Burhan, has repeatedly been accused of hindering international efforts to assess the food security situation in the war-torn country

Almost 25 million people are now in urgent need of food aid, amounting to one of the gravest starvation crises in modern times.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

Famine is reported to be spreading in Sudan amid relentless war between the military and paramilitary group that devastated the country and created the world’s largest displacement crisis. Global hunger monitor Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said it detected famine in five areas.