ah, ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin. the u. s. secretary of state makes a direct appeal for a cease fire and sudan antony blinking calls. the country is too feuding generals urging them to stop the fighting to allow in humanitarian aid. the un says nearly 200 people have been killed. also coming up, russia silence is one of the prevalent strongest products. a journalist and a top opposition activists receives 8 have to be in jail term after he is convicted of treason for publicly denouncing moscow's war on ukraine and the f. b. i a russ.

2 men suspected of running a secret police station in new york city on behalf of the chinese government. officials say that the outpost was used to target u. s. based chinese dissidence. ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program, u. s. secretary of state antony blanket has helped phone calls with each of sedans, warren generals, urging them to reach a ceasefire. 2 and days of bloodshed. both groups have been fighting for control of sudan since saturday. the un says at least 185 people have been killed in japan for a g 7 foreign ministers meeting blinkin, decried a monday attack on a u. s. diplomatic convoy in sudan as quote, reckless and irresponsible,

and warned that such violence threatens the delivery of foreign aid. we have the concerns of course, about the overall scrutiny bar, as profess civilians, as effective on us as a diverse roku program says i've written through people were killed that actually has it wasn't uses missy who are desperately this is viable from her. and the deadly violence has dampened hopes that the country was about to turn a corner after years of instability, authoritarian ruler, omar alba, sheer was overthrown in 2019, by the same generals. now fighting each other ah, fleeing the fleeting in the streets of cut whom those who can a getting out of we are leaving the city and heading for our hometown. we are waiting for the victory statement from the sudanese army is really others have had

no choice but to stay put into that trap by the fighting these university students, a sheltering in their college library ah, and homes are no longer safe. the conflict is seen heavy come fire and several air strikes and civilian neighborhoods. the use ambassador to sedan was assaulted in his home, and cartoon. the blocks top diplomat, ge, as at barrels, said in a tweet. the violence is left the city's airport hospitals and top military buildings, badly scarred. the flashes are interruption of a long simmering power struggle between sedans, army, and the powerful paramilitary rapid support forces all r s f. they joined forces to oust form a dictator. omar bashir in 2019,

now they have turned their guns on each other, just month after signing a deal to restore civilian rule. to be very honest as the 2 sides who are fighting on on, on you. because he impression that say, want with you a short piece between them right, way are they are, are calling ones y'all's resides to ah, yes. hi, tricky russell andrew. was it to be disbanded, global and regional leaders of called on the warring parties to accept a ceasefire, but with neither the r s f or the army willing to back down. the deadly violence looks set to continue. and we are joined now by more a theme with t got africa program director at the international crisis group. thank you so much for joining us. what worries you the most right now about the situation in sit down

i think what's the worrying is that to return to the kids' been now you're right from the tough. did you buckle between 2 very well and they went to the site and taking plot place in the hard copy to look nearly 6000000 people in the height of ramadan. 40 degree sheet, electricity cuts up in many neighborhoods, you don't have what uploading. so it's a real you monetary and catastrophe with the potential to get why? because of the capacity in which official, like walk us through a little bit more about what is happening indeed on the humanitarian level and what it means for students, civilian population in particular access, as you've mentioned, things like essential food, water, medicine, sore, sudan is a country that witnessed in debility almost right from independence in particular. but this is where they were treat to street fighting in the capital in the putting been most people who the most, who proven our country in africa,

but to didn't. now we see the huge mitchell police with people running out of electricity. you can imagine if they have to be very hot, they make people very vulnerable, efficient all the population. and you're seeing there was because running out of play enough to have been directly targeted. we pod from the w h or that some hospitals up the ticket to the was would program at the end. it's a peroration and we have to know that when we have some state and what's happening in had to we don't know what's happening elsewhere. they've been fighting in multiple setting been done in get every in the find in for and really this is really, really worrying a very essential that is the grid. even the only human interior is by us soon. we heard a little bit earlier in the program that us secretary of state anthony of lincoln

has held phone calls with each of su. dan's. warren generals, tell us a little bit more about how effective you think that pressure might be and whether any sort of international intervention might help. so, sudan is the usually significant country. it basically speeds up the crossroads between the middle is not africa, the hill. i'm one of africa, it's a baby, large country. it's a very important country surrounded by bailey and people hotfoot. and so i think there will be some potential interest in trying to get the barrier to pull. but i think it will need to be constructive mediation. it will need to both the african union, the regional block, it got important need but of egypt, but also those quite the field, the united arab emirates and the cut tardies who all have influences some of the active and americans are really critical because they re, historically important,

the community love book, you know, for, for the security act of and also the political player. i think we'll leave that there will be also some internal inputs mediation. but you had up top, i think unfortunately for the woman. but they seem confident, but they seem willing to try and, and, and i think you are a military victory, and that's the be worrying claim. this denise population we've also heard reported the u. e. use in bass there to sudan was assaulted in his home in cartoon, and i'm just wondering what you thought when you heard that news. and is it also fair to assume now, as you've mentioned between these war in general, that students transition to democracy is effectively now dead. so when we look back at it for 1500, i think what, what basically we have to accept is that the security forces,

even if the feud paula and 100 over 2000000000 minutes. but really this is the country which has been ruled on and off, but the military for most of the independent they have control power, but especially the economy for a long time. they never really depicted honeymoon but but at the same time, i think we have to remember that this is a complex country that because just rule unity, laterally you is an important partner. i think this from what we've had to appear to have been targeted. i think it's part of the disorder. i'm all being within the capital, but the, you, the, you with the gulf button of the african part. all need to press upon the actor that none of them will be able to group the country unilaterally. it's growing a large upgrade, the country, they all have to accept the 1000000000 will need to play a role. i think that the billions also need to be, you know,

be careful how they approach these been unhealthy, officially, i've all they, equally to tip, but i agree to come back to my agreement. i don't really think it's a hopeless situation. it's a very tentative buying and worrying one, but potentially it's all i can understand. none can prevail, military, we can go, but some sort of negotiation about a framework agreement that allows the civilians to take the marine with teagan from the international crisis group. thank you. so much thank western governments on human rights organizations have widely condemned. the sentencing of kremlin critic vladimir kara mussa to 25 years in the russian labor camp. he said that he stood by every word he had spoken which included criticism of the war in ukraine. a moscow court convicted the prominent russian journalist and

political activist of treason, and spreading dis information about the russian military. the u. s. ambassador to russia said that the sentence was a sign of moscow for fear not strength, and was clearly an attempt to silence dissent. paramours, as lawyers say that given his poor health, the jail term amounts to a death sentence. and here's a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. the kremlin says that president, latimer putin, has visited russian forces and parts of ukraine illegally annexed by moscow. it is the russian leaders, 2nd visit to ukraine reported since last year's invasion. moscow announced the illegal annexation of 4 ukrainian regions in september 2022. despite only controlling courts of russia's foreign minister survey laugh roth is on a visit to the brazilian capital where he was met by his counterpart. later he also sat down with brazil president mula ignacio luna da silva. lula has proposed that

a number of nations including brazil and china, could act as mediators in the conflict between moscow and t. germany's foreign chancellor angle immacule has received the country's top honor and recognition of her 16 years as leader. she received the ground cross of the order of merit for a special achievement from president frank published i admire. she is only the 3rd ex leader to receive that distinction to the us. now where the f b, i has arrested to man suspected of working as secret agents for the chinese government. the men were accused of running a secret police station in new york to intimidate chinese dissidents. living in the united states. the case highlights a growing trend among authoritarian regimes, which are going out of their way to silence opposition. allegedly, behind this plan facade, beijing's eyes,

and the big apple. hidden in plain sight in new york city, china town, 2 men are suspected of running a secret police station control by china. until several months ago, an entire floor of this building hosted an undeclared police station of the chinese national police. now just imagine the n y p d opening an undeclared secret police station. in beijing, it would be unthinkable. u. s. prosecutor say the suspects, use the outpost to help beijing target chinese dissidents across the united states . and monday, the men who are both us citizens, which hearts with conspiring to act as agents of china's government, they were later released on bail. the case comes as federal authorities ramp of investigations into attempts by us adversaries to intimidate political opponents in

the united states. the outpost was established roughly a year ago and shut down after a police search war. last fall is believed to be one of more than $100.00 were wide run by china. and the 1st on us soil. both the accused in china and sissy alleged new york outpost was merely an office to help chinese nationals for new document. another trivial tasks. but u. s. officials worn it could be just the tip of the iceberg. as paging takes ever more drastic steps to stay about criticism, no matter the place, no matter the time. the world snooker championship was temporarily suspended and sheffield england on monday after protesters crashed the tournament. robert milton's and joe perry were playing their 1st round match when a protester jumped on the table and empty the bag of orange powder. eventually staff managed to stop him and old protestors were removed by security. the group

just off oil claimed responsibility and with that now you have to date your and date of ian is coming up at a c, w, as nest with my colleague, kate ferguson, to stick around to come for that. i'm sarah kelly and for alam. thank you so much for watching. take care when you work as an architect, i go all in or not at all. women in architecture. why are this so invisible to the larger public? we decided to.