UN extended the Darfur arms embargo for one month as the US pushed for wider restrictions across Sudan and Russia opposed expansion.

The UN Security Council extended Darfur's arms embargo by a month as members debated a wider Sudan ban. Russia and China opposed expansion, exposing deep divisions as war and hunger worsen.

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to briefly extend the current arms embargo on Sudan’s western Darfur region while negotiations continue on a contentious U.S. proposal to expand the embargo throughout the country.