WASHINGTON -- The White House said on Sunday that the United States and Ukraine drafted an "updated and refined" peace framework during talks in Geneva, Switzerland.
Both sides agreed to continue to work on joint proposals in the coming days, according to a joint statement released by the White House. And final decisions under this framework will be made by the presidents of Ukraine and the United States. (US-Ukraine-Peace Plan)
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KHARTOUM -- Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Monday declared a unilateral three-month humanitarian truce, a day after the Sudanese Armed Forces rejected an internationally backed ceasefire plan.
RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo announced the pause in a televised address, saying his fighters would halt operations to allow aid deliveries and protect civilians. He said the group agreed to the truce to offer "hope" to a population "exhausted by this war." (Sudan-RSF-Ceasefire)
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JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa will hand over the G20 presidency to the United States in a low-key manner, likely on Tuesday, Zane Dangor, South Africa's G20 sherpa and director-general of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), said Monday.
"The agreement is that we should do it low-key. It's not just a South African issue; the U.S. doesn't want a very big handover event," said Dangor, adding that the handover would be conducted at the level of a senior DIRCO official to the U.S. charge d'affaires. (South Africa-US-G20)
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ISLAMABAD -- At least three security personnel were killed and five others injured on Monday morning in an attack at the Federal Constabulary's headquarters in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial capital of Peshawar, police said.
Inspector General of Police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zulfiqar Hameed told the media that a suicide bomber exploded his jacket at the main gate of the Federal Constabulary headquarters, formerly known as Frontier Constabulary. (Pakistan-Attack-Casualties) ■
