condemnation from Ramallah and heightened diplomatic friction.

The State Department said the restrictions target members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), accusing them of failing to repudiate terrorism while seeking “unilateral recognition” of a Palestinian state. The announcement comes as key US allies — including Britain, France, Australia, and Canada — have pledged to formally recognize Palestine during the summit, despite opposition from Washington and Israel.

It remains unclear whether Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is personally affected, though his office has called the decision a violation of the UN Headquarters Agreement, which generally obliges the US to grant access to foreign diplomats.

The move could significantly reduce the size of the Palestinian delegation at a high-profile gathering already set against the backdrop of Israel’s war in Gaza, mounting humanitarian concerns, and growing frustration among Western nations over stalled peace efforts.


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