hello and welcome to the programme. i am lucy gray. there have been gunfire and explosions in sudan s capital khartoum as the sudanese army clashes with paramilitary forces. witnesses report the fighting is close to the army headquaters in the centre of the city. smoke has been seen rising from khartoum airport and there are reports of clashes near the presidential palace. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military since a coup in october 2021. international leaders have urged the two sides to return to talks aimed at returning the country to civilian rule. the us secretary of state anthony blinken described the latest fighting as a tragic situation , and suggested forces opposed to a return to civilian rule may be responsible. we want to play you now what happened on sudanese state tv. the newsreader briefly appeared talking about clashes, but listen carefully and you can hear gunshots in the background. as you see the pict
hello, i m lukwesa burak. there have been gunfire and explosions in sudan s capital khartoum, as the sudanese army clashes with paramilitary forces. witnesses report the fighting is close to the army headquarters in the centre of the city. smoke has been seen rising from khartoum airport and there are reports of clashes near the presidential palace. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military since a coup in october 2021. international leaders have urged the two sides to return to talks aimed at returning the country to civilian rule. the us secretary of state antony blinken described the latest fighting as a tragic situation , and suggested forces opposed to a return to civilian rule may be responsible. we want to just play you what happened on sudanese state tv. the newsreader briefly appeared talking about clashes, but listen carefully and you can hear gunshots in the background. repeated gunshots as you can see, the pictu
ridden by derek fox. at least three people have been killed in sudan, in heavy fighting between the army and paramilitary forces in the capital, khartoum. a man is pinned down and arrested by security staff in japan as the prime minister, fumio kishida, is rushed to safety after an explosion. the french president has visited notre dame cathedral, which was nearly destroyed by fire four years ago. the restoration is expected to be finished on schedule. you re watching bbc news. and we want to bring you some breaking news. we are hearing the royal mail and the communication workers union have reached an agreement over pay and employment terms. the postal company cw have said in ajoint terms. the postal company cw have said in a joint statement. now, we understand executives are going to meet and consider the agreement on monday and tuesday this week. and thatis monday and tuesday this week. and that is following a year of talks and strikes. so agreement does seem to have been m
you re watching bbc news, now it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. this is what is coming up. the start was delayed by protestors, but there was a stunning finish from corach rambler to win the grand national. haaland hits the net again, manchester city narrow arsenal s lead at the top. and manchester united hold off brighton to reach the women s fa cup final. also coming up on sportsday. it s been another golden day for great britain at the european gymnastics championships in turkey. obviously, the goal is always to win so, yeah, that was probably the best routine of my life. welcome along. well, let s start at aintree, where corach rambler the 8 1 favourite has won the grand national. the race was delayed by m minutes. has won the grand national. animal rights activists had threatened to disrupt the world famous steeplechase and a number of protestors managed to get onto the course. so far, 23 arrests have been made. patrick geare
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