Day: March 31, 2026

UK shop price inflation edges up as Iran war adds to retailer concerns  reut.rs/4bHO01d  reut.rs/4bHO01d

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Sudan has essentially become an Islamic state in military uniform.

This war, waged by Islamists, has created what the UN calls the “worst humanitarian crisis globally.” Roughly 400,000 people have been killed, and millions have been displaced.

For years, the Sudanese people have been crying out for help, but almost no one is listening.

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The U.S. State Department stated that roughly 20,000 Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood fighters have been trained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The SAF has made it clear that it fully supports the Islamic regime.

“To our brothers in Iran: If the Americans and the Jews deploy ground forces, just open the route, and we will stand with you,” said SAF officer Al-Naji Abdullah.

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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) Mar 31, 2026

The U.S. has designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio citing the group’s “mass execution of civilians” as a primary reason. However, the problem concerns most of the Sudanese military.

A thread.

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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) Mar 31, 2026

Pakistan says it is ready to host U.S.-Iran talks in the coming days, but Iran is still attacking U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia and other targets across the Gulf as the war enters its fifth week. President Trump is sending mixed messages on the war, claiming Iran agreed to most of his demands while threatening to obliterate its energy infrastructure if a deal isn’t reached soon. And TSA workers are finally getting paychecks after more than 40 days without pay, but Congress still hasn’t reached a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Gerry Holmes, Rebekah Metzler, Russell Lewis, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Adriana Gallardo. It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Ava Pukatch. Our director is Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange. And our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson. (0:00) Introduction (01:51) Iran War Week 5 (05:23) Trump’s Mixed Messages (09:15) TSA Back Pay To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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