with reports from sudan suggesting the paramilitary rapid support forces have attacked a hospital and taken control of an army base just south of the capital. we will take a look at the state of the year's forgotten war. first, time for a round—up from the sports centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with football and the fifa club world cup, where brazilian side fluminense have made the final after a 2—0 win over african champions al ahly. the deadlock wasn't broken until the 71st minute, jhon arias putting the south american champions ahead from the penalty spot before john kennedy sealed fluminense�*s place in the final, where they'll face european champions manchester city or asian champions urawa red diamonds, they play in the other

semifinal on tuesday. earlier today, the draw for the champions league last 16 was made. at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters, they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition — the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon. premier league leaders arsenal face porto while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposition in lazio. the current serie a leaders inter milan play atletico madrid while there is a daunting task for rb leipzig against the iii—time champions real madrid. those ties will be played over two legs in february and march. here is the reaction of manchester city director of football txiki begeristain to facing copenhagen. of course we remember the two games we played, and they went well, at

least at etihad. but it's not worth the talk too much to happen will two years ago. they've been better than manchester united and felt two teams with more experience with them, so we have to be careful. we've also had the draw for the europa league play—off round. all of the premier league clubs have managed to bypass this round and go straight into the last 16. this extra stage pits the teams who finished second in their europa league groups against the teams who came third in the champions league group phase. here are the fixtures. jose mourinho�*s roma will play feyenoord. ac milan, who missed out on the champions league knockouts, they'll face the french side rennes. benfica will play toulouse who came through as runners—up in liverpool's group, and the ukrainian champions shakhtar donetsk play marseille, who missed out on top spot in the europa league with defeat to brighton on thursday.

heavyweight boxing returns this weekend with anthonyjoshua and deontay wilder the headline acts in saudi arabia. joshua's on the comeback, after losing his belts to oleksandr usyk and the subsequent rematch last year — and wants to continue his winning streak against sweden's otto wallin. wilder takes on joseph parker. if both win, they could finally get in the ring together next year. butjoshua's focussed on the prize of winning back a title. it's hard to switch off from the opportunities. i transform that pressure and what could be a distraction into motivation. of course i want to become champion. i'm not focusing on that right now. yes, we are all focused on what's next and focused on my opponent, the bigger picture and i'm using it as a source of motivation as every day i'm in the gym. i would love to fight wilder and more, so i'm using it as motivation.

nobody wants to get knocked out. i hit different. understand me? i can end your career. i say he's 100% afraid, but i think he's a 75%. now his promoter and his management are 1000% afraid. that's what he does all the talking. that's why he has to have him winning all occasions and times, because the ones that don't have to get in the ring, of course they're going to have the biggest... and that's all the sport for now. here in the uk, the prime minister has said he takes "extremely seriously" the allegations that have been made against the former conservative peer, baroness mone. he said the government was taking legal action against the company run by her husband — ppe medpro.

in an interview with the bbc, michelle mone admitted lying about her links to the medical clothing company and confirmed she and her family stand to benefit from the £60 million profit made during the pandemic. the couple apologised for denying their role in the deal for more than three years. today baroness mone hit back at rishi sunak, saying she was "honest" with the government over the contracts. our political editor chris mason sent this report. a pandemic strikes. suddenly, gowns and masks, personal protective equipment, ppe is at a premium. the country needs it and needs it fast. at the time, rishi sunak held the purse strings as chancellor. covid contracts signed in a rush, and worth millions, big questions still being asked now. we take all these things incredibly seriously and that is why the government is taking legal action, and because there is a criminal action ongoing i can't comment any further. do you think it is ok for a former

conservative peer to lie about these things and to admit about lying? as i say, what i would say is the government takes these things incredibly seriously, which is why they are pursuing legal action against the company concerned in these matters. this row is about this couple. baroness mone, given a seat in the house of lords by the conservatives, and her husband doug barrowman. they have admitted lying about their role in the company that made millions from a ppe contract with the government, which is now being sued by the department of health, and is under investigation by the national crime agency. we should have told the press straight up, straight away, nothing to hide, and again i am sorry for that. but i wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone�*s eyes. and this afternoon michelle mone hit back at the prime minister's remarks this morning, asking: "what is rishi sunak talking about? "i was honest with the cabinet office, the government and the nhs, "in my dealings with them, they all knew about my involvement

"from the very beginning." and look at this. the former health minister, lord bethel, is going for it. but there are serious questions for the government too, because michelle mone�*s connections mattered. i made the call to michael gove. what did you say to him? ijust said, we can help, and we want to help, and he was like, "oh my goodness, this is amazing." mr gove, why didn't you call out baroness mone's lies? no answers from michael gove today. i think this is a shocking disgrace from top to bottom, and as every day goes past there are more questions that need to be answered. covid connections and contracts. a company being sued by the government, and a police investigation ongoing.

we've not heard the last of this. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. we have covered two wars on the bbc this year, one in europe and one in the middle east. but this year, one in europe and one in the middle east.— the middle east. but there is another, the middle east. but there is another. in _ the middle east. but there is another, in africa _ the middle east. but there is another, in africa that - the middle east. but there is another, in africa that has i the middle east. but there is i another, in africa that has been overshadowed and lacked international attention. eight months since the start of the conflict between the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces — more than 12,000 people so far with many more injured. earlier today, the rapid support forces said they had entered the major city of wad madani, an area that is home to 86,000 thousands displaced people who had fled the violence in the capital khartoum. over the weekend, there have been reports of heavy fighting in region and again this morning.

0ur analysis editor, ros atkins, has been taking a deeper look for us at weekends' developments and the broader conflict. sudan's civil war started in april, and it continues. in recent days, fighting has forced thousands of civilians to flee the city of wad madani. more broadly, 7 million people are internally displaced by the war. a million more have fled to neighbouring countries. thousands of others have lost their lives and there are multiple accounts of atrocities. translation: they went from door to door rounding up the men. - they took them out and killed them. they called the father of my children into the street, shot him and killed him. the uk says these attacks bear all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing that's in darfur, in the west of sudan. that's in darfur, in the west of sudan. to the east is the capital and it's being destroyed. khartoum has become a battleground with air strikes and many buildings damaged and set alight.

many basic services are gone. and as the war continues, according to the un, millions are one step away from famine. and it's too dangerous for much aid to get in. in some areas we have a limited to no presence at all. khartoum is a good example of that. there are a couple of ngos that are present. the un is not able to be there right now. for this reason, for many reasons, sudan is under severe pressure and to understand the war that's causing this, we need to look at the present and the past. sudan is one of the biggest countries by area in africa. its population is 46 million, and since independence in 1956, it's largely been run by the military. for 30 years, that meant omar al—bashir being in charge and his rule connects directly to what's happening now because bashir always feared the army which he led could turn against it. to try and avoid that, to counter the army's power, bashir empowered a group of arab

militia known as the janjaweed. and in the 2000s, these militia were accused of ethnic cleansing and mass rape in darfur. the us called it genocide and over time the janjaweed evolved. with bashir�*s support, they became a paramilitary force called the rsf, the rapid support forces, and the rsf answered directly to bashir. he often used to speak about it in speeches and public speeches, "this is my protection." and there is one speech where bashir said that the best decision he made was forming the rapid support forces. in time, he may have revised that assessment because in 2019, bashir�*s fear became real. the army deposed him with the support of the rsf. civilian protests had applied pressure too. a power—sharing agreement between civilian and military leaders was supposed to lead to civilian rule — but it didn't. in 2021, the army seized power, "to avoid civil war," it said.

but in april this year, a civil war arrived. because tensions between the army and the rsf boiled over. and by this point the rsf was much more than a militia. this is alex de waal, an expert on sudanese politics. they control sudan's most lucrative gold mines and they export gold to dubai. they're a mercenary outfit. they've rented out their fighters to fight in yemen, more recently in libya. they are looting machine and they get support from russia, formerly wagner group, and from the united arab emirates. uae authorities have denied this, but this month, sudan expelled 15 emirati diplomats and once more accused the uae of supporting the rsf. and wherever its backing comes from, there's no denying the rsf's military strength. its territorial gains are marked here in yellow, both in and around khartoum

and in darfur. the red areas are controlled by the army, which is on the retreat. in the words of the economist, "a genocidal militia is winning the war in sudan." and once more, the rsf stands accused of committing atrocities. this is the british government speaking in october about darfur. innocent people are being attacked by militias, particularly by the rsf. they are being hounded from their homes and murdered, women are being raped and attacked. this is all has all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing. that's the uk, the us has referred to "haunting echoes of the genocide that began almost 20 years ago in darfur." the accusation is that the rsf and allied arab militia are targeting certain ethnic groups, in particular the masalit people. in sudan, they're considered black africans, while the rsf are arab majority and the traditional capital

of the masalit people is el geneina. you can see it here in darfur. and el geneina was targeted by the janjaweed in 2003. now, 20 years on, a key sudanese army base located in el geneina has fallen to the rsf. these pictures from early november show rsf fighters celebrating at the base. the pictures have been verified by the bbc. and around this time, reports of atrocities against civilians began to emerge. the un put out a statement saying... these reports are difficult to verify. it's too dangerous for international news organisations to operate in darfur. but the un and other organisations have received accounts of murder and rape from survivors and witnesses, many of whom have fled from darfur into chad. translation: a man entered the room

wearing the patched rsf uniform - with his face covered. when he entered, he removed his face cover and i saw his face and his eyes. this man assaulted me and raped me. there are also photos and videos of alleged atrocities in the same area. the area is called ardamata and it's close to that army base seized by the rsf. this image first appeared online on the 6th of november. it shows bodies lying on a street. they're in civilian clothes. bbc verify has geolocated this to ardamata. we've also verified videos showing possible rsf brutality. this one shows dozens of men and boys in civilian clothes forced to sit on the ground by armed men, some of whom are wearing rsf uniform. the bbc has geolocated the incident to this bridge in ardamata. another video of the same incident shows the men being harassed, some are being whipped. and then this video of a different

incident shows men being kicked and beaten with a gun. once more, bbc verify has geolocated this to ardamata. the rsf denies involvement in any violence against civilians in this area. it blames the army. it describes "the deliberate artillery shelling in ardamata and while the two sides exchange bullets and allegations, the us has concluded both have committed war crimes. in early december, it stated that the army and rsf have unleashed horrific violence, death and destruction across sudan. and this conflict threatens not only sudan, but far beyond it, too. sudan's war is destabilising the entire nile valley, the horn of africa and the sahara sahelian region. alex duval says there are several reasons for this.

the number of refugees fleeing sudan is one, this is another. if the rsf were to win, this would mean that neighbouring countries egypt and ethiopia and eritrea would likely be dragged into the conflict in one way or another. despite these risks, the war continues. the escalating fighting in waad madani and the sight of fleeing civilians is the latest evidence that efforts to end this war have got nowhere. there have been various initiatives, including talks hosted by kenya, but they haven't worked, in part because neither of the warring sides appears motivated to end this. but they also feel like they can win this war. and that has been also part of the issue as to why the international efforts to mediate peace have failed. so far, though, there is no winner in this war. but a great deal is being lost, because sudan is collapsing as a functioning state with all the instability and suffering that that inevitably brings. and right now, there appears a limit

to what the world can do about it. we are hoping to get some reaction from the un this evening. we will bring you that interview if he appears. but let's move on. in north korea, the us has condemned the latest test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile, describing it as a violation of un security council resolutions and threats to its neighbours. it says it threatened peace and stability in the region. launched over the sea of japan on monday, is the fifth test carried out by north korea this year, capable of reaching anywhere in the united states, supposedly,

and crashed in the sea. it’s in the united states, supposedly, and crashed in the sea.— and crashed in the sea. it's was hard to know _ and crashed in the sea. it's was hard to know the _ and crashed in the sea. it's was hard to know the motive - and crashed in the sea. it's was| hard to know the motive behind and crashed in the sea. it's was l hard to know the motive behind a weapons test but this reason could be because of a meeting between the us and south korea on friday. officials from both countries met in washington to update their contingency plans on how to respond to a north korean nuclear attack. the us is more and more drawing south korea into its planning. this is in pyongyang doesn't like so north korea criticise the meeting and threatened to to retaliate. this is a passing we are seeing play out where the north tests as weapons and south korea and us bolster their defences in return. it means both sides are now caught in the cycle of escalation. this test is a concern for the worst but also those in the region. south korea and japan. not only because this particular missile has the potential to reach all the way to the us mainland but because

through these weapons tests, north korea is able to make progress on its nuclear weapons programme. at the moment, is able to test almost without consequence because russia and china are vetoing any attempts to add further sanctions on to north korea. we saw today while the us and south korea were quick to condemn the launch, north korean officials were in beijing meeting the chinese foreign minister who went on to suppress a mac express his support. with his deepening ties with pyongyang and beijing and pyongyang and moscow, we are seeing a shift in power. i used to be north korea asking the us to lift sanctions but now is the us wants to engage north korea because the longer this stalemate goes on for, the more time north korea has to make progress on its weapons.

north korea has to make progress on its weapons-— its weapons. enough australia, thousands _ its weapons. enough australia, thousands have _ its weapons. enough australia, thousands have been _ its weapons. enough australia, thousands have been rescued l its weapons. enough australia, | thousands have been rescued by flooding. people were stuck on roofs as rising water cut off entire areas. many were stranded after their flights were cancelled. this was the airport in cairns where, for the first time, floodwaters left aircraft semi—submerged, after more than two metres of rain in the past week. the torrents of water have flushed all kind of things through residential streets, including crocodiles. this one captured by wildlife officers, after it was spotted near a petrol station. it's important that people recognise that any of the drains and estuaries around the place, with the amount of floodwater we have had, could contain an estuarine crocodile in it. and it's notjust crocodiles that disorientated. kayakers went to the rescue of this cold and exhausted wallaby...

atta boy. ..spotted in a flooded field. it had been searching for dry land. they managed to scoop it up and carry it to shore. a quick kiss, before they say it hopped away to safety. one country closely affected by what happens in gaza is its neighbour, of course, egypt. their official results from the presidential election say he has won a third term in office forjust under 90% of the vote. he called the results a rejection of the neighbouring war in gaza. our correspondent in cairo says the struggling economy is the major challenge now facing president sisi. , ,., , major challenge now facing president sisi. , , ~' ., , major challenge now facing president sisi. , , ~ ., , ,

sisi. everybody here knows president sisi. everybody here knows president sisi is not facing _ sisi. everybody here knows president sisi is not facing any _ sisi. everybody here knows president sisi is not facing any sort _ sisi. everybody here knows president sisi is not facing any sort of - sisi is not facing any sort of competition whatsoever. it was more or less a one—man show or a one—horse race. this is what we heard from so many people before the elections. he was being challenged by three low—profile politicians but it's notjust about by three low—profile politicians but it's not just about who by three low—profile politicians but it's notjust about who is going to win, it's about the key challenges waiting for the president in this economy that is on everyone's mind here. inflation rates are hitting nearly 40% and many families are struggling to make ends meet. we've been speaking to people over the last couple of weeks and one housewife told me, i haven't bought meat in three years because i can't afford it any more. people are quite apprehensive of tough times lie ahead because the economy is not doing well and all the economic prospects for the country a pretty

grim. prospects for the country a pretty i rim. ,, ., prospects for the country a pretty rim. ., , ., ., , prospects for the country a pretty grim. some military operations are havin: to grim. some military operations are having to be _ grim. some military operations are having to be scaled _ grim. some military operations are having to be scaled back _ grim. some military operations are having to be scaled back due - grim. some military operations are having to be scaled back due to - grim. some military operations are having to be scaled back due to a l having to be scaled back due to a shortage of artillery shells. the deputy defence minister has told the bbc he is confident funding will carry on. the general told us that ukraine is making plans to increase its domestic military production. translation: the its domestic military production. translation:— translation: the problem of ammunition — translation: the problem of ammunition shortages - translation: the problem of. ammunition shortages particularly with our tenancy rounds will not go away. we intend to address this issue by increasing the production of drones. next year you however in agreement with the netherlands. as for the us, the congress is supposed to approve new funds but they have been on break yet and are saying to resolve the issue. we are confident

they will continue to assist ukraine. ,, they will continue to assist ukraine-— they will continue to assist ukraine. ,, ., , , , ukraine. the us congress is discussing _ ukraine. the us congress is discussing tonight _ ukraine. the us congress is discussing tonight whether. ukraine. the us congress is. discussing tonight whether or ukraine. the us congress is - discussing tonight whether or not they can find a deal on migration which would lock $60 billion of funding for ukraine. just want to bring you one line breaking news, us appeals court has rejected the last hour an effort by donald trump's former chief of staff meadows to move his case to federal court. he is currently part of the efforts to investigate those allegations about the 2020 election. he was trying to move his case from state courts to federal court and his appeal on that has been rejected. some reaction on that in the next hour. good evening.

monday was a pretty cloudy day for many, with some splashes of rain, but northern areas of the uk did get to see a little bit of brightness. that was the scene for a weather watcher in the highlands earlier on. now, as we look through the rest of this week, we will see further rain at times, and it will become very windy. there is the chance that some of us will see a little bit of snow in the run—up to the christmas period. now, this is the earlier satellite picture. you can see this pipeline of cloud streaming in from the atlantic. this is our next weathersystem, really. that will bring some quite heavy rain across parts of wales and england as we head through this evening and tonight, turning really wet particularly through the second half of the night. northern england staying a little bit drier, and certainly for northern ireland and scotland, we'll see some clear skies. a few showers blowing into the north—west of scotland, some of those wintry over higher ground. cold enough here for frost and some ice. mild further south, where we start tuesday with clouds and outbreaks of heavy rain. that rain will trundle its way south—eastwards through the day, so brighter skies will follow. a scattering of showers blowing in, particularly across the western side

of scotland and into northern ireland. some of those showers wintry over high ground in scotland. it will be windy here. temperatures a little bit lower than they have been today. five degrees in lerwick and ten degrees in london by the middle part of the afternoon. but into wednesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from the atlantic. this one is a warm front, and so it will reintroduce some milder conditions. but with extensive cloud cover, it will be quite misty and murky in places, i suspect. bits and pieces of rain, it will be windy, but temperatures in many spots back up into double digits. and then we look ahead to thursday with a deep area of low pressure passing to the north of the uk. lots of isobars on this chart. it is going to be a very windy day indeed. and behind this cold front, we'll see some colder air returning. real see—saw conditions this week in terms of the feel of the weather. in the cold air, i think we'll see some snow showers across parts of scotland, even to relatively low levels in the north, where gales will combine with those snow showers to give blizzard conditions. further south, it stays mild,

and so what falls from the sky will be rain, but it is going to be a windy day wherever you are. and then, looking towards christmas itself, it stays pretty unsettled. there will be rain at times, and it may be cold enough, particularly in the north of the uk, for some snow here and there. bye— bye.

hello, i'm christian fraser.

you're watching the context on bbc news. the un security council postpones a vote tonight on gaza until tomorrow. a new text has been presented to the council which calls for a humanitarian pause. today injerusalem the us defence secretary said it was not for the white house to dictate timelines to israel, but he is urging a new phase in the conflict. it comes amid wider concerns of an escalation — bp the latest to announce it's paused all shipping through the red sea after another wave of attacks by houthi rebels in yemen. on the panel tonight to discuss it all — tara setmayer, former communications directorfor the republican party, and now resident scholar at the university of virginia's centre for politics. and anand menon, director of the uk in a changing europe. good evening. the un security council has postponed a vote tonight

while the united states considers a new text that calls