UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations (UN) on Sunday (Monday in Manila) reported armed groups close to a key town in South Sudan amid battles between supporters of the country’s president and vice president.

A UN surveillance aircraft spotted the groups 50 kilometers from Bor, capital of Jonglei state, which has become a focus of a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek Machar.

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