The Latest Breaking News from Volker Perthes

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

The UN special envoy for Sudan – who was declared unwelcome by the country’s military rulers – has resigned in a final speech to the United Nations Security Council, warning that the conflict between Sudan’s rival military leaders “could be morphing into a full-scale civil war.”

West Darfur state governor Khamis Abakar killed after TV interview accusing paramilitary fighters of killing civilians.

The fighting has displaced more than 1.6 million people inside Sudan, with another 530,000 fleeing to other countries.

The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan said on Tuesday evening that attacks in Sudan's Darfur region could amount to crimes against humanity.

Activists and observers have warned that unchecked violence could prove worse than Darfur’s previous cycle of killings.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America have announced that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a ceasefire. This follows an overnight attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Khartoum.

Declaration comes after army chief called for diplomat’s removal. UN chief at the time expressed ‘shock’ at request.

The U.N. Security Council is calling for an immediate cease-fire in Sudan to be followed by a permanent halt to hostilities and new efforts to reach a lasting democratic political settlement in the conflict-wracked country