A conflict that initially seemed like a typical dispute between rival armies in Sudan has now escalated into a nationwide crisis with the potential to destabilize neighboring countries. The impending famine in Sudan is catastrophic, with estimates indicating that between 500,000 to a million people may die from hunger or related diseases due to the lack of harvest in the past year.
Ravaged by a civil war, Sudan could see a nationwide famine by August. With humanitarian aid being blocked on both sides, it is increasingly difficult to get supplies to those who need them the most. How to protect an endangered language (09:01). And, why domestic cats have become an existential threat to Scottish wildcats (14:43).
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