Michael Mcphaden News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

hello and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news fron sudan: the paramilitary rapid support forces say they have agreed to a three—day pause in the fighting on humanitarian grounds, starting about now. so far, there's been no comment from the sudanese army. clashes in the capital khartoum continued overnight, with bombing and artillery shelling. many people have been trapped by the fighting for days. there's been growing diplomatic pressure on the warring factions to agree to a ceasefire. the un, the us and a number of other countries have been trying to persuade the...

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