officials say at least 78 people have been killed and more than 100 other injured in a stampede at a school in the yemeni capital sanaa, during distribution of charity for ramadan. there is some footage emerging allegedly from the incident a warning: some viewers may find it distressing. this is video footage from al masirah, a tv station linked to the houthi rebel group which controls sanaa. the video was picked up by the reuters news agency and it purports to show the incident in the bab al yemen area of the city. as you can see, it s an apparent crush of people, many of whom look to be in distress. we will have more on this story as it updates. now to sudan where the latest ceasefire has failed. these are pictures from the capital, khartoum. witnesses say gunfire was still being heard across the city. both sudan s army and the paramilitary group its fighting, the rsf, had agreed to the ceasefire, and it s not clear which side, or both, has broken it. civilians like these
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