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☆ A least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel, French authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. Once the vessel reached the beach, rescue services offered medical assistance to 53 migrants, a statement from the French maritime authorities in charge of the Channel and the North Sea said. Before Saturday’s accident, at least 43 migrants had died or gone missing while trying to cross to the U.K. this year, according to the International Organization for Migration. Other surveillance and rescue operations are underway Sunday along the entire Pas-de-Calais coast amid stormy weather conditions and agitated sea, French maritime authorities said. In July, four migrants died while attempting the crossing on an inflatable boat that capsized and punctured.

Persons: “, Jacques Billant, Billant, David Lammy, “ It’s, Keir Starmer, Giorgia Meloni, ’, Starmer, ” Organizations: Channel, Calais, BBC, Labour Party, International Organization for Migration, Britain Locations: France, Ambleteuse, Boulogne, Calais, Eritrea, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Pas, Britain, ’, Italy, Albania, Tirana

☆ At least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

NICE, France Associated Press —At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. At least 46 migrants had died while trying to cross to the UK this year, said Billant, the Pas-de-Calais prefect. At least 137,563 people have reached the United Kingdom after crossing the Channel from France since 2018, according to UK Home Office figures. Other surveillance and rescue operations are underway Sunday along the entire Pas-de-Calais coast amid stormy weather conditions and agitated sea, French maritime authorities said. They warned anyone who tries to cross the Channel on flimsy and overloaded boats and in often difficult weather conditions of “significant risks.”In July, four migrants died while attempting the crossing on an inflatable boat that capsized and punctured.

Persons: “, Jacques Billant, Bernard Barron, David Lammy, “ It’s, ’ Europe’s, Billant, ” Organizations: France Associated Press, Channel, Getty, BBC, Labour Party, Britain Locations: France, Ambleteuse, Calais, Eritrea, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Vimont, AFP, Toulouse, Boulogne, Britain, United Kingdom, French, Pas

☆ The Sahara Desert is greening as unusual storms hit parts of Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Satellites recently captured plant life blooming in parts of the typically arid southern Sahara after storms moved there when they shouldn’t. NASARainfall north of the equator in Africa typically increases from July through September as the West African Monsoon kicks into gear. “The Intertropical Convergence Zone, which is the reason for (Africa’s) greening, moves farther north the warmer the world gets,” Haustein explained. NOAA's Climate Prediction CenterTake the northern portion of Chad, which is part of the Sahara Desert. Only up to an inch of rain typically falls here from about mid-July to early September.

Persons: Karsten Haustein, Niño, Haustein, El Niño, ” Haustein, “, g9HrAAzrxC — Evan Fisher, Audu Marte, Haustien, ” Organizations: CNN, NASA NASA, Central African, NASA, West, Satellite, Leipzig University, United, Getty Locations: Africa, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, Libya, Germany, West, Central Africa, Parts, Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, United Nations, Maiduguri, AFP, Messawi, Meroe, Sudan's Northern State

☆ Benni McCarthy: Former Manchester United coach says Red Devils can qualify for Champions League this season
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Zayn Nabbi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy says the Red Devils can finish in the top four this season, but are still behind the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool in the English Premier League (EPL) title race. But in the league last season, United languished in eighth position, the club’s worst ever finish in the Premier League era and nowhere near the qualification spots for the lucrative Champions League. Since McCarthy left ahead of the new season, United has lost two of its first three league games. Speaking to CNN Sport, though, McCarthy remained optimistic about the Red Devils and stressed that opponents may regret overlooking the 13-time Premier League winners. McCarthy, seen here in 2023 as a Manchester United first team coach, wants to get back into coaching.

Persons: Benni McCarthy, McCarthy, “, Andrew Boyers, They’ve, Pep Guardiola, Pep, Mikel Arteta’s, Manchester United’s, Jürgen Klopp, Mikel Arteta, ” McCarthy, Liverpool's Mo Salah, Michael Regan, Arne, Klopp’s, It’s, they’ve, ”, I’ve, Duif du, Bafana Bafana, Hugo Broos Organizations: CNN, Former Manchester United, Devils, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, English Premier League, Premier League, League, Champions League, United, CNN Sport, Red Devils, Manchester United, Porto, Blackburn Rovers, Champions League football, City, “, Pep Guardiola’s, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, Manchester, South, MLS, Cape Town City, Premier Soccer League, FIFA Club, It’s, South Africa national, of Nations, South Sudan Locations: Manchester, North London, Anfield, Liverpool, Old Trafford, Africa, South Africa, Uganda

☆ Another US amphibious warship is out of commission as mechanical failures continue to plague the Navy's fleet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Several hours later, the Iwo Jima was spotted coming back to Norfolk . Sailors and Marines wash the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima. A fleet of MV-22 Osprey aircraft is seen on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima while at anchor at a port in northern Israel. AdvertisementMilitary helicopters are seen on the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima during a NATO exercise. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty ImagesSince then, both Franchetti and the current leader of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, have tried to present a more unified front on the issue .

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☆ Sudan conflict: At least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

At least 21 civilians were killed and 63 injured in the air raid on Sunday, Sennar’s acting governor Tawfiq Muhammad Ali said Monday, according to state-run news agency SUNA. The lawyers’ group said more than 30 people were killed in the RSF attack, which it said targeted a market and other civilian locations. The activist group also attributed a similar airstrike in the nearby al-Souki town that killed four people to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Both the SAF and the RSF have frequently accused each other of killing civilians as war between them enters a second year. The report called for the deployment of an independent force to protect civilians as well as a nationwide arms embargo.

Persons: Sennar’s, Tawfiq Muhammad Ali, RSF Organizations: CNN, Rapid Support Forces, Emergency Lawyers, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, United Nations, UN Locations: Sudan

☆ The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Apoorva Mandavilli | More About Apoorva Mandavilli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The poliovirus that paralyzed a child in Gaza, the first case in the region in 25 years, has traveled a long path. It most likely arose in Nigeria and made its way to Chad, where it was first detected in 2019, according to genetic analysis. This journey was the consequence of a fateful decision by global health organizations to pare down the oral polio vaccine in 2016. Instead, the change has led to outbreaks of polio in dozens of countries and has paralyzed more than 3,300 children. A formal evaluation, commissioned by the global polio eradication program and led by two independent experts, was unflinching in its assessment: “The switch was an unqualified failure.”

Persons: pare, ” Locations: Gaza, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Luxor, North Sinai

☆ Peace Talks at Swiss Resort Beckoned. Sudan’s Divided Generals Wouldn’t Go.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Declan Walsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

American-led talks to halt Sudan’s war, convened at an exclusive Swiss ski resort, ended after 10 days on Friday with agreements to deliver food and medicine to millions of starving Sudanese in the country’s most famine-stricken areas. But the mediators failed to broker a cease-fire, or even to get both sides around the table, after Sudan’s military refused to show up. Frustrated American and Arab diplomats said the breakdown exposed the disarray and internal divisions in Sudan’s weakened military, which are a major obstacle to ending Africa’s biggest war. The United States hoped the talks in Villars-sur-Ollon, a picturesque village 80 miles by road from Geneva, could break an eight-month diplomatic deadlock. Since then, war has spread, bringing a widespread humanitarian crisis that this month led to a rare declaration of famine.

Organizations: United, Rapid Support Forces Locations: Swiss, Sudan’s, United States, Villars, Geneva

☆ He Fled to the U.K. for Safety. Then an Anti-Immigrant Mob Attacked.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Amelia Nierenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The mob was growing, encircling the hotel near the northern English town of Rotherham where asylum seekers were living. Abdulmoiz, an asylum seeker in his 20s from Sudan, said he watched from an upstairs window with other men trapped inside. All they could do was pray and wait, he said, as the men outside began attacking the building, throwing objects, breaking windows and chanting, “Get them out.” Some of the attackers tried to set fire to the building. “People were in a panic,” said Abdulmoiz, who asked to be identified only by his first name to avoid jeopardizing his asylum claim, and who spoke just days after the attack through an interpreter. “If the people outside didn’t kill us,” he feared, “the smoke would.”

Persons: “, ”, Abdulmoiz Locations: Rotherham, Sudan

☆ Sudan conflict: North Sudan’s remaining hospital risks closure as deadly civil war intensifies
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Caitlin Danaher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The last operating public hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur state is at risk of closure, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Wednesday, amid fierce fighting between the country’s rival military factions that have left more than 18,000 people dead and 33,000 injured. Civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in April last year and has intensified in El Fasher, the North Darfur capital, since May when the paramilitary RSF group encircled the city. The MSF-supported Saudi Hospital in El Fasher has suffered extensive damage following the continued bombardment of the city over the last week, leaving it barely functional, MSF said. “Sunday’s attack on Saudi Hospital – which is the largest hospital in North Darfur state – makes it crystal clear that the warring parties are making no efforts to protect health facilities or the civilians inside them. “This month’s determination of famine in one part of Sudan risks spreading and leading to a catastrophic loss of children’s lives,” the spokesman said.

Persons: “, ” Michel Olivier Lacharité, El Fasher, James Elder, ” Elder, Elder Organizations: CNN, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, Rapid Support Forces, MSF, Saudi Hospital, Saudi, UNICEF Locations: Sudan’s North Darfur, El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan

☆ As Famine Deepens in Sudan, U.S. Leads New Push for Ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Declan Walsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The United States is initiating new peace talks on Wednesday that are aimed at stopping Sudan’s catastrophic civil war, with this push for dialogue driven by growing alarm that the conflict is sending the country deeper into a famine that experts warn could become the world’s worst in decades. But Sudan’s military, one of the war’s two main belligerents, has said it will not attend the negotiations in Switzerland, stymying hopes of a quick cease-fire in a fight between the forces of rival generals that has now lasted 16 months. Famine was officially declared earlier this month in Sudan’s western Darfur region, and other areas are expected to follow. By one estimate as many as 2.5 million Sudanese could die from hunger by the end of September. Appalled at the scale of the war-induced catastrophe in Sudan, a sprawling country in northeastern Africa, American officials said it was urgent to begin the new peace drive, even if chances of a breakthrough seem slim.

Persons: stymying Locations: States, Switzerland, Sudan’s, Darfur, Sudan, Africa

☆ The UN says Sudan is at a ‘catastrophic breaking point’ amid flooding and fighting
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

War-wrecked Sudan's humanitarian crisis is at "a catastrophic breaking point" amid fighting and devastating flooding, the U.N. migration agency said Monday, ahead of peace talks planned for later this week. The talks face uncertainty as Sudan's military has yet to confirm its participation in the meeting in Switzerland brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Sudan’s war has created the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 10.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes since fighting began, according to the International Organization for Migration. AFP - Getty Images"We are at a breaking point, a catastrophic, cataclysmic breaking point," said Othman Belbeisi, IOM’s regional director.

Persons: Othman Belbeisi, Belbeisi, Tom Perriello, We’ve, Perriello Organizations: Rapid Support Forces, International Organization for Migration, Getty, IOM, U.S, SAF, Sudanese Armed Forces, United Locations: Switzerland, United States, Saudi Arabia, Khartoum, Darfur, Meroe, Sudan, AFP, Darfur’s, al, Sennar, Geneva, Saudi, Jeddah, Union, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, UAE

☆ Sudan at a ‘breaking point’ as civil war rages, UN agency says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Michael Mitsanas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Sudan is at a “breaking point,” a United Nations agency said Monday, as a growing number of people need food, water, shelter and medical care in a country devastated by intensifying war. “We are at breaking point, a catastrophic, cataclysmic breaking point,” he added. Earlier this month, the UN-backed Famine Review Committee said at least one refugee camp in Sudan’s Darfur region is experiencing famine, which the agency has only declared twice in Sudan’s history. “This was the only safe route for humanitarian aid to reach Central & (South) Darfur,” the agency said Monday in a post on X. “We’ve had extensive engagement with the SAF,” Tom Perriello, the US special envoy for Sudan, told reporters Monday, according to the news agency.

Persons: ” Othman Belbeisi, “ We’ve, Tom Perriello, ” Organizations: CNN, United, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, Rapid Support Forces, UN, International Organization for Migration, Food, IOM, US, AP Locations: Sudan, United Nations, East, Africa, Sudan’s Darfur, ”, Darfur, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Saudi, Jeddah

☆ Team USA just survived Serbia. It faces an even bigger test against France’s home-court advantage
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The so-talented-it-is-hard-to-comprehend US roster carved up Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico in group play and then bulldozed Brazil in its quarterfinal matchup. Having already beaten Serbia twice in the last few weeks and looking unstoppable, Team USA went into Thursday’s game against the European nation expecting another romp. “I remember, like it’s today, like it was yesterday, dreaming about seeing myself playing in the final at home in the Olympics. “That’s going to be the most-watched game, I feel like, since I’ve been playing in FIBA. Despite looking in sync throughout the group stage and against Brazil, there were signs of chemistry issues in pre-Olympics exhibitions and during the game against Serbia.

Persons: Nikola Jokić, who’s, Victor Wembanyama, ”, Stephen Curry, “ We’ve, Léon, it’s, “, you’re, Rudy Gobert, ” Victor Wembanyama, Evan Fournier of France, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander of, Gregory Shamus, “ That’s, I’ve, Kevin Durant, USA’s, Durant, Devin Booker, It’ll, Steve Kerr, ” Kerr, we’ve Organizations: Paris CNN —, Olympic, France, Serbia, Team USA, Paris ’ Bercy, NBA, of Famer, Stade de France’s rugby, La, Bercy Arena, Minnesota Timberwolves, American, FIBA, Phoenix Suns, Durant’s Suns, France isn’t, International Basketball Federation Locations: Serbia, South Sudan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Paris, European, France

☆ Opinion | Nancy Pelosi: ‘It Didn’t Sound Like Joe Biden to Me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +55 min

And they know you’re going to act so they won’t mess with you. Put it in somebody else’s mouth because it was AI mean, it didn’t sound like Joe Biden to me. I think you’re I think you’re underselling this a little bit. And if they don’t, I’m going to keep my promise and send them 100 powdered wigs because they’re just living in a different era. All these other politicians, these career politicians didn’t know how to make a good deal.

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☆ What to watch at the Olympics today: Elimination games for U.S. women’s soccer and men’s basketball
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

There are six days of Olympic competition left and only four women’s soccer teams remain vying for gold. It’s also win or go home for the U.S. men’s basketball team, which went undefeated in pool play to emerge as the No. Trinity Rodman celebrates with Emily Fox after scoring the winning goal against Japan during the women’s quarterfinals of the Paris Games. Durant needs just four more points to become USA Basketball’s all-time leading scorer at the Olympics for both the men’s and women’s programs. The men’s long jump final, men’s 1,500-meter final, women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase and women’s 200-meter final close out a five-medal day in athletics.

Persons: It’s, Trinity Rodman, Emily Fox, Brad Smith, Rodman, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith —, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Durant, Lisa Leslie, Jayson Tatum, Steve Kerr, Holiday, Long, DeAnna Price, Annette Echikunwoke, Echikunwoke, Price, Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred —, Gabby Thomas, Wally Skalij, Sara Hughes, Kelly Cheng, Tanja Hüberli, Nina Brunner, Hughes, Cheng, Italy’s Valentina Gottardi, Marta Menegatti, Alexandra Klineman, Ross, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Jennings, Misty, Treanor, elly C heng!, E, mpics & Organizations: U.S, Japan, Paris Games, Getty, USA Network, Telemundo, United, Canada, Tokyo, Lyon, Germany, Trinity, USA, Bercy Arena, Team USA, NBA, Puerto Rico, Olympics, thwarts, Brazil, NBC, Stade de France, Olympic, Rio Games, Don’t, Eiffel, Los Angeles Times, Swiss, ris Locations: United States, Germany, Paris, U.S . Japan, Japan, Lille, Serbia, South Sudan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, France, USA, thwarts Puerto Rico, U.S, Tokyo, Canada, Rio

☆ Meet the Nations That Have Never Won an Olympic Medal (and Two That Just Did)
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( James Wagner | Jeré Longman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If it feels like the same countries are winning most of the Olympic medals every two years, that’s because it’s largely true. Even though more than 150 countries and territories have claimed a medal since the modern Games began in 1896, the list of winners is top-heavy. Entering the Paris Summer Games, the United States has the most, by far, with 2,975 medals, according to the International Olympic Committee’s research wing. Nearly 70 countries and territories, though — roughly a third of the parade of nations — cannot boast an Olympic medalist in any discipline, summer or winter. “It’s frustrating, definitely,” said Marco Luque, a member of the Bolivian Olympic Committee’s board and the president of his country’s track and field federation.

Persons: ”, Marco Luque Organizations: Games, Summer, Olympic, Soviet Union, Bolivian Olympic Committee’s Locations: United States, Germany, Great Britain, France, South Sudan, Monaco

☆ Dwyane Wade on Team USA's Olympic potential, embracing life as a broadcaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Despite being in France for the Paris Games for more than a week, Dwyane Wade has spent only one night in the City of Light. And I’m having a good time when I’m on air.”Wade has called the first two group games for the U.S. men’s basketball team, which is looking for its fifth straight gold medal. “This team is so deep, in six games we’re not going to get an opportunity to see how dope this team really is,” Wade says. “But I know basketball. In 2008, Wade was two summers removed from winning NBA Finals MVP but he still came off the bench that summer.

Persons: Dwyane Wade, they’ll, ” Wade, “, I’m, Wade, we’re, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steve Kerr, Jayson Tatum didn’t, Joel Embiid, aren’t, ’ ” Wade, LeBron, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, ”, hasn’t, Shai, Gilgeous, Alexander, It’s, Noah Eagle, Eagle, “ I’ve Organizations: Paris Games, of Famer, Olympic, NBC, NBC News, U.S, NBA, Serbia, USA, TNT Locations: France, City of, Lille, Paris, Beijing, South Sudan, Sudan, Canada

☆ What to watch this weekend at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Paris CNN —The first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics is very nearly in the books and business is about to pick up. Richardson comes into Paris looking to prove she is the fastest woman in the world. Track and field heats upAn overview shows athletes competing in the women's 5000m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty ImagesThe star of the second week of the Summer Olympics, track and field competition takes the stage this weekend. Mixed 4x100m medley relay, featuring the American team of Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Dressel and Abbey Weitzeil.

Persons: Paris CNN —, Simone Biles, Biles, she’s, She’s, ‘ I’m Simone Biles, ”, Noah Lyles, Sha’carri Richardson, Richardson, Jamacia’s Kishane Thompson, Thompson’s countryman, Usain Bolt, Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, Australia's Bree Masters, Canada's Jacqueline Madogo, Denis, Jewel Samad, Xander Schauffele, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, Great, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Schauffele, hasn’t, Sophia Smith, Pascal Guyot, Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Naeher, LeBron James, –, it’s Jose Alvarado, James, Pierre, Sameer Al Doumy, Antonin Thuillier, Katie Ledecky, Bradley Kanaris, Caeleb Dressel, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh, Summer McIntosh, Paige Madden, Ariarne Titmus, Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Dressel, Gretchen Walsh, Sarah Sjoestroem, Bobby Finke Organizations: Paris CNN, Olympic Games, Tokyo Olympics, Stade de France, Games, Paris, Getty, Le National, PGA, British, Women’s National, Japan, women’s, Marseille, US, Serbia, Puerto Ricans, USA, Belgian, FIBA’s, Summer, Paris La Defense Locations: Paris, France, American, Spring , Texas, Lyles, Saint, AFP, Tokyo, Australia, USA, Marseille, New Zealand, Japan, Sudan, Puerto Rico, Puerto, South Sudan, Mauroy, Villeneuve, d'Ascq, Belgium, Germany, Barcelona, Nanterre, Swedish

☆ Famine declared in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region after months of civil war
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Famine has officially been declared in at least one refugee camp sheltering hundreds of thousands of people in the Darfur region of Sudan, food security organizations announced, a stark warning of the cost being paid by the population after 15 months of civil war. Famine has been ongoing in the Zanzam camp near the city of El Fasher since June, according to the United Nations-backed Famine Review Committee (FRC). The last time the FRC declared a famine was in 2017, when 80,000 people in South Sudan faced famine conditions in parts of Unity State after three years of civil war. Although this was also limited to the Zanzam camp, it warned famine could spread across the rest of El Fasher, which is home to an additional estimated 800,000 people. Both groups warned the famine at Zanzam is likely to last at least until October and potentially much longer.

Persons: El Fasher, ” El Fasher Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Committee, Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, UN, Food Programme, Getty, FRC, Unity State, NET, Systems Locations: Darfur, Sudan, El, Sudan’s North Darfur, Khartoum, El Fasher, AFP, South Sudan, Unity, Somalia, Zanzam

Now as a 30-year-old, he will compete in the 10,000-meter race, representing the International Olympic Committee’s refugee team for the second time in his career. It’s not for you.’ He couldn’t be here.”Abdelmaji left for a high-altitude training camp in Ethiopia for several weeks last fall before returning to Tel Aviv. "You represent the refugees around the world.”Jamal Abdelmaji, right, trains for Paris 2024 at a Tel Aviv running track. Stopped by Israeli soldiers, he spent the first days in a refugee camp before he was sent to Tel Aviv. Really, really looking forward to it.

Persons: Jamal Abdelmaji, Mohammed, Abdelmaji, “, ”, ” Abdelmaji, Hili Avinoam, It’s, it’s, ” Jamal Abdelmaji, Carlo Angerer, Rotem Genossar, ” Genossar, Avinoam, ” Avinoam, Asaf Roz, Roz, who's, “ We’ve, he’s Organizations: Olympic, IOC, Rio Games, NBC News, Paris, NBC, Alley, Olympic Games Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, Darfur, Sudan, Israeli, Ethiopia, Tel Aviv, Gaza, Paris, Tokyo, Omdurman, Sudan’s, Khartoum, Canada, Cairo

☆ First Famine Declared in War-Torn Darfur Region of Sudan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Abdi Latif Dahir | More About Abdi Latif Dahir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Famine has officially been declared in a city in Sudan’s Darfur region that has been under siege in the midst of the country’s 15-month long civil war, two organizations that monitor world hunger announced on Thursday. People who fled to a camp known as Zamzam near the city of El Fasher, in North Darfur state, have been facing famine since June, and no food aid is reaching them, prompting the official declaration, the agencies said. The Zamzam camp has grown recently and now holds about half a million people. An official declaration of famine is rare, and is intended to prompt a response from donor governments and aid groups. This one shows how the war between rival military factions has plunged a fertile nation once considered a global breadbasket into a deepening hunger and humanitarian crisis.

Locations: Sudan’s Darfur, El Fasher, North Darfur

☆ South Sudan is on the rise at the Olympics, just as Luol Deng envisioned it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

And that’s way bigger than wins and losses.”Really cool scene outside the arena after USA vs. South Sudan. Back on July 20, in London, South Sudan came within a couple possessions late of upsetting America in an exhibition. In the 11 days since the near upset of the century, South Sudan was searched an estimated 152,000 times. Then, in the country’s Olympics debut, South Sudan beat Puerto Rico to make national history. “There’s a lot of jokes in the media, a lot of people saying certain things about South Sudan.

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☆ Drones Target Sudan Army Base During Top General’s Visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Abdi Latif Dahir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Sudanese army spokesman, Nabil Abdallah, told the BBC that General al-Burhan had survived an assassination attempt, and blamed it on the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group that has been battling the army for power for 15 months. A military spokesman could not be reached for comment. In statements posted on social media, the military did not say whether General al-Burhan had been hurt or where he was during the attack. But it posted videos showing him interacting with the soldiers and members of the public before and after the graduation ceremony. The paramilitary group’s media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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☆ What to watch at the Olympics today: U.S. men’s gymnasts back in action, while Katie Ledecky goes for gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The U.S. men’s gymnastics team took America for a ride Monday, capturing their first team medal in 16 years with a thrilling finish on the pommel horse. AdvertisementElsewhere, Canada women’s soccer will try to overcome the six-point deduction levied by FIFA for flying a drone over New Zealand’s training sessions. Tatum, a three-time first-team All-NBA star and second-leading scorer on the Tokyo Olympic team that won gold, was the odd player out with Kevin Durant’s return from a calf strain. ET, 2:44 p.m. in Paris (men)TV: USA Network and PeacockWhat to watch: The women’s and men’s cycling BMX freestyle finals take place at La Concorde Urban Park. But they face stiff competition from Tokyo gold medalist Logan Martin (Australia) and Great Britain’s Kieran Reilly, who led in qualifying.

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