Sudan war hits two-month mark as peace efforts hit hurdles
Cairo, Egypt/Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The conflict in Sudan hit the two-month mark on Thursday with no sign of a resolution as diplomatic peace efforts hit roadblocks and the risk of a broader ethnic war rises. Fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which a US diplomat earlier this week described as “suicidal” […]
Pope praises UN Security Council efforts for ceasefires
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis has praised UN Security Council efforts for worldwide ceasefires to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. In remarks Sunday to the public in St Peter’s Square, Francis hailed the Security Council’s “request for a global and immediate ceasefire, which would permit the peace and security indispensable for supplying so urgently needed humanitarian […]