https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/drone-strike-in-sudan-kills-40-lebanon-welcomes-us-flight-ban-lift-and-other-mideast-developmentsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/drone-strike-in-sudan-kills-40-lebanon-welcomes-us-flight-ban-lift-and-other-mideast-developmentshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/drone-strike-in-sudan-kills-40-lebanon-welcomes-us-flight-ban-lift-and-other-mideast-developments#u133244Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:46:24 +0000A drone strike attributed to the Rapid Support Forces killed at least 40 people, including children, in Sudan's Blue Nile region near the Ethiopian border. The attack hit a gathering of displaced people in the Abu Shandi area on Friday. Separately, the Lebanese president welcomed the Saturday announcement that the United States lifted a flight ban imposed in 1985, citing improved aviation safety. In Saudi Arabia, Houthi rebels attacked the Riyadh airport on Thursday and Friday, causing casualties and disrupting air traffic.Why it mattersSudan is currently facing the world's largest h