Sudan's neighbors meeting in Cairo for summit agree to Egypt's initiative to try to end conflict

Leaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries agreed to a new Egyptian-led international initiative to resolve the deepening conflict in the Northeast African country

3 soldiers, 2 insurgents killed in shootout in southwest Pakistan, officials say

Officials say three Pakistani soldiers and two insurgents have been killed in a shootout in the restive southwestern Baluchistan province

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Militants attack a security post in southwest Pakistan and trigger a clash that leaves 8 dead

Pakistani officials say five heavily-armed militants have attacked a security post in southwest Pakistan, triggering an intense shootout that left four soldiers, three attackers and a female passerby dead, officials said

Iraq's $27B deal with TotalEnergies could ease its longstanding energy crisis, but challenges remain

A multi-billion dollar agreement signed with France’s TotalEnergies could help resolve Iraq’s longstanding electricity crisis

Rights group urges probe into Darfur atrocities by Sudanese paramilitary forces battling the army

A prominent rights group has called for the International Criminal Court to investigate atrocities in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, including what it says were “summary executions” of 28 non-Arab tribesmen by a Sudanese paramilitary force and allied Arab militias

Iran sentences rapper to more than 6 years in prison over protests, supporters say

Iran has sentenced a popular rapper to six years and three months in prison over his participation in protests that rocked the country last year

Italy agrees to lift ban on flights from conflict-stricken Libya, officials say

One of Libya’s rival governments says commercial flights between Italy and conflict-torn Libya will resume in September after the Italian government agreed to lift a 10-year-long ban on civil aviation in the North African nation

UN chief says Sudan on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” after nearly 3 months of fighting

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war,” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum

Armed mobs rampage through villages and push remote Indian region to the brink of civil war

India's remote northeastern state of Manipur is caught in a deadly conflict between two ethnic communities that have armed themselves and launched brutal attacks against one another