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Civil war has been raging in Sudan for two years. The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seen famine, destruction, and millions driven from their homes. Among them, the family and friends of our Africa correspondent Yous ...  Show more

Mark Carney's Liberals have won the Canadian election in a remarkable turnaround for the centre-left party.      The Liberal Party was well behind in the polls just months ago.  That's before Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as leader and US President Donald Trump soured relations ...  Show more

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The new omnibus bill dropped early this morning, and it’s a doozy. The bill is more than 4,000 pages and covers $1.7 trillion – but the clock is ticking to pass it before the end of the week. CNN’s Zachary Wolf breaks down all 12 appropriation bills, what made it in, and what got ...  Show more