welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in sudan, where rival military factions are fighting for control of the capital khartoum. fighting has continued into the night, with dozens killed. earlier, the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces announced a temporary humanitarian pause, but it s not clear how well it was observed. the world food programme halted its operations in sudan after three of its members were among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed. international efforts to end the fighting are ramping up with the head of the african union commission planning to go on a ceasefire mission and the presidents of kenya, south sudan and djibouti also trying to mediate. anne soy reports vt. a clash of forces. the sudanese army using its military might to crash a rival paramilitary unit. the fighting was sparked by political fallout among the generals running the two units and governing the country. they
business reporter this morning is katie silver has been looking into the story for is and joins us on the programme. always going to get you on the show. what is your sense of the key things to look out for today? key things to look out for toda ? ,, ~ ., ., ., today? sure. we have heard from the a-rou today? sure. we have heard from the grow) and today? sure. we have heard from the group and the today? sure. we have heard from the group and the key today? sure. we have heard from the group and the key things - the group and the key things are the war in ukraine and then china, particularly when it comes to china is its relationship and how is it how it plays our going forward when it comes to taiwan. the meeting began at the end of last night, a working dinner between the foreign ministers. we also saw the eu s top foreign policy chief, josep borrell, addressed the group by video link. is said basically when it comes to china they have the decision was the relations
morning as katie silver and she has been looking into this story for us and joins us on the programme live. it was great to get you on the show. what is your sense of the key things they re hoping to discuss and achieve at this meeting? figs discuss and achieve at this meeting? discuss and achieve at this meetinu? a ., meeting? as you said, at the to of meeting? as you said, at the tap of the meeting? as you said, at the top of the agenda meeting? as you said, at the top of the agenda is - meeting? as you said, at the top of the agenda is china. . meeting? as you said, at the | top of the agenda is china. we have seen it already. we heard, for example, last night there was a working dinner to kick off this three day event and by video link we heard from the top foreign policy chief of the eu, the high representative josep borrell. he is basically called on leaders of the g7 to put china and particularly its behaviour when it comes to taiwan as the major focus that they
official confirmation of what led to the shooting but president biden has described it as outrageous and unacceptable. one of the four killed has been identified as philstavious dowdell by local media. he was a standout high school athlete and was planning to attend jacksonville state university on an american football scholarship. earlier, alabama police gave this update on the victims. some of those injuries are critical. they are in critical condition. and that s why it s so important that we absolutely need everyone to continue to pray for those individuals to allow them to recover from what very enduring, as well as their families. live now to our correspondentjess parker. i understand you havejust arrived there. can you give us arrived there. can you give us a sense of how the community is reacting? we a sense of how the community is reactinu ? ~ . , a sense of how the community is reactin: ? ~ . , ., , ., reacting? we arrived ust as a viuil reacting? we arrived ust a
looking into the story and joins me. great to get you on the show. what is on the agenda could it s a three day meeting, as you mentioned in a resort town about two hours from tokyo. it s a meeting about the foreign ministers of the g7 nations. last night, at a dinner, we saw the video link committee eu s top foreign policy official, high representative address the g7 foreign ministries and he said that when it comes to china and its relationship going forward, china needs to decide how it wants to be seen and china needs to decide how it wants to be seen wants to be seen and how it wants to be seen and how it wants to wants to be seen and how it wants to continue wants to be seen and how it wants to continue to - wants to be seen and how it| wants to continue to interact with the international community. he said that china is a partner, a competitor, a strategic rival, and as it navigates going forward, particularly surrounding taiwan, that impact its relationship with