At least 25 people were killed and 183 others injured in ongoing clashes across Sudan. Armed clashes were reported throughout Khartoum, including the presidential palace and the capital’s army headquarters. According to Medical sources at a hospital in central Khartoum, the hospital has received dozens of wounded civilians and military personnel in the last several hours. Sudan’s military said the Rapid Support Forces infiltrated Khartoum airport and burned civilian aircraft.
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Plane crash in Amazon rainforest kills 14 people
Fourteen people died in a plane crash during bad weather in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday. The small propeller plane was nearing the end of its 400km (248 mile) trip between Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, and the remote jungle town of Barcelos when it went down.
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Rescuers in India’s Kerala search for survivors
Rescue operations are ongoing in India’s southern Kerala state on Wednesday after heavy monsoon rains triggered deadly landslides that swept through homes and stranded hundreds of people. Authorities said that the death toll has surpassed 150, many of whom drowned and the number of casualties was expected to rise after at least two landslides hit the state’s northeastern Wayanad district in the early hours of Tuesday.
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Messi won Best Fifa men’s player of the year award
Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named men’s player of the year at the 2022 Best Fifa Awards. The 35 year old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize. Messi captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, and scored 27 goals in 49 games for club and country in 2021 and 2022. Messi, who won the award for a second time, said that it’s been a tremendous year and an honour for him to win the award.
