Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum
KHALID ABDELAZIZ and MOHAMED NURELDIN AIR strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum, residents said, after a Saudi and U.S.-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, is due to come into effect on Monday evening with an internationally-supported monitoring mechanism. It also allows for the delivery of humanitarian aid. Repeated ceasefire announcements since the conflict started on April 15 have failed…