Sudan: Fighting rages despite humanitarian pause, over 50 killed


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Fierce fighting raged in Sudan's capital despite an hours-long pause Sunday to address humanitarian needs including the evacuation of wounded, on the second day of battles that left three UN staff among more than 50 civilians killed throughout the country. The World Food Programme said it was suspending operations in the impoverished country after the killing of its three workers. The battles between the powerful armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) sparked an international outcry and regional concern, including border closures by neighbours Egypt and Chad. Deafening explosions and intense gunfire rattled buildings in the capital Khartoum's densely-populated...