in south africa. hello, i m celia hatton. welcome to the programme. it s believed that a convoy of buses carrying 300 american civilians has left the sudanese capital, khartoum, bound for the coastal city of port sudan 800 kilometres to the east. it s the first evacuation from sudan involving americans who are not diplomats. the operation is taking place under the protection of us armed drones flying overhead. as washington ramps up its evacuation plans, many other countries are winding down, having already repatriated thousands of their nationals. journalists in port sudan say the quayside is packed with hundreds of yemenis and syrians waiting to board ships that will take them to saudi arabia. a ceasefire announced by the two rival military factions in sudan has not held and there s been heavy fighting in khartoum and the western darfur region. one of the generals, who leads the rapid support forces, the rsf, the paramilitary force fighting sudan s army, has told the bbc
also in the programme. president zelensky addresses the european parliament saying ukraine is fighting to protect europe s way of life president zelensky pleas for. we start with the devastation following monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria, where mass graves are being dug, as the death toll climbs rapidly. nearly 20,000 are known to have lost their lives. rescuers are continuing desperate attempts to find and free survivors, four days after the quakes hit. the world health organization has warned there could be a secondary disaster with survivors living on the streets with very little food and water and in freezing temperatures. our middle east correspondent anna foster is in gaziantep the epicentre of the biggest earthquake to hit the region on monday. this heavy machinery is starting to arrive mainly in the big cities like this one, it has to be said, when you think about the rural villages, towns that are as badly affected, it is so much harder to get the equip
. a warm welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. just ahead on cnn newsroom we are sadly now into the window where so many of the ambulances will likely be taking people who perished. i hate to disappoint you, but the biden economic plan is working. this is a blue collar blueprint to rebuild america. responsible nation would have put out some kind of statement saying head s up, this is heading your way. just want to let you know. it is thursday, february 9. in turkey and syria, the death toll is now more than 16,000. rescue crews are getting desperate to find survivors. in northern syria, there are mountains of rubble. officials in damascus say close to 300,000 people have been forced from their homes. this video shows a crew working to clear debris despite limited resources. and white helmets are digging mass graves for the victims. the syrian government wants international sanctions lifted so
story. britain will pay france nearly 600 million dollars over the next three years for a new detention centre and more patrols to help clamp down on migrants travelling to britain in small boats. there is no one solution to solving this problem and nor will it be solved overnight. and this will help notjust solved overnight. and this will help not just friends in solved overnight. and this will help notjust friends in uk. we solved overnight. and this will help notjust friends in uk. notjust friends in uk. we have to work closely notjust friends in uk. we have to work closely together notjust friends in uk. we have to work closely together if notjust friends in uk. we have to work closely together if we re - notjust friends in uk. we have to l work closely together if we re going to dismantle these groups and be more to dismantle these groups and be more efficient. a gunman opens fire at a jehovah s witness hall in the german city of hamburg. police say at least 7 p
the bbc s star football presenter, gary lineker, has been suspended over comments he made criticising the british government s asylum policy. ina in a tweet he compared the language of the uk government with germany in the 1930s. britain will pay france hundreds of millions of dollars over the next three years for a new detention centre and more patrols to help clamp down on migrants crossing the channel in small boats. saudi arabia and iran have agreed to re establish diplomatic ties seven years after riyadh s embassy in tehran was attacked following the saudi execution of a shia cleric. the gunman opens fire at a jehovah witness hall and the german city of hamburg. seven people killed including an unborn baby. at ten o clock we ll be here with a full round up of the days news. first. . .the chef, the model & the missing millions(vt) a global pandemic and a national emergency. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home.