White House calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Sudan

The US government on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire to fighting in Sudan and said American officials were in touch with the military leaders.

"We deplore the escalating violence out of Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan," said a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council.

"We call for an immediate ceasefire without conditions between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)."