U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a Hamas statement of support for a U.N. resolution backing a proposal for a cease-fire in the Gaza war was a «hopeful sign,» but definitive word was still needed from the Hamas leadership in Gaza. Blinken was visiting Israel Tuesday.

Malawi: Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others were killed when a military plane in which they were traveling crashed in the Chikangawa mountain range, the government said Tuesday. President Lazarus Chakwera declared Tuesday a national day of mourning.

Malawi: Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others were killed when the military plane they were travelling in crashed in the Chikangawa mountain range, the government said Tuesday. President Lazarus Chakwera declared Tuesday a national day of mourning.

At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira province in Sudan on Wednesday, Sudanese officials and UNICEF said.

U.S. President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in France Friday. Biden reiterated that Washington “will not walk away” from Ukraine and its war with Russia.

France: U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he apologizes to the Ukrainian people for a months-long hold up of American military assistance to Ukraine, while Congress debated a $61 billion aid package earlier this year.