🇷🇺🇨🇳🇳🇪⚡- While Russia's gold mining company Nordgold, which has known ties to Wagner, has secured the gold mines of Mali and Burkina Faso. Swiss-based African Think Tank INPACT believes there is intense competition between Russia and China over the uranium mines in Niger.

🇸🇩⚡- Rapid Support Forces likely to choose Nyala, southwest Sudan, as the administrative capital for the parallel government.

🇺🇸🇸🇩⚡- US sanctions Sudan's Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

🇺🇸🇸🇩🇦🇪⚡- "Sudan’s al-Burhan has blood on his hands! The US has slapped him with sanctions. His army of butchers have killed more than 150,000 innocent people," - Hassan Sajwani, UAE media personnel.

The UAE, which arms the Rapid Support Forces, welcomes the US decision to sanction al-Burhan.

🇺🇸🇦🇺⚡️- BREAKING: Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Epstein accuser, has been found dead at her home in Neergabby, Australia.

Initial reports suggest she committed suicide.

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🇻🇦⚡- In the majestic St. Peter’s Square the funeral of the late Pope Francis has begun. 200,000+ have gathered in prayer to bid farewell.

"Human existence does not end at the grave, but continues in the Father’s house," - Cardinal Giovanni Battista.

🇮🇷⚡- Violent explosion rocks the Aftab Oil Refinery, Bandar Abbas Port, Iran. Cause of explosion is currently unknown, but has caused widespread damage.

🇺🇸🇻🇦⚡- US President Trump pays his respects to Pope Francis at the Vatican.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- The third round of US-Iran talks have begun in Muscat, Oman.

🇺🇸🇻🇦⚡- The body of Pope Francis is brought into St. Peter's Square for his funeral.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇻🇦⚡- US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky had a very brief talk during the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican.

🇻🇦⚡- Some of the world leaders in attendance at Pope Francis funeral.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇻🇦⚡- Trump and Zelensky will hold further talks after the funeral of Pope Francis.

🇻🇦⚡- Those in attendance at the funeral of Pope Francis, Vatican, were urged to shake hands with one another to promote peace.

🇻🇦 - British Prime Kier Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron were also involved in brief talks between Trump and Zelensky just before the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican.

🇮🇷⚡- The Port of Bandar Abbas raises its state of alert following the explosion.

🇮🇷⚡- 47 injured from the explosion at the Bandar Abbas Port according to Fars News Agency.