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hello, im helena humphrey, great to have you with us. we begin with the us presidential race. florida governor ron desantis becoming the latest republican to launch his bid for the partys 2024 presidential nomination, and the chance to challenge sitting democratjoe biden. on wednesday, debuting this campaign video in a bid to position himself as a donald—trump—style conservative without the drama. mr desantis is widely seen as donald trumps main republican rival in the race for the...

in sudan is entering a third day, with doctors warning of increasingly desperate conditions in hospitals in the capital, khartoum. so far, 97 people have been reported killed and hundreds injured in the violence. fighting is between the sudanese army and the countrys biggest paramilitary group, known as the rapid support forces, or rsf with these two men at the heart of it. the head of army is general abdel fattah al—burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. theyre both...

hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in moscow where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist vladimir kara—murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says its evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it unacceptable. the uk summoned the russian ambassador. heres our russia editor, ...

as fighting between the army and a paramilitary group shows no signs of ending. the violence has been happening for more than a week, worsening the countrys already desperate humanitarian crisis. these are pictures of a spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens being evacuated overnight. a number of other countries have also moved their diplomatic staff to safety, but foreign civilians have been reporting difficulties trying to leave the country. some have been travelling by road in co...

across the country. >> and democrats in a race against the recess, trying to pass president bidens key agenda items with the midterm elections looming. how much can congress get done? were grateful that you are starting your week with us, bright and early this sunday, july 31st. good morning, sarah. >> good morning to you, boris. >> great to be with you. we begin today with an update to the ongoing weather emergency in kentucky. the death toll there continues to rise as search and re...

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tonight there are new questions about missing secret service text messages around the january 6th insurrection. multiple sources telling cnn that the top watchdog at the homeland security department actually knew about those missing texts way back in may of 2021. thats more than a year before he alerted the select committee. i want to bring in cnns kara scannell, former nixon white house counsel john dean and former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe. nice to see all of you this evening...

two nations pointing fingers after an attack on a prison holding prisoner of war. were live in kyiv with the latest. how russia is getting around sanctions by plundering sudans gold. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. its 5:00 a.m. in eastern kentucky where a humanitarian tragedy is unfolding and will likely get worse. president joe biden has issued a major disaster declaration for the state as catastrophic flooding has killed at leas...

Of its choosing. Oil prices are particularly volatile, given the regions role in producing a commodity so vital to the functioning of the Global Economy. Well, oil prices have actually been falling and thats because many traders think the risk of escalation is already factored in to the price. The American Bank citigroup though is warning that if there is more direct conflict between the two, oil prices could soar above 100 a barrel. And its likely that all of this will dominate the agenda for c...

are in dire need of basic necessities like food, water, and shelter. the un estimates that, since the start of the conflict, more than 9 million people have fled their homes — with 24.8 million people in need of assistance. the un says sudan is the worlds worst internal displacement crisis. this week, the uns refugee chief visited sudans displacement camps where over a million sudanese have sought shelter because of the fighting. filippo grandi expressed deep alarm at the scale of th...