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UK sanctions 15 commanders from rival Sudan factions over wartime rape

reuters.com · October 26, 2026

Those ​targeted include commanders from the Rapid Support ⁠Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces, as ​well as leaders of armed groups allied ​to the army, in what London said was its latest effort to hold perpetrators of abuses ​accountable.

The new India-Pakistan ‘cold war’

japantimes.co.jp · October 26, 2026

India will return to the negotiating table only after Pakistan dismantles, comprehensively and verifiably, its state-supported terrorist networks.