Sudan doctors caught in fighting recount horrors at hospitals

Battles leave staff and patients trapped in hospitals for days as doctors try to treat wounded with few supplies.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/23/sudan-doctors-caught-in-fighting-recount-horrors-at-hospitals

Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh arrested in India after manhunt

Singh and his supporters raided a police station in February after one of the preacher's aides was arrested

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/23/india-arrests-sikh-separatist-amritpal-singh-after-manhunt

Senior military-linked election official shot dead in Myanmar

Myanmar's army blamed the killing on the anti-coup People's Defence Forces fighting military rule in the country.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/23/senior-military-linked-election-official-shot-dead-in-myanmar

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 424

As the war enters its 424th day, we take a look at the main developments.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/23/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-424

Sudan’s RSF says US diplomats, families evacuated from country

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claims that it coordinated the evacuation with US forces on Sunday.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/23/sudans-rsf-says-us-diplomats-families-evacuated-from-country

Kenya police exhume remains from suspected Christian cult graves

Police began investigations amid reports that cult followers believed they would go to heaven if they starved to death.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/23/kenya-police-exhume-remains-from-suspected-christian-cult-graves

Should nuclear energy remain part of the energy mix?

Germany has switched off its last three nuclear reactors, while many countries are expanding their atomic power plants.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/program/counting-the-cost/2023/4/22/should-nuclear-energy-remain-part-of-the-energy-mix

Russia names new commanders for Baltic and Pacific fleets

Former head of the Russian Baltic Fleet, Admiral Viktor Liina, named as new chief of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/22/russia-names-new-commanders-for-baltic-and-pacific

Guantanamo Bay prisoners show signs of ‘accelerated ageing’: ICRC

The Guantanamo prison camp has come to symbolise the brutality of the US's so-called 'war on terror'.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/22/guantanamo-bay-prisoners-show-signs-of-accelerated-ageing-icrc

Explorers find WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died

Japan's SS Montevideo Maru was sunk in 1942 by a US submarine unaware that more than 1,000 prisoners of war were onboard.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/22/discovery-of-wwii-wreck-on-which-nearly-1000-australians-died

Top US, Sudanese generals speak as US weighs embassy evacuation

US General Mark Milley held call with Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan over safety of US citizens in Sudan.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/22/top-us-sudanese-generals-in-phone-call-as-fighting-continues

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 423

As the war enters its 423rd day, we take a look at the main developments.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/22/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-423

Brazil’s Lula met with protests in Portugal over Ukraine comments

The Brazilian leader's remarks, implying both Russia and Ukraine are at fault for their ongoing war, have stoked anger.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/21/brazils-lula-met-with-protests-in-portugal-over-ukraine-comments

US Supreme Court upholds access to abortion pill mifepristone

The justices had faced a self-imposed deadline on Friday to weigh access to mifepristone, used in medication abortion.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/21/us-supreme-court-issues-ruling-on-abortion-pill-access

Clashes in Sudan on Eid holiday despite truce announcements

Residents in Khartoum say fighting continued after the army announced a three-day truce for the Eid festival.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/21/clashes-in-sudan-on-eid-holiday-despite-truce-announcements

Indonesia’s sex workers organise, fight stigma and shame

Non-profit PERKAWIS supports sex workers with education about health, financial issues and the law.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/21/sex-workers-in-indonesia-struggle-to-unionise-amid-stigma-shame

Does India have enough insurance coverage for a nuclear disaster?

India has barely half the insurance amount required for current nuclear plants, and has many more plants in the works.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/21/does-india-have-enough-insurance-coverage-for-a-nuclear-disaster

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy addresses Mexican congress, denounces critics

Ukrainian president slammed politicians who seek 'some sort of populism' by dismissing his country's pursuit of peace.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/21/ukraines-zelenskyy-addresses-mexican-congress-denounces-critics

US prosecutors to drop charges against Alec Baldwin in Rust death

Lawyers for Baldwin say New Mexico prosecutors have dismissed involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal on-set incident.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/20/us-prosecutors-to-drop-charges-against-alec-baldwin-in-rust-death

Countries call for Eid ceasefire in Sudan as fighting continues

All parties, including US, South Sudan and Ethiopia leaders, say it is time to stop fighting.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/20/un-chief-calls-for-eid-ceasefire-as-fighting-enters-sixth-day

So long Singapore: expats flee city as rents go through the roof

Southeast Asian city-state is losing international talent as some expats report rent hikes as high as 80 percent.

source https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/20/so-long-singapore-expats-flee-city-as-rents-go-through-the-roof