Author: Tamsin Paternoster
Published on: 21/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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A Sudanese military officer wearing a captain’s epaulettes made the announcement in video shared on social media. Soldiers carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers could be seen chanting: “God is the greatest!” In a post on the social platform X, Khaled al-Aiser, Sudan’s information minister, said the military had retaken the palace. Its fall means the paramilitary's forces have mostly been ex Sudan's military acknowledged fighting around al-Maliha, but said it had not lost the city. The northeastern African nation has faced years of chaos and war since a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime autocratic leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019. Both the Sudanese military and RSF have faced allegations of human rights abuses since the war began. Critics have decried his government as increasingly authoritarian and repressive. Fico met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, making him one of only three EU leaders to do so since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. About a month after that visit, Fico raised possibility of Slovakia leaving the EU and NATO. Mier Ukrajine (Peace for Ukraine) founder Lucia Stasselová says there is still momentum behind the movement. In late January, Fico accused the opposition of trying to "organise a coup" Smer won 2023 parliamentary elections by campaigning on a pro-Russian platform. The turning point came in 2018 when journalist Ján Kuciak and fiancee Martina Kunrová were murdered by a contract killer. Smer lost power in the 2020 elections, defeated by parties vowing to tackle corruption. Fico is trying to balance between Europe and Russia, says Maruiak. He compares Fico's position with that of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Smer has been accused by civil society groups and the opposition of attacking democratic values and institutions, justice and the rule of law. His administration has shelved the Special Prosecutor’s Office to soften penalties for corruption. Slovakia dropped 12 places in Transparency’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index. "I think the opposition has a problem that it is only reacting to the government's activities," says Maruiak. "there is no clear political response and there is also no initiative on the part of the opposition," he adds. Stasselová said the opposition "must offer real solutions and become more proactive" Fico's grip on power was tested further in mid-January when opposition parties attempted to initiate a no-confidence vote against the government. But the motion was withdrawn after Fico demanded that half the parliamentary session be made private on the grounds he was sharing confidential information.
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Fucking aljazira keep changing their RSS feed format so it summarising video captions. If u wanna submit a pull request I would be greatful