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Added on the 01/06/2023 12:36:59 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The United States calls on Sudan's army to join US-brokered ceasefire talks that get underway in Switzerland with only one side in the brutal war, the rival Rapid Support Forces. "We have stressed that they have a responsibility to be there, and we'll continue to make that clear," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
People fleeing Sudan arrive at a port to board a Saudi-bound military ship. Multiple nations are scrambling to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea from Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed hundreds. IMAGES
Images of a British Royal Air Force military transport aircraft on a runway at Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus as evacuations of foreigners from Sudan continue. IMAGES
People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as deadly fighting raged into a second week between forces loyal to two rival generals. IMAGES
A military fighter jet flies over Khartoum as smoke rises above buildings. Sudan's air force struck multiple paramilitary bases in Khartoum, the army said, as fighting raged on the streets of the capital between the rival security forces. IMAGES
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives at the Philippines' Department of National Defense for talks on Thursday. The two countries announced a deal to give US troops access to another four bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to counter China's military rise. IMAGES