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UN urges Sudan’s warring parties to honor 7-day cease-fire starting Monday night
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Sudan urged the country’s warring generals to honor a seven-day cease-fire starting…
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Pope urges Sudan’s warring sides to lay down arms as new cease-fire looms
CAIRO (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday called on Sudan’s warring forces to lay down their arms, expressing dismay about…
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Zelenskyy: ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Ukraine loses control of destroyed city to Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” hours after Russia’s defense…
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Sudan’s top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture
CAIRO (AP) — In a symbolic gesture, Sudan’s top army general on Friday fired a paramilitary leader — his former…
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Sudan’s military chief freezes bank accounts of rival paramilitary group amid truce attempts
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military chief has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts belonging to a rival paramilitary force.…
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Sudanese fleeing fighting in their homeland face uncertain future, unsure of return
ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The café outside Aswan station was full of Sudanese families, surrounded by luggage and waiting for…
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Cease-fire between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to hold after days of fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to be…
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China and Russia are increasing their military collaboration, Japan’s foreign minister warns
STOCKHOLM — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed concern Saturday about Russian and Chinese military cooperation in Asia and said…
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Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza trade fire; 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank raid
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and Palestinian militants unleashed salvos of fire for a fifth day on Saturday, with…
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UN envoy: Humanitarian deal between warring sides is a first step toward a cease-fire in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Sudan on Friday welcomed a deal between the country’s warring generals promising safe…
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