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Drone strikes kill hundreds in Sudan, prompting United Nations condemnation

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  • The United Nations condemned drone strikes across Sudan that killed hundreds of people and disrupted essential services.
  • BBC News reported that sources told the Sudan War Observatory strikes in two West Kordofan locations killed 150 people on Sunday, including dozens traveling to a funeral.
  • BBC News reported that a Monday drone strike on an Abyei market killed about 150 people in an area administered by Sudan and South Sudan.
  • The United Nations said weekend attacks in West Darfur, South Darfur and North Kordofan killed at least 19 people, including 10 children, and injured others.
  • UPI reported that Sudan's war had killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced more than 14 million.
  • UPI reported that acute hunger was rising, with 20 million people at risk.
 2026-10-20 · 4 MIN READ

Ukraine says Russia has recruited over 1,000 Cubans for military service

Illustration accompanying article: Ukraine says Russia has recruited over 1,000 Cubans for military service
  • Ukraine told the United Nations that Cubans are among the four largest national groups of foreign recruits serving in Russian forces.
  • Ukraine's deputy U.N. ambassador, Oleksandr Pavlichenko, said Ukrainian authorities had confirmed the transfer of more than 1,000 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military between 2023 and 2025.
  • Pavlichenko warned that the confirmed figure did not reflect the full extent of Russia's recruitment of Cuban citizens.
  • Pavlichenko linked the recruitment to Cuba's economic hardships and said offers of monthly payments of about $2,000 represented a significant financial incentive for many Cubans.
  • In September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the U.N. General Assembly that Russia was using citizens from 47 countries, including Cuba, and was recruiting some through deception.
  • Cuba's delegation accused the U.S. government of organizing parallel forums and pressuring allied governments to weaken support for a Cuban-sponsored resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo.
 2026-10-20 · 6 MIN READ
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