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it comes as theres been fresh gunfire in the capital and another failed ceasefire, with many people trapped inside the city after nearly a week of fighting between rival military factions. the violence is now thought to have killed at least 330 people, with thousands more injured. earlier, us national security council spokesmanjohn kirby said president biden is following the situation very closely. he authorised the military to move forward with pre— positioning forces and to develop...

meanwhile, the us house select committee on china is preparing for a potential conflict between china and taiwan. axios reported that bipartisan members from conducted a war game scenario on wednesday in which china invaded taiwan. —— axios reported that bipartisan members conducted a war game scenario on wednesday in which china invaded taiwan. it came just over a week after chinas military conducted live—fire drills around taiwan in response to taiwanese president tsai ing—we...

dismissed the possibility of negotiations with the paramilitary rsf. the violence is now thought to have killed at least 330 people with thousands more injured. many khartoum residents have been trapped inside their homes. dalia abdelmoniem ventured outside for the first time in almost a week ahead of the upcoming eid holiday. no—one is celebrating. what these men have done to us, i dont think — theres no words to describe if — you know, the ramifications of what theyve done. i d...

of a possible recession in the pipelines. our business reporter katie silva who has been looking into the details of the story for us, joins me now on the program. katie, it is always great to see you on asia business report and this seems like relatively good, doesnt it? it does. it has been welcomed in high quarters. president biden, for example, saying that it gives american families some breathing room and particularly pointing to the fact that weve seen the greatest reduction in t...

president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. in belfast yesterday, he urged northern irelands political parties to resume power—sharing. today, hes expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. charlotte callagher reports from belfast. an irish homecoming for a us president. applause. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish american, arrives in his a...

a major new service unveiled to take on the likes of netflix, disney and amazon. but will viewers stump up the cash for another subscription? let us now focus on the top money stories. we start with the cost of borrowing, because the number two at the international monetary fund has told the bbc we shouldnt bank on lower interest rates any time soon. the imf and world bank are hosting global financial leaders at their spring meeting in washington, dc. the imf�*s deputy managing direc...

hello and welcome. president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon, as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. today, hes expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in dublin. hello. take us through the day. its reall hello. take us through the day. it�*s really back to business forjoe biden today, yesterday, he had some personal time, biden today, yesterday, ...

hello and welcome. president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon, as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. today, hes expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in dublin. he is already here this morning, he is going to meet the irish president at his official residency. they are going to plant a tree together and then they will be in the city centre speakin...

by the effects of strikes by public sector workers. the office for national statistics said that a rise in construction activity had been offset by walkouts by teachers and civil servants. it follows a surprise 0.4% jump in economic growth injanuary — which brings the uk economy, finally, to a point where it is bigger than it was pre—pandemic. the value of sterling rose to its highest level since june of last year, with £1 getting you i dollar and twenty five cents. despite februa...

north, temperatures will fall away under the starry skies, and were looking at a fairly widespread rural frost at the very least. so we start off on a rather chilly note first thing sunday, quite a keen wind coming through the north sea as well for eastern areas, still that brisk—ish wind towards the north and west. but for mostjust a day of dry and bright weather with hazy spells of sunshine for the most part. and temperatures will obviously not be as high as today because theyre st...