A drone attack in Sudan has killed 24 people, including eight children, according to a doctors’ group.

The Sudan Doctors Network said the strike was carried out by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a vehicle carrying displaced families on Saturday.

Among the dead were two infants, and several others were wounded.

It happened close to the city of Rahad, in North Kordofan province, which suffers from a severe medical supplies shortage.

The vehicle had been carrying the displaced families who had fled fighting in the Dubeiker area.

It comes a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted, killing one and wounding several others.

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The doctors’ group urged the international community and rights organisations to “take immediate action to protect civilians and hold the RSF leadership directly accountable for these violations”.

There was no immediate comment from the RSF, which has been at war against the Sudanese military for control of the country for around three years.

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A power struggle between the two led to open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, in 2023.

It has since left at least 40,000 people dead, according to the UN, with more than 14 million forced to flee their homes.

The crisis has fuelled disease outbreaks and pushed parts of the country into famine.

Despite her famous father’s wishes, Teddi Mellencamp is adamant about recovering from stage four cancer in the comfort of her own home.

The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star heard John Mellencamp’s plea to move back to Indiana so that she could heal in peace – and be closer to him – but she’s not moving anytime soon.

Teddi, 44, who was recently revealed as Calla Lilly on “The Masked Singer,” cited a few important reasons as to why she wouldn’t be leaving Los Angeles for the Midwest.

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Teddi Mellencamp, who was recently revealed as Calla Lily on “The Masked Singer,” explains why she won’t leave LA despite her father, John Mellencamp’s request. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for JM)

During an appearance on “The Today Show” earlier this year, the “Jack & Diane” singer admitted he tried to talk Teddi into moving home during her cancer battle.

“I said, ‘Move back to Indiana, bring the kids and just come back and live in Indiana,’ but she won’t do it,” he said.

Teddi was taken aback when she heard her dad’s words, and confessed during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, “I’m not going to Indiana.”

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“I have all these kids, they go to school here,” Teddi said. “Edwin [Teddi’s estranged husband] lives here … Come on. Between him saying that, and I’m suffering, I’m like, you’re really putting me through the wringer.” 

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She added, “I get a call from my publicist. She’s like, ‘Hey, anything we need to talk about? And I’m, like, ‘By suffering, he means I’m depressed right now.”

“I have all these kids, they go to school here. Edwin lives here … Come on. Between him saying that, and I’m suffering, I’m like, you’re really putting me through the wringer.” 

— Teddi Mellencamp

Teddi Mellencamp revealed a stage four cancer diagnosis in February 2025. (Sara Jaye/Getty Images for Trü Frü)

Calla Lily as Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave in the “Red, White and Clue” episode of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Wednesday, Feb. 4  (Michael Becker/FOX)

The “Cherry Bomb” singer noted in his “Today” spot that Teddi had both good and bad days, and usually feels like herself until she receives immunotherapy treatment which makes her “feel like hell for about four days.”

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“You can’t say you’re cancer-free with the type of cancer she’s got for three years,” he explained. “So she has lesions in her brain, it went from her back, just a little, teeny spot on her. Over the last couple years it grew, and it got inside her brain and her lungs.”

The co-host of “Two T’s in a Pod” podcast thought her father was only looking out for her best interests.

“Of course he wants me there. I mean, he checks on me every single day on the phone,” she told Fox News Digital. “And there are some days where I’m laughing, and I’m having the best time and there’s some days when I’m crying, and I feel like I don’t know how I’m going to do this another day.”

She noted that John “sees the highs and lows” as she recovers from cancer. 

“There are some days where I’m laughing, and I’m having the best time and there’s some days when I’m crying, and I feel like I don’t know how I’m going to do this another day.”

— Teddi Mellencamp

Teddi appreciates the support from her rockstar father John Mellencamp. (Charles Sykes)

“I think he wants to be there for them [her kids] and he knows that he lives far away. But lucky for him, I have a great support of friends out here.”

She hasn’t completely ruled out a move, but don’t count on Teddi to start packing for chillier weather. 

“Sometimes I think I would go to where my sister lives … in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and that’s where I’m from,” she said. “He has a house kind of near there. So if I would ever go home, it would be to South Carolina not Indiana. No offense to Indiana, but I do not like cold weather.”

As for competing on “The Masked Singer,” Teddi says “it was so exciting” for her kids. 

“It’s their favorite show. So like, they were beyond excited. They knew the second they heard my voice that it was me because I had kept it a secret from them,” she shared. “And so they were, beyond excited, but other than that, I mean I would say ‘Masked Singer’ has done so much for me because leading up to it, I had been really, really sick. And I even see improvement in my emotions now, you know, like you could see if you watch closely when I was singing, my hands were really shaking.

“And I had kind of forgotten how much I was shaking. And then when I watching that, I was like, oh yeah, I forgot that, because when you’re recovering, you forget, you kind of only think about the negative, not the positive. And I’m like, that is a huge positive. That drove me crazy. I couldn’t write. Like my hands were shaking so bad that I couldn’t write. Like now, my hands don’t shake at all. Like you’ve gotta be grateful for those things, because it is happening whether it’s happening on my timeframe or not.”

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Teddi first shared she was diagnosed with Stage 2 melanoma in March 2022, and later shared in April 2025 that her skin cancer had grown to Stage IV and that it had spread to her brain and lungs. She had surgery to remove the tumors on her brain, saying at the time that while getting them removed, doctors ended up finding more.

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Later that month, a scan showed her tumors were decreasing in size. Of the many debilitating effects she suffered from on her cancer journey was her ability to speak clearly. Her stint on “The Masked Singer” helped her in more ways than one.

Teddi Mellencamp admitted that being on “The Masked Singer” helped her in more ways than she imagined. (Michael Becker/FOX)

“‘The Masked Singer’ has done so much for me because leading up to it, I had been really, really sick,” Teddi said. “And I even see improvement in my motions now … You could see if you watch closely when I was singing, my hands were really shaking. And I had kind of forgotten how much I was shaking. 

“Then when I was watching that, I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I forgot that,’ because when you’re recovering, you forget, you kind of only think about the negative, not the positive. And I’m like, that is a huge positive. That drove me crazy.” 

She added, “I couldn’t write, like my hands were shaking so bad that I couldn’t write. Now my hands don’t shake at all … you’ve gotta be grateful for those things because it is happening, whether it’s happening in my timeframe or not.”

Her “timeframe” hasn’t always aligned with her actual path. Teddi admitted last year that her father insisted she finalize burial plans and make sure her will is up to date.

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“Yesterday, my dad calls me 11 times in a row. Finally, I answer, I’m like, ‘I’m in the bath. Let me live a little,’” Teddi explained. “He goes, ‘I just want to make sure you’re going to be in our group family mausoleum.'”

Teddi Mellencamp underwent multiple surgeries during her brain cancer battle. (Getty Images/Instagram)

She added, “He’s like, ‘Well, there’s going to be the top five, and then we’re gonna have little areas around it, and then that’s where everyone’s going to get buried.’ He goes, ‘You’re doing your will right now, so you may as well put it in there.’”

In the end, she said, “I think I agreed to be in the mausoleum,” and joked that someone she met not too long ago inspired her to get “Hot girls never die” put on her tombstone.

One of the nine current leaders of Haiti’s transitional government admitted to Fox News Digital that his country is currently “helpless” to handle the return of its citizens, noting that Haiti relies on billions of dollars generated by U.S., Canadian and French-based migrants to keep its economy going.

Leslie Voltaire, a member of the nine-member transitional council leading Haiti ahead of scheduled elections later this year, described a state of total dependency on a “temporary” protected status that has now spanned more than 15 years, and which President Donald Trump is trying to end. Voltaire warned that a sudden termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would trigger an immediate crisis as the nation lacks the economic infrastructure to reabsorb as many as 400,000 repatriated citizens from the United States.

“We think that we are helpless if another country is sending back our compatriots,” Voltaire told Fox News Digital. “We cannot do anything about it – just accommodate them, give them money to go back to their provinces and to their cities, help them with food, but it’s very painful due to the small budget that we have in the government.”

Trump tried to end Haiti’s long-standing TPS status during his first administration, but similar to today, federal judges stepped in to block the move. In November, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice indicating that Haiti’s temporary status would not be renewed this month, but in a subsequent 11th-hour ruling earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from ending Haiti’s TPS status. Reyes argued the move was likely motivated by “hostility to non-white immigrants” as opposed to an objective view of the ongoing situation in Haiti. 

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Leslie Voltaire, a member of Haiti’s transitional council ahead of new elections, is seen next to a Haitian immigrant. (Getty Images)

Shortly before Fox News Digital spoke with Voltaire Thursday evening, three U.S. warships arrived off the coast of Haiti ahead of the country’s Feb. 7 deadline for the council to transition power to a soon-to-be elected leader, or leaders. In addition to the U.S. ramping up its presence, the United Nations recently approved, with U.S. support, the deployment of a new Gang Suppression Task Force to Haiti to help with the ongoing violence there.  

When asked for specific metrics on when Haiti might be stable enough to no longer require its TPS status, Voltaire did not point to anything concrete, like a certain number of police officers, territory controlled, or national GDP. Rather, Voltaire said that Haiti needs more time, more investment, and greater security before the country can be considered stable enough to take back hundreds-of-thousands of its people.

“The problem of security in Haiti is mainly to have jobs,” Voltaire told Fox News Digital. “There are no jobs because there is no investment right now. There is no investment because there is insecurity. And also we have to provide services to the population, so, there is a huge need of cash, of resources – financial resources … if they come with 400,000 people that would be a huge problem.”

Police stop at a car to inspect in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 22, 2024.  (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Voltaire conceded the U.S. economy and migrant labor – pointing out Haitians living in the U.S., Canada and France bring $3 to $4 billion per year into Haiti through remittances – could be described as a “crutch,” indicating that around 85% of the country’s “professional” class resides abroad. 

Voltaire noted that Haitian leadership was currently “pleading” with U.S. leadership to give them a break on tariffs, something Voltaire thinks could improve his country’s economic situation. 

“We don’t have an economy that has the capacity to produce the kind of dollars that [migrant workers] are generating,” lamented Voltaire.

Haitian immigrants Petterly Jean-Baptiste, left, and his wife Leonne Ysnardin, right, ride aboard a van, in Boston, as they are transported with their children to a shelter in Quincy, Mass., Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

While admitting his nation is propped up by migrant labor from the U.S., as well as France and Canada, Voltaire simultaneously pointed the finger at the United States for the very poverty that necessitates the aid Haiti needs. 

Voltaire argued that a 19-year U.S. military “occupation” in the early 20th century “depleted” Haiti’s middle class by turning the country into a pool of cheap labor for neighboring sugarcane producers.

“I think one of the historic problems is that when the U.S. occupied Haiti between 1915 and 1934, they chose to use the Dominican Republic and Cuba as the sugarcane producers,” Voltaire said when asked about why the neighboring Dominican Republic has not dealt with some of the same instability as Haiti. “And Haiti, because it was densely populated, was treated as the labor for those countries. This is why we have like half-a-million Haitians in the Domincan Republic, and the same in Cuba … and we have been depleted.”

A Haitian flag is seen in Port-au-Prince. (STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Voltaire also cited the U.S. favoring the “dictatorship” of former president of Haiti between 1957 and 1971, Francois Duvalier, for the dire circumstances in Haiti and why the Domincan Republic has fared differently.

“The U.S. was favoring the dictatorship of Duvalier, which was bad with the Tonton Macoute, and which did not have the investment that we hoped we would have when Kennedy launched the Alliance for the Progress. We were not part of it. And we have been under a dictatorship, and then when the dictatorship disappeared, there was a dismantlement of the Haitian state that we have to re-consolidate,” Voltaire pointed out. 

Voltaire, who cited this history as a reason why 85% of its professional class, like university professors, artists and skilled technicians live outside of Haiti, mused that “maybe it’s a good thing” to begin repatriating Haitians back to their home country, but reiterated that economic and political development must continue for that to happen.

SOG has taken three major actions against fake degrees and dummy candidates in Rajasthan. Original candidate and dummy arrested in Patwar Recruitment Examination 2021, similarly, two accused including the main accused, a doctor with MBBS degree from abroad who gave a forged certificate of passing the FMGE examination, have been arrested. Similarly, the accused has been arrested in the paper leak case of Junior Engineer Combined Recruitment Examination 2020 Re-examination 2021 (12.09.2021).

ADG Vishal Bansal said that in relation to the Patwar Recruitment Examination 2021, case number 69 dated 21.10.2024 registered in SOG under sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B IPC and 3, 4, 6 Rajasthan Public Examination (Use of Unfair Means) Act 1992, 2 accused were arrested. Has been done.

The examination was conducted using a dummy candidate.

ADG Vishal Bansal told that the investigation revealed that the original candidate Geetesh had given the exam to Neeraj Kumar by using a dummy in his place in the Patwar Recruitment Examination 2021, due to which the accused Geetesh Jadaun got selected for the post of Patwar. While taking action in the case by Research Officer Inspector Seema Pathan, Neeraj Kumar was given date 05.02.2026 and original candidate Geetesh Jadaun was given date 05.02.2026. Arrested on 06.02.2026.

He said that by interrogating both the accused, it will be found out in which other exams they have appeared as dummy or as original candidates. Accused Geetesh Jadaun is currently suspended and was posted in Patwari, SDM office, Sikri district Deeg.

Two arrested in fake FMGE exam pass certificate case

ADG Vishal Bansal said that SOG said that SOG has achieved significant success in the case registered regarding providing to the candidates forged certificates of passing the screening test examination of Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE).

It was told that in this case, accused doctors Piyush Kumar Trivedi, Devendra Singh Gurjar and Shubham Gurjar, who previously obtained MBBS degree from abroad, have been arrested. After these arrests, the main accused in the case, Bhanaram Mali alias Bhanu, had absconded abroad. The team continuously searched for the absconding accused.

Accused Bhanaram Mali arrested

While absconding, accused Bhanaram Mali alias Bhanu kept hiding from India in countries like Thailand, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Kazakhstan, Nepal etc. to save himself from arrest. As a result of the tireless efforts of the SOG team, information was received that the accused is going to reach Delhi on 02.02.2026. Accused Bhanaram Mali alias Bhanu was arrested by SOG team from Delhi Airport on 02.02.2026. The accused is currently in police custody till 07.02.2026.

Provided fake certificate of FMGE by taking money

Investigation also revealed that accused Bhanaram Mali alias Bhanu himself is a doctor with MBBS degree from abroad and he took money from previously arrested accused Piyush Kumar Trivedi, Devendra Singh Gurjar and Shubham Gurjar and provided them forged screening test pass certificate of FMGE exam, on the basis of which these accused applied for internship in Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC).

It was also found in the research that about 73 such candidates, who had obtained MBBS degree from abroad but had not passed the FMGE examination, also prepared similar forged FMGE screening test pass certificates and applied for internship in RMC. In this regard, a new case 8/2026 has been registered separately in SOG on 04.02.2026.

During the investigation of the newly registered cases, Research Officer Jitendra Nawaria, Deputy Superintendent of Police, came to light that accused Indraraj Singh Gurjar himself is a doctor with MBBS degree from abroad and after obtaining MBBS degree from Kazakhstan, he obtained forged FMGE Screening Test Pass Certificate of December-2022 in his name from accused Bhanaram by paying Rs.

On the basis of this, he applied online for internship in RMC and completed the internship from Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Alwar and obtained provisional registration. Through this contact, accused Indraraj Singh Gurjar also got other candidates forged certificates by taking money. Accused Indraraj Singh Gurjar has been arrested from Dausa. The court has handed him over to police remand till January 10.

Arrest in Junior Engineer Joint Recruitment Exam paper leak case

Vishal Bansal, Additional Director General of Police, SOG Jaipur told that the Junior Engineer Combined Recruitment Examination 2020 was held in December 2020. The said recruitment examination was canceled due to paper leak. In relation to which case number 540/2020 was registered in Sanganer police station. This fact was revealed by many accused arrested in the said case that after the cancellation of the recruitment examination in 2020, again on 12.09. Junior Engineer (Civil) (Degree Holder) Combined Recruitment Examination was held in 2021.

The paper of the said examination was also leaked before the examination and reached the paper mafia. On this basis, a case was registered at SOG police station on 19.01.2026 and Jagdish Vishnoi was arrested. The leaked solved paper of Junior Engineer (Civil) (Degree Holder) Joint Recruitment Examination held on 12.09.2021 was taught to Suresh Kumar by Bhupendra Saran some time before the examination.

By Bhupendra Saran Suresh Kumar son of Durgaram caste Bishnoi (Sau) age 29 years resident of Dadaria Nadi, Chitalwana police station Chitalwana district Jalore. Recently, the paper of Junior Engineer (Civil) (Degree Holder) Combined Recruitment Examination conducted by Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department, Dhorimanna District Balotra on 12.09.2021 was obtained before the examination and the examination was passed through unfair means due to which Suresh Kumar got selected for the post of Junior Engineer in the said recruitment examination. Who was later promoted to the post of Assistant Engineer.

It was told that the recruitment examination of Sub Inspector of Police was from 13.09.2021 to 15.09.2021. Just before that the said paper was also leaked before the examination. At present, interrogation of the accused is going on in all the cases.

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When people think about protecting their health, bone health often takes a back seat to more prominent concerns like cancer or heart disease.

But for women, bone density can become a real issue with age, as osteoporosis weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures.

Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified OBGYN, certified menopause specialist, and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, talked to Fox News Digital about the severity of this threat.

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“About 50% of women can expect to have an osteoporotic fracture before they die,” she said. “That is triple the rate of men.”

Osteoporosis is defined as a “bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes,” according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

Fifty percent of women will experience an osteoporotic fracture by age 50, while only 20% of men will experience the same, according to Haver. (iStock)

The condition can cause the bones to become so weak and brittle that a fall or even mild stress, like coughing, can cause a break.

Haver — who is also founder of The ‘Pause Life, a health and wellness platform focused on supporting women through midlife changes — noted that the “downfall” after these fractures can be “pretty devastating.”

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Fractures can lead to disability, death and high medical costs, according to a blog post by Haver on The ‘Pause Life’s website.

Risks and warning signs

Haver emphasized that osteoporosis is a “largely preventable” disease.

“Paying attention to the lifestyle, the behaviors, possibly the medications that can prevent osteoporosis earlier in life, will really help stave off some of the loss of independence that women are suffering from as they age,” she told Fox News Digital.

The expert recommends engaging in weight-bearing exercise and resistance training to build bone density. (iStock)

The condition is more likely to occur in those who have hormone imbalances, have undergone gastrointestinal surgery, have low calcium intake or experience disordered eating, according to Haver and Mayo Clinic. Those with a family history of osteoporosis may also face a higher risk.

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People who have taken corticosteroid medicines for conditions like seizures, gastric reflux, cancer and transplant rejection are more susceptible, as are those with celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, kidney or liver disease, multiple myeloma and rheumatoid arthritis.

Although osteoporosis is sometimes referred to as a “silent disease,” which can progress without symptoms until a fracture occurs, there are a few subtle clues that may indicate “lower than normal” bone density, Haver said.

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These include loss of height, back pain, receding gums, and weak or brittle nails.

Those who are often sedentary may experience worsened symptoms. (iStock)

Osteoporosis can also be caused by certain unhealthy habits, such as being sedentary, consuming excessive alcohol and using tobacco.

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Mayo Clinic reported, “People who spend a lot of time sitting have a higher risk of osteoporosis than do those who are more active.”

Haver agreed that staying physically active, while getting enough calcium and vitamin D through a healthy diet or supplementation. can help maintain healthy bone density.

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“Engage in weight-bearing exercise and resistance training, avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, and talk to a doctor about any medications that may affect bone health,” she wrote in her blog post.

“Regular bone density testing may also be recommended for some individuals to monitor their bone health and identify any potential issues early on.”