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.
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The Agreement between the Governments of Azerbaijan and the Maldives, which exempts holders of diplomatic, service, and official passports from visa requirements, officially takes effect on June 18, 2025.
The 7th International Music Festival “World of Mugham” opened with a grand ceremony at the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Baku on June 17, uniting artists and scholars from over 25 countries.
The second day of the annual June Climate Meetings in Bonn focused on preparations for the upcoming COP30 conference.
Leaders from China and five Central Asian nations convene in Astana, Kazakhstan, for the Second China–Central Asia Summit (June 16–18, 2025).
South Korea and Japan have agreed to deepen their cooperation with the United States in addressing regional security challenges, including North Korea, during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, according to local media reports.
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Israeli strikes have reportedly targeted areas near the residences of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to the New York Times, citing local witnesses.
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has cancelled certain flights scheduled for 13th and 14th June amid recent escalation of situation in the Middle East and the closure of airspace in several countries for security reasons.
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The Agreement between the Governments of Azerbaijan and the Maldives, which exempts holders of diplomatic, service, and official passports from visa requirements, officially takes effect on June 18, 2025.
The second day of the annual June Climate Meetings in Bonn focused on preparations for the upcoming COP30 conference.
The Agreement between the Governments of Azerbaijan and the Maldives, which exempts holders of diplomatic, service, and official passports from visa requirements, officially takes effect on June 18, 2025.
The 7th International Music Festival “World of Mugham” opened with a grand ceremony at the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Baku on June 17, uniting artists and scholars from over 25 countries.
The second day of the annual June Climate Meetings in Bonn focused on preparations for the upcoming COP30 conference.
Leaders from China and five Central Asian nations convene in Astana, Kazakhstan, for the Second China–Central Asia Summit (June 16–18, 2025).
South Korea and Japan have agreed to deepen their cooperation with the United States in addressing regional security challenges, including North Korea, during a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, according to local media reports.
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