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- United Kingdom leans toward backing Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh as UN secretary-general.
- Nusseibeh would be the first woman and second Arab to lead the United Nations.
- Human-rights advocates allege the UAE supplies arms to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces.
- Sudanese diplomat Ammar Mahmoud says Nusseibeh denied UAE arming the RSF despite evidence.
- UK announced sanctions on 15 senior Sudanese commanders for alleged atrocities, including sexual violence.