In a plea for peace, Pope Francis has kissed the shoes of Sudanese leaders.
The gesture came as the head of the Catholic Church pleaded with South Sudanese government officials and opposition leaders.
Pope Francis was meeting with President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar at a spiritual retreat at the Vatican.
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
However a civil war broke out two years later, killing at least 400,000 and displacing millions.
Iran denies talks with US after Trump postpones strikes on power grid
Iran denied on Monday that it had engaged in negotiations with the United States, after President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb Iran's power grid because of what he described as productive talks with unidentified Iranian officials.
Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has stated that Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country's south, as Israeli troops bombed bridges and destroyed homes in an escalating military assault.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea’s nuclear status is irreversible, threatens South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would permanently strengthen its nuclear forces and treat South Korea as its most hostile state, as he set out policy priorities in a speech to parliament, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
Japan to start releasing oil from joint stockpiles by end-March, PM says
Japan plans to start releasing oil from joint stockpiles held by producing nations in the country by the end of March, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a post on social media website X on Tuesday.
Death toll nearly doubles to 66 in Colombian military plane crash
A Colombian military plane crashed in a takeoff disaster on Monday, killing 66 people as rescuers shuttled dozens of survivors to nearby hospitals and searched for four who were still missing, according to a top official.
Seven overhead power lines out of service due to falling debris in Kuwait
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy has announced late on Monday that seven overhead power lines in several areas of the country were taken out of service due to damage sustained from falling debris following air defence interceptions.
Airstrikes on Iraqi site kill 10 fighters including commander
Airstrikes targeting a site belonging to Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces in the western province of Anbar killed at least 10 fighters, including the PMF's Anbar operations commander, and wounded 30 others, security and health sources told Reuters early on Tuesday.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russia preparing new massive attack
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukrainian intelligence believed Russian forces were preparing a new, imminent mass attack on the country.
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