Sudan peace talks end with breakthrough on humanitarian aid

FILE - Sudanese displaced from the town of Sinjah queue to receive food at their makeshift camp in the eastern city of Gedaref, Sudan, Aug. 22, 2024. Sudanese displaced from the town of Sinjah receive humanitarian aid at their makeshift camp in the eastern city of Gedaref, Aug. 22, 2024.

U.S.-brokered peace talks on Sudan have failed to end the country's 16-month conflict but have succeeded in gaining greater humanitarian access to millions of people who have been deprived of food, medicine and other essential relief for many months, according to a senior U.S. official.