Sudanese militia have been accused of killings, sexual violence, looting and arson during eight days of attacks on villages south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.

The UN said there were reports of “gross human rights abuses” linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group, which has escalated attacks on civilians in el-Gezira state since the area’s key commander was reported to have defected to government forces on 20 October.

The Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, on Wednesday officially recognised the mass deportation of the Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union in 1944 as an act of genocide.

A former doctor goes on trial on Tuesday accused of genocide in Rwanda, three decades after the massacre of the African country's Tutsi population by the Hutu majority.

Eugene Rwamucyo, 65, is accused of aiding his country's authorities in disseminating anti-Tutsi propaganda and of participating in mass murder in an attempt to destroy evidence of genocide

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal issued an arrest warrant last week for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for “crimes against humanity” stemming from mass killings during protests against her government earlier this year. 

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At least four people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli air attack on a hospital complex in central Gaza where displaced Palestinians sought shelter from Israel’s assault on the besieged territory.

Israeli forces have regularly attacked medical facilities in Gaza since the assault began more than a year ago. In recent months, it has repeatedly struck crowded shelters and tent sites, alleging armed groups were using them.

A senior Palestinian diplomat to the United Nations has sounded alarm over Israel’s ongoing siege of northern Gaza, in which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the last week and hundreds of thousands of civilian residents are either trapped or ordered to flee amid intense bombardment.

A two-year-old child and three others died in an attempt to cross the English Channel last week, shortly after G7 members had agreed a crackdown on migrant smuggling networks. 

France has sent anti-riot police to the Island of Martinique, where protestors gathered despite the government barring demonstrations on the island. 

The restrictions came after violent protests broke out on the island last week over the high cost of living, with gunfire injuring at least six police officers and one civilian. Police launched tear gas and government officials said several stores were also looted.

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" within 12 months.

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Cornwall Council has pledged to pursue a greater devolution deal from the British government, aimed at "unleashing the county's potential" without the need for a mayor or the creation of a combined authority.