spying charges. he absolutely denies these charges and we have heard as well from the us ambassador to moscow, saying that he is in good health, is strong. she clearly pointed out again that the charges are baseless against him and called for russia to release him. it was a short statement you give outside the court. we have just short statement you give outside the court. we havejust heard, that his appeal by evan gershkovich against his pre trial detention has been rejected. let s return to sudan where fighting between rival forces has killed almost 200 people and wounded 1,800. a few hours ago, the general of the rsf the rapid support forces in sudan has approved a 24 hour ceasefire. general mohamed hamdan daglo tweeted that he had spoken to the us secretary of, state antony blinken, and agreed the pause to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of people who are injured. mr blinken had called for the ceasefire during the g7 foreign ministers meeting t
Impartial in a case involving the former president. Speaking after day one of the trial mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. Its a scam trial. If you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, theres not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. Its a scam. Its a political witchhunt. It continues forever and we are not going to be given a fair trial and it is a very, very sad thing. 0ur North America Correspondentjohn Sudworth has more from new york. When Donald Trumps motorcade left the precinct here in a man well used to breaking the norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first us president to face a criminal trial. When it did get under way, as is often the case, the business was pretty humdrum, procedural discussion, the defence raising a number of issues and discussions over the timing. Donald trump suggesting he needed a day off at some point to at
general mohamed hamdan daglo tweeted that he had spoken to the us secretary of, state antony blinken, and agreed the pause to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of people who are injured. mr blinken had called for the ceasefire during the g7 foreign ministers meeting taking place injapan, but the sudanese army has released a statement denying any knowledge of the ceasefire. this is the latest footage from khartoum showing plumes of thick black smoke as explosions and gunfire are heard in the streets. i spoke to a woman 20 minutes ago he said there is still gunfire on the streets. live now to khartoum and our reporter mohamed 0sman. very good that you could join us. what has today been like in khartoum, what has been happening? it is a full day of clashes. between
the us has again urged the sudanese military to release all civilian leaders it s detained since monday s coup. the call came after the secretary of state spoke on the phone to the deposed prime minister. abdalla hamdook was arrested and detained on monday, but has now been allowed to return home. mohamed 0sman from the bbc s arabic service sent this update from khartoum. translation: it seems - that the protesters were not convinced by the justifications given by the commander in chief of the sudanese armed forces who described his actions as a correction to the course of the revolution. as they continued their sitting and protest for the third as they continued their sit ing and protest for the third consecutive day in cities and residential neighbourhoods to denounce the coup attempt and demand civilian rule.
other so many afghans have fled? many other officials also left afghanistan the next day. would the situation be different on the situation be different on the ground? many believe that an opportunity was missed at least an opportunity was missed at least to an opportunity was missed at least to do something more smoothly. lyse s full interview is available on her podcast, called a wish for afghanistan. new episodes are available on wednesdays. you can listen to it on the bbc sounds app or any other podcast platform. the us has again urged the sudanese military to release all civilian leaders it s detained since monday s coup. the call came after the secretary of state spoke on the phone to the deposed prime minister. abdalla hamdook was arrested and detained on monday, but has now been allowed to return home. there are reports of teargas being fired at demonstrators in the capital, khartoum. mohamed 0sman from the bbc s arabic service sent this update from khartoum. translation: i