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Sudan is on the brink of a serious health disaster as cholera and other deadly diseases spread across the country, warns aid group International Rescue Committee (IRC).
In just one week, Sudan’s Health Ministry reported 172 deaths from cholera, mostly in Khartoum state. Local doctors say drone attacks have caused power cuts at water plants, forcing people to use unsafe water.
IRC’s Sudan director Eatizaz Yousif says the ongoing civil war, now in its third year, is making cholera worse. The group also warns that cholera vaccine coverage is low and medical supplies are running out.
Doctors Without Borders reports thousands of suspected cholera cases in Khartoum since mid-April. Their coordinator Slaymen Ammar says conflict has damaged infrastructure, leaving many health facilities closed or overwhelmed, with some staff forced to flee.
In the worst recent day, 500 cholera cases were recorded in Khartoum alone. Cases have also appeared in northern and southern Sudan.
Cholera causes severe diarrhea and can be fatal without treatment like antibiotics and IV fluids, says the World Health Organization.
Sudan’s war has killed over 150,000 people and displaced millions, creating what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
A deadly mass shooting early on Monday (7 July) in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighbourhood left three men dead and nine others wounded, including teenagers, as more than 100 shots were fired.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged stronger sanctions and defence support for Ukraine as the EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia nears approval.
Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,500-year-old city in northern Peru that likely served as a key trade hub connecting ancient coastal, Andean, and Amazonian cultures.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s Tokara Islands on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued but residents advised to remain vigilant.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that pharmaceutical imports could face tariffs of up to 200%, with details expected by the end of July following an ongoing national security review.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Britain and France to “de-risk” their economies from U.S. and Chinese influence during a historic address to the UK parliament on Tuesday, signalling a renewed push for closer European cooperation.
The U.S. imposed sanctions Tuesday on a North Korean cyber operative accused of running an illicit global IT worker network that funds Pyongyang’s weapons programs, according to the State Department.
President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. will send additional weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a sudden pause in key arms deliveries — a decision that drew concern from Kyiv and its allies.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held high-level talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Jeddah on Tuesday, marking the first official visit by a senior Iranian official to the kingdom since Iran’s 12-day war with Israel last month.
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