A Sudan-based rights group says air strikes killed dozens of artisanal gold miners at a remote mining camp on the Egypt-Sudan border on Saturday. The group put the death toll at 72. Neither Egypt nor Sudan has commented on the alleged strikes in the disputed area.
BBC News – World A Sudan-based rights group said 72 people were killed in a remote, disputed area known for illegal gold mining.
BBC News – World A Sudan-based rights group said 72 people were killed in a remote, disputed area known for illegal gold mining.
BBC News – World Donald Trump claimed on 11 October 2026 that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an "energy ceasefire", offering no details of the purported deal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the announcement as "good news" and said Kyiv would support such a truce, but noted Russian strikes were continuing against energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv. Moscow had not commented.
Sky News – World Pope Leo XIV, 71, will undergo surgery this week to remove a small, localized nodule discovered during a recent medical examination. The pontiff said the nodule was found at an early stage. The Vatican said his expected recovery time would be about a week.
BBC News – World A boat carrying 350 migrants capsized off Djibouti near Obock/Guhere while heading to Yemen, killing at least 109 people, including 15 children, with more than 100 still missing, the International Organization for Migration said. The vessel sank Thursday night on a route used by tens of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait toward Gulf countries.
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