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UN Chief Calls for Ramadan Truce in Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview the media, ahead of the VIII Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 29 February 2024. (EPA)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview the media, ahead of the VIII Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 29 February 2024. (EPA)
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UN Chief Calls for Ramadan Truce in Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview the media, ahead of the VIII Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 29 February 2024. (EPA)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview the media, ahead of the VIII Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 29 February 2024. (EPA)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a cessation of hostilities in Sudan during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which begins early next week.

"This cessation of hostilities must lead to a definitive silencing of the guns across the country, and set out a firm path towards lasting peace for the Sudanese people," Guterres told the UN Security Council.

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Harris Says She and Biden Are Working to End Gaza War

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gives her keynote address on the final night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22 August 2024. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gives her keynote address on the final night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22 August 2024. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
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Harris Says She and Biden Are Working to End Gaza War

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gives her keynote address on the final night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22 August 2024. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gives her keynote address on the final night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22 August 2024. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she and President Joe Biden are working to end the war in the Gaza Strip as she closed out the Democratic National Convention.

Harris declared that she would “always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself.”

“At the same time, what has happened in Gaza over the past 10 months is devastating," she said. “Desperate, hungry people fleeing for safety over and over again. ... President Biden and I are working to end this war.”

She indicated that the suffering could end with a ceasefire and the release of hostages taken in the October raid carried out by Hamas militants.

Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the urgency of sealing a deal for a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages, the White House said.

The Israeli offensive launched in response to the Hamas raid has killed over 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza.