US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan

U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid escalating violence
US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
US Orders Its Non-Emergency Personnel to Leave South Sudan
The United States has ordered its non-emergency government personnel in South Sudan to leave the country because of security concerns, the State Department said on Sunday. "Armed conflict is ongoing and includes fighting between various political and ethnic groups.
Sudan launches case against United Arab Emirates at World Court
Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates at the World Court for allegedly violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the International Court of Justice said on Thursday.
A Turkish arms firm helped fuel Sudan’s brutal civil war, records show
A trove of documents and communications provided to The Post reveals how a Turkish company covertly funneled weapons to the Sudanese army.
Sudan Takes UAE To World Court Over Alleged Complicity In Genocide
Sudan filed an application instituting proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice
1 crew member killed as UN helicopter is attacked in violence-prone South Sudan
A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote part of South Sudan was attacked.
South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace, UN rights body says
On Friday, a South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers were killed when a U.N. helicopter trying to evacuate them from Nasir came under attack, the government said.
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Sudan: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - 'Widespread Pattern of Detention, Torture, and Ill-Treatment By Both Sides in Sudan War'
A UN report published on Thursday highlights a widespread pattern of arbitrary detention, torture, and ill-treatment of detainees by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum State,
Top lawmaker blocking US arms sales to UAE over role in Sudan war
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is blocking U.S. arms sales to a key Middle Eastern partner over its purported role in Sudan’s ongoing civil war, according to three congressional aides informed of the plan.
Climate Change Made South Sudan’s Heat Wave 10 Times as Likely, Study Finds
As global temperatures continue to rise, similar extreme heat waves in February could occur once every 10 years, according to the study. And if warming doubles by the end of the century, similar heat waves could occur annually. High temperatures are forecast to continue in the region through March.
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South Sudan On the Precipice of Renewed Full-Blown War
Tensions are running dangerously high after an opposition-linked militia overran an army base loyal to President Salva Kiir in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. Regional leaders should urgently press Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar,
South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace - U.N. rights body
Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on Saturday, days after the arrests of several officials allied to the country's vice president.