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Deadly gold mine air strikes highlight Egypt-Sudan border insecurity

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Deadly air raids on gold miners in Sudan expose deepening border lawlessness and regional instability.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:30:08 UTC.

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  1. Ukraine: Russian strikes continue despite Trump's 'energy ceasefire'

  2. Riyadh airport extends shutdown after deadly attacks

  3. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim deadly attacks on Saudi airport

  4. Deadly gold mine air strikes highlight Egypt-Sudan border insecurity

  5. Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue

  6. Saudi Arabia extends Riyadh aiport suspension, vows deadly response to Houthis strikes

  7. Zelenskyy says ‘increasingly clear’ Russia does not want energy ceasefire after strikes on energy facilities – as it happened

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