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Images of the warring parties in the Ethiopian conflict signing a truce deal. Following the signing, the various African leaders involved in the truce negotiations pose for photographs. The deal was unveiled following marathon talks in South Africa almost two years to the day since the start of a war that has claimed many thousands of lives and unleashed a desperate humanitarian crisis. IMAGES
US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters that US President Biden welcomes the extension of a truce between Yemen's warring parties, which he adds "has brought an unprecedented calm in Yemen." The agreement to extend a four-month long truce for a further two months was reached just hours before it was due to expire, the United Nations announced. SOUNDBITE
Les Cayes, Aug 22 (EFE).- The main armed gangs in Haiti said Sunday they have accepted a truce to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid to the thousands affected by the earthquake last week, which caused at least 2,207 deaths and more than 12,000 injured. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS) SHOT LIST: A HALF-BUILT CHURCH AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE AND THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN AID IN LES CAYES, HAITI.
Sanaa (Yemen), Apr 14 (EFE / EPA) .- Some areas of the Yemeni capital have been severely affected by the torrential rains that hit the country since March.(CAMERA: Yahya Arhab)
The UN envoy for Yemen arrives in the capital Sanaa for talks to shore up a ceasefire in the country's lifeline port city of Hodeida. IMAGES
Rival sides in Yemen's civil war, the country's foreign minister Khaled al Yamani and rebel negotiator Mohammed Abdelsalam shake hands after agreeing a ceasefire for a vital port on the seventh day of the UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden. IMAGES