bombing that killed dozens at kabul s airport has been killed by the taliban, that s according to us officials. 70 civilians and 13 american troops were killed when a bomber detonated his device among packed crowds as people tried to flee afghanistan, in august 2021. the officials did not reveal the name of the man, who was the leader of an islamic state cell. they said the leader died weeks ago, but it took time to confirm his death. us officials say intelligence gathering and monitoring of the region led them to conclude the leader had died, though they did not provide further details on how they learned that he was responsible for the bombing. and the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. in sudan, a shaky ceasefire seems to be holding in capital city khartoum while foreign nationals are evacuating from the country. these picures are from cypus late tuesday local time, when the first uk evacuation flight carrying 3
of the bank of england, andrew bailey, to discuss the collapse of silicon valley bank, which mostly financed tech start ups. hello to you in the uk and around the world the director general of the bbc, tim davie, has apologised for the widespread disruption to bbc sports output today but says he won t resign. a number of tv and radio programmes have been pulled from the schedules after presenters and pundits walked out in support of gary lineker. the former footballer was taken off this evening s match of the day , which he presents, for breaching the corporation s social media guidelines. tim davie spoke to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. well, i m very sorry for the disruption today. it s been a difficult day, and i am sorry that audiences have been affected and they haven t got the programming. as a keen sports fan, i know, like everyone, that to miss programming is a real blow, and i am sorry about that. we are working very hard to resolve the situation and
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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