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A ceasefire in Sudan has been extended for three more days despite continuing reports of heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur. The truce between Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and military had been due to expire at midnight, but the US and Saudi Arabia brokered a new deal.

Spain is believed to have recorded its hottest ever April day. A temperature of 38.7C (101.66F) was provisionally recorded at Cordoba Airport on Thursday, according to the Met Office. The record was broken as the country continued to swelter extreme temperatures which also saw a horse die and another collapse while pulling passenger carriages through

Alexei Navalny, the jailed critic of Vladimir Putin, has said he is being investigated on terrorism charges that could see him sentenced to 30 years in prison. The Russian opposition leader is already serving sentences totalling 11 and half years on charges including fraud. In comments posted on Twitter by Mr Navalny’s aides, the Kremlin

An Uber Eats driver was dismembered after a “demonic” murder while delivering food, authorities have said. Oscar Solis Jr is accused of killing the driver during a delivery to his home in Pasco County in Florida. The victim’s remains were found in Solis’s house in bin bags and a cooler, which also contained a receipt

India is expected to be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, according to the United Nations. The milestone comes at a time India is trying to promote itself as a rising international player as the host of this year’s G20 summit, and raises questions about whether

A new power line which could provide green electricity to 1.8 million homes is set to be built by the UK and the Netherlands as part of a plan to boost energy security. Officials claim the LionLink connection beneath the North Sea will be the “world’s largest multi-use electricity power line”. It will connect the

Spain could experience its hottest ever day for the month of April this week with forecasters predicting temperatures of up to 40C (104F). Record-breaking temperatures are expected between Wednesday and Friday with temperatures reaching levels normally seen in July. The extreme conditions will follow the driest March in 20 years in some areas which has

German climate activists have glued themselves to streets all over Berlin this morning in a bid to bring traffic to a standstill. Members of the group Last Generation have repeatedly blocked roads across Germany over the past year to pressure the government into taking further action against climate change. Activists have glued themselves to the

US troops have carried out an evacuation of American embassy staff from Sudan’s capital as fighting between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group continues for a ninth day. About 70 American nationals have been successfully flown from a landing zone at the US Embassy in Khartoum to an undisclosed location in Ethiopia, an

A German publisher has apologised for publishing an AI-generated interview with Michael Schumacher. Funke magazines is also firing the editor of Die Aktuelle over the “tasteless and misleading article” which it now says should “never have appeared”. Managing director Bianca Pohlmann said the piece “does not in any way correspond to the standards of journalism

People in Bangkok and other areas of Thailand have been warned not to go outside due to extreme heat. It hit 42C (100F) in the capital on Saturday, but the national weather service said the heat index – what the temperature feels like when combined with humidity – hit a record 54C (129F). April is

Intense violence continues to rock Sudan a week after fighting first erupted between its army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary force. More than 400 people have been killed and at least 3,500 injured in the violence, according to the United Nations. The capital city Khartoum remains at the epicentre of the conflict, with

The West has committed to support Ukraine’s battle against the Russian invasion, but what can Ukraine realistically expect to achieve with its forthcoming offensive? Will the West continue to perpetuate an unwinnable war for Ukraine, or is the forthcoming battle simply a way to move the frontline in anticipation of some form of truce or

A competition encouraging children to kill as many cats as possible has been cancelled following a backlash. A prize of £124 was on offer for the youngster who managed to shoot the most feral felines in New Zealand. But critics of the North Canterbury Hunting Competition feared household pets could end up being targeted because

India is on track to surpass China as the most populated country in the world, according to United Nations data. India is expected to have have 1.4286 billion people compared with China‘s 1.4257 billion by the middle of 2023, the UN population dashboard indicated – that is 2.9 million more people in the South Asian

Vladimir Putin has visited occupied areas of Ukraine that Russia illegally annexed last year, the Kremlin has said. The Russian president attended a military command meeting in Kherson region and visited national guard in Luhansk. It is not clear when the visits took place. Putin visits Ukraine to ‘listen to Russian troops’ – Ukraine war

A US embassy convoy in Sudan was fired upon in a “reckless” and “irresponsible” incident, the US secretary of state said. Following Monday’s incident, Antony Blinken phoned the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, and Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to warn them that any danger

Abdel-Fattah al Burhan’s voice was jovial when he first answered the phone. My first question – “are you safe?” – was met with “thank God, we are well and in his safety”. The commander-in-chief has been Sudan’s de facto president since ousting his former ally and longtime military dictator Omar al Bashir after prolonged pro-democracy

The head of Sudan’s army has told Sky News his troops will “definitely” defeat an attacking paramilitary group, but he is open to negotiations. At least 97 people have been killed and 365 injured over the weekend in clashes between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Tensions have escalated since a power pact between

The former home of a German cannibal has been destroyed in a fire, police say. Armin Meiwes was convicted almost two decades ago of murder and disturbing the peace of the dead, with both crimes having been committed at the half-timber house. The cause of the overnight fire in the German town of Rotenburg an