
American teaching in Sudan was told he was on his own amid violence, mom says: "Sick to my stomach"
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As thousands of Americans try to flee Sudan amid a fragile ceasefire, an Arizona mother said her son was told by the U.S. that he was on his own while he tried to make plans to escape.
"I don't think I've had a decent meal in four days," Joyce Eiler told CBS News.
Eiler said her son, Mike, was teaching in Sudan when violence broke out between two warring factions on April 15. At least 459 people had died as of Tuesday, the U.N.'s World Health Organization said, citing information from the country's health ministry. The true number of deaths is likely significantly higher.

Johannesburg — President Trump doubled down Friday on his offer to grant U.S. citizenship to White Afrikaner farmers in South Africa, accusing their government of treating them "terribly." Mr. Trump said the U.S. would offer them "safety" and that they would be given a "rapid pathway to citizenship."

Toronto — Canada's Liberal Party has chosen veteran central bank leader Mark Carney as its new leader, meaning he will quickly replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the country's top office. The transition, and Trudeau's political downfall, comes amid the chaotic trade war with Canada's closest ally launched by President Trump.

The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago.

International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International Women's Day on Saturday.