the un secretary general has sent a special envoy to the region to coordinate humanitarian operations. we know that martin griffiths arrived in nairobi a short time ago. he called the situation catastrophic, stressing the need for humanitarian aid to enter the country. here s what we know about the situation on the ground. this is the scene in sudan s capital khartoum, this morning. air strikes have continued, despite a ceasefire. the army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals, the rapid support forces. more than 500 deaths have been reported with the true number of casualties believed to be much higher. millions more remain trapped in khartoum. countries have been evacuating their nationals where they can. these pictures show us nationals boarding a military ship in port sudan. the first major aid flight, laden with medical supplies, has arrived in the country carrying eight tonnes of relief supplies, including health kits for hospitals. meritxe
nurses in england say they are holding their biggest strike yet as nhs bosses warn patients to expect disruptions. donald trump has just touched down in scotland where he is visiting his golf properties and he will be cutting a ribbon for a new second course at his new aberdeenshire golf resort but the breaking news as he has touched down is requesting a mistrial in a civil case where a writer is accusing him of rape and deformation but a letter from the american president donald trump is requesting now a mistrial in that civil case, not a criminal case. fin civil case, not a criminal case. on monday morning in manhattan civil court the larger mentioned several others the lawyer cited several errors which impacted on his ability to defend donald trump. while the army and opposition are continuing to blame each other, the united states is according a rescue. idris is an 18 year old a level student who was in khartoum visiting her grandparents when war broke out. you must
we continue the programme in the capital of khartoum where there s messed with him and amongst the prisoners is a former sudanese logician wanted for alleged crimes against humanity. he was being held in the capital and is facing charges by the international criminal court. he was a key player in the sudanese government brutal response to two long running and unresolved wars. he was serving a sentence alongside former others year, students former president who is no being reportedly held at the military hospital. the former un were negative for sedan told me he is not surprised about what is happening in the country. the signals have been there for some time and quite honestly they have been there all the time since the genocide in darfurfor 20 years ago, and yes i know these characters and i recall about this time the sharing the star between the two in the presidential palace in 2003 when i was a un coordinator and as security minister he not only masterminded that incident
record. coming into the poll vault final with a world leading high and the world indoor champion but felt a little short by her standards and had to settle for the bronze. the gold was one by the switzerland woman the only athlete to clear four metres 78. telling us after she was little disappointed after quite letting several literally setting the bar high for herself. dreaming of herfirst olympics and can t wait to get there. the limbs 400 metre final was a thrilling had to head down the back street between the poll and team and the irish team. it was so close, just clearing, the bullish team, with the facts aside from anyone in the world this year. and to the irish woman set a new personal bests coming second. day five the penultimate day with the women s 200 metre final with the british fastest qualifier. the women s 10,000 metre and the the women s10,000 metre and the women and men s 400 metre hurdles. that means that this crowd will get a chance to see a bona fide st
we have a special report on a yazidi family suing an islamic state leader s widow for abuse and sex trafficking. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in new york, where the united nations security council has voted in favour of an american resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire by israel and hamas in gaza. 1a countries voted in favour, with russia abstaining. speaking after the vote, the us ambassador to the un, linda thomas greenfield, said the fighting could end now if hamas accepted the three phase plan. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is monitoring events for us, and sent us this update. the united states, i think, it s no surprise that this resolution, the vote, coincided with antony blinken s trip to the region. and what we heard from the united states was that this was the best possible way to secure a durable end to the war, saying that it really is a deal that was israel s initiative, it outlined thr