The agreement promises an end to a standoff that has paralyzed the country since President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was ousted in April. “We hope that this is the beginning of a new era,” said Omar al-Degair, a leader of a civilian coalition negotiating with the military.

The basics: Under the agreement, each side will control five seats on an 11-member council, with the remaining member jointly nominated. There’s also a pledge to investigate a bloody military crackdown against protesters in the capital last month.

The background: A popular uprising that began in December morphed into a movement that led to the removal of Mr. al-Bashir after 30 years of turbulent and often brutal rule.

Iran’s top diplomat faces enemies on both sides

Iran’s hard-liners mock the country’s foreign minister as a make-believe American, while White House officials say President Trump has requested sanctions that target him specifically. But to many ordinary Iranians and reformists, he’s a hero.

Days before Iran says it plans to enrich uranium beyond the levels specified under the 2015 international deal that limited its nuclear program, our reporters profiled Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian most closely associated with the deal.

Related: NATO military officials are exploring whether to make their defense system — which already targets threats from Iran — capable of shooting down Russia’s intermediate-range nuclear missiles after a landmark arms treaty dissolves next month. That could stoke tensions with the Kremlin.