live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning in singapore and 1am in sudan, where we begin the programme. british diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from khartoum, the capital of sudan, as fighting between rival military factions enters a second week. the ministry of defence in london confirmed that embassy staff had been brought out under cover of darkness and the united states has carried out a similar operation. there s no word yet on how other british nationals will be able to leave the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has the latest. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1,200 people contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precario
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s seven in the morning in singapore and 2am in sudan, where we begin the programme. british diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from khartoum, the capital of sudan, as fighting between rival military factions enters a second week. the ministry of defence in london confirmed that embassy staff had been brought out under cover of darkness, and the united states has carried out a similar operation. there s no word yet on how other british nationals will be able to leave the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has the latest. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1,200 people contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precarious, but nevertheless, we managed to use both c130s and aaoo airc
at least three people killed, seven injured yesterday after a high-speed chase ended in a rollover crash. let s go to brownsville, texas where nate foy is live the details, nay. hugs hey arthel, many migrants wait on the other side of the river for the end of title 42 which is under two and half weeks away other migrants have no interest in turning themselves in the border patrol. those of the migrants and involved in the human smuggling like we saw yesterday. we note three illegal migrants were killed. seven people are hurt after this crash. texas dps was the lead agency here. we know there were two vehicles involved. we see one of the overturned trucks that flipped as a result of this chase. we were in the cab about truck. we were in the bed of the pickup truck. there were multiple injections. both drivers involved have been apprehended but one driver we know is still in the hospital today. you mention title 42 to half weeks away take a look at this. some migrants cannot wa
wall. [cheers] jesse: and now as of yesterday, the media has added a new name to that honorable list. joe biden. the moment he stepped foot in ukraine, everything changed. in the blink of an eye he went from jimmy carter to abe lincoln in the heat of the civil war. here s the new york times. since abraham lincoln road to ro the front lines outside of washington to watch battles in northern virginia during the civil war no. sitting president has gotten that close to combat. didn t bush and obama fly into iraq and afghanistan during combat operations? i m no military historian but those trips seemed kind of dangerous. i think biden himself disagree with the new york times because biden said he has been on helicopters in iraq that have been shot at. start telling the truth. number one, you take all the truths out, you better have helicopters ready to take those 3,000 civilians inside the green zone where i have been seven times and shot at. you better make sure you have