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Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's capital, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in Sudan’s western Darfur region not held by paramilitary forces, the United Nations top humanitarian official said Wednesday. Acting humanitarian...
UN warns some 25 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations
ROME (AP) — The World Food Program needs better access to people at risk of starvation in Sudan and more money from the crisis-weary West to feed more than 25 million people facing acute hunger, the U.N. agency's director said Thursday. “Sudan’s nearly a forgotten crisis right...
Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war. The UAE called the allegations “utterly false” and “baseless” and accused the government of refusing to...
UN official says Sudan's war has killed at least 20,000 people
CAIRO (AP) — More than 16 months of war in Sudan has killed more than 20,000 people, a senior United Nations official said Sunday, a grim figure amid a devastating conflict that has wrecked the northeastern African country. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World...
Kremlin says it has 'no worries' about Putin visit to Mongolia despite an ICC warrant for his arrest
The Kremlin says it has “no worries” about President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Mongolia, a country that is a member of the International Criminal Court, which last year issued a warrant for his arrest. The visit, scheduled for Sept. 3, will be Putin’s first trip to an...
Putin to travel to Mongolia next week despite an ICC warrant for his arrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Mongolia next week, the Kremlin said Thursday, despite the country being a member of the International Criminal Court, which last year issued a warrant for his arrest. The visit, scheduled for Sept. 3, will be Putin's first trip to an ICC...
A dam collapse in eastern Sudan kills at least 30 people following heavy rains, a UN agency says
CAIRO (AP) — The collapse of the Arbaat Dam in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state over the weekend flooded nearby homes and killed at least 30 people following heavy rains, a U.N. agency said. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said late Monday, citing...
A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall and local media report dozens missing
CAIRO (AP) — A dam in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state collapsed and sent water flooding over nearby homes, killing at least four people, the country's health ministry said. Media reports said scores of people were missing. In a statement late Sunday, the ministry said that the...
American rapper Macklemore says he canceled Dubai show over UAE arming Sudan paramilitary forces
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American rapper Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates' role "in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that's been fighting...
Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods. Health Minister Haitham...
