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A large group of people, including many children holding metal bowls, gather in a refugee camp with makeshift tents in the background.

Civilians escape violence in Sudan’s el-Fasher

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50:04

Displaced families from el-Fasher arrive at a displacement camp in Tawila, Darfur region, Sudan, where they’re seeking refuge from fighting between government forces and the RSF, Oct. 31, 2025.

Norwegian Refugee Council via AP

A few thousand people have arrived at the Tawila refugee camp in Sudan, after escaping harrowing violence in the RSF-controlled city of el-Fasher, many of them unaccompanied children. Also, Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s smallest economy, joins the ASEAN bloc. And, a 91-year-old Japanese man is the oldest runner at the New York City Marathon. Plus, a look at Halloween and other ghostly traditions around the world.

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In This Episode

The view from the ground: Civilians escaping Sudan’s el-Fasher
6:42
Timor-Leste finally joins ASEAN
5:33
Japanese Halloween tradition finds horror — and humor — in daily life
1:11
Oldest runner at New York City Marathon says his life started after retirement
3:39
A modern guide to India’s ghosts, demons and monsters
4:04
Insurgents cut off Mali’s fuel supply
7:04
Buckingham Palace strips Andrew of royal titles
5:42
Life slowly returns to a Palestinian camp in Syria
4:59
How ‘La Catrina’ became a symbol for Mexico’s Day of the Dead
5:17
Messages in a bottle carry World War I history
2:21