UN Condemns Sudan Attacks; Trump Ends Taxpayer-Funded Ads

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The UN Human Rights Council condemned attacks on civilians in Sudan and called for a truce, while President Trump said taxpayers will no longer fund pro-Trump TV ads after criticism.

The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning attacks on civilians in Sudan and demanding an immediate ceasefire, Al Jazeera reports. The resolution also extends the mandate of the mission investigating abuses in the country. The vote reflects continued international concern over the conflict, though the item did not specify the number of casualties or the parties involved.

In the United States, President Donald Trump said taxpayers will no longer fund television advertisements that praise him, Al Jazeera reports. The move followed criticism from ethics experts who called for independent investigations into three nationally broadcast ads. The Guardian reported that Trump said he would pay for the ads "with money I raised for MAGA, Inc.," a political action committee, after the ads sparked backlash from Democrats and Republicans. The ads cost at least an unspecified amount, according to The Guardian.

Separately, Trump approved the execution by US army firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the Pentagon said. Hasan, an army psychiatrist, was sentenced to death in 2013 for killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a social media post that Hasan would become the first US military prisoner executed in decades, The Guardian reports.

In Australia, the trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon continued, with jurors shown CCTV footage of his movements across Sydney after the alleged murders of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, in February 2024. The former New South Wales police officer has pleaded not guilty, The Guardian reports.

At Cornell University, student protests erupted over the handling of gang-rape allegations, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of the college president and spray-painting a building that houses the president's office, The Guardian reports. The protests followed calls for the university to take a "serious look" at fraternities after the allegations.

In the Middle East, Turkiye and Pakistan agreed during emergency talks in Riyadh to deploy rapid deployment forces to Saudi Arabia as fighting in Yemen grows, Al Jazeera reports. The deployment aims to support Saudi Arabia amid the escalating conflict.

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  • UN Human Rights Council condemned attacks in Sudan
  • UN Human Rights Council called for truce in Sudan
  • Donald Trump said will pay MAGA, Inc.
  • Donald Trump approved execution of Nidal Hasan
  • Nidal Hasan killed soldiers at Fort Hood
  • Beau Lamarre-Condon movements tracked in Sydney
  • Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly murdered Jesse Baird
  • Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly murdered Luke Davies
  • Turkiye agreed to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia
  • Pakistan agreed to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia
  • Turkiye fighting grows in Yemen
  • Pakistan fighting grows in Yemen

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