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Eine Frau stirbt nach Gondelabsturz am Titlis. Ursache könnten Windböen von 100 km/h sein. Die Bergbahnen betonen, keine Sicherheitsvorschriften verletzt zu haben. Doch das komme trotzdem vor, berichtet ein Insider.

Für über fünf Millionen Franken baute die Familie Brog das Hotel Grimsel Passhöhe 2017 komplett um. Zuvor stand das Haus sieben Jahre leer. Jetzt steht der Betrieb mit wunderschöner Aussicht wieder zum Verkauf.

Egy nemzetközi bűnüldöző akció keretében a hatóságok több mint 373 ezer, gyermekek szexuális kizsákmányolásával kapcsolatos tartalmakat hirdető, illetve kiberszolgáltatásokat kínáló weboldalt számoltak fel a darkneten - közölte az Európai Unió bűnüldözési együttműködési szervezete, az Europol pénteken.

Nach dem 1:1 gegen Leverkusen übten die Bayern heftige Kritik an den Entscheiden von Schiedsrichter Dingert – zu heftig nach dem Geschmack von Horst Heldt. Der Union-Direktor befürchtet nun, dass sein Verein darunter leiden könnte.

A Sudanese family in rural Wasat AL Gadaref, Gedaref State, near Khartoum, Sudan. Credit: UNICEF/Osman Saif

By Oritro Karim
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 20 2026 (IPS)

The past two weeks have marked a significantly violent escalation in the Sudanese Civil War, with drone strikes and artillery shelling between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) causing widespread destruction, casualties, and displacement. With humanitarian responses critically underfunded and the scale of needs, including the hunger crisis, continuing to grow, experts warn that millions in Sudan could be affected by famine, violence, or prolonged displacement.

Since March 4, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded more than 200 civilian deaths resulting from drone strikes in the Kordofan region and White Nile State. In West Kordofan, SAF drone strikes have killed at least 152 civilians, hitting densely populated areas including hospitals and markets. The conflict has also spread to White Nile State, where strikes have targeted the state capital, Kosti, as well as electrical facilities—causing widespread power outages—and a student dormitory.

“It is deeply troubling that despite multiple reminders, warnings, and appeals, parties to the conflict in Sudan continue to use increasingly powerful drones to deploy explosive weapons with wide-area impacts in populated areas,” said Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. “It will soon be three full years since the senseless conflict in Sudan began, devastating millions of lives and livelihoods. Yet the violence, fueled by these new technologies of war, simply keeps spreading. It is high time it came to an end.”

South Darfur has also been heavily affected, with drone strikes on March 12 and 13 causing extensive damage across multiple neighborhoods. In West Darfur, strikes on a market in Akidong triggered a massive explosion that impacted the Adre border crossing—a critical lifeline for humanitarian aid deliveries and a key route in preventing widespread starvation. On March 16, a deadly drone strike hit the Sudan-Chad border in Chad’s Tine region, killing 17 people and injuring several others. Local eyewitnesses told reporters that the strikes hit mourners at a funeral, as well as children playing nearby.

UN Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq said that the attack reflects a growing pattern of violence affecting border communities, raising concerns about broader regional instability between neighboring countries. “The UN calls once again on all parties to comply with their clearly known obligations under international humanitarian law, which include protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure, and ensuring the rapid, safe, unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to whoever needs it, and wherever it is needed,” Haq said.

Following the attack, Chad bolstered its security forces along the Sudan-Chad border to prepare for defensive operations. On March 19, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby confirmed in a statement shared to social media that Chad’s army has been ordered to “retaliate, starting from tonight, to any attack coming from Sudan.”

“Despite various firm warnings addressed to the different belligerents in the Sudan conflict and the closure of the border, the town of Tine has again been the target of a drone attack,” said a spokesperson for the Chadian government. “This latest assault of extreme gravity has caused the death of 17 of our compatriots and left several others injured.”

As violence continues to escalate and spill across borders, its humanitarian consequences within Sudan are becoming increasingly pronounced. Figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) show that approximately 9 million people are currently internally displaced across Sudan, marking one of the largest displacement crises in the world. On March 17, several people were killed in the Bara locality, northeast of El Obeid City, the capital of North Kordofan, causing over 150 displacements from Sherim Mima Village in Bara to Um Dam Haj alone.

Displacement has gone down in recent days, with roughly 3.8 million civilians recorded to have begun returning home, particularly to Khartoum and eastern regions. Despite this, returnees face a host of challenges, including the loss of their livelihoods, infrastructure damage, and a lack of access to basic services. Roughly 55 percent of internally displaced civilians were children under 18 years old.

Additional reports from humanitarian agencies paint a grim picture of the conditions that civilians face. Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), reports that civilians are at great risk of being harmed by explosive remnants on the ground, recording 23 injuries, including four women and seven children, sustaining severe injuries.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that rampant and concurrent outbreaks of cholera, measles, dengue, and Hepatitis E. have overwhelmed national health systems, which were already weakened by the vast influx of injured persons.

The World Food Programme (WFP) states that approximately 21.2 million people are currently food insecure across Sudan, with women and children disproportionately affected. The majority of female-headed households are critically food insecure. According to UNICEF, “catastrophic” malnutrition rates were recorded in Um Baru and Kornoi in North Darfur. Numerous regions are at risk of developing famine-like conditions and face severe shortages of food, clean water, healthcare, and other basic services.

Despite immense access challenges, the UN and its partners have been working on the frontlines to restore access to basic services, managing to install eight 2,000-liter water tanks in displacement shelters and schools. UNICEF has reached struggling communities with food assistance and vaccination programs, providing 787,000 children with nutrition screenings, 25,100 children with malnutrition treatment, and over 540,000 children with vaccines for Measles and Rubella.

However, these efforts remain severely constrained by chronic underfunding, with the 2026 Humanitarian Response Plan for Sudan being only 16 percent funded, reaching only $454 million of its $2.9 billion goal, which would assist over 20 million crisis-affected civilians across the country. An additional $1.6 billion is required to reach refugees and host communities in neighboring countries.

IPS UN Bureau

 

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Der litauische Ex-Biathlet Linas Banys ist mit nur 27 Jahren verstorben. Der Verband bestätigt die tragische Nachricht, die Todesursache bleibt unklar. Banys nahm 2022 an den Olympischen Winterspielen in Peking teil.

Eric Perrot holt sich mit Rang 3 im Biathlon-Sprint in Oslo den Gesamtsieg – zwei Rennen vor Schluss. Sturla Holm Lägreid gewinnt am Holmenkollen, bester Schweizer wird Niklas Hartweg auf Platz 18.

Das Parlament hat sich für eine Transitabgabe ausgesprochen. Für all unsere Nachbarn, die die Schweiz nur zur Durchreise nutzen, wird das teuer. Ob das wirklich eine gute Idee ist, wird in unserer Leserschaft diskutiert.

Motorroller lassen den Verkehr auf Vietnams Strassen selbst in der Rushhour fliessen. Doch die Millionen Zweiräder sorgen auch für Lärm und Dreck und sollen deshalb bald alle elektrisch fahren. Bei den Autos sorgt Hersteller Vinfast schon jetzt für einen Elektroboom.

A Hlasból kizárt Ján Ferenčák kijelentette: rá már nem vonatkozik sem a koalíciós szerződés, sem a kormány programnyilatkozata. Ha az ellenzék kezdeményezné Matúš Šutaj Eštok belügyminiszter leváltását, Ferenčák is megszavazná.

Wegen des Nahostkriegs rät der Bund zurzeit von Reisen nach Dubai ab. Ich habe Flug und Hotel gebucht. In drei Tagen gehts los. Bekomme ich mein Geld zurück, wenn ich jetzt storniere?

Gottéron-Captain Julien Sprunger war noch nie Meister und Goalie Reto Berra wartet auch schon 17 Jahre auf seinen zweiten Titel. Und was du sonst noch vor dem Playoff-Viertelfinal Fribourg – Lakers wissen musst.

Szlovéniában parlamenti választásokat tartanak vasárnap: a friss közvélemény-kutatások szerint fej fej melletti küzdelemben dőlhet el, ki alakíthat kormányt, és a végeredmény a kisebb pártok szereplésétől is nagyban függ.

Vor der letzten Abfahrt dieser Weltcupsaison hat Franjo von Allmen in Norwegen dasselbe Problem, wie bei den vorherigen Speedrennen in Courchevel und Garmisch.

A 2025/2026-os tanévet Szénássy Zoltán-emlékévvé nyilvánították a komáromi Selye János Gimnáziumban, ugyanis az iskola legendás pedagógusa, Szénássy Zoltán 100 évvel ezelőtt, 1925-ben született. Az emlékévhez kapcsolódva nyílt meg Aranyosi Szénássy Attila tárlata.

Chuck Norris était une figure emblématique des arts martiaux américains, ainsi qu'un acteur reconnu pour ses rôles dans des films d'action. Né en 1940 à Ryan, petite ville de l'Oklahoma, il a servi dans l'armée de l'air américaine avant d'accéder à la célébrité en tant que star des arts martiaux.

Chuck Norris était une figure emblématique des arts martiaux américains, ainsi qu'un acteur reconnu pour ses rôles dans des films d'action. Né en 1940 à Ryan, petite ville de l'Oklahoma, il a servi dans l'armée de l'air américaine avant d'accéder à la célébrité en tant que star des arts martiaux.

Rückschlag für die Schweizer Leichtathletik: Das geplante Trainingszentrum neben dem Letzigrund-Stadion wird vom Gemeinderat blockiert. Er fordert trotz grünem Licht des Stadtrats eine Überarbeitung – scheitert nun das ganze Projekt?

Die SP ist empört: SVP-Nationalrat Walter Gartmann soll SP-Ratskollege Fabian Molina mit bewertenden Aussagen diskriminiert haben. Nun fordert Parteichef Cédric Wermuth Konsequenzen.

Der TikTok-Star Harrison Sullivan ist Teil der umstrittenen Netflix-Doku «Inside the Manosphere.» Der britische Journalist Piers Morgan will in seiner Sendung mit ihm über den Film und seine homophoben Aussagen sprechen. Die Show endet im kompletten Desaster.