Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, April 23, 2023

Sudan’s army says it hopes the rebels will abide by the truce and stop military moves obstructing it.

The warring groups in Sudan continued to engage in fierce clashes on Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions heard in the capital Khartoum and other cities despite the proclamation of a 72-hour ceasefire.

A new attempt at a ceasefire in fierce fighting between Sudanese troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum and elsewhere failed on Wednesday.

Fighting continues between rival military factions in Sudan for a fifth day as a 24-hour ceasefire breaks down and the death toll rises to at least 270.

For a third consecutive day, people in Sudan woke up to the ear-splitting sounds of heavy artillery and bombardment by warplanes on Monday as the death toll neared 100 following days of violent unrest. 

Amid ongoing conflict in Sudan, the US is trying to either impose ideological changes in the African country or balkanize it, says a commentator.

A total of 65 Iranian nationals have been evacuated from Sudan as the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues.

Sudan's regular army accuses rivaling RSF paramilitary of attacking the Turkish evacuation plane.

A leading figure of the regime of the deposed ruler Omar al-Bashir has escaped jail.