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WAD MADANI, Sudan: Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilize the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the air strike in Omdurman, which he said “reportedly killed at least 22 people” and wounded dozens, his deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement.

Crackdown comes in the wake of a gang-related attack at a women's penal centre that left 46 people dead.

Gualberto Ramírez Gutiérrez was arrested on Sunday over charges of alleged torture and forced disappearances in Mexico.

TEL AVIV, Israel: Israel’s anti-government protest movement gained new momentum on Saturday night as tens of thousands of people spilled into the streets of cities across the country to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the judicial system. The grassroots movement has staged protests for over six months since Netanyahu’s government unveiled the overhaul plan. But in recent weeks, the protests had shown signs of weakening.

Media groups that publish secret government data worry their ability to cite public interest as a defence could be lost.

CAIRO: A court in the Libyan capital sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking, in a first such ruling in a North African nation where migrants are routinely mistreated. The Criminal Court of Tripoli convicted the three of human trafficking, detaining, and torturing migrants, and extorting their families to pay ransom to release their relatives, according to a statement by the office of Libya’s chief processor.