In a plea for peace, Pope Francis has kissed the shoes of Sudanese leaders.
The gesture came as the head of the Catholic Church pleaded with South Sudanese government officials and opposition leaders.
Pope Francis was meeting with President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar at a spiritual retreat at the Vatican.
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
However a civil war broke out two years later, killing at least 400,000 and displacing millions.
Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an enhanced ceasefire deal on Sunday in the presence of US President Donald Trump, who intervened in July to bring an end to their deadly five-day border conflict.
Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93
Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has passed away at the age of 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday.
Louvre transfers jewels to Bank of France after heist
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France, according to French radio RTL, after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability.
Russian aerial attack on Kyiv kills two, injures 13, Ukraine officials say
Two people were killed and 13 others injured in Kyiv after Russian missiles and drones hit sites in Ukraine overnight, including infrastructure and energy sites, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday.
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