rocked the capital, khartoum. the sudanese military has ordered citizens to remain inside amid clashes at the presidential palace and the city s airport. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military since a coup in october 2021. a journalist from the washington post newspaper reported 30 people dead and nearly 400 injured, citing the united nations. at least two of the dead are reported at khartoum international airport. footage there showed large plumes of smoke and fighter jets flying low overhead, and this video from inside the khartoum airport shows passengers taking cover on the floor. major airlines have reportedly suspended flights. 0ther victims include three united nations aid workers who were killed in the crossfire at a military base. un secretary general antonio guterres has denounced the clashes, with a spokesperson saying he spoke with sudan s abdel fattah al burhan and rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, al
a chinese rocket launching a weather satellite briefly forces planes flying to and from northern taiwan to alter their routes. hello, i m lucy grey. at least 56 people are dead and almost 600 injured in sudan because of a power struggle between the sudanese army and a notorious paramilitary force. among the dead were three un workers, who were shot after the two sides exchanged gunfire at a military base. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting, amid fears it will derail the transition to civilian rule. both the army and its opponents, the rapid support forces, claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in khartoum, where fighting continued overnight. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia, the uae and the united states, who ve been backing the civilian transition process, have issued a joint statement calling for a halt to military escalation and a return to the framework agreement. the sudanese telecom provider mtn says it s blocked i
sudan s army has claimed it s in control of the airport and presidential palace in khartoum after a day of fighting with paramilitary forces. at least 3 people are reported to have died in the clashes. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military, since a coup in october 2021. international leaders have urged a return to talks which are meant to restore civilian rule. the uk foreign secretaryjames cleverly said the violence must stop and called on the sudanese leadership to do all they can to restrain their troops. the us secretary of state, anthony blinken, has described the situation as fragile. major parties in khartoum some weeks ago reached a very important framework agreement on how to proceed with a transition to civilian government. and there s been real progress in trying to move that forward. i spoke to general burhan just a couple of days ago on that very topic. and there are still some remaining, important remaini
hello, i m frankie mccamley. a number of people have been have been arrested at one of the most prestigious horse races in the world, the grand national. a number of protesters made their way onto the track at antrie their way onto the track at aintree which had delayed the race. as you can see from these images the protesters got right onto the course. animal rights activists had warned they would try to disrupt the world famous race. a large number of police had been deployed to the raceground and they went onto the course to remove the protesters. the start of the race was delayed for m minutes whilst the protesters were cleared from track. the race eventually went ahead and was won by corach rambler ridden by the jockey derek fox. our correspondent sharon barbour has been following the developments in aintree. she s been speaking to protesters to get their perspective on the afternoon s activity. people cut through the defences to get onto the track. you 500 million peop
the capital, khartoum. the sudanese military has ordered citizens to remain inside amid clashes at the presidential palace and the city s airport. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military since a coup in october 2021. a journalist from the washington post newspaper reported 30 people dead and nearly 400 injured, citing the united nations. at least two of the dead are reported at khartoum international airport. earlier, footage there showed large plumes of smoke and fighterjets flying low overhead. and this video from inside the khartoum airport shows passengers taking cover on the floor. major airlines have reportedly suspended flights. un secretary general antonio guterres has denounced the violence, with a spokesperson saying, he spoke with sudan s abdel fattah al burhan and rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, and is calling for an immediate end to violence and a return to dialgue. the clash