International

GBDESK// Thousands of residents yesterday fled Sudan's capital, where witnesses said bodies lay in the street from fighting between the army and paramilitaries after a 24-hour truce failed to take hold. At least 270 people have died…

GBDESK// More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said after one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade. The latest tragedy to…

GBNEWS24DESK// President Emmanuel Macron on Monday staunchly defended his widely unpopular pension reform but said he understood the "anger" felt by the French after three months of protests. His speech was met with yet more,…

GBNEWS24DESK// The Group of Seven industrial powers drew together yesterday to criticise China's coercion of Taiwan and Russia's threat to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, promising to intensify sanctions on Moscow for its war on…

GBNEWS24DESK// A fire in a residential building in Dubai killed 16 people and injured nine others in the wealthy Gulf emirate, local media reported. The fire broke out at midday Saturday on the fourth floor of the building in the…

GBNEWS24DESK// US top diplomat expresses 'deep concern' over fighting -- Army has used air strikes to hit rivals' camps -- Violence began amid push to restore civilian rule Sudan's army chief today branded the paramilitary Rapid…

GBNEWS24DESK// Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday and both men hailed military cooperation between the two nations, which have declared a "no limits" partnership. Chinese…

GBNEWS24DESK// Fighting in Sudan raged for a second day yesterday in battles between rival generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, leaving over 50 civilians including three UN staff dead and sparking international alarm. Deafening…

GBNEWS24DESK// The G7 yesterday pledged to quit fossil fuels faster and urged other countries to follow suit, but failed to agree to any new deadlines on ending polluting power sources like coal. The language reflects the depth of…

GBNEWS24DESK// Germany was scheduled to switch off its last three nuclear reactors yesterday, exiting atomic power even as it seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and manage an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. While many…