U.N. demands end to El Fashir siege in Sudan’s Darfur region

SHENDI, Sudan — The United Nations Security Council passed a near-unanimous resolution demanding the end of a siege of western Sudan’s El Fashir city to avert a humanitarian crisis in the war-torn nation. The British-sponsored resolution, which passed with 14 nations in support and Russia abstaining, calls for a cease-fire as well as “rapid, safe, … Read more