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Jun 09

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News Wrap: Evidence growing that explosion rocked Ukraine dam before collapse

In our news wrap Friday, evidence is growing that an explosion rocked a dam in southern Ukraine before it collapsed, smoky skies partially cleared in Washington, New York and much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, flooding swamped part of China's…

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May 27

Fleeing Sudan’s deadly conflict, thousands of exhausted South Sudanese refugees return home

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Years of fighting between government and opposition forces in South Sudan killed almost 400,000 people and displaced millions until a peace agreement was signed nearly five years ago. Now, many are heading home as they flee a brutal conflict in neighboring Sudan.

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Feb 04

Amid rampant violence in South Sudan, Pope Francis warns treatment of women is key for peace

By Nicole Winfield, Deng Machol, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

Pope Francis called for women and girls to be respected, protected and honored during a meeting in the South Sudanese capital Juba with some of the 2 million people who have been forced by fighting and flooding to flee their…

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Feb 03

Pope urges peace on visit to South Sudan as continued fighting in the country kills 27

By Nicole Winfield, Deng Machol, Associated Press

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Pope Francis has landed in South Sudan, opening the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage with plans to encourage the young country's stalled peace process.

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Jan 31

Pope’s Africa trip spotlights conflict, church’s future

By Nicole Winfield, Jean-Yves Kamale, Christina Malkia, Associated Press

Aid groups are hoping Francis’ trip will shine a spotlight on two of the world’s forgotten conflicts and rekindle international attention on some of Africa’s worst humanitarian crises.

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Dec 07

South Sudan’s ruling party backs longtime president for another run

By Deng Machol, Associated Press

Kiir has been the country's only president since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011. South Sudan has since grappled with a five-year civil war and the slow implementation of a peace deal signed in 2018.

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Aug 22

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South Sudan faces growing food crisis as millions go hungry

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster

Record-breaking drought continues to scorch wide swaths of sub-Saharan Africa, from Somalia in the east to Niger in the west. Humanitarian groups say tens of millions are hungry and conditions are being made even worse by the consequences of Russia’s…

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Aug 22

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World Food Program warns of a looming global catastrophe

By Nick Schifrin

Much of East Africa and other areas of the world are now facing food shortages in part due to climate change and Russia’s war with Ukraine. This comes as the World Food Program is experiencing funding shortages amid the prospect…

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Mar 15

WATCH: The U.N. Security Council discusses South Sudan and Yemen

By Associated Press

The United States, alongside other nations, spoke at the meeting in an effort to support South Sudan in their quest for peace.

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Sep 24

WATCH: South Sudan addresses the U.N. General Assembly

By Associated Press

Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, one of five vice presidents of South Sudan, and the country's first woman to hold the position, spoke to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.

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