Sudan's ruling military on Saturday completed the final review of the agreement it signed with Russia, authorising the latter to establish a navy base on the Red Sea coast of the African nation.

Sudan's ruling military on Saturday completed the final review of the agreement it signed with Russia, authorising the latter to establish a navy base on the Red Sea coast of the African nation. The deal will now move ahead and be ratified, pending the formation of a civilian government and a legislative body. The African nation has been without a parliament since April 2019 when autocratic leader Omar al-Bashir was overthrown by the military. The completion of the review comes days after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in the capital city of Khartoum and met acting Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq. Lavrov had said the deal still needed ratification by Sudan's soon-to-be-formed legislative. “They [Russians] cleared all our concerns. The deal has become OK from the military side,” a military official was quoted as saying by The Associated Press. The deal was first officially announced in December 2020, having been agreed upon in principle during al-Bashir's reign. The agreement allows Kremlin to set up a 300-troop-strong naval base. WATCH | Sudan: Protesters demand ouster of military rulers × Additionally, the deal stated that Russia will be able to keep four navy ships that may include a few nuclear-powered ones at strategic Port Sudan on the Red Sea. In exchange for Sudan's permission to set up the base, Russia will provide Sudan with weapons and military equipment. Read more: Russia to establish navy base in Sudan for at least 25 years The agreement lasts for 25 years and could be automatically extended for 10-year periods if none of the parties objects to it. The document states that the Russian navy base should help strengthen peace and stability in the region and isn't directed against any third parties. The western world, however, has been critical of the navy base. The analysts in their assessment have said that Russia is interested in developing its own power dynamic in the region rather than helping Sudan expand its economic power. The base and its strategic importance will allow Moscow to ensure its presence in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. It will also help Russian ships avoid the long voyages to reach the area. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Russia clears final 'military' hurdle to set up a naval base on Red Sea

The dispute in the South China Sea has brought multiple nations into a potentially dangerous conflict over territory. 
 
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/china-making-claims-in-south-china-sea-but-we-cannot-go-to-war-says-mahathir-mohamad-to-wion-318909">Also read | China making claims in South China Sea but we cannot go to war, says Mahathir Mohamad to WION</a> 
 
The Chinese Navy, known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), is strengthening a strategic base on Hainan. According to US media report, China can marshal considerable undersea power on the doorstep of the disputed South China Sea". 
 
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According to the intelligence sources, Chinese Air force, known as The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will soon have its fighter jets based in the South China Sea region. A permanent Chinese carrier presence in the South China Sea may start sooner rather than later.

China has territorial disputes with all the other countries in the area.&nbsp;

Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, through which US$5 trillion worth of goods are transported annually.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/south-china-sea-philippines-protests-against-chinas-illicit-warnings-322180">Also read| Philippines protests against China's 'illicit' warnings</a>

China claims historical jurisdiction over about 80% of the sea, using a U-shaped “nine-dash line” that includes swathes of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, as well as the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands. It also overlaps the EEZs of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Vietnam and the Philippines last month criticised China’s holding of an earlier set of military drills in the area.

The United States in June also hardened its position on the South China Sea, where it has accused China of attempting to build a “maritime empire” in the potentially energy-rich waters.

(With inputs from agencies)

The dispute in the South China Sea has brought multiple nations into a potentially dangerous conflict over territory. Also read | China making claims in South China Sea but we cannot go to war, says Mahathir Mohamad to WION The Chinese Navy, known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), is strengthening a strategic base on Hainan.

The dispute in the South China Sea has brought multiple nations into a potentially dangerous conflict over territory. Also read | China making claims in South China Sea but we cannot go to war, says Mahathir Mohamad to WION The Chinese Navy, known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), is strengthening a strategic base on Hainan. According to US media report, China can marshal considerable undersea power on the doorstep of the disputed South China Sea". Also read| Vietnam condemns new Chinese military drills in South China Sea According to the intelligence sources, Chinese Air force, known as The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will soon have its fighter jets based in the South China Sea region. A permanent Chinese carrier presence in the South China Sea may start sooner rather than later. China has territorial disputes with all the other countries in the area. Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, through which US$5 trillion worth of goods are transported annually. Also read| Philippines protests against China's 'illicit' warnings China claims historical jurisdiction over about 80% of the sea, using a U-shaped “nine-dash line” that includes swathes of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, as well as the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands. It also overlaps the EEZs of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. Vietnam and the Philippines last month criticised China’s holding of an earlier set of military drills in the area. The United States in June also hardened its position on the South China Sea, where it has accused China of attempting to build a “maritime empire” in the potentially energy-rich waters. (With inputs from agencies)

South China Sea: Beijing making key navy base in the disputed territory

An explosion apparently occurred near the last known position of an<a href="http://www.wionews.com/videos/argentine-received-distress-calls-from-missing-submarine-6811"> Argentine submarine</a>, the&nbsp;navy&nbsp;confirmed on Thursday, dashing last hopes of finding the vessel and its 44 crew members.

Relatives of the missing sailors reacted with grief and anger to the news after holding out hope since the sub was reported overdue at its Mar del Plata base on November 17, two days after the explosion.

&quot;An anomalous, singular, short, violent and non-nuclear event consistent with an explosion,&quot; occurred shortly after the submarine&#39;s last communication, navy spokesman Captain Enrique Balbi told a news conference in Buenos Aires.

After days of false hopes, some of the relatives said the navy had retained information about the&nbsp;sub,&nbsp;and had lied to them over the past week.

&quot;I feel cheated,&quot; said Itati Leguizamon, whose husband German Suarez was a sonar operator on the ARA San Juan.

&quot;They did not tell us they died. But they tell us they are three thousand meters (9,800 feet) deep,&quot; added Leguizamon as other family members shouted angrily around her.

&quot;They lied to us,&quot; said&nbsp;Leguizamon, a lawyer.&nbsp;

A sobbing Jessica&nbsp;Gopar, whose husband was an electrician aboard the San Juan,&nbsp;said&nbsp;&quot;they just told us that the submarine exploded.&quot;

She spoke as she came out from the sub&#39;s base.

&quot;He was the love of my life, engaged seven years before we got married,&quot;&nbsp;Gopar&nbsp;said of her husband, Fernando Santilli. &quot;And how can I tell my son that he no longer has a father?&quot;

Underwater sounds detected in the first days of the search by two Argentine search ships were determined to originate from a sea creature, not the vessel. Satellite signals were also determined to be false alarms.

The San Juan, a 34-year-old German-built diesel-electric submarine, had reported a battery problem on November 15 and said it was diverting to Mar del Plata, but did not send a distress signal, according to the navy.

Balbi admitted on Wednesday that the situation for the sub and its crew appeared to be worsening.

However, he refused to speculate at that point on the origin of what he initially described as a &quot;hydro-acoustic anomaly&quot; detected in the ocean almost three hours after the sub&#39;s communication and 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of its last known position.

Balbi explained that information about the unusual noise only became available Wednesday after being relayed by the United States and &quot;after all the information from all agencies reporting such hydro-acoustic events was reviewed&quot;.

Explaining the lack of debris on the surface, Baldi said &quot;nothing will end up floating to the surface&quot; because a submarine &quot;implodes&quot;.

Gustavo&nbsp;Mauvecin, director of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine at Mar del Plata, said hydrogen &quot;is always an issue with submarines with electric engines&quot;.

The San Juan &quot;has 500 tons of lead-acid batteries, which release hydrogen if there is an overcharge in the battery, hydrogen in contact with oxygen is explosive&quot;.

An explosion &#39;so violent&#39;

&quot;In my opinion, after an explosion like that, it&#39;s difficult for there to be survivors,&quot; a former submarine commander told AFP.

The commander said a problem with batteries, as the sub had reported, could cause a blast.

&quot;A severe problem with batteries might generate hydrogen. Hydrogen above a certain percentage is explosive,&quot; said the commander who requested anonymity.

Horacio Tobias, former chief of diving for the San Juan, said it &quot;was so violent that they would not have had time to realize what happened&quot;.

The San Juan would have had enough oxygen for its crew to survive underwater in the South Atlantic for seven days since its last contact, according to officials. That time had&nbsp;elapsed by&nbsp;0730 GMT Wednesday.

Argentina is leading an air-and-sea search with help from several countries now including Brazil, Britain, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Peru, Russia, the United States and Uruguay.

Russia was the latest navy to volunteer help, sending an oceanographic research ship as the operation shifted from rescue to recovery.

The Russian defense ministry said the Yantar was steaming to the area from the western coast of Africa on the orders of President Vladimir Putin.

The weeklong search has focused on the sub&#39;s last known position, around 200 miles off the Argentine coast, but has been hampered by bad weather.

Putin offered &quot;words of support over the situation with the San Juan submarine&quot; in a phone call to Argentine President Mauricio Macri late Wednesday, the Kremlin said.&nbsp;

Russia said the Yantar &quot;is equipped with two&nbsp;deep water&nbsp;submersibles which allow exploratory searches at a depth of up to 6,000 meters.&quot;

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/trump-vows-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare-disaster-24978">US President Donald Trump</a> offered his support, tweeting: &quot;May God be with them and the people of Argentina!&quot;

An explosion apparently occurred near the last known position of an Argentine submarine, the?navy?confirmed on Thursday, dashing last hopes of finding the vessel and its 44 crew members

An explosion apparently occurred near the last known position of an Argentine submarine, the navy confirmed on Thursday, dashing last hopes of finding the vessel and its 44 crew members. Relatives of the missing sailors reacted with grief and anger to the news after holding out hope since the sub was reported overdue at its Mar del Plata base on November 17, two days after the explosion. "An anomalous, singular, short, violent and non-nuclear event consistent with an explosion," occurred shortly after the submarine's last communication, navy spokesman Captain Enrique Balbi told a news conference in Buenos Aires. After days of false hopes, some of the relatives said the navy had retained information about the sub, and had lied to them over the past week. "I feel cheated," said Itati Leguizamon, whose husband German Suarez was a sonar operator on the ARA San Juan. "They did not tell us they died. But they tell us they are three thousand meters (9,800 feet) deep," added Leguizamon as other family members shouted angrily around her. "They lied to us," said Leguizamon, a lawyer. A sobbing Jessica Gopar, whose husband was an electrician aboard the San Juan, said "they just told us that the submarine exploded." She spoke as she came out from the sub's base. "He was the love of my life, engaged seven years before we got married," Gopar said of her husband, Fernando Santilli. "And how can I tell my son that he no longer has a father?" Underwater sounds detected in the first days of the search by two Argentine search ships were determined to originate from a sea creature, not the vessel. Satellite signals were also determined to be false alarms. The San Juan, a 34-year-old German-built diesel-electric submarine, had reported a battery problem on November 15 and said it was diverting to Mar del Plata, but did not send a distress signal, according to the navy. Balbi admitted on Wednesday that the situation for the sub and its crew appeared to be worsening. However, he refused to speculate at that point on the origin of what he initially described as a "hydro-acoustic anomaly" detected in the ocean almost three hours after the sub's communication and 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of its last known position. Balbi explained that information about the unusual noise only became available Wednesday after being relayed by the United States and "after all the information from all agencies reporting such hydro-acoustic events was reviewed". Explaining the lack of debris on the surface, Baldi said "nothing will end up floating to the surface" because a submarine "implodes". Gustavo Mauvecin, director of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine at Mar del Plata, said hydrogen "is always an issue with submarines with electric engines". The San Juan "has 500 tons of lead-acid batteries, which release hydrogen if there is an overcharge in the battery, hydrogen in contact with oxygen is explosive". An explosion 'so violent' "In my opinion, after an explosion like that, it's difficult for there to be survivors," a former submarine commander told AFP. The commander said a problem with batteries, as the sub had reported, could cause a blast. "A severe problem with batteries might generate hydrogen. Hydrogen above a certain percentage is explosive," said the commander who requested anonymity. Horacio Tobias, former chief of diving for the San Juan, said it "was so violent that they would not have had time to realize what happened". The San Juan would have had enough oxygen for its crew to survive underwater in the South Atlantic for seven days since its last contact, according to officials. That time had elapsed by 0730 GMT Wednesday. Argentina is leading an air-and-sea search with help from several countries now including Brazil, Britain, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Peru, Russia, the United States and Uruguay. Russia was the latest navy to volunteer help, sending an oceanographic research ship as the operation shifted from rescue to recovery. The Russian defense ministry said the Yantar was steaming to the area from the western coast of Africa on the orders of President Vladimir Putin. The weeklong search has focused on the sub's last known position, around 200 miles off the Argentine coast, but has been hampered by bad weather. Putin offered "words of support over the situation with the San Juan submarine" in a phone call to Argentine President Mauricio Macri late Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Russia said the Yantar "is equipped with two deep water submersibles which allow exploratory searches at a depth of up to 6,000 meters." US President Donald Trump offered his support, tweeting: "May God be with them and the people of Argentina!"

'Explosion' dashes last hopes for missing Argentina submarine

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