A satellite image showing a burnt-out area and burned vehicles along a road northwest of El-Fasher, Sudan, on 15 October 2025. (Keystone/EPA/Satellite image)

🩸Red Cross head says 'history repeating' in Sudan after reported killings. Mirjana Spoljaric described the situation as “horrific” after widespread reports of mass killings during the fall of the city of El-Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary last week.

🗳️Readers name Michelle Bachelet as favourite for UN top job, PassBlue survey shows. The former Chilean leader and UN human rights chief took more than 29 per cent of the vote, with Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley in third place.

🌱Land degradation affects 1.7 billion people, report shows. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday said more than a third of the world’s soils have deteriorated due to deforestation, overgrazing, and unsustainable farming practices.

🌾Famine spreads to two more areas in Sudan, the top global hunger authority says. The world’s leading hunger indicator said famine has been detected in El-Fasher in Darfur and Kadugli town in South Kordofan province, while other areas are also at risk.