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Families said to have run away with nothing as three forces fight in South Kordofan state
Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum
Thousands of people have fled their homes in the capital of South Kordofan state in Sudan after an attack by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North rebel group, one of three forces now fighting in the area.
State media urges citizens to focus on ‘ensuring the safety’ of propaganda relating to the Kim dynasty
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
North Koreans have been told to do everything possible to protect portraits of the Kim dynasty, as the country braces for heavy rain and strong winds caused by tropical storm Khanun.
Ceremony at Seoul’s World Cup stadium wraps up event beset by heatwave, unsanitary conditions and threat of typhoon
Raphael Rashid in Seoul
The 25th World Scout Jamboree has concluded with a concert in Seoul after a tumultuous 11-day journey across South Korea that was marred by a heatwave, unsanitary conditions and an evacuation owing to a typhoon threat.… Read the rest
Supporters wave Niger and Russia flags as Ecowas deadline for military to cede power approaches
Agence France-Presse
Thousands of coup supporters in Niger gathered on Sunday for a rally to cheer on the generals claiming power, as a deadline set by the west African bloc for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed intervention was due to elapse.… Read the rest
Armed forces stand ready, says junta representative, as west African country defies threat of military intervention by regional bloc
Reuters
Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from a regional bloc after coup leaders rejected a deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted president.… Read the rest