4 h. ago RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show

Up to 150,000 residents of El Fasher are missing since North Darfur capital fell to paramilitary Rapid Support ForcesThe Sudanese city of El Fasher resembles a “massive crime scene”, with large piles of bodies heaped throughout its streets as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) work to destroy evidence of the scale of their massacre.Six weeks after the RSF seized the city, corpses have been gathered together in scores of piles to await burial in mass graves or cremated in huge pits, analysis indicates. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Sri Lanka as 366 killed

Sri Lankan leader says island battling ‘largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history’

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8 d. ago North Korea's 'plan to expand nuclear arsenal' shown in chilling satellite images

Pictures obtained by satellites have revealed North Korea could be expanding its nuclear arsenal – new excavations may reveal the country is increasing its ability to enrich uranium

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9 d. ago New satellite images show North Korea building secret uranium enrichment plant

Potential expansion appears in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s directive for ‘exponential growth’ of nuclear weapons

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Former Top Gear host Jeremy is busy expanding his latest business, adding a huge car park for punters to rock up, but is so massive — it can be seen with satellite imagery

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2 w. ago Sudan massacres 'so appalling they can be seen from space', warns Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper described how satellite images show bodies piled high and sand stained by pools of blood after Sudanese city of el-Fasher fell to paramilitaries

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3 w. ago 'I still can't believe I'm alive': Sudanese civilians recount their flight from El Fasher – video

The Guardian has geolocated eyewitness accounts of the capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group and the ethnically-targeted massacres that took place in the immediate aftermath. Journalists are unable to access the area and have limited access to information. Guardian reporter Kaamil Ahmed explains how - when combined with satellite imagery and videos posted by RSF fighters - the testimonies provide us with the clearest picture yet of the horrific events that unfolded Continue reading...

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3 w. ago China hungry for 'slice of nuclear weapons cake' as Xi Jinping appears on 'warpath'

Satellite images of top-secret Chinese Lop Nur military base appear to have highlighted efforts of expansion, with one defence expert claiming this is proof of Xi Jinping wanting a 'slice of the nuclear weapons cake'

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3 w. ago China 'wants slice of nuclear weapons cake' amid warning Xi Jinping on 'warpath'

Striking new satellite images of a top-secret military base in China are proof that Xi Jinping wants a 'slice of the nuclear weapons cake', according to one defence expert

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4 w. ago Satellite images show scale of destruction in Pokrovsk as Russia pushes to take key Ukrainian city

Pokrovsk, seen as the gateway to the Donetsk region, has been devastated by more than a year of intense fighting

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