Category: Sudan

Turkish Evacuation Plane Shot At in Sudan

Sudan’s army claimed that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shot at a Turkish evacuation plane as it was landing at Wadi Seyidna airport outside Khartoum on Friday, damaging its fuel system. Images shared by the Sudanese Armed Forces on social media showed what they said is the damaged aircraft parked on the tarmac. Hundreds…


UK Ends Evacuation From Sudan

British nationals in Sudan were given until midday on Saturday to arrive at the airfield near Khartoum to board the last evacuation flight from the war-torn country. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it’s wrapping up the campaign because of declining demand for seats and the risk of renewed conflict. British diplomats and their…


TikTok Lookalike Guides Illegal Chinese Immigrants to Swarm Into US Through Southern Border

What do the border crisis and TikTok have in common? Recently, there has been a surge in Chinese nationals massing at the U.S. southern border. Many are skipping the treacherous trek other illegal immigrants face. But how are they doing it? They’re getting tips from Douyin, China’s TikTok. Both apps share the same parent company,…


LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (April 28): FBI Director Says CCP Hackers Outnumber U.S. Cyber Agents 50-1; 3 U.S. Soldiers Die in Apache Crash

FBI Director Christopher Wray outlines the challenges his agency faces in cyber warfare. We share what he had to say about threats against the U.S. Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed when two AH-64 Apache helicopters collided on April 27. One soldier is injured. The accident happened in Alaska near Fort Wainwright where they were based….


NTD Good Morning (April 28): FBI Director Says CCP Hackers Outnumber U.S. Cyber Agents 50-1; 3 U.S. Soldiers Die in Apache Crash

FBI Director Christopher Wray outlines the challenges his agency faces in cyber warfare. We share what he had to say about threats against the U.S. Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed when two AH-64 Apache helicopters collided on April 27. One soldier is injured. The accident happened in Alaska near Fort Wainwright where they were based….


NTD Good Morning (April 28): FBI Director Says CCP Hackers Outnumber US Cyber Agents 50-1; 3 US Soldiers Die in Apache Crash

FBI Director Christopher Wray outlined the challenges his agency faces in cyber warfare. We share what he had to say about threats against the United States. Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed and one was injured when two AH-64 Apache helicopters collided on April 27. The accident happened in Alaska near Fort Wainwright where they…


UK Has ‘No Plans’ for Asylum Routes for Sudan Refugees: Braverman

The UK government has “no plans” to establish “safe routes” for Sudanese refugees to seek asylum in Britain, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said. The British military has airlifted 536 people out of the African country, which was plunged into violence on April 15 when a bloody conflict broke out between the Sudanese army and…


Canadian Armed Forces Planes Ready to Airlift When Conditions Permit: Minister

About 200 Canadian Armed Forces members and two Hercules aircraft are in the Sudan region, the defence minister says, ready to help evacuate people from the country when conditions permit. Anita Anand told reporters on her way into the House of Commons that for this to happen, there will need to be space to land…


Second American Dead in Sudan Despite Ceasefire, White House Confirms

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday that a second American citizen has died in Sudan amid an ongoing violent conflict between the army and a paramilitary group. Kirby, speaking to reporters via video call, did not provide further details on the circumstances of the unidentified American’s death, but he did…


More Canadians Ask for Help to Get out of Sudan: Joly

About 50 additional Canadians were evacuated out of Sudan in the last day, but even more have added their names to a list seeking help to flee, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Wednesday. That means about 150 Canadians and permanent residents have now been helped to get out of the country after violence broke…