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Over 700,000 displaced internally in Sudan since mid-April: UN
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Over 700,000 displaced internally in Sudan since mid-April: UN

GENEVA: Heavy fighting in Sudan has led to 700,000 people being internally displaced since the middle of April, the United Nations said on Tuesday, adding…

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Emergency aid supplies reach Sudan, as fighting sputters on
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Emergency aid supplies reach Sudan, as fighting sputters on

CAIRO: An aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed Sunday in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by more than two weeks of fighting…

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Sudan: Sudan fighting abates overnight, allowing more people to flee
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Sudan: Sudan fighting abates overnight, allowing more people to flee

KHARTOUM: Fighting in Sudan abated overnight after the army and a rival paramilitary force agreed to a 72-hour truce but a witness said gunfire could…

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Switzerland shuts embassy in Sudan for security reasons
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Switzerland shuts embassy in Sudan for security reasons

BERLIN: Switzerland has closed its embassy in Khartoum and evacuated staff and their families over the current security situation in Sudan, the Swiss foreign ministry…

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Biden: US military evacuated US personnel from embassy in Khartoum: Joe Biden
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Biden: US military evacuated US personnel from embassy in Khartoum: Joe Biden

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Saturday said the US military conducted an operation to extract US government personnel from Khartoum, adding that Washington is…

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US embassy evacuated as Sudan fighting enters 2nd week
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US embassy evacuated as Sudan fighting enters 2nd week

KHARTOUM, Sudan: The US military has evacuated American embassy staff from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said Sunday, as fighting between the Sudanese army and a…

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