Sentence examples for halt fighting for from inspiring English sources

The latest reports came as Russia offered to halt fighting for three hours a day to allow aid into besieged parts of the city, but the UN countered by saying it needed at least 48 hours a week to take convoys through heavily bombed and mined roads into eastern Aleppo.

Whether a truce can halt fighting under such circumstances, even for 48 hours, remains uncertain.

The UN has called for "freeze zones" to halt fighting and improve aid.

"But we must be honest that despite efforts, hope for a deal to halt fighting in Juba is in short supply right now".

At the signing ceremony in Addis Ababa, President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar met face-to-face for the first time since hostilities broke out and agreed to halt fighting within 24 hours.

The Egyptian government has proposed both sides halt fighting first, and negotiate soon after.

Both nations must give a written commitment to halt fighting within 48 hours.

Diplomats said discussions focused on a plan for halting fighting across Syria, though that fell short of a formal ceasefire, which, crucially, would require monitoring and verification.

The loss should halt any idea of McGregor (19-3) forhtheg for the UFC welterweight title against the likes of Robbie Lawler.

The schedule was so tight that meals were snatched from platform cafes whenever the train came to a temporary halt, the 91 men and 1 woman of the orchestra swarming ravenously on unsuspecting vendors and fighting for the last hamburger.

For all of the kids who had been fighting for the DREAM act to pass, the news of this policy change and halt in these unfair deportations was a sweet victory.