October 25, 2021

*) Sudan's military arrests civilian government members Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has been placed under house arrest by the military. According to the information ministry, several members of the civilian government have also been arrested. The coup attempt comes days after protests in support of civilian rule replacing a council that took over Sudan after the ouster of Omar al Bashir in 2019. *) Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker to be extradited to US After more than a decade on the run, Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, has been caught by authorities. The deadly drug lord, also known as "Otoniel", evaded capture by bribing officials and making allies on competing sides. While Otoniel's capture is a win for the world's top cocaine exporting country, the kingpin's absence may fuel more violence through power plays. *) Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband goes on a hunger strike The husband of detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has gone on a hunger strike to demand her release. Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held in Iran since 2016 on spying charges. She recently lost an appeal to her sentence and faces a return to prison. British authorities say they are "doing all they can" to help Nazanin get home. Richard Ratcliffe claims his wife has been imprisoned as leverage for the 550 million dollar debt the UK owes Iran. *) Children are going to die' in Afghanistan, UN agency warns Millions of Afghans, including children, risk death by starvation unless urgent action is taken. World Food Programme's Executive Director David Beasley says 22.8 million Afghans face acute food insecurity and "marching to starvation" compared to 14 million just two months ago. Beasley called for Afghanistan’s oversea's assets, frozen after the Taliban takeover in August, to be freed for humanitarian efforts. And finally… *) Vigil for cinematographer accidentally killed on set A vigil has been held for the late cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, who was