live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far it s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest. another sunrise over khartoum. but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to thei
meanwhile, the us house select committee on china is preparing for a potential conflict between china and taiwan. axios reported that bipartisan members from conducted a war game scenario on wednesday in which china invaded taiwan. axios reported that bipartisan members conducted a war game scenario on wednesday in which china invaded taiwan. it came just over a week after china s military conducted live fire drills around taiwan in response to taiwanese president tsai ing wen s transit through the us this month. we can discuss that now with congressman jake auchincloss from massachusetts. he is part of that house select committee on china. congressman, good evening to you. thank you forjoining us. let s start with what we heard from the treasury secretary janet yellen there, saying the us and china need a constructive and fair relationship. is she right? yes. there s1.4 billion people in china. they are a huge trading partner notjust to the united states but to our alli
for his entire short life. as a child he was first an actor, beforejoining the k pop band astro when he was 18. the star was discovered unresponsive at his home in seoul by his manager last night. police are investigating the cause of his death, but say it appears he has taken his life. moonbin is the latest of a series of south korean celebrities who have died young in recent years. so yeon yoon, a reporter at the korea she discussed that the industry has a dark side. kapok is really famous for its very disciplined dance moves, fancy choreography. k pop. high quality dance moves while people are singing live. they always appear friendly on camera, they never do anything
for almost his entire life. as a child, he was first an actor beforejoining the k pop band astro when he was 18. the star was discovered unresponsive at his home in seoul by his manager last night. police are investigating the cause of his death, but say it appears he has taken his life. moonbin is the latest of a series of south korean celebrities who have died young in recent years. the most powerful space rocket ever built the unmanned spacex starship blew up shortly after launch in texas. it was the second attempted launch this week after the first was called off on monday because of technical problems. the spacex founder, elon musk, welcomed what he called an exciting test launch and said there would be another in a few months. spacex hopes that the rocket will eventually lead to an era of interplanetary travel. the bbc sjonathan amos has more. this this is what we saw is that big, big rocket