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West accuses Sudan military of retreating from cooperation with ICC

West accuses Sudan military of retreating from cooperation with ICC

The ambassadors of 11 Western countries and the European Union delegation in Khartoum yesterday accused the military rulers in Sudan of retreating from cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) since seizing power in a coup last October, Anadolu news agency reported. In a joint statement the embassies of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, […]

3 Indian Air Force officers were fired for accidentally launching a supersonic cruise missile into nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan

3 Indian Air Force officers were fired for accidentally launching a supersonic cruise missile into nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan

India’s Air Force said on Tuesday that it sacked three officers for accidentally firing a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile into neighboring Pakistan in March. An official inquiry into the mishap “found that deviation from standard operating procedure by three officers led to the accidental firing of the missile,” the air force said in a statement, […]

First US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years arrives in Khartoum

First US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years arrives in Khartoum

KHARTOUM: The first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years took up his post Wednesday in the latest easing of ties since Washington removed Khartoum from it state sponsors of terrorism list. Ties between the United States and Sudan were severely strained under the three-decade rule of ousted president Omar Al-Bashir, with Washington slapping crippling […]