we begin in sudan, where the us says warring parties have agreed to a 72 hour ceasefire. us secretary of state anthony blinken said the agreement between the sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary rapid support forces came after 48 hours of intense negotiations. earlier, the united nations secretary general warned the violence is at risk of causing a catastrophic conflagration that could engulf the whole region and beyond. here s our africa correspondent andrew harding. khartoum today, still burning, as civilians, locals and foreigners hunt for ways to escape from sudan s hellish capital. at a bus station, this man said, we re afraid that civilians may be used as human shields, especially after foreigners have been evacuated. it s still going on. this is for the last 20 minutes. many people still can t get out of the city, like the man who filmed these images. he s from dunfermline in fife and was visiting relatives in sudan s capital when the fighting began, trapping
that it may not hold. hundreds of people have died since fighting started between the sudanese army and rsf paramilitary force. in recent days, more countries have attempted to evacuate their diplomats and citizens this is a member of the dutch military handing out earplugs as they get ready to take off. and this was the scene as the spanish defence ministry helped diplomats and citizens on to their plane. so far we know that germany evacuated 311 people this weekend to jordan, with 1000 german soldiers involved in that operation. france evacuated 388, both french nationals as well as a significant number of people from other countries, including the uk. italy flew out 200 people 140 of them italian nationals. in comparison, just 30 british nationals and 70 americans have been evacuated from sudan. and the the us and uk have a far higher number of people to evacuate 16,000 and 4,000 passport holders respectively. before the ceasefire was announced, we heard from the un
growing assertiveness damages australia s national interest. how is australia looking to balance this difficult challenge of working with china when it comes to trade, of course would also reflect in china s growing military power. australia always has a delicate climatic balancing act between china, its biggest trading partner, the united states, long standing security partner and its other neighbours in the indo pacific region, so since the election last year of a left of centre labor government here in australia we have seen tensions with beijing and australia ease, the australian prime minister anthony albanese has always insisted that a stable relationship is needed but there will be disagreement. phil mercer for us but there will be disagreement. phil mercerfor us there but there will be disagreement. phil mercer for us there in sydney, thank you so much.
your legislature? something forward concretely in your legislature? what gives me ho -e is your legislature? what gives me hope is that your legislature? what gives me hope is that young your legislature? what gives me hope is that young people. - hope is that young people. generations e is going to be a force to be reckoned with and there s young people who are leading this protest that our state capital, people who can t even vote yet who are saying we want to live in a different avenue of america. it s forcing my colleagues to act and to call a special session. into the movement and it is being led by young people and that is what gives me hope and i think the paradigms shift being. i am eternally optimistic. wonderful, thank you so much forjoining us here in the studio, great to have you with a. . ~ studio, great to have you with a. . ~ , ., ., a. thank you for the opportunity- - let s turn to australia now. dawn services have taken place in australia and new zealand to mark
you re absolutely right. china is australia s biggest trading partner. australia s recent prosperity has been underwritten largly by china s demand for australia s natural resources, most notably iron ore, a ingredient in steel making. since the election last year of anthony albanese leading australia s left of centre labor government, there has been some easing of tension with beijing and mr albanese is pointing out that australia needs to have cordial stable relationships with china but there will be areas where both countries disagree. new united nations figures say that india is now the world s most populous country. for decades, china was the country with the most people, but now it s been bumped down to second place. experts believe that india s growing youth population will give the nation