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Fighting continues in Sudan despite new ceasefire extension
Sudan’s rival army forces have accused one another of contemporary violations of a ceasefire as their lethal battle rumbled on for a 3rd week regardless of warnings of a slide in direction of civil conflict.
A whole lot of individuals have been killed and hundreds wounded since a long-simmering energy battle between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Fast Assist Forces (RSF) erupted into battle on April 15.
Each side stated a proper ceasefire settlement that was as a result of expire at midnight on Sunday could be prolonged for an additional 72 hours, in a transfer the RSF stated was “in response to worldwide, regional and native calls”.
The military stated it hoped what it known as the “rebels” would abide by the deal, but it surely believed they’d meant to maintain up assaults. The events have saved combating by a collection of ceasefires secured by mediators together with america.
Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan stated from Khartoum that individuals there “haven’t reacted a lot” to the extension announcement.
“They’ve seen how the earlier ceasefires have performed out. They’ve seen the repeated air strikes by the Sudanese military, the artillery strikes by the Fast Assist Forces,” she stated. “So a lot of them say that this ceasefire is prone to finish similar to the opposite earlier ceasefires.”
The scenario in Khartoum, the place the military has been battling RSF forces entrenched in residential areas, was comparatively calm on Sunday morning, a Reuters journalist stated, after heavy clashes have been heard on Saturday night close to town centre.
The military stated on Sunday that it had destroyed RSF convoys transferring in direction of Khartoum from the west. The RSF stated the military had used artillery and warplanes to assault its positions in quite a lot of areas in Khartoum province.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the reviews.
‘No direct negotiations’
The combating in Khartoum has to date seen RSF forces fan out throughout town as the military tries to focus on them largely by utilizing air strikes from drones and fighter jets.
The battle has despatched tens of hundreds of individuals fleeing throughout Sudan’s borders and prompted warnings that the nation may disintegrate, destabilising a unstable area and prompting overseas governments to scramble to evacuate their nationals.
Sudanese journalist Mohamed Alamin Ahmed informed Al Jazeera from Khartoum that individuals there have many causes to flee.
“Individuals are fleeing Khartoum not solely due to the humanitarian scenario and the bombs which have fallen on homes of civilians due to random shelling and air strikes, but additionally due to looting civilians within the streets, and even inside their homes,” he informed Al Jazeera.
Based on the US Division of State, the US authorities and multinational companions have helped practically 1,000 People go away Sudan since latest violence started, whereas a second authorities convoy arrived in Port Sudan on Sunday.
US residents and others eligible for the convoy would proceed on to Saudi Arabia, the place personnel have been staged to assist facilitate emergency journey, State Division Spokesman Matthew Miller stated in a press release on Sunday.
The UK introduced it had organized an additional evacuation flight from Port Sudan on the japanese Crimson Beach on Monday.
However, underlining the extent of the instability, Canada stated it was ending its evacuation flights due to “harmful situations”.
The prospects for negotiations have appeared bleak.
“There are not any direct negotiations, there are preparations for talks,” the United Nations particular consultant in Sudan, Volker Perthes, informed journalists in Port Sudan, including that regional and worldwide nations have been working with the 2 sides.
Perthes, who informed Reuters on Saturday that the perimeters have been extra open to negotiations than earlier than, stated he hoped a direct assembly between representatives of the perimeters could be held as quickly as doable geared toward “reaching an organised ceasefire with a monitoring mechanism”.
Military chief Basic Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has stated he would by no means sit down with RSF chief Basic Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also referred to as Hemedti, who in flip stated he would speak solely after the military ceased hostilities.
The battle has derailed an internationally backed political transition geared toward establishing democratic authorities in Sudan, the place former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir was toppled in 2019 after three many years in energy.
No less than 528 individuals have been killed and 4,599 wounded within the combating, the well being ministry stated. The UN has reported an identical variety of lifeless however believes the actual toll is way larger.
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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more
Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25.
The island proudly proclaims itself as having the “longest holiday season in the world,” according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.
On average, the holiday festivities in Puerto Rico last about 45 days, per the source, commencing right after Thanksgiving, and stretching all the way through mid-January.
The Christmas season in Puerto Rico typically lasts around 45 days. (iStock)
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The holiday season in Puerto Rico is full of rich traditions beloved by families.
One tradition those who visit Puerto Rico will immediately notice during the holiday season is decorations.
In Puerto Rico, decorations are typically put up by Thanksgiving, and kept up until the season concludes in mid-January, with opportune picture moments at every corner.
Parrandas, Christmas caroling, is a holiday staple.
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Carolers choose houses of family and friends to visit, typically starting around 10 p.m., performing aguinaldos (traditional Christmas songs), with not only their voices, but often with instruments as well, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
The group you begin caroling with is likely not the same group you end with.
In Puerto Rico, when carolers visit a house, they’ll often stop inside for conversation, food and drink before moving to the next residence.
Coquito is a popular beverage enjoyed during the holiday season in Puerto Rico. Coconut, vanilla and rum are among the ingredients. (Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Usually, the residences of the house visited will join the group for the next house, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
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A night of serenading loved ones can last quite a while, often stretching into the early morning hours of the following day, according to the source.
The biggest day of the holiday season in Puerto Rico actually isn’t Christmas, but instead, the night before.
In Puerto Rico, Dec. 24 is Nochebuena. On that day, loved ones gather for the exchange of gifts, caroling and a large feast.
Many families will also attend a midnight Mass on the day, known as Misa de Gallo.
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After Christmas passes, the festivities go on in Puerto Rico.
Another big event in the holiday lineup is Three Kings Day on Jan. 6, a holiday that “commemorates the visit that the Three Wise Men paid to Jesus after his birth,” according to Discover Puerto Rico.
On the eve of the day, children fill up a shoebox with grass to be left for camels to munch on while the Three Kings leave behind gifts for them, according to PuertoRico.com.
For a particularly festive Three Kings Day, Juana Díaz is the place to go, as it hosts the largest celebration in Puerto Rico for the holiday. In Juana Díaz, there is an annual festival and parade in honor of Three Kings Day that brings together over 25,000 people every year, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
Gifts are primarily exchanged between loved ones on Christmas Eve in Puerto Rico. (iStock)
Then, eight days later is Octavitas, a post-holiday celebration where families get together and celebrate one last time for the season.
The end of the holiday season is marked with the San Sebastián Street Festival.
This festival, spanning over multiple days, takes place in Old San Juan, and is filled with live music, dancing, shopping and parades.
Twin-engine plane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say.
A small plane has crashed into a tourist hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials have said.
The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a home and the second floor of a different house before crashing into a shop in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff from Canela, Brazil’s Civil Defense agency said on Sunday.
Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite told a news conference that the aircraft’s owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, was killed along with nine members of his family.
Leite said that 17 people on the ground were injured, 12 of whom were still receiving treatment in hospital.
Galeazzi’s company, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that its CEO and Galeazzi’s wife and three daughters had died in the crash.
“Luiz Galeazzi will be forever remembered for his dedication to his family and for his remarkable career as a leader of Galeazzi & Associados,” the company said in a post on LinkedIn.
“In this moment of immense pain, Galeazzi & Associados is deeply grateful for the expressions of solidarity and affection received from friends, colleagues and the community. We also sympathize with all those affected by the accident in the region.”
Gramado, located in the Serra Gaucha mountains, is a popular destination for vacationers, especially during the Christmas season.
The crash comes a little more than a year after Brazil suffered its worst air disaster in nearly two decades when a twin-engine plane crashed in the southeastern city of Vinhedo, killing all 62 people on board.
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