Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce pushed by US
KHALID ABDELAZIZ, NAFISA ELTAHIR and HUMEYRA PAMUK HEAVY gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting that has touched off a humanitarian crisis. Loud shooting reverberated in the background of live feeds by Arab television news channels in the Khartoum capital region minutes after the agreed 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) onset of the ceasefire. Warplanes were roaring in the skies above Khartoum, a Reuters reporter heard tanks firing shortly after the truce was due to take hold, and a resident told Reuters he…