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US envoy to Sudan Tom Perriello at a press conference following the unconstructive Sudan peace talks in Geneva.

Envoys empty handed after Sudanese army skips peace talks

US-arranged talks in Geneva were attended by only one of the warring parties. The other sent no delegates because their list of concerns had not been addressed. Meanwhile, the war crimes continue

27 August 2024

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he addresses Ukraine's closing press conference of the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 16, 2024.

Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP

Is Zelensky softening his stance on peace talks?

Analysts fear Russia will not back down, so now is a good time for Ukraine to start a peace process before a possible Trump presidency. Zelensky's recent comments seem to reflect this mentality shift.

Wahid Abdel Maguid 02 July 2024

Women and children wait under the shade of an umbrella at a food distribution site in the town of Adi Mehameday, in the western Tigray region of Ethiopia, Saturday, May 28, 2022. (Claire Nevill/WFP via AP)

Ethiopia Names Negotiators for Looming Tigray Peace Process

Ethiopian authorities have named a team of seven negotiators for possible peace talks with Tigray forces. The announcement comes after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced earlier in June…

AP 29 June 2022

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