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The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” into another civil war, and to speak with one voice to support a return to pe...
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Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar, who serves as one of the country’s vice presidents, was arrested in the capital.
From U.S. News & World Report
The arrest threatens the fragile peace agreement signed in 2018 between Mr. Machar and President Salva Kiir, which ended a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people.
From The New York Times

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UN chief: World leaders must speak with one voice to prevent a new civil war in South Sudan
The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” into another civil war, and to speak with one voice to support a return to peace.
UN Chief: Situation in South Sudan 'Darkly Reminiscent' of Civil Wars
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a peace agreement in South Sudan was in a shambles, telling the country's leaders to put down the weapons and put all the people of South Sudan first.
Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar, who serves as one of the country’s vice presidents, was arrested in the capital. Machar’s arrest in Juba on Wednesday followed detentions of his allies in the government and the army,
Fears of Civil War in South Sudan Stem From Political Rivalry Between the President and His Deputy
Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was arrested in the capital
Sudan situation 'darkly reminiscent' of civil wars, says Guterres
UN chief Guterres says the situation in South Sudan is 'darkly reminiscent' of civil wars :: United Nations:: March 28, 2025:: Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General“Let's not mince words.
Fears in South Sudan of a return to civil war
March 28, 2025. Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan as a special envoy to help defuse a growi
South Sudan’s Vice President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest, Party Says
The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country back into civil war.
Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?
When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, rebel-leader-turned-president Salva Kiir promised his people freedom and democracy.
S.Sudan govt says Vice President Machar 'under house arrest'
The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate the crisis threatening to end the fragile peace deal between rival factions.

Trump pulls Stefanik's UN ambassador nomination

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President Donald Trump says he pulled GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to serve as United Nations ambassador because he doesn't "want to take any chances."
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The nomination had languished amid a reality the razor-thin House Republican majority could complicate passing some of the president’s top agenda initiatives.
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Trump reveals why he pulled Stefanik's UN ambassador nomination: 'Cannot take a chance'
President Donald Trump says he pulled GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to serve as United Nations ambassador because "we have a slim margin" and "don't want to take any chances."
Citing politics, President Trump pulls plug on Stefanik nomination as U.N. ambassador
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Trump withdraws Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination for UN ambassador, citing tight GOP House margin
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was pulling Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a stunning turnaround for his Cabinet pick after her confirmation had been stalled over concerns about Republicans' tight margins in the House.
White House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority
The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations amid concerns over slim margins in the US House of Representatives, keeping one of Trump’s most vocal allies in Congress.
Trump withdraws Stefanik as his pick for United Nations envoy
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Trump Pulls Stefanik’s Nomination as GOP Gets Nervous About Special Elections
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UN Mobilizing to Help Those in Need After South Asia Quake
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