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 vt. a clash of forces. the sudanese army using its military might to crash a rival paramilitary unit. the fighting was sparked by political fallout among the generals running the two units and governing the country. they
will to the wear linen, it feels great. lisa: it looks great, joey. will: in italy pope francis delivers his easter blessing from the balcony of st. peter s basilica. he hasp given his easter mass sunday this sun, but he plan this sunday, but he plans to give the blessing at any moment, and you will listen in live to that message. in fact, let s take a moment right now as i think the pope is about to take to the podium. [background sounds] [no audio] [speaking in native tongue] translator: that means passage, for in jesus the decisive passage of humanity has been made, the passage from death to life, from sin to to the grace, from fear to confidence, from desolation to the communion. he is the lord of time and history. i d like to say to everyone with heartfelt joy, happy easter to everyone. people responding to the holy father who is seated today. [cheers and applause] [speaking in native tongue] translator: may this easter be for each of you, dear brothers a
also tonight. the government s review of gambling is expected later this week. we ve been speaking to a gambling addict whose online addiction all but destroyed his life. and we speak to people who say they have been blacklisted by the government. the government s review of gambling is expected later this week. we ve been speaking to a gambling addict whose online addiction all but destroyed his life. it s hard, because i kind of grieve that person. i grieve for him even though it is me, i grieve that person that is wasting their life without knowing it, really. and the film director wes anderson is having a big moment on tiktok, as would be auteurs pay homage to his very particular vision. now it s newsnight s turn. good evening. it seems that the fragile ceasefire in sudan is holding. one flight carrying uk nationals has reached cyprus, and two more will arrive overnight. and the prime minister said today there will be many more tomorrow. it remains uncertain whether all wh
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
good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, april 16th. i had to be reminded of that just a few minutes ago. i m aymara walker. i m victor blackwell. she was talking about yesterday on sunday. and i m thinking we do the weekend. so clearly yesterday wasn t sunday . i thought today was monday is with us. all right. thanks for spending good morning with us. here s what we re watching for you. at least 56 people are dead. excuse me in sudan. there were explosions repping night clashes between the military and armed group or escalating will tell you what we know about how this started and what the rest of the world is doing. in response, congress returns from recess this week with a laundry list of to do items among them coming up at the plan to fund the government look at other major priorities for both parties in the coming days. the $1.6 billion defamation trial against fox news starts this week. what s at stake for the company and watch fox apologized to the j