Mark Townsend

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mark Townsend

A fighter loyal to the Sudanese army patrols a market area in Khartoum in March 2025. A fighter loyal to the Sudanese army patrols a market area in Khartoum in March 2025. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesScotland Yard has received a dossier of evidence documenting myriad alleged war crimes committed by a paramilitary group during the conflict in Sudan.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mark Townsend

Amnesty says Donald Trump’s election has undermined decades of progress in human rights, calls targeting of global institutions ‘terrifying’ – and warns of worse to come. Amnesty says Donald Trump’s election has undermined decades of progress in human rights, calls targeting of global institutions ‘terrifying’ – and warns of worse to come.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mark Townsend

Pressure is mounting on the United Arab Emirates over its presence at a crucial conference in London aimed at stopping the war in Sudan after a leaked confidential UN report raised fresh questions over the UAE’s role in the devastating conflict. The UAE has been accused of secretly supplying weapons to Sudanese paramilitaries via neighbouring Chad, a charge it has steadfastly denied.

1 month ago | msn.com | Mark Townsend

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1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mark Townsend

Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan? ‘I miss my mother so much. I want this to stop’: Awadin Mohammed, 10, in hospital. The rest of her family died in the explosion that nearly killed her. ‘I miss my mother so much. I want this to stop’: Awadin Mohammed, 10, in hospital. The rest of her family died in the explosion that nearly killed her. Photograph: Mark Townsend/The ObserverA friend had gone missing.