Sudan's Agriculture Minister denies there’s a famine in the country
Sudan's agriculture minister, Abubakr al-Bushra, dismissed claims of famine in the country, questioning UN-backed data that 755,000
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and increase humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday.
Blinken will hold talks with Saudi leaders in Jeddah on Wednesday before
travelling to Cairo on Thursday for talks with Egyptian authorities, spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters from the Philippines, where Blinken is touring.
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