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Sudan's RSF attacks east Gezira villages following defection

Sudan

Sudan's RSF attacks east Gezira villages following defection

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have attacked villages in the east of Sudan's El Gezira state, killing at least 25 people, following the defection of high-ranking RSF officer Abuagla Keikal who is from the area, activists said.

IMF lowers Saudi Arabia's 2024 growth forecast to 1.5%

Saudi Arabia

IMF lowers Saudi Arabia's 2024 growth forecast to 1.5%

The International Monetary Fund further lowered its GDP growth forecast for Saudi Arabia for 2024 to 1.5% and estimated growth to accelerate to 4.6% next year in its latest World Economic Outlook Report released on Tuesday.

Erdogan ally makes offer to jailed PKK leader Ocalan to end conflict

Turkey

Erdogan ally makes offer to jailed PKK leader Ocalan to end conflict

President Tayyip Erdogan's nationalist ally said on Tuesday the Kurdish militant PKK's jailed leader could be allowed to speak in Turkey's parliament, if he announces an end to the group's insurgency, in exchange for the possibility of being released.

Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin's BRICS summit in Russia

Saudi Arabia

Shadow of Ukraine war hangs over Putin's BRICS summit in Russia

Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow's partners from China, India, Brazil and the Arab world are urging President Vladimir Putin to find a way to end the war in Ukraine.

Blinken in Israel in last big ceasefire push before US election

Israel

Blinken in Israel in last big ceasefire push before US election

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in the first big U.S. push for a Middle East ceasefire since Israel killed the leader of Hamas last week - and the last attempt before a presidential election that could upend U.S. policy.

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