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SUDAN: Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries have ambushed the village of al-Ghabshan al-Maramrah in North Kordofan, killing at least seven people, including two children, a medical group said today.

The Sudan Doctors Network reported 13 wounded, with fighters looting properties and burning homes in Tuesday’s attack.

The group said the RSF also torched the village’s only health centre and stole medical supplies, though the RSF did not comment.

MIGRATION: Uganda denied reports today that it reached an agreement with the United States to take in undocumented immigrants, rejecting claims cited by CBS News.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Oryem Okello told the Reuters news agency that his country lacked the facilities to host deportees and said no such deal existed.

He was responding to reports that Uganda had agreed to accept migrants deported from the US if they lacked criminal records, following a similar deal with Honduras.

UNITED STATES: Dozens of Microsoft employees have occupied part of the company’s Redmond, Washington, campus in protest at its software being used by the Israeli military in Gaza.

The demonstration on Tuesday followed Microsoft’s pledge to investigate Azure software use, with activists declaring a “free zone” and displaying placards denouncing the war.

Organisers demanded divestment from Israel, while protester Hossam Nasr said the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif had spurred stronger action.

MEXICO: Authorities found six severed heads on Tuesday on a road linking the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, areas rarely associated with cartel violence.

Local media reported that a blanket at the scene bore a threat to rival gangs and was signed by “La Barredora,” though its link to the killings remains unclear.

Prosecutors identified the victims as men and launched an investigation, but federal officials have not yet commented.

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