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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for warring parties in Sudan to agree to a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "I call on all parties in Sudan to honor the values of Ramadan by honoring a Ramadan cessation of hostilities," he tells a Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in the Gaza Strip, as the fighting between Israel and Hamas there passed the grim 100-day milestone. "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Tho ensure sufficient aid gets to where it is needed. To facilitate the release of the hostages. To tamp down the flames of wider war because the longer the conflict in Gaza continues, the greater the risk of escalation and miscalculation," Guterres says at a press briefing in New York. SOUNDBITE
The UN secretary-general called for a ceasefire of "at least three days" in embattled Sudan amid Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. SOUNDBITE
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls for a ceasefire in the conflict raging between Israelis and Palestinians. "The purpose is to protect civilians and to give full humanitarian access in Gaza," he says after chairing a virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers. SOUNDBITE
The United States says that a ceasefire voted by the United Nations can "only" be implemented once Hamas begins releasing hostages it still holds. SOUNDBITE
Demonstrators gather in central London to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israeli aerial bombardments has claimed dozens more victims in the Gaza Strip today, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, while the first ship loaded with aid is ready to set sail from Cyprus for the famine-stricken Palestinian territory. IMAGES
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