A drone attack in central Sudan killed at least 24 people, including eight children, according to a doctors group, as reported on Saturday. The attack targeted a vehicle carrying displaced families, highlighting the ongoing violence in the region.
The Sudan Doctors Network reported the attack, which occurred in central Sudan. The victims included eight children, with two being infants. The United Nations also stated that the paramilitary group responsible for the drone strike, the RSF, had previously hit an aid convoy in the state on Friday, as reported by The Guardian.
In other news, Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to more than seven years in prison, according to her lawyers and a supporting group. Mohammadi, who was on a week-long hunger strike, received her sentence on Saturday, the Narges Foundation said in a statement.
Meanwhile, in Portugal, Antonio Jose Seguro of the centre-left Socialist Party secured a landslide victory in the presidential election, winning a five-year term. With 95 percent of the votes counted, Seguro garnered 66 percent, defeating his far-right rival, Andre Ventura, according to partial results from Al Jazeera.
Elsewhere, Israel's security cabinet approved new rules aimed at strengthening control over the occupied West Bank, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities. The Palestinian presidency called the decision dangerous, as reported by Al Jazeera.
In sports, American skiing legend Lindsey Vonn suffered a crash in the women's downhill skiing final at the Winter Olympics. Vonn, 41, had ruptured her ACL less than two weeks prior but was determined to compete. She crashed just 13 seconds into her final run, according to Sky News. Her team confirmed she was in a stable condition.
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