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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed that at least 23 children have been killed and 25 others injured in North Kordofan, western Sudan, since the conflict around the city of Al Obeid escalated in the past two months.Reports indicated that at least four children were recently killed in the Burbur area south of Al Obeid, bringing the total number of children killed or injured this month to at least eight, UNICEF explained in a statement.”Four more children have lost their lives in a conflict that continues to put children and their families in grave danger,” UNICEF Representative for Sudan Sheldon Yett said. “Behind every number is a child whose life has been cut short and a family whose future has been altered forever. Children continue to be the victims of this conflict. Their safety, their rights and the services they depend on must be protected.”Across Sudan, 330 children were reportedly killed or injured during the first six months of 2026, UNICEF reported. It stressed that ongoing violence, repeated displacement and damage to civilian infrastructure are putting children’s lives, wellbeing and future at risk. Source link
Jordanian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed five missiles fired from Iran toward the Kingdom early Wednesday, the official spokesperson of the Jordanian Armed Forces announced.In a statement, the military’s spokesperson said the missiles were detected through the Armed Forces’ surveillance and monitoring network before being intercepted and brought down in accordance with the approved rules of engagement.The spokesperson reaffirmed that the Armed Forces remain fully committed to safeguarding the Kingdom’s airspace and preserving its security and sovereignty. It will not tolerate any threat targeting the Kingdom’s security or the safety of its citizens. Source link
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae announced on Wednesday that at least 13 people have been killed as a result of the earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday.Japanese authorities reported an explosion at a shopping center in the prefecture’s Kashima area, where approximately 200 people were evacuated before the building’s second floor collapsed.Rescue efforts are ongoing, Shinkansen bullet train services have been suspended, and thousands of homes in the area are without power.The earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, and tsunami warnings were issued for the Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas. Source link
Saudi Arabia affirms Iraq strikes coordinated with US CENTCOM were conducted in exercise of its right to self-defence
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirmed that strikes carried out by its armed forces against specific targets in Iraq on Wednesday, in coordination with the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), were conducted in exercise of its right to self-defence under international law, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the operation followed its statements issued on July 27 and 28 regarding the drone attacks launched by Iran-backed militias in Iraq against the Kingdom, in which it reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s determination to deter the perpetrators and its right to respond.The ministry said this aggressive course pursued by the Iran-backed terrorist militias in Iraq came at a time when the Kingdom was exerting every effort to help de-escalate tensions in the region and preserve its security and stability. It added that the militias had instead chosen an irresponsible path of escalation, violating international law and disregarding the obligations of Islamic brotherhood, including adherence to the principles of good-neighborly relations.The Kingdom further affirmed that the strikes carried out on Wednesday by the Saudi Armed Forces, in coordination with the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), against specific targets within the territory of the Republic of Iraq linked to the attacks on the Kingdom’s oil facilities were conducted in exercise of its inherent right of self-defence under international law, pursuant to Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.The Kingdom also affirmed that it does not seek escalation. However, should it be subjected to any further attacks, it will not hesitate to take all necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty and protect its citizens and national assets. Source link
Tadej Pogacar all but sealed a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title on Saturday as Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz won the 20th stage on Alpe d’Huez.With Sunday’s 21st and final stage of the 113th edition of the Tour likely to be the usual procession around Paris, Pogacar will need only to cross the finish line to secure a fifth Tour title in seven years.”Let’s arrive in Paris and then we can celebrate this yellow jersey,” said Pogacar.The 27-year-old Slovenian will join cycling greats Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as the only riders to have won the sport’s greatest race five times.But Pogacar will be the youngest to have done so.He crossed the finishing line on Saturday fourth, arm-in-arm with team-mate Isaac Del Toro, who had done enough to ensure third place overall and victory in the best young rider’s white jersey category ahead of French teenage ace Paul Seixas.Pogacar even had the luxury of letting Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel, who finished second in the stage ahead of American Sepp Kuss in third, snare back around 40 seconds in the overall standings.Pogacar leads Evenepoel by 6min 26sec going into Sunday’s finale, with 22-year-old Del Toro third at 9:42.Carapaz won his second stage in three days and also secured the King of the Mountains polkadot jersey as he finished eighth overall.”It was great to win here with a commemorative jersey,” said Carapaz.”In the end, it’s been a dream Tour.”But it was agony for Kuss who was leading the Ecuadorian by around 15-20 seconds before crashing twice in the final 7km.The second time, he was only saved from a fatal fall into a ravine by safety netting on the outside of a tight bend on a cliff-hugging mountain pass.Kuss battled gamely to the end but was even passed by Evenepoel as Carapaz won the brutal 170.9km Queen stage of the race, which included four monstrous climbs.Kuss comes undoneCarapaz had started the day foraging off in search of the mountain points he would need to secure the polkadot jersey.And he did so by taking maximum points atop the Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Telegraphe and Col du Galibier.He had been part of a five-man breakaway that was whittled down to a mano-a-mano between himself and Kuss.The American had stolen a march to crest the final categorised climb, the Col de Sarenne 15km from the finish, around 10 seconds ahead of Carapaz.But he came undone on a downhill section, crashing at the exit of a tunnel and then going down again just over a kilometre later.As he climbed back on his bike, Carapaz whizzed past and Kuss’s hopes of salvaging something from this Tour for his Visma-Lease a Bike team – who had lost leader Jonas Vingegaard to a crash last week – went up in smoke.Behind the pair, Seixas launched a bid to overhaul a 24-second gap to Del Toro in the white jersey competition but he clearly did not have the legs and when the Mexican counter-attacked, he immediately distanced his French rival.Seixas battled hard to preserve his fourth place as fifth-placed compatriot Lenny Martinez had managed to follow Del Toro, Pogacar and Evenepoel on the Sarenne climb.Seixas crossed the finish line in 10th, 2:55 after Carapaz and 1:48 behind Martinez.That was enough to keep his fourth place, more than a minute ahead of Martinez, on what has been an astonishing Grand Tour debut for a 19-year-old. Related Story Source link
Britain’s boxer Anthony Joshua celebrates winning against Albania’s boxer Kristian Prenga in their heavyweight fight at the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah on July 26, 2026. Two-time…
Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates his overall victory as he crosses the finish line of the 21st stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de…
Eddie Hearn says the long-awaited showdown between British heavyweight rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua must take place in the UK under the terms of the fight deal signed three months ago.Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh reportedly wants to stage the fight — which is expected to take place in October or November — at a time that would attract the largest global audience.But were the fight to take place at Wembley Stadium, any plans to stage the bout with a 2:00 am (0200 GMT) start would require an exemption to the London venue’s curfew restrictions.There is now talk the fight could take place at New York’s Madison Square Garden.But Hearn, the promoter of Joshua, insists his man has signed up for a UK fight only and the contract would have to be renegotiated to move elsewhere.”There’s a reason we put contracts together,” Hearn said after Joshua’s second-round stoppage of Kristian Prenga in Jeddah on Saturday kept him on course for a Fury showdown, little more than 24 hours after fellow former world heavyweight champion had stopped Mariusz Wach in Thailand. ‘FIGHT IN THE UK’He added: “We insisted that this fight was in the UK. I know that AJ will sometimes want to be a little bit of a peacekeeper, but the reality is he said to me, ‘I want the fight in the UK. This is a British fight’. I can’t agree more.”Turki Alalshikh is our partner and has been an unbelievable supporter of Anthony Joshua…We would have conversations, but the only way the fight doesn’t take place in England is if Anthony Joshua and myself agree to it because we have a legally binding contract that took a long, long time to negotiate”Let’s be honest this is a fight for the British public.”Joshua insisted Wembley, a 90,000 capacity stadium in north London best known as the headquarters of English football, was the only choice for his fight with Fury.”When these conversations started, there was no other venue or location that was ever mentioned,” he said. “It was simple. This is the road map. You fight, come back, fight, and then providing you’re victorious, you’ll be fighting Tyson Fury in the UK, basically Wembley.”I wouldn’t expect it to be at Tottenham (Hotspur Stadium) or the Principality Stadium (Cardiff) respectfully. It’s just got that history when you think of Wembley.” Related Story Source link
Scotland’s Ward wins Commonwealth gymnastics title, Ramsay-Peaty bounces back in the pool
Gold medallist Scotland’s Reuben Ward celebrates on the podium after winning the Men’s All-Around Final along with silver medallist Canada’s Felix Dolci and bronze medallist Australia’s…
