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
children due to covid. plus, monarchy and popularity. a new bbc poll suggests less than a third of young adults in the uk want the royals to continue. we begin in sudan where the us says warring parties have agreed to a 72 hour ceasefire. us secretary of state antony blinken said the agreement with the sudanese armed forces and the para military 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,
an advantage. officials in pakistan say at least ti2 people have been killed in two explosions at a counter terrorism office in the north western town of kabal. the attack took place on the last day pakistan was celebrating the islamic eid al fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan. japan has approved its first abortion pill decades after other countries. to date, only surgical abortions have been allowed injapan, and only with consent from their partners and if the pregnancy will cause harm to the mother, or was caused by rape. activists have celebrated this milestone, but also point to a long road ahead for better reproductive rights. with less than two weeks to go until the coronation of king charles, a new poll suggests public opinion about the british royals
growing youth population will give the nation an advantage as they are witnessing a baby boom twice the rate of china. the family sizes and china felt earlier than india and they have gone lower than in india so india is perhaps 20 or 30 years behind china in this respect. so china is getting through the climbing population quicker and sooner than i think people fox and india is indeed about to overtake it, we cannot know exactly the date with the moment, butjust about now. officials in pakistan say at least twelve people have been killed in two explosions at a counter terrorism office in the north western town of kabal. most of the dead are police officers. the attack took place on the last day pakistan was celebrating the islamic eid al fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan. japan has approved it s first abortion pill decades after other countries. to date, only surgical abortions have been allowed injapan