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The attack occurred when a group of displaced people was travelling from the village of Bani Shako in Kurmuk locality towards Damazin, the capital city of Blue Nile. 

According to the official, all returnees received essential humanitarian assistance, including food rations, potable water, medical services and complimentary transportation to their respective provinces of origin.  

Lavanya Venkateswaran, senior ASEAN and India economist, said in a note that she sees the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand among the ASEAN economies with higher exposure to El Niño, while Malaysia and Vietnam face meaningful but more concentrated risks.

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 2,000 as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the true scale of the outbreak could be "at least two to four times" the reported caseload. A total of 2011 confirmed cases, including 754 deaths, were reported...

The U.S. Central Command said on Sunday it has completed the third round of strikes against Iran this week after hitting some 140 targets. The targets included missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps, communication equipment and other sites, the command said in a post on social media platfo...

Founded more than 40 years ago, the city achieved the mechanical completion of a landmark China-Saudi Arabia joint venture in 2025, with a total investment of 83.7 billion yuan (about 12.3 billion U.S. dollars). Now preparing for operations, the project is expected to become a global hub for petroch...