Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time Formula 1 world champion, has called for efforts to secure freedom for Palestine, Sudan, Congo and Syria. His remarks come amid a human rights debate over plans to hold a Grand Prix race in Rwanda.
Reports say dozens of Sudanese gold prospectors were killed or wounded in airstrikes along the Egypt-Sudan border. The incident has revived discussion of relations between Cairo and Khartoum, which have swung between closeness and distance over time. Disputes over sovereignty and borders remain central, even as the two countries share security and economic interests as well as social ties.
Sudan's army says it shot down a drone it claims was launched from Ethiopia, as military sources report army advances in North Kordofan state. The Rapid Support Forces, meanwhile, said they repelled an attack west of El Obeid, while displaced residents from Sodari described severe shortages of food, water and medicine.
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