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Sudan’s military leader warns the war in his country could spread beyond its borders
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The war in Sudan could spread beyond the northeast African country's borders if it is not stopped, Sudan's army chief told the United Nations General Assembly, while urging world leaders to designate the rival paramilitary force as a terrorist group. “The...
Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's one of the United Nations' more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters. And there is scant insight into how it decides a question of far-reaching impact: Who gets let through the door? With an anodyne name, the...
UNGA Briefing: Permanent observers, more Security Council and what else is going on at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's Day 3 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Wednesday at the U.N. and what to keep an eye on Thursday. Follow our live updates to keep up with...
Fire engulfs an 18-story tower block in Sudan's capital as rival forces battle for the 6th month
CAIRO (AP) — An 18-story building in the center of Sudan's capital was engulfed in flames Sunday as fighting between the military and a rival paramilitary force enters its sixth month. The Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower, situated in the center of Khartoum, caught fire...
UN envoy for Sudan resigns and warns that the conflict could be turning into full-scale civil war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Sudan who was declared unwelcome by the country’s military rulers resigned Wednesday in a final speech to the U.N. Security Council, warning that the conflict between Sudan’s rival military leaders “could be morphing into a full-scale civil...
Sudan's military chief visits Eritrea to discuss Sudan conflict with the president
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military chief traveled to Eritrea on Monday for a meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, the general's latest international trip since fighting broke out between his army and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April, state media said. Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan...
A drone attack on an open market has killed at least 43 people in Sudan as rival troops battle
CAIRO (AP) — A drone attack Sunday on an open market south of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43 people, activists and a medical group said, as the military and a powerful rival paramilitary group battle for control of the country. More than 55 others were wounded in the...
US imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict
CAIRO (AP) — The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdel-Rahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their monthslong conflict with Sudan's army. The U.S. Treasury said in a statement that...
Trial starts in Sweden of 2 oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two executives of a Swedish oil exploration and production company went on trial Tuesday in Stockholm for securing the company's operations in Sudan through their alleged complicity in war crimes in 20 years ago. Swedish prosecutors claim that former Lundin Oil...
Egypt resumes commercial flights to war-torn Sudan for the first time in nearly five months
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Tuesday resumed direct commercial flights to Sudan for the first time since a devastating war broke out between Sudan’s rival generals nearly five months ago. Flight MS865, operated by Egypt’s national carrier EgyptAir, departed from the Egyptian capital,...
