US, Saudi Arabia invite Sudan's warring factions to peace talks

The leader of one of Sudan's two warring factions has accepted an invitation by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to participate in peace talks aimed at ending the country's devastating 15-month-old conflict.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, released a statement late Tuesday accepting Blinken's invitation to participate in talks to be held next month in Switzerland.