April 24, 2023

*) Countries evacuate citizens amidst raging battle in Sudan Foreign countries have rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as deadly fighting raged into a second week between forces loyal to two rival generals. Evacuation flights were continuing early Monday, with hundreds of people flown out overnight on military aircraft. Foreigners also fled the capital Khartoum in a long United Nations convoy, while millions of frightened residents hunkered down inside their homes, many running low on water and food. *) Serbian president signals possible referendum for deal with Kosovo Serbia’s president signaled a possible referendum for the Ohrid Agreement for the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo. Aleksandar Vucic's remarks came on Sunday after several opposition parties requested that a referendum be held to ask citizens whether the European Union-facilitated agreement should be used as a facilitator of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue. Vucic said that if the opposition is asking for his legitimacy to be tested in a referendum, he is ready for it. *) Tens of people killed by militants in Burkina Faso Sixty people were killed in Burkina Faso by men wearing military uniforms, a prosecutor said, announcing an investigation into the latest attack in the insurgency-hit country. According to residents, survivors said more than 100 people on motorbikes and pick-up trucks raided Karma. The west African country is battling a militant insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali in 2015. *) Australia unveils major millitary reform in bid to counter China threat Australia has unveiled its biggest military shakeup in decades, refocusing the armed forces on deterring would-be foes far from its shores. Sketching a future in which Australia would have substantially longer-range strike capability, Defence Minister Richard Marles on Monday said the decades-old territory-focused strategy was "no longer fit for purpose". Facing a more combative China, he said Australia will shift its focus to