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election goes to a runoff after the closest vote, in two decades. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the uk — where ukraine's president has made a surprise visit to secure fresh promises of military aid to fight russia's invasion. prime minister rishi sunak promised to send hundreds of air—defence missiles and long—range attack drones — but stopped short of sending jets. rishi sunak tweeted this picture welcoming president zelensky — when he arrived at chequers — the prime minister's country residence — the pair in a bear hug, with the caption reading: "welcome ...

apprehended by local authorities. and so we breathe a sigh of relief for now. but sadly, these kinds of mass shootings happen every day in america so far this year. >> and you mentioned today in a really powerful and impassioned speech on the senate floor, you are two children, who were actually in a lockdown today, as this unfolded. how are they doing? and really, what did you tell them as a father? but also as a lawmaker who is in a body that potentially has the power to do something about all this? >> that's right. they are physically safe. but you asked me how are my children doi...

before. let's start this a half—hour with the latest from sudan. so many through the course of the day let's start with the british nationals getting out because the foreign office said more than 300 british nationals have embarked on flights leaving sudan at the end of the date there will be eight flights. the airstrip being used in sudan, north of khartoum, is beginning to break up. that is what the bbc has been told, sparking fears over how long that runway will last. some of that detail has come from the most senior british commander in charge of that operation in sudan, brigad...

we continue the programme in the capital of khartoum where there's messed with him and amongst the prisoners is a former sudanese logician wanted for alleged crimes against humanity. he was being held in the capital and is facing charges by the international criminal court. he was a key player in the sudanese government brutal response to two long—running and unresolved wars. he was serving a sentence alongside former others year, students former president who is no being reportedly held at the military hospital. the former un were negative for sedan told me he is not surprised abo...

viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump's new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. wi...