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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Khartoum, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 37 stories have been published about Khartoum which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Khartoum, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 37 stories have been published about Khartoum which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Middle East · JerusalemIsrael and Sudan have finalised a deal to normalise relations, with a signing ceremony expected following a transfer of power from the military to a civilian government in Khartoum, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Israel, Sudan announce deal to normalise relations
46% Left coverage: 26 sources
Interpol · KhartoumKidane Zekarias Habtemariam, an Eritrean who was the subject of two Interpol red notices, was caught in a major international police operation led by the United Arab Emirates. In a statement, Interpol said he was believed to have smuggled and trafficked thousands of victims.
Interpol says a top human trafficker arrested in Sudan
50% Center coverage: 14 sources
China · KhartoumThirteen of the 15 council members voted for the resolution. Russia and China abstained, arguing that the Darfur conflict is largely over. The resolution also extends the mandate of the UN panel of experts monitoring the arms embargo and travel ban and asset freeze on certain individuals until March 12, 2024.
UN renews Sudan arms embargo as Russia and China abstain
58% Center coverage: 12 sources
Military · KhartoumGen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces. He says his conflict with other military leaders is centered on the issue of handing over power to civilians. Sudan was plunged into chaos after a military coup removed a Western-backed government in October 2021. Dagalo portrayed himself as a defender of the restoration of democratic transition.
Sudan general says military leaders clinging to power
56% Left coverage: 9 sources
United Nations · KhartoumSudan is demanding the U.N. Security Council immediately lift an arms embargo and other sanctions imposed during violence in the western Darfur region in 2005, saying the punishment did not include conditions or require the military government to meet U.N. benchmarks.
Sudan demands United Nations immediately lift arms embargo
49% Center coverage: 8 sources
Sergey Lavrov · KhartoumSergey Lavrov is expected to meet Thursday in Khartoum with Sudan's military rulers. Talks are expected to focus on Sudan's role with affairs in its neighboring conflict-stricken countries. Lavrov's visit is part of a multi-leg Africa trip that has taken him to Mali and Mauritania.
Lavrov in Khartoum to meet with Sudanese military leaders
58% Center coverage: 17 sources
Archbishop · Vatican CityPope Francis urges Catholic bishops, priests and nuns in South Sudan to speak out against abuse of power and injustice in the country. Francis is taking part in an unprecedented "pilgrimage of peace" to South Sudan along with Protestant Christian church leaders. South Sudan, a predominantly Christian nation that broke away from Sudan in 2011, has seen years of inter-ethnic fighting that has displaced millions since a civil war broke out in 2013.
Raise your voices against South Sudan injustice, pope tells Churches
37% Left coverage: 19 sources
Europe · MoscowThe U.S. has stepped up pressure on Middle East allies to expel the Wagner Group. The group is owned by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Pentagon has described it as a surrogate for the Russian Defense Ministry.
US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya
72% Center coverage: 18 sources
