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of khartoum on saturday, as more than 500 deaths have been reported, though the true number of casualties is believed to be much higher. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. martin griffiths, the un's emergency relief coordinator, is being sent to sudan along with a special envoy to coordinate humanitarian operations. it's understood many of the aid agency's warehouses were looted by fighting military factions. thousands of people are evacuating on ships to the saudi arabian port city ofjeddah. our africa ...

some breaking news in ukraine, a series of big explosions in the city of pavlohrad. social media reports say warehouses storing ukrainian military equipment were targeted. it's unclear whether or not there have been any casualties. the russian attack comes after a drone strike on russian occupied crimea on saturday which destroyed 40,000 tonnes of oil products. this is the latest we are getting tonight. from the reuters news agency, reports of air defence systems repelling missile attacks in the early hours on monday in the early hours on monday in the kyiv region, according to local...

I think it's right to wait for the nhs staff council to come to that decision, and i think the strike is premature and disrespectful to those trade unions that will be meeting on tuesday. the unite union has rejected the pay offer and members will be on strike at some hospitals and ambulance services on monday and tuesday. if ministers are told there is majority union support, the offer will be implemented. but that won't stop some continuing with industrial action if they wish. to uzbekistan where votes are being counted in a referendum that could let the country's president stay in power unt...

Effectively there has been huge drumming up in major cities to get people out to vote. there's been police and all sorts of people driving people to the polls and get this going. there's not much opposition against it. everyone has been curtailed. i would eat my hat if it doesn't pass but it's almost a certainty. really interesting stuff there. michael hillyard at the 0xus society for central asian affairs, thank you for speaking to us. russia has sacked its deputy defence minister in charge of logistics. he was only appointed to the role last september but lame for continued columns in ukrain...