hello, i m luxmy gopal. welcome to the programme. a power struggle between sudan s army and a notorious paramilitary force has rocked the country with at least 56 dead and almost 600 injured. among the dead were three un workers who were shot after the two sides exchanged gunfire at a military base. gunfire. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting amid fears it will derail the transition to civilian rule. both the army and its opponents, the rapid support forces, claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in khartoum, where fighting continued overnight. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia, the uae and the united states who ve been backing the civilian transition process have issued a joint statement calling for a halt to military escalation and a return to the framework agreement. violence was reported around the country with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army air strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is a base belonging
Have you heard the one about the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi and the Buddhist Monk? It sounds like the start of a joke, but it actually relates to an event which took place last month at The Passage homelessness charity in central London to draw attention to the Big Help Out, one of the official projects of the upcoming Coronation Weekend.
live from london, this is bbc news. the headlines gunfire. the un secretary general calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan after at least 56 people were killed in clashes between rival military factions. china reduces its self imposed no fly zone to the north of taiwan, shutting down its airspace for 27 minutes as taiwan launches a rocket after days of military drills in the region. a sacred, ancient symbol of scotland s monarchy known as the stone of destiny will make the journey from edinburgh castle to westminster abbey for the king s coronation.
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