Thousands of foreign nationals, including 16,000 Americans, remain trapped in Sudan as the violence continues to escalate and the US government scrambles to evacuate diplomats and provide assistance to those in need. A travel writer from Massachusetts is among those desperately trying to find a way out of the country, as the US State Department urges all US citizens to leave Sudan as soon as possible.
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US military shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of the Carolinas, sparking a heated dispute between the two countries. China has accused the US of “indiscriminate use of force”, while the US maintains the balloon was being used for surveillance purposes. The incident has become a watershed moment in the world’s new superpower rivalry, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken cancelling a planned trip to Beijing in response.