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As world fixates on other wars, Sudan sees 12 million forcibly displaced in devastating conflict
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While the world’s attention has focused on Russia’s war in Ukraine and Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza, Sudan remains the world’s largest displacement crisis, with some 12 million people driven out of their homes.
«Sudan is under the darkest of clouds, a catastrophe that has, for far too long, been met with paralysis by the international community,» Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., chair of the House Foreign Affairs Africa subcommittee, said during his opening statements during a December 11 hearing on crimes against humanity in Sudan.
Smith said the hearing was a global call to action and that there must be an immediate cessation of hostilities between the warring factions.
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Smoke rises as clashes continue in the Sudanese capital on April 16, 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The death toll in ongoing clashes between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has reached 56, while the injured is 595. (Photo by Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
«Crimes against humanity — particularly by the Rapid Support Forces — including mass rape, ethnic targeting and systematic looting, must be investigated, and perpetrators held accountable,» Smith added.
The conflict in Sudan has received renewed attention after President Donald Trump vowed to secure a peace deal in the African nation following his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in November.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, recently said repeated drone strikes on Dec. 4 in Sudan’s South Kordofan region struck a kindergarten and nearby hospital, killing 114 people, including 63 children.
Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa subcommittee, held a hearing on Sudan’s devastating civil war on Thursday. (Rep. Chris Smith’s Office)
«Disturbingly, paramedics and responders came under attack as they tried to move the injured from the kindergarten to the hospital,» Tedros said in a statement.
Sudan Doctors Network, a medical organization, said the attacks were perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces.
The conflict in Sudan has been raging since April 2023, when an uneasy alliance between Sudan’s two warring factions, the government-led Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) collapsed following a tenuous power-sharing agreement struck in 2021.
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Sudan’s army and the RSF had collaborated for years under the previous regime of ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir.
Members of the Sudanese army’s Special Mission Forces batallion in the Northern State hold a parade in Karima city on May 19, 2024. Sudan has been in the throes of conflict for over a year between the regular army led by de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF led by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
The situation has only escalated since fighting first broke out in 2023 and has not garnered the same level of international effort or outrage that the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza have generated.
«The war in Sudan has been one of the most gruesome humanitarian catastrophes in world history. However, there has been frequent paralysis by world leaders and international institutions to solve it, in addition to reduced, fluctuating media attention on the conflict,» Caroline Rose, director of Military and National Security Priorities at New Lines Institute, told Fox News Digital.
«This could be attributed to the fact that, unlike wars in Ukraine and Gaza, there is not a component of great-power competition or regional contestation,» she added.
Rose and other observers of the conflict note that there is inhibited ground access, creating challenges not only for journalistic reporting, but also the documentation of war crimes and testimonies.
The Sudanese armed forces have prevented access to aid workers in territories they control on the basis of sovereignty and have expelled humanitarian workers that had been in the country.
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The RSF has also been accused of committing grave human rights violations and reportedly killed over 400 aid workers and patients in October at the Saudi Maternity Hospital in the North Darfur city of El Fasher. The RSF siege of El Fasher caused at least 28,000 people to flee to neighboring towns, and the U.N. Human Rights Office accused the RSF of «summary executions, mass killings, rapes, attacks against humanitarian workers, looting, abductions and forced displacement.»
A man walks by a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, torn by fighting between the military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
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Even as the Trump administration works for a ceasefire between the warring factions, the killings continue.
Tom Perriello, the former U.S. special envoy for Sudan, said in a September New York Times interview that he believed up to 400,000 have been killed since the outbreak of violence in 2023. A recent article in Foreign Policy put the figure at 100,000 in what it called the «forgotten war.»
In addition to the deaths, it’s been estimated by various groups that more than 30 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and around 21.2 million, or 45% of the population, are facing high levels of acute food insecurity.
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Vance touts Trump economy gains during North Carolina tour, cites rising home purchases
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Vice President JD Vance traveled to North Carolina and hosted an event Friday to tout the economy, advocate for Republicans to win elections in the Tar Heel State, and touch on the situation in Iran.
Vance was also joined by former RNC chairman and GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley and Small Business Association Administrator Kelly Loeffler at a local event space.
«In just a very brief time, we’ve seen new home purchases rise to their highest level in five years,» Vance said. «Since the last time Donald Trump was president, we’ve seen the cost of rents drop for six months in a row.»
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Rocky Mount, N.C., where he touted recent economic gains and urged voters to support Republicans in the upcoming midterms. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
«We’ve seen the average tax refund that’s going to come to the people of North Carolina, about $3,700 per family,» Vance added. «And we see interest rates that are the lowest they’ve been since the last time that Donald J. Trump was president.»
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Vance was introduced by Loeffler, the former Georgia senator whom Trump appointed to lead small business advocacy as head of the SBA last February.
«Together, we’re cleaning up massive, wasteful spending and the abuse of government programs,» Loeffler told the audience. «And you’ve seen that the fraud that sent your hard-earned tax dollars overseas and the Democrats open borders, defund the police agendas that invited violent crime into what should be safe communities, taking the lives of innocent victims like arenas.»
Vance addressed the situation in Iran, both to the crowd and in response to a question posed by an AP reporter. The vice president pointed to nuclear capability in Iran as the primary reason for the U.S. engagement.
An explosion after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Monday. (Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)
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«You all know that right now, we are engaged in a military operation to ensure, as the president has said repeatedly, that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,» Vance said. «That is a simple, simple principle and standard. Frankly, every president. Has taken affirmative steps to ensure that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.»
When asked what he advised the president before strikes began in Iran, Vance said he wasn’t giving out information from classified briefings in the situation room.
«I’m not going to show up here and in front of God and everybody else, tell you exactly what I said in that classified room, partially because I don’t want to go to prison, and partially because I think it’s important for the President of the United States to be able to talk to his advisers without those advisers running their mouth to the American media,» Vance explained.
President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Vance in The Situation Room. (The White House via X)
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Vance also strongly advocated for Whatley’s campaign for senate, slamming his Democrat opponent and pushing for the GOP candidate in what will be a contentious and competitive election in November.
Whatley won the GOP primary in North Carolina to fill retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ seat, and now faces former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in the general election.
«Roy Cooper is one of these people who clearly cares way more for foreign countries than he does the United States of America,» Vance said. «You see the passion in his voice when he talks about protecting illegal aliens. You’ll never hear that passion when he’s talking about the people in this room.»
Michael Whatley is the GOP candidate for U.S. senate in North Carolina. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
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«You hear the passion in his voice when he talks about sending hundreds of billions of dollars to the war in Ukraine,» the vice president added.
A spokesperson for Cooper responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment, blasting Whatley and denying claims he protects criminals.
«Roy Cooper is the only candidate who spent his career prosecuting violent criminals and keeping thousands of them behind bars as attorney general, and signing tough on crime laws and stricter pretrial release bail policy as governor,» the spokesperson told Fox. «DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley is desperate to distract from his support for hundreds of millions in cuts to local law enforcement and public safety efforts that keep North Carolinians safe.»
Vice President JD Vance was in North Carolina on Friday. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Vance concluded the event after answering a question from Fox News Digital regarding progress made by a fraud task force that was launched in January under the Department of Justice and individual states he was planning to target, in addition to Minnesota.
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«We know there’s a lot of fraud in California, and we’re trying to get to the bottom of exactly what it looks like and what we’ve done in the Trump administration,» Vance said. «And the president has really empowered us to do this, is to take the first national look at the way the American people have been defrauded over many, many years.»
The vice president revealed that there was «at least» $19 billion in fraud uncovered in Minneapolis and the surrounding area under the Trump administration.
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
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Por qué Frida Kahlo es mucho más que una artista y cómo su rostro llegó a la cultura pop
La exposición “Frida: The Making of an Icon”, inaugurada en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Houston, explora cómo la vida y la imagen de Frida Kahlo trascendieron su obra artística para convertirse en un icono cultural global. Con más de 200 piezas inspiradas en la artista y la participación de ochenta creadores de diversos países, la muestra analiza el proceso que configuró la figura de Kahlo como símbolo de identidad, activismo y objeto de consumo internacional.
Frida Kahlo se convirtió en icono cultural mundial porque su historia, marcada por la discapacidad, el activismo político y una identidad singular, ha sido reinterpretada por movimientos sociales, colectivos culturales y artistas de distintas generaciones.
El fenómeno Kahlo, según la exposición en Houston, trasciende el arte, influyendo en debates sobre la representación, el consumo cultural y el legado latinoamericano desde una perspectiva internacional.
La biografía de Frida Kahlo estuvo marcada por desafíos personales y compromiso político. Nació en 1907 en la Casa Azul de Ciudad de México. Desde la infancia enfrentó secuelas físicas de la polio, a las que se sumaron lesiones permanentes tras un accidente de autobús a los 18 años. Integrante activa del Partido Comunista Mexicano, inició su carrera artística en ese entorno y mantuvo una relación compleja con el muralista Diego Rivera.
Durante su vida, el reconocimiento de Kahlo fue limitado, aunque expuso de forma individual en Nueva York y mantuvo contacto con figuras destacadas como André Breton y Georgia O’Keeffe. Tras su muerte en 1954, su visibilidad creció por biografías como las de Teresa del Conde y Raquel Tibol en los años 70, seguidas de exposiciones retrospectivas en México y Estados Unidos.
El impulso decisivo hacia el reconocimiento internacional llegó con la exposición itinerante “Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti” en 1982 y la presentación de ocho obras en la muestra “México: Esplendores de treinta siglos” en 1990, detalló Artnet News.
A partir de 1968, la imagen de Kahlo fue adoptada como emblema de orgullo y resistencia cultural por el movimiento estudiantil mexicano. Posteriormente, colectivos como el movimiento chicano en Estados Unidos, el feminismo, el activismo LGBTQ+ y numerosos artistas contemporáneos reivindicaron su legado como fuente de inspiración y plataforma para nuevas formas de expresión.
La curadora Mari Carmen Ramírez explicó a Artnet News que “el legado de Frida ha sido acogido por todos estos grupos, tanto en México como en Estados Unidos”. Añadió que la exposición es una exploración inédita de cómo distintas comunidades han incorporado y transformado la figura de Kahlo.
La influencia de Kahlo está reflejada en la presencia de ochenta artistas de cinco generaciones, entre ellos Judy Chicago, Kiki Smith, Ana Mendieta, Guerrilla Girls, Miriam Schapiro y Carrie Mae Weems. Muchos de estos creadores, sin vínculo directo con el arte mexicano, reconocen la relevancia de la artista como referencia principal en su trabajo.
El magnetismo de Kahlo reside en su capacidad de crear diversas identidades a través del autorretrato. Ramírez sostiene que “ella creó muchas clases de identidades a través del autorretrato, lo que la convierte en un icono multifacético”, según recoge Artnet News.
La artista es celebrada por sus valores de diversidad, autodefinición y la ruptura de barreras de género, raza y sexualidad. Su imagen actúa como emblema de colectivos que buscan visibilizar causas sociales y denunciar injusticias.
El catálogo de la exposición subraya la versatilidad de Kahlo como mestiza, mujer bisexual, intelectual y activista. Esta multiplicidad le permitió moverse entre distintas esferas culturales y políticas, posibilitando la construcción de una leyenda que, en ocasiones, ha superado la valoración individual de su obra pictórica.
La universalidad de Kahlo ha derivado en una mercantilización ampliamente documentada. Su rostro aparece en productos comerciales, desde camisetas hasta bolsos y joyas, fenómeno calificado como “fridamanía” en la muestra.
Mari Carmen Ramírez advierte en Artnet News: “Lo más peligroso es la mercantilización y la comercialización de su imagen. Cuando ves su imagen en una toalla sanitaria, creo que la están rebajando a algo muy vulgar”.
La exhibición presenta más de 200 objetos inspirados en Kahlo, seleccionados entre más de 100.000 artículos detectados en plataformas digitales, lo que refleja la magnitud y los dilemas éticos de su explotación comercial.
Junto a las críticas, la muestra pone énfasis en el denominado “fenómeno Frida”, que aborda la intersección entre la creación de mitos y la cultura de consumo. En este terreno, la imagen pública de Kahlo eclipsa a menudo la consideración de su obra artística.
La dimensión colectiva y participativa del legado de Kahlo se aprecia en proyectos como “Everyone Can Be Frida” de la fotógrafa brasileña Camila Fontenele. Entre 2012 y 2020, Fontenele realizó 5.800 retratos de personas que recrean el estilo de Kahlo, sin distinción de edad, género u origen, evidenciando la universalidad de este icono cultural.
Estas obras tienen un papel central en la exposición y muestran cómo la figura de Kahlo permite que cualquier persona encuentre una fuente de identificación e inspiración.
La invitación de la muestra, según expresó la curadora Mari Carmen Ramírez a Artnet News, es pensar la figura de Frida Kahlo como un espacio abierto donde cualquiera puede descubrir formas propias de expresión y empoderamiento a través del arte.
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