to have been killed. international efforts to end the fighting are ramping up with the head of the african union commission planning to go on a ceasefire mission and the presidents of kenya, south sudan and djibouti also trying to mediate. frank gardner gave more details. there was a window of opportunity for a couple of years for sudan to make the transition from military dictatorship to democracy, but they blew it. and they blew it because of this rivalry and essentially what has triggered this most recently is that in the discussions as to how to move sudan from a military leadership to civilian rule there were plans to incorporate this militia, the rsf, into the army, but they didn t really like it, the two general could not agree on how this was going to happen and the rsf went and spread itself around the country, occupied certain areas, and has been fighting to try and dislodge them from port sudan and the airport in the north. it is incredibly sad for the sudanese peo
it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in sudan where rival military factions are fighting for control of the capital khartoum. fighting has continued into the night, with dozens killed. earlier, the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces announced a temporary humanitarian pause but it s not clear how well it was observed. the world food programme halted its operations in sudan, after three of its members were among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed. international efforts to end the fighting are ramping up, with the head of the african union commission planning to go on a ceasefire mission and the presidents of kenya, south sudan and djibouti also trying to mediate. anne soy reports. a clash of forces. the sudanese army using its military might to crash a rival paramilitary unit. this fighting was sparked by political followed among the generals running the two units and governing th
it s newsday. it s 6am morning in singapore, and midnight in khartoum where fighting has continued between the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces. these are the latest pictures of sunday night from the capital, khartoum. earlier, a three hour temporary humanitarian pause was meant to have allowed civilians to escape, but it s not clear how well it was observed. the world food programme halted its operations in sudan after three of its members were among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed. international efforts to end the fighting we will continue with sue don in the moment, but let s take you to breaking news in alabama. authorities are giving an update following a deadly shooting at a teenage birthday party. from the fbi as well as the office of prosecutorial services in montgomery, they ll be assisting our victim service officers in serving these victims. our thoughts and prayers are with all the families. there are no words to describe the
ridden by derek fox. at least three people have been killed in sudan, in heavy fighting between the army and paramilitary forces in the capital, khartoum. a man is pinned down and arrested by security staff in japan as the prime minister, fumio kishida, is rushed to safety after an explosion. the french president has visited notre dame cathedral, which was nearly destroyed by fire four years ago. the restoration is expected to be finished on schedule. you re watching bbc news. and we want to bring you some breaking news. we are hearing the royal mail and the communication workers union have reached an agreement over pay and employment terms. the postal company cw have said in ajoint terms. the postal company cw have said in a joint statement. now, we understand executives are going to meet and consider the agreement on monday and tuesday this week. and thatis monday and tuesday this week. and that is following a year of talks and strikes. so agreement does seem to have been m
you re watching bbc news, now it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. this is what is coming up. the start was delayed by protestors, but there was a stunning finish from corach rambler to win the grand national. haaland hits the net again, manchester city narrow arsenal s lead at the top. and manchester united hold off brighton to reach the women s fa cup final. also coming up on sportsday. it s been another golden day for great britain at the european gymnastics championships in turkey. obviously, the goal is always to win so, yeah, that was probably the best routine of my life. welcome along. well, let s start at aintree, where corach rambler the 8 1 favourite has won the grand national. the race was delayed by m minutes. has won the grand national. animal rights activists had threatened to disrupt the world famous steeplechase and a number of protestors managed to get onto the course. so far, 23 arrests have been made. patrick geare