but there are reports of increased fighting in the capital khartoum. more than 2,000 british nationals have been flown out so far, and in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight, for more evacuations, leaving from port sudan tomorrow. we ll have the latest on that later, but first, our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of those trying to get out. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has been
health services wisely. and, memories of a coronation past, and how to celebrate the crowning of a new monarch, next weekend. good evening. in sudan, the ceasefire between the two rival factions of the military, has been extended by another three days, to allow for more people to leave the country, and humanitarian aid to come in. but in the capital, khartoum, the fighting has intensified. so far, more than 500 people have been reported to have died in the fighting, since the violence began, more than two weeks ago. british evacuation flights from near khartoum have ended, with the foreign office saying more than 2,000 people have been flown out of the country. so now, the focus is on port sudan, where thousands of people have gathered, trying to escape. the uk government says there ll be an extra flight from there, to airlift any remaining british nationals who want to leave. meanwhile, evacuations by sea continue, and our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been aboar
world chess champion, with china now holding both the men s and women s world titles. it s six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in the sudanese capital, khartoum where the two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, to the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to p
to use health services wisely. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 1:00 in the morning in the sudanese capital, khartoum where the two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, to the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big cit
some breaking news in ukraine, a series of big explosions in the city of pavlohrad. social media reports say warehouses storing ukrainian military equipment were targeted. it s unclear whether or not there have been any casualties. the russian attack comes after a drone strike on russian occupied crimea on saturday which destroyed 40,000 tonnes of oil products. this is the latest we are getting tonight. from the reuters news agency, reports of air defence systems repelling missile attacks in the early hours on monday in the early hours on monday in the kyiv region, according to local authorities. after air raid alerts were issued throughout all of ukraine, kyiv s regional administration wrote on the pillaging messaging app saying air defences were at work after explosions were heard. the telegram messaging app. we start in sudan, where two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing few signs that they will honor it. air strikes continued to pou