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
Tensions escalate on Korean Peninsula amid mutual feasts between Pyongyang and Seoul. North Korea's leader has called for South Korea's status in his country's constitution to be changed to a separate and hostile state. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yool criticized the move and vowed to respond doubly to Pyongyang's provocations. The move comes at a time of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula amid a series of missile tests and Pyongyang's bid to change the pattern of its relationship with its southern neighbor.
and maintain relationships with regional partners as a means to counterbalance china s growing military and economic presence, as well as north korea s continued nuclear and ballistic missile programme despite numerous united nations sanctions. i m joined now by andrew yeo. he s the sk korea foundation chair in korea studies and seniorfellow at brookings institution. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. thank you very much for “oining us on the programme. on the programme. thank you for havin: on the programme. thank you for having me on the programme. thank you for having me here. on the programme. thank you for having me here. well, on the programme. thank you for having me here. well, this- on the programme. thank you for having me here. well, this visit . having me here. well, this visit comes at a having me here. well, this visit comes at a time having me here. well, this visit comes at a time at having me here. well, this visit comes at a time at gre
growing genetic condition in the uk. and far more prevalent in black people. over the last five years, the number of blood donations needed to treat it has increased by 66%. i m here giving blood. this is your first time, is it? it is. lord simon woolley, the principal of homerton college in cambridge and founder of operation black vote, was also donating. was also donating, and the two hope that their example will lead to others doing the same, and black donors are particularly important because the ethnically matched blood provides the best treatment. and the blood of these two well known donors will be ready to use in hours. you re live with bbc news. south korean president yoon suk yool is heading to the us this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the two countries alliance. this would be the first official state visit for a south korean leader since 2011. the visit is part of president biden s efforts to build