story. it goes on the nhs strike posing a threat to great ormond street, the children s hospital, serious concerns over staffing levels there, and looking ahead to next week s coronation. and the daily telegraph, there is a reference to the story of the bbc chair. gary lineker s tweet, saying, don t let ministers pick the bbc chief. he said the bbc chairman should not be selected by the government of the day, not now, not ever. another story about surgeons operating only once every fortnight. so a busy news week. that s all from us tonight. thank you forjoining us. mark is here on tuesday. till then, have a great bank holiday weekend. goodnight. breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. yeah, we did not fire the first shot. all the mediators were present. we agreed to sit down at 10 a.m. and sign the final agreement. we were taken by surprise when we found that the country was shut down and all the bridges wer
militia group, the rsf, are pointing at each other. this as thousands of sudanese, as well as many other nationalities continue to attempt to flee the country. these pictures of the situation in the capital khartoum today. at least 512 people and killed and many more injured. figures estimated to be higher. a bus convoy carrying several hundreds of u s citizens has left khartoum, bound for port sudan these pictures are courtesy of cbs news. meanwhile the uk deputy prime minister oliver dowden says uk evacuation flights from sudan will soon end. dowden said the last flight will leave by six o clock uk time on saturday and that there s been a significant decline in the number of british nationals coming forward. in an exclusive interview, our presenter zeinab badawi spoke with rapid support forces leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemed ti. here s what he has to say. the people of sudan particularly in the capital are living in absolute ordeal what would it ta
Ground. Jonathan peel is in ashkelon and said this response. Israels Military Operation to eliminate the threat inside its own territory still isnt over. This afternoon, near the border with gaza, more israeli troops being sent in to clear out pockets of hamas fighters. Their Surprise Attack that shattered any image of israels invincibility. Up to 1000 Palestinian Militants broke through the fences and barriers supposed to contain them. On this road, evidence that many have now been killed. But three days on, and some are still fighting. This road is littered with the bodies of hamas fighters and burnt out, smashed up vehicles like this that they were using when they infiltrated across the border. Gunfire. You can hear gunfire still going on here. They are still clearing the area, the israeli forces. Smoke rising in the distance, apaches overhead. This clear up operation is still not over. You cannot be here. Its dangerous for you. The Military Block access to no go areas. And still, r
isolationist approach. now with the 2024, presidential election just around the corner, republican candidates are setting out their particular brand of foreign affairs. and a split is emerging between traditional republican values and a new school of foreign policy, with far less support for allies caught up in conflict. for the next 30 minutes we re taking a closer look at the foreign policy of the grand old party and how it s impacting current armed conflicts across the globe. this week, it has become clear, that the republicans evolving stance on foreign policy could significantly impact the support the us is able to offer to its allies, both in israel and ukraine. on wednesday, senate republicans blocked a $110 billion spending bill in part over a dispute on changes to border and immigration policy. the package would provide over $50 billion in security assistance to ukraine and another $14 billion to israel in its war against hamas. the white house warned that without t
presidential election just around the corner, republican candidates are setting out their particular brand of foreign affairs. and a split is emerging, between traditional republican values and a new school of foreign policy, with far less support for allies caught up in conflict. for the next 30 minutes we re taking a closer look at the foreign policy of the grand old party and how it s impacting current armed conflicts across the globe. well, this week, it has become clear that the republicans evolving stance on foreign policy could significantly impact the support the us is able to offer to its allies, both in israel and ukraine. on wednesday, senate republicans blocked a $110 billion spending bill in part over a dispute on changes to border and immigration policy. now, the package would provide over $50 billion in security assistance to ukraine and another $14 billion to israel in its war against hamas. the white house warned that without the additional funding, us assis