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Sudan’s air force has destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it landed at a paramilitary-controlled airport in Darfur, killing at least 40 people, the army-aligned state TV said Wednesday.

A military source, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the UAE plane “was bombed and completely destroyed” at Darfur’s Nyala airport, which has recently come under repeated air strikes by the Sudanese army, at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since…

The UN on Wednesday said access for medical professionals into the Gaza Strip remains severely restricted, with over 100 health workers, including surgeons and specialized staff, denied entry since March, Anadolu reports.

“Yesterday, emergency medical teams were denied entry into Gaza,” UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told a news conference, adding that “the World Health Organization tells us that more than 100 health professionals, including surgeons and other…

The Lebanese group Hezbollah on Wednesday denounced a government decision to disarm non-state groups as a “grave sin”, Anadolu reports.

“The government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has committed a grave sin by adopting a decision that strips Lebanon of its weapon of resistance against the Israeli enemy,” the group said in a statement.

Salam said Tuesday that his government has authorized the army to prepare a plan to consolidate weapons under state…