The EU “strongly” condemns the eruption of violence between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and called for urgent steps to cease hostilities. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar urged dialogue in Sudan amid the clashes. Chad closed its borders with Sudan as clashes erupted between the army and a paramilitary group. France’s controversial pension reform plan was signed and officially promulgated in the Official Journal. The bill includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, with workers, trade unions and others, vehemently opposing the plan. Russia’s largest air carrier has sent one of its planes to Iran for repair for the first time as part of an agreement on cooperation in civil aviation between Tehran and Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy implemented a decision by the National Security Council to impose sanctions on 692 individuals and legal entities from Russia and Belarus. At least six people were injured after a motorist drove into a crowd in France during a ‘wild car race,’ according to media reports. Israeli security forces attacked Orthodox Christians who wanted to attend the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied East Jerusalem. The first signal has been received from Trkiye’s newly launched observation satellite IMECE, according to the country’s industry and technology minister. Trkiye’s defense chief expressed condolences to his Azerbaijani counterpart for the death of three soldiers in combat with Armenian elements. The Azerbaijani delegation withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships in the Armenian capital after the country’s flag was burned during the opening ceremony. At least 14 people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in the Indian eastern state of Bihar, according to police.
Source: Anadolu Agency