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Compound was last bastion in the capital, Khartoum, held by rival paramilitary Rapid Support ForcesSudan’s military has retaken the presidential palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting.Social media videos showed soldiers inside giving the date as the 21st day of Ramadan, which was Friday. A Sudanese military officer wearing a captain’s epaulettes made the announcement in the video, and confirmed the troops were inside the compound. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/21/sudan-army-recaptures-presidential-palace-khartoum-major-battlefield-gain Author : Associated Press in Cairo Publish date : 2025-03-21 07:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

More than 1,300 flights expected to be affected after airport closes down for all of Friday due to a substation fireLive coverage: significant travel disruption expectedLondon’s Heathrow airport will be closed all day on Friday, sparking global travel chaos, after a fire at an electrical substation caused a “significant power outage” there, and left thousands of homes without power.The shutdown occurred just hours before the travel hub – one of the busiest two-runway airports in the world – was due to open, forcing at least 120 flights that were already in the air to divert, according to Flightradar24, with more

Independent assessment, which was handed to government before US election, warns of ‘global geopolitical and economic fragmentation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia faces a world more volatile and dangerous than it has known for more than four decades, and “major-power conflict is no longer unimaginable”, a review of the country’s intelligence agencies has found.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, commissioned the review of the work of the 10 agencies that make up Australia’s national intelligence community in September 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailThere have been

Heathrow airport closed on Friday and travellers warned to stay away after fire in Hayes causes power outageHello and welcome to our live coverage of the closure of Heathrow airport following a fire at an electricity substation in Hayes. The fire led to a power outage that has left the airport without electricity.Airport operators said the travel hub would be closed until midnight on March 21. Significant disruption to travel is expected and passengers should avoid the airport. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/mar/21/hayes-substation-fire-heathrow-airport-live-updates-power-cut-outage Author : Kate Lamb Publish date : 2025-03-21 03:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the