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The United States says that Sudan's rival forces have both committed war crimes in their brutal conflict, accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. The two sides "must end this brutal conflict... must comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law, international human rights law," says State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. SOUNDBITE
EU lawmakers approve a resolution that accuses Azerbaijan of carrying out "ethnic cleansing" against the Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, and urges the bloc to impose sanctions on Baku. According to the resolution, the European Parliament "considers that the current situation amounts to ethnic cleansing and strongly condemns threats and violence committed by Azerbaijani troops". IMAGES
Mandalay, Apr 1 (EFE/EPA). Myanmar's military junta has declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire with ethnic armed groups as at least 20 soldiers were killed in a clash with the Kachin Independence Army and a UN envoy warned of the possibility of "civil war at an unprecedented scale." (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: PROTESTS IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken describes violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region as "ethnic cleansing" as he presses for an investigation and the exit of Eritrean troops. SOUNDBITE
Peace talks between Myanmar's government and warring ethnic minorities kick off in a bid to end decades of conflict that have claimed thousands of lives. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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