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Sudan's RSF declares truce after army rejects US plan

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Monday announced a unilateral three-month ceasefire a day after the army dismissed a US truce proposal from international mediators. The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan's regular army since April 2023, said it was declaring the

Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it will enter into ceasefire

(Reuters) -The head of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces said late on Monday that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce, after U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that he would intervene to seek an end to a war that has plunged the

Poland summons Israeli ambassador over Yad Vashem post

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland summoned Israel's ambassador on Monday over a tweet from a Holocaust memorial institute that Warsaw said did not make clear that occupying Nazi German forces, and not Polish authorities, made Jews wear star badges during World War Two. Foreign Minister

Hezbollah mourns top commander killed in Israeli strike

Hezbollah held the funeral Monday for its top military chief and other members of the militant group a day after Israel killed them in a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. Haytham Ali Tabatabai is the most senior Hezbollah commander to be killed by Israel since a November

Pope heads to Turkey, Lebanon in first overseas trip

Pope Leo XIV embarks on his debut overseas trip Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon to promote Christian unity and urge peace efforts amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. The six-day trip is the first major international test for the US pope, who was elected head