of our viewers around the world and to our viewers joining us from the u. s and canada. i m leila rock and you re watching cnn newsroom for nationals have been evacuated from sudan as fighting between the military and paramilitary forces stretches now into a second week . hours ago, the us confirmed that all american diplomats were on their way out of the country and that the u. s embassy in the capital khartoum has been temporarily closed. cnn s oren lieberman has the details. a successful mission carried out in the dark of night in sudan to evacuate the u. s embassy in khartoum, according to us officials. three chanukah helicopters took off from djibouti some 750 or 800, miles away from khartoum flew into the country landed, secured the embassy and then brought out all of the embassy staff and their family members, a group of just under 100 people, according to us officials, who briefed reporters on the operation and what happened around it during the operation and afterwar
watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kimber and hooper ahead on cnn newsroom united states joins a growing list of countries evacuating its diplomatic personnel from sudan , brother american citizens there. it s a different story for now. all this amid signs a cease fire isn t holding. we ll look at how the white house is preparing for the legal fight to keep them if a person on the market and the mississippi river is the major flood stage ahead, we ll tell you who s in the danger zone. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with kim bruun hoover. france is joining the u. s and other countries in evacuating diplomats from sudan as clashes erupt in the capital khartoum. francis announcement came hours after the us pull out its own embassy staff as well as their families from the country. washington says it intends to return to the embassy as soon as possible with the suspending operations was quote the only really feasible option. us als
in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m kimber and uber ahead on cnn newsroom mass evacuations in sudan, us diplomats and their families taken out of khartoum. as violence intensifies. we ll have a live report on the very latest plus school violence. one state is actually seen a sharp decline in reported incidents. look at what s working and whether it could prevent school shootings and cnn sports. coy wire joins me live to break down the latest blockbuster clashes in the nba playoffs. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. france has begun evacuating its diplomatic staff and other european officials from sudan as more fighting has erupted between rival forces in the capital, khartoum. it comes hours after the u. s. also pulled out american diplomats from the country and announced that its embassy in khartoum has been temporarily closed. us president joe biden spoke about the situation in the region, saying quote this tragic violence i
left behind. there are reports the ceasefire could be left behind. there are reports the ceasefire could be extended - left behind. there are reports the ceasefire could be extended to i left behind. there are reports the i ceasefire could be extended to allow further evacuations. also tonight. four care workers are found guilty of mistreating patients at a specialist hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism in county durham. the iraqi man who blames bp s oilfields after contracting cancer dies before his chance to question the firms bosses. the fa cup final at wembley could be hit by new rail strikes and fans heading to the eurovision song contest may also be affected. mark says he s scared the truth will get him in big trouble. and the controversial american tv talk show hostjerry springer has died at the age of 79. and coming up in bbc news. carnival at the camp now, barcelona to reach the final of the women s champions league after knocking chelsea out
as another cease fire fails. here now a reminder of why this has all taken place. sudan s army general is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group which is led by general mohammed dagalo. they had been showing karas they led a coup in 2021. now they disagree on how sudan should be governed. with multiple ceasefires broken and fighting entering its second week, there are questions about how and when this conflict will end. a former us assistant secretary former us assistant secretary for state in africa spoke yesterday. for state in africa spoke yesterday- for state in africa spoke esterda . . ., yesterday. earlier we heard from general yesterday. earlier we heard from general himself - yesterday. earlier we heardi from general himself giving yesterday. earlier we heard l from general himself giving a speech. you have seen scenes are fighting continuing. what do you think this country will be facing in the coming weeks or months? i am very pessimistic. normally optimisti