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After the trumpet horns of military victory sounded off in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, the deadly buzz of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drones followed.The war has entered a dangerous aerial phase with any illusions of normalcy shattered by multi-day drone attacks on the wartime administrative centre Port Sudan and sanctuary cities across the northeast. Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al Burhan appointed Kamil Idris, a former UN official, as prime minister of the country’s military-led government on Monday. Image: Kamil Idris in 2010. Pic: Reuters It is the first time Sudan has installed a PM since 2021, when a coup ousted…

Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.” The Swiss city of Basel was hosting the final of the contest on Saturday night. Yuval Raphael of Israel came in second with “New Day Will Rise,” and Tommy Cash of Estonia came in third with “Espresso Macchiato.” Sweden’s entry KAJ had been the favorite in polls with its upbeat sauna song, “Bara Bada Bastu,” but the Scandinavians only ended up taking fourth place. The German duo Abor & Tynna finished in 15th place with their song “Baller.”Top takeaways from the 2025 Eurovision Song…

Vines for as far as the eye can see. Some 24 hectares (59 acres) belong to Alain Reboul, a 62-year-old, seventh-generation winemaker. His Earl du Bois Noble winery is one of the smaller ones in the Cognac region of France and is located around 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) north of the city of Bordeaux. Wine production is strictly regulated in the region, which is the biggest white wine region in France and home to at least 4,350 winemakers. Only grapes from the six areas, or crus, of the Cognac geographical indication can be used to make the brandy that is produced in…

United Statestech giant Apple said this month that India would play a major role in making iPhones for the US market. “A majority of iPhones sold in the US will have India as their country of origin,” CEO Tim Cook said earlier in May while announcing the company’s latest quarterly results. He also noted that Vietnam would be producing nearly all iPads, Macs, Apple Watches and AirPods to be sold in the US. The decision was aimed at mitigating the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught on the tech giant’s supply chains as well as sales and profit margins. Apple shifting…

A British surgeon working in southern Gaza has compared the region to a “slaughterhouse” because of the daily bombardment from Israeli forces.Dr Tom Potokar, who is based at the European Hospital near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, offered his assessment of Israel’s military offensive after Palestinian health officials reported at least 130 people were killed overnight into Sunday.Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have confirmed their troops have begun “extensive ground operations throughout the northern and southern Gaza Strip”.In a video, Dr Potokar said it was “another day of devastation here in Gaza”, adding: “The stories coming from the north… absolutely horrific……

The Czech Republic has become the country with the highest per capita production of cars in the world over the last thirty years. 2024 was a record year with more than 1.4 million manufactured vehicles in the country of 10 million inhabitants. This is an increase of almost 4% year-on-year. However, production plummeted by 7.1% in the first quarter of 2025. The main reason for this was the drop in demand in the West, which was triggered by the problems in the European automotive industry, the slow transition to electromobility, and US tariffs. Meanwhile, the country’s arms industry is booming. “The defense…

“What do you think you would do after 400 years of slavery and Jim Crow and lynching? Do you think you would respond nonviolently?” Those were some of the key questions Malcolm X posed to American society. Although slavery had been abolished in the US in 1865, the so-called Jim Crow laws continued to cement everyday discrimination against Black people until 1964. There were artificial barriers to their right to vote in some states, and in many they weren’t allowed to sit next to white people on buses or in restaurants. “Malcolm X addressed precisely the issues that were burning on…

What you need to know: China and Russia plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035 to power a permanent lunar base. The International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) will rely on the power plant for its scientific research. The IRLS involves over a dozen international partners and is seen as a rival program to NASA’s Artemis Program. China and Russia plan to build an automated nuclear power station on the moon by 2035. A memorandum of cooperation for the project was signed between Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) this week. The power station will be part of the…

What has happened between India and Pakistan? India and Pakistan are engaged in conflict in Kashmir, a disputed territory between the two countries. Parts of Kashmir are controlled by India, Pakistan and China. India has carried out airstrikes, which it says targeted militant groups in the region in recent days, with Pakistan describing them as an “act of war” and vowing to retaliate. Both sides have since been launching attacks on each other. The current flashpoint started in April when 26 tourists in India-administered Kashmir were killed. But the region has been disputed for centuries, eventually leading to the current uneasy three-way administration.How India-Pakistan tit-for-tat military…

US President Donald Trump can feel vindicated: Germany’s new foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, said this week that the government had accepted the president’s demand to invest 5% of GDP in defense. Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday, Wadephul also said Germany would support NATO’s proposal to provide 3.5% for classic military purposes and an additional 1.5% for defense-related infrastructure. However, it will likely only become clear exactly how much all the members of the security alliance plan to invest at a NATO summit scheduled for the end of June in The Hague, Netherlands. Wadephul’s comments…