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and the singer harry belafonte has died. welcome to bbc news. we start in sudan — and developments in the last hour or so — with the uk government urging british passport holders to head to an airfield to the north of khartoum, tojoin evacuation flights. previous advice — to wait until they are contacted — has been dropped. the foreign secretary, james cleverly, said uk nationals would have to make the riskyjourney to the airbase �*without a military escort�* — and warned...

welcome to bbc news. we start in sudan. the first british evacuation flight from sudan has departed and two more are expected overnight, prime minister rishi sunak�*s spokesperson has said. the spokesperson added that the government was examining alternative evacuation routes including looking at using the port of sudan. a shaky ceasefire is holding in the sudanese capital, khartoum, allowing civilians out on to the streets for the first time in days. some gunfire can still be heard,...

tojoin evacuation to join evacuation flights in the last few minutes the first plane carrying british nationals has landed in cyprus where onward flights will be organised to the uk. those trying to leave sudan are confronted with a series of possible routes out or —— all powerless. those who cannot reach the airport for a long journey north by road to egypt if they can find transport or buy land and sea through port sedan. for many living in the east of khartoum the roots of the a...

welcome to the programme. the first of the british transport planes has taken off from sudan and landed in cyprus. it is the beginning of a mammoth operation — its the beginning of what is a mammoth operation — as there are thought there may be up to 4,000 britons in sudan. also tonight — its round 2 forjoe biden. the us president has finally announced that he will run for re—election in 202a. well have all the reaction, and what that means for his biggest rival — donald trum...

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took part in todays senate hearing on the derailment. ♪ ♪ >> john: we began "america reports" with president biden impaling his 2024 budget. his stop in pennsylvania but the biggest takeaway $2 trillion in tax hikes for some americans. john roberts in washington, let me be the first to say, sandra, happy early friday. >> sandra: sandra smith in new york and that live event coming up here the president said this plan is about to say will tax the wealthy to help the middle class and ...

so many american citizens. >> john: new mexico golf cartel with a handwritten note with the crime and laying out what led up to the bloody attack of american friends. we will tell you what that note says and show you what else the cartel left for the police to find. >> sandra: our bill melugin live working through the breaking details at this hour. senator lindsey graham is also here with his plan to take out the cartels once and for all. welcome back as "america reports" rolls into th...

in the history of china. he says now his goal is to be more quickly elevating his military in this next term. that as the generally quiet chinese foreign minister now slamming the united states. >> if the u.s. does not hit the brake, continues to speed on the wrong path no, amount of guardrails can prevent derailing and there will be conflict and confrontation. >> martha: our nations top intelligence officials laying out today the escalating china threat. watch this. >> we assess that ...

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watch how president biden reacted to that. >> the members of this community were singled out because of their religious affiliation. now three young children are dead. three educators are dead. >> you believe that christians were targeted? >> i have no idea. >> josh hawley believes they were. what to you say to that? >> i probably dont then. >> im joking. i have no idea. >> martha: well, laugh about that and saying that if thats what josh hawley thinks, he probably disagrees. well get ...