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 accuses US of ground assault plans as Pakistan hosts regional talks
Iran said it was ready to respond to a US ground attack, accusing Washington on Sunday of preparing a land assault even as the Trump administration sought talks and as regional powers met in Pakistan to try to end the conflict.
Netanyahu orders expansion of security buffer zone in southern Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had instructed the military to further expand the existing security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, vowing to fundamentally change the security situation there.
Ten Kuwaiti troops injured in Iranian missile attack
Ten Kuwaiti military personnel were injured in an Iranian missile attack on a military camp in the Gulf country, the Kuwaiti army said on Sunday, without giving a location.
Oman says no party has claimed responsibility for attacks on its territory
Oman's foreign ministry said on Sunday that it condemns attacks on its territory, adding that no party has claimed responsibility.
Anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies pop up in thousands of US cities
Demonstrators decrying US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation efforts, war in Iran and other policies took to city streets across the country on Saturday in the third round of the "No Kings" rallies.
