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Countries call for Eid ceasefire in Sudan as fighting continues

All parties, including Ethiopia, South Sudan and US say it’s time to stop fighting that has forced thousands to flee.

Al Jazeera

Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN

A U.N.-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a U.N. spokesperson stressed on Thursday after comments by the deputy U.N. chief sparked concern and confusion.

Reuters

U.N. chief calls for three-day Eid truce in Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Thursday for a three-day ceasefire in Sudan over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr to allow trapped civilians to escape to seek medical treatment, food and other essential supplies.

Reuters

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UN chief to host May meeting on Afghanistan in Qatar

Senior UN official says meeting could include talks on ‘baby steps’ towards international recognition of the Taliban.

Al Jazeera

UN chief to convene meeting to work on way forward on Afghanistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene envoys on Afghanistan from various countries next month to work on a unified approach to dealing with the Taliban authorities, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia’s Lavrov to Talk Ukraine Grain Deal with UN Chief Next Week

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York next week, just weeks before the pact could expire unless Russian demands regarding its own exports are met. Lavrov is due to chair two UN Security Council meetings…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's Lavrov to talk Ukraine grain deal with UN chief next week

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss the Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York next week, just weeks before the pact could expire unless Russian demands regarding its own exports are met.

Reuters

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Blinken: Sudanese Want the Military Back in the Barracks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored the urgency of reaching a ceasefire after dozens of civilians were killed in the clashes between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Blinken, speaking on the sidelines of a Group of Seven Foreign Ministers meeting in Japan, "shared deep…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Region's state debt reaches 18-year high

The average government debt level in Asia-Pacific is at an 18-year high, with most developing economies in the region trying to stabilise it at current levels by 2027, according to recent research.

Bangkok Post

UN chief appeals to rival Sudan leaders to end violence

As fighting escalates, Antonio Guterres calls on army and paramilitary chiefs to restore calm and engage in dialogue.

Al Jazeera

Fighting in Sudan: What we know so far

Fighting between the army and a paramilitary force rages for a second day as the international community calls for calm.

Al Jazeera

Sudan's army pounds paramilitary bases with air strikes in power struggle

Sudan's army appeared to gain the upper hand on Sunday in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces, pounding their bases with air strikes, said witnesses.

Reuters

UN chief raises concerns with Russia about Ukraine grain deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to Russia, Ukraine and Turkey to raise concerns about the implementation of a deal that allows the safe wartime export of grain from several Ukrainian Black Sea ports, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday.

Reuters

Kenya 'disturbed' by UN remarks in leaked memo -senior official

Kenya is "disturbed" by comments about President William Ruto reportedly attributed to the United Nations deputy secretary-general in a leaked U.S. classified document, a senior Kenyan official said on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: US airman, 21, to appear in court after arrest over Pentagon leaks

Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Air National Guard, was arrested by armed FBI officers on Thursday

Radio France Internationale

UN chief Guterres pressures Mali's junta on return to constitutional rule

In a report presented to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Mali's ruling junta to "accelerate" the pace of the handover, in order to return power to elected civilians by early 2024 as promised.

Al Jazeera

Latest leak suggests US spying on UN chief Guterres over Russia

US document says UN secretary general accommodated Russia during Black Sea grain deal talks, according to a news report.

Reuters

Somalis suffering from climate crisis they did nothing to create - U.N. chief

Somalia is suffering from the impact of a climate crisis it has done almost nothing to create, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, as a full-blown famine threatens to follow a drought that killed 43,000 people last year.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Urges 'Massive' International Support For Somalia

Visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed Tuesday for "massive" international support for Somalia as it battles a devastating drought and a grinding Islamist insurgency. Guterres, who arrived in Somalia's capital Mogadishu earlier on Tuesday, described his trip as a visit of "solidarity." "I am also here to ring the alarm…

The New Daily

Up to 100 people killed in Sagaing area after Myanmar military airstrike

Myanmar's military says it has carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Myanmar Military Justifies Deadly Attack on Insurgent Ceremony

Myanmar's military said it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organized by its insurgent opponents this week and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help the "terrorists". Up to 100 people, including children, were killed in Tuesday's air strike in…

Reuters

Myanmar military justifies deadly attack on insurgent ceremony

Myanmar's military said it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week, and if civilians were also killed it was because they were being forced to help "terrorists".

Bangkok Post

Myanmar admits air strike on gathering; 100 feared dead

YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations (UN) and Western powers.

France 24

UN chief urges ‘massive international support’ for drought-hit Somalia

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for “massive international support” for Somalia on Tuesday during his visit to the East African country, which is facing the worst drought in decades.

The Independent UK

U.N calls for massive international support to Somalia

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