Thousands are trying to escape from Port Sudan. Only a few can make it
In the dark of night, the nightmare is nearly over for the lucky few gathered on the quayside in Port Sudan.
Under floodlights, a tugboat docks and picks up dozens of evacuees from a quiet street near the busy jetty. Saudi soldiers wearing balaclavas check their passports and let them through, bringing them one step closer to safety.
They are among thousands who have fled since deadly fighting erupted in Sudan between rival military forces more than two weeks ago, making the treacherous 830-kilometer journey from the capital to the eastern port in the hope of boarding a ship to safety. One person told CNN it took them 36 hours to reach the city.
Greenpeace activists held in Belgium after occupying gas terminal
Greenpeace Belgium working to release 14 protesters who sailed inflatables into the Fluxys LGN terminal in Zeebrugge
Fourteen Greenpeace activists have been held for more than 48 hours after trespassing into and occupying a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium
Greenpeace Belgium said it was working for their release. Valerie Del Re, director of Greenpeace Belgium, said: “It’s not our activists, but gas companies like Fluxys who are the criminals in this story.
Student eats $120,000 Italian artwork of banana duct taped to wall
‘Isn’t it taped there to be eaten?’ asks student
A student who ate a $120,000 artwork consisting of a banana taped to a wall said he was hungry after skipping breakfast.
Comedian, by Maurizio Cattelan, was on display in Seoul’s Leeum Museum of Art as part of an exhibition by the Italian artist.
Noh Huyn-soo, a college student from Seoul National University, took the banana off the wall and ate it before reattaching the peel to the wall using the same tape.
Turkey says suspected 'Islamic State' leader killed in Syria
Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, the suspected leader of the "Islamic State" terror group, has been killed in an operation by the Turkish intelligence services, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, the suspected leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, was killed in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
"This individual was neutralized as part of an operation by the Turkish national intelligence organization (MIT) in Syria yesterday," Erdogan said in an interview, adding that al-Qurashi had been pursued by intelligence services for a "long time."
"We will continue our struggle with terrorist organizations without any discrimination," Erdogan stressed.
Security in spotlight for Hiroshima G7 summit after attacks on Kishida, Abe
By Toma Mochizuki
As Japan beefs up security for the Group of Seven summit in May, separate attacks on its present and former prime ministers within a year have highlighted shortcomings in the nation's ability to protect high-profile figures like those set to gather in Hiroshima.
Following the latest attack by a man who targeted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by throwing an explosive device at him as he campaigned in April, top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno vowed to take all possible measures to ensure the safety of those attending the international event.
The incident took place despite increased security after a man shot and killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July last year when he was giving a stump speech in Nara, western Japan, ahead of a national election.
Ukraine war: Russia launches second pre-dawn missile attack in three days
Russia has launched a series of missiles at Ukrainian cities in the second pre-dawn attack in three days.
Pavlohrad, a logistics hub near the central city of Dnipro, was hit ahead of a much-anticipated counter-offensive by Ukraine.
The strike sparked a major fire, destroyed dozens of houses, and wounded 34 people.
Hours later, the air raid alert sounded across the country, with the capital Kyiv among the targets.
Across the country, the Ukrainian army said it shot down 15 of the 18 cruise missiles that had been fired.
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