Sudan drone strikes kill scores as France riots, Yemen siege and Ebola spread dominate
Drone strikes on markets and mourners in Sudan and the disputed Abyei region killed well over 100 people on Tuesday, while Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case. France moved to extend curfews after its worst riots in years, and the fighting in Yemen deepened a humanitarian crisis around Taiz.
A drone strike hit a market in the disputed Abyei region and set a fuel depot ablaze, killing around 150 people, and South Sudanese officials blamed Sudan's military. Separate reports say army drones struck a truck carrying people to a funeral and a market alleged to supply fuel to the RSF, with sources putting the toll at more than 200. On Sunday a drone strike near a market in Al-Dibab, West Kordofan, killed at least 80.
Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate said the patient is a woman who had recently flown to Abuja from Uganda, in an outbreak that originated in the DRC. Kenya confirmed a ninth case, a 24-year-old man already in quarantine. The CDC also added a third US measles death this year, with more than 4,400 cases nationwide.
PM Sébastien Lecornu said curfews will be extended after a calm night and promised a 'massive' security deployment next weekend after organisers announced new protests. He blames 'ultra-left' groups, and the riots damaged more than 3,000 businesses. He is due to meet trade unions on Wednesday, and Italy's cabinet approved 500 troops for Milan after clashes.
The Houthis cut road access to Taiz, and officials warn of an impending humanitarian disaster. UNHCR reports over 250,000 people displaced, and UNICEF says fighting in Taiz threatens water systems serving about three million people. The UK is to deploy RAF Typhoons to defend Saudi cities and infrastructure from Houthi attacks.
Russia said it struck five more merchant vessels on Tuesday, and Nato is deploying additional assets to the Black Sea. Zelensky said after meeting US envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo that Ukraine is again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks. Trump said he does not care how a peace deal is reached, and some Republicans criticised his approach to Moscow.
The mayor of Kenscoff, near Port-au-Prince, was killed along with dozens of others after sending officials hundreds of letters warning of gang threats. The UN told the Security Council on Monday that armed groups are stepping up reprisals against civilians and extending into rural areas.
Rubio said a deal is extremely difficult while attacks in the Strait of Hormuz continue. Pakistan's army chief visited Tehran as Islamabad tries to revive US-Iran talks, and Iran denied that collapse is near. UK police rearrested two men over an alleged Iran-backed plot against an air base used by US bombers.
BBC reports that months of fires in Indonesia have cloaked Southeast Asia in haze and made hundreds of thousands of people sick. Students and activists protested across Indonesia over forest fires linked to land clearing for palm oil plantations.