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Ethiopia warring parties agree to truce, says mediator
Ethiopia warring parties agree to truce, says mediator

Warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray have agreed to a truce, the African Union's mediator said Wednesday following marathon talks in South Africa. The week-long talks marked the first formal dialogue for ending a war that has killed hundreds of thousands and unleashed a humanitarian crisis.

US says its worries are growing over Russian nuclear talk
US says its worries are growing over Russian nuclear talk

The White House said Wednesday it was increasingly concerned over Moscow's talk of using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, after a media report said top Russian military officials had discussed how and when to use such a weapon. "We have grown increasingly concerned about the potential as these months have gone on," said White House national security spokesman John Kirby.