hello, and welcome, i am samantha simmonds. the un has said a seventy two hour ceasefire between the sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group appears to be holding in some parts of the country. as thousands flee, residents in the capital, khartoum, have spoken of their fears the world is abandoning them, with supplies of food, water and medicine running low. foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country, with numerous governments organising evacuations of their citizens. this was one ship arriving injeddah a few hours ago, more than 1600 people from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in sudan have arrived in saudi arabia. the first french nationals have arrived in roissy airport in paris after their repatriation from sudan. around 250 people, most of whom are french nationals, have left djibouti after being rescued from sudan. the uk has evacuated hundreds of british nationals to larnaca airport in cyprus. this is the second flight landing in the early
if joe biden is hopefully. ifjoe biden is re elected and does a full term, he will be 86 by the end of that. live from london. this is bbc news. a ship carrying hundreds of saudi nationals, escaping the conflict in sudan, arrives back atjeddah docks. i m lewis vaughanjones at larnaca airport in cyprus, where the latest group of british evacuees have arrived on their way back to the uk. the 72 hour ceasefire appears to be holding as the repatriation of thousands of foreign citizens from sudanese cities continues. and the jailed russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, tells a court in moscow he s now being investigated on terrorism charges.
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