live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far it s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest. another sunrise over khartoum. but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to thei
national congress, china announces a big boost to its military spending as it warns attempts to contain it are escalating. supporters of pakistan s former prime minister imran khan gather at his house, as police arrive to arrest him. hello and welcome. we re going to start in bangladesh, where aid agencies say a huge fire has broken out in a refugee camp in the south east of the country. these are some of the latest pictures. it s being reported the fire is in the cox s bazaar district and has been brought under control. the charity action aid said their initial assessment suggested around 12,000 people had been affected. no casualties have been reported so far. we been reported so far. will hear from the internatioi federation we will hear from the international federation of the red cross and red crescent later in the programme, stay with us for that. a historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved after ten years of talks. marine life is at risk from c
Lewiston is the second largest in maine, it has a diverse economy, World Class Health care facilities, manufacturing, financial institutions, technology, telecommunications, a relatively big city in terms of that North Eastern parts of the united states. We can have a look at the exact location, the state of maine, lewiston there, quite near the coast, just 35 miles north of portland. The residents of lewiston tonight sheltering in place as they have been told of an active gunman in the city. We are looking at pictures of the Central Maine Medical Centre in lewiston where some of those injured has been brought. Medical professionals waiting on others to arise as well. We are keeping a close eye on the city hall in lewiston where we are awaiting a Press Conference to get under way. We are told that the Main Department of Public Safety spokesperson will make an address to the media. Members of the media getting organised there for that address, where there for that address, where the loc
Ordered the Al Awda Hospital to evacuate by 6am local time. Hamas has urged residents to stay put. More thani Million People are believed to live in the north of gaza. There are warnings that the humanitarian crisis in the territory is deepening, with shortages of food, clean water and electricity. There have already been several days of air strikes on gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says israeli strikes have killed at least 1900 people in gaza, including 614 children. The Palestinian Authoritys representative at the un compared the Current Situation to the mass palestinian migration after the creation of the state of israel, which palestinians call the nakbah , or catastrophe. We should not allow as humans and of defenders of International Humanitarian law and as the un and the Security Council to allow, after 75 years of nakbah, another nakbah on our people by d populating the gaza strip of its 2. 3 million and through them outside and make it an egyptian problem. The Israeli