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the paramilitary group the rapid support forces came to that agreementjust hours before a previous ceasefire was due to expire. despite these agreements, clashes have been reported with gunshots heard and fighterjets seen in parts of the country. our correspondent paul adams has more on the origins of the conflict. khartoum obviously was the focus of that popular revolt backin focus of that popular revolt back in 2019, which was, you know, the thing that brought to an end 30 years of alba ts s power. it was followed by a terrible massacre of demonstrators in the aftermath of president 0mar al bashir s alistair but it has not seen the kind of all out military conflict that it is witnessing. what happened in so many other parts of sudan and is now, has now come to the city. it is a real shock for the civilians of that city who did not think that city who did not think that it would come to this but feared that somehow, this rivalry between these two factions was going to result
we start with some breaking news from ukraine. local media is reporting that loud explosions in kyiv and the surrounding region are happening. no reports as of yet on any specific targets or damage, but there were earlier reports of explosions in cities from central ukraine to the mykolaiv region. air raid alerts sounded throughout the country. the uk ambassador to ukraine dame melinda simmons has tweeted: apparently, confirming those reports we are hearing about explosions. and these pictures on social media, shared by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, show apartment buildings ablaze in the town of uman, which is in central ukraine. the bbc has not yet verified these pictures but they are being widely shared. we are of course working to verify those images and get more information about what is happening overnight and in kyiv and central ukraine, where those reports of explosions have happened and we are getting our correspondence set to confirm some of those det
Have been reached. Us morning on twitter, the president denied the remarks but democratic with dick durbin, who was presenting the plan along with Lindsey Graham, pushed back. Comments inseen the the press, i have not read one of them that is inaccurate. To no surprise, the president started tweeting this morning, denying he used those words. It is not true. He said these hate filled things, and he sent them repeatedly. White houselcome reporter shannon pettypiece. How much has the threat of a potential Government Shutdown risen in the past 24 hours . Shannon these comments, again, certainly are not helpful, about haiti come in getting a bipartisan deal. To the extent immigration and daca is part of the government deadline, ited as only complicates things. It also comes with its things on reaching broader immigration deals, if they decide to put on daca until march and include more immigration issues. Havelicans on the hill been working diligently to make some agreements amongst themse
To bbc world news. President trump is embroiled in a row about whether hes a racist after being forced to deny making derogatory remarks, including the use of an expletive, about african countries. Hes been accused of making the comments in the white house, during a meeting about his plans to overhaul the immigration system. A democratic senator, who sat next to mr trump, insists the president did use the phrase, repeatedly. The African Union is demanding an apology, and a un spokesperson has accused the president of making racist comments. From washington, nick bryant reports. This is a great and important day to Martin Luther king. The forces of American History seemed to collide at the white house today. Donald trump signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, Martin Luther king, at the moment he stands accused of using a slur directed at african nations. Here though he stuck to his script. Today we celebrate doctor king for standing up for that self evident truth a