Category: Sudan

British Military Evacuates 301 From War-Torn Sudan

Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has airlifted 301 people out of Sudan over four flights, Downing Street has announced. Another RAF flight was preparing to depart the Wadi Saeedna airstrip near the capital of Khartoum on Wednesday afternoon, with a further three flights expected later in the day. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman told…


UK Begins Large-Scale Evacuation of Citizens From War-Torn Sudan

The UK government has begun evacuating British citizens from Sudan with Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. More than 420 people—including at least 273 civilians—have been killed in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, which broke out on…


Blinken Announces 72-Hour Ceasefire in Sudan

The ongoing violent conflict in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary group will be paused temporarily after both sides agreed to a three-day ceasefire, the U.S. State Department said on April 24. The nationwide ceasefire between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will begin at midnight local time and follows “intense negotiations over the…


US Facilitating Land Evacuation of Private Citizens in Sudan

WASHINGTON—The White House said Monday the United States is helping from afar as thousands of Americans left behind in Sudan seek to escape fighting in the east African nation, after the U.S. Embassy evacuated all of its diplomatic personnel over the weekend and shut down. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, defended the…


US Helping From Afar as Americans Flee Fighting in Sudan

WASHINGTON—The White House said Monday the United States is helping from afar as thousands of Americans left behind in Sudan seek to escape fighting in the east African nation, after the U.S. Embassy evacuated all of its diplomatic personnel over the weekend and shut down. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, defended the…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (April 24): Tucker Carlson Leaves Fox News, Don Lemon Exits CNN in Big Media Shake-Up

Fox News on April 24 confirmed that it “parted ways” with popular primetime host Tucker Carlson, offering no explanation why. The network stated that his departure from the network is effective immediately. On the same day, Don Lemon announced on Twitter that he was fired from CNN. CNN said Lemon was “offered an opportunity to…


NTD Evening News (April 24): Tucker Carlson Leaves Fox News, Don Lemon Exits CNN in Big Media Shake-Up

Fox News on April 24 confirmed that it “parted ways” with popular primetime host Tucker Carlson, offering no explanation why. The network stated that his departure from the network is effective immediately. On the same day, Don Lemon announced on Twitter that he was fired from CNN. CNN said Lemon was “offered an opportunity to…


Peter Menzies: Canada’s Descent Into Military Penury and Ungrateful Freeloading Is a Disgrace

Commentary Flying low over the desert at night, their helicopters’ lights out, U.S. Navy Seals zipped in and out of Khartoum on April 23 to safely extricate its diplomats from a country on the edge of destruction. The United Kingdom pulled off a similar operation, while countries such as France, Germany, Spain, and Italy have…


German Plane Airlifts 58 Canadians From Sudan, as Canadian Plane Readies for More

A German plane airlifted dozens of Canadians out of Sudan Monday and a Canadian C-17 transport plane in the region is on standby to help more escape the country as the conflict in the East African country escalates. Global Affairs Canada has provided very little information on efforts to get Canadian citizens, or even its…


UK Exploring ‘All Routes’ to Evacuate Britons Trapped in War-Torn Sudan

The UK government is exploring “all routes” in an attempt to get British nationals out of Sudan, Downing Street has said. More than 420 people have been killed in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, which broke out nine days ago. Prime Minister…