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
Prosperous nation. It is also a nation forged in the commitment that we will never allow the horrors and atrocities of the last century to be repeated. Now, we must Work Together to build a future where the nations of the region are at peace, and all of the region are at peace, and all of our children can grow, and grow up of our children can grow, and grow up strong, and grow up free from terrorism and violence. During my travels, in recent days, i have found new reasons for hope. I have just concluded a visit to saudi arabia, where yesterday i met with king salman, and with the leaders from across the muslim and arab world. And that visit, we reached historic in agreements to pursue greater cooperation in the fight against terrorism and its evil ideology. My future travels will ta ke ideology. My future travels will take me to visit pope francis at the vatican, and then our nato and european allies. We have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to thi
Edinburgh. israelis opposed to government plans for a radical overhaul of the judicial system are holding a fifteenth week of protests across the country. police closed roads in tel aviv and haifa, where the biggest demonstrations have regularly been held. a counter protest in favour of the government plans has been held in netanya. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has put the proposal on hold for now, so that talks can be held on reaching a compromise. mr netanyahu said that recent events would not harm israel s democracy or economy. thousands of christians filled jerusalem s old city on saturday for an important orthodox easter ritual, despite restrictions by israeli police. the holy fire ceremony drew huge crowds to the church of the holy sepulchre, in occupied eastjerusalem, where israeli police control security. it sits on the site where christians believejesus was crucified and buried. police had limited attendance to 1,800 people inside and 1,200 outside.
Too, there is the risk of avoiding dialogue, the risk that this complex crisis will lead to taking short cuts. in the west bank city of bethlehem, where christians believejesus was born, the numbers were also lower than usual, as israel closed its borders forforeigners in an effort to rein in the infections. the latin patriarch ofjerusalem led prayers at the church of the nativity s ancient prayer hall. the leader of the anglican church, the archbishop of canterbury, praised the work of volunteers helping refugees in his christmas sermon. the christmas story shows us how we must treat those who are unlike us, who have far less than us, who have lived with the devastating limits of war and national tragedy. there have been the volunteers who have been on my mind, welcoming and caring
Pointing to ongoing turmoil in syria, yemen and iraq, pope francis said the world is becoming desensitised to suffering. the pontiff called for more dialogue and warned against a tendency to withdraw. translation: in this time | of pandemic, we have come to realise this even more. our capacity for social relationships is sorely tried. there is a growing tendency to withdraw, to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and to do things together. on the international level, too, there is the risk of avoiding dialogue, the risk that this complex crisis will lead to taking short cuts. in the west bank city of bethlehem, where christians believejesus was born, the numbers were also lower than usual, as israel closed its borders forforeigners