Libya’s warring factions signed a permanent ceasefire agreement, which could bring an end to the country’s civil war. The United Nations said the deal would come into force immediately. The agreement also compelsall foreign fighters to leave the country within three months. But the ceasefire will hold only if all the country’s many armed groups comply with it.

warring faction：敌对势力
ceasefire：停火，停战（通常指永久性的）
come into force：开始实行
comepel：（～ to do）强迫，迫使
comply with：服从，遵从

The European Parliament rejected a proposal to ban terms such as “burger” and “sausage” to describe plant-based food. Europe’s farming lobby had claimed that using meat-like names for vegan products could confuse consumers. Although veggie sausages were spared, a majority of parliamentarians did vote to ban descriptors such as “cheese-like” for alternatives to dairy products.

parliament：议会
proposal：提议
term：措辞
sausage：香肠
plant-based: 植物性的，
lobby: （就某问题企图影响从政者的）游说团体
vegan：严格素食主义者
a majority of： 大部分
paliamentarian：国会议员
descriptor: 叙词，描述
alternative：替代的

Israel and Sudan agreed to take steps to normalise relations, a deal brokered with the help of America. Earlier this week Donald Trump removed Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terrorism. In recent weeks his administration has overseen similar normalisation agreements between Israel and two other countries: the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.​

take steps to：采取措施
broker：安排，协商（尤指两国间）
state sponsors：国家资助
overseen：监督，监视
the United Arab Emirates：阿联酋
Bahrain: 巴林