UN chief António Guterres has called for an immediate end to military escalation in Sudan after reports that more than 460 people were shot dead in a maternity hospital by paramilitary forces.

KHARTOUM - The head of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced an investigation into alleged abuses by his troops following their capture of the key Darfur city of el-Fasher, amid widespread reports of mass civilian killings.

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua |  Thousands of people remain trapped in Sudan’s western city of El Fasher as reports of atrocities against civilians mount and the humanitarian crisis deepens, UN humanitarians said Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was alarmed by the atrocity reports in the capital of …

The announcement comes after growing reports of mass killings, including of patients at a hospital.