the rsf, rapid support forces.erwise, we will bear the consequences. are you optimistic that the war will end any time soon? iam. i am optimistic that the war will end, and that we are going to play our part in it. ambassador nureldin satti, in nairobi, thank you very much indeed for coming on hardtalk. thank you very much. good morning. well, with the change of month, once again, we're likely to see a change of weather fortunes. high pressure is going to build as we head into the weekend and for the first week of september. yes, we'll see some early morning mist and fog first thing but on the whole, for most of us, it will be dry, sunny and increasingly warm. ahead of that, though, we've still got to get rid of this messy—looking weather front that's going to produce some low cloud and some drizzle first thing in the morning, particularly through northern ireland, scottish borders, down into the north of england. now, to the north of that, clear skies and a chilly start but sunny start for scotland. to the south o

has the uae sent weapons to the rsf? linda: i can't confirm who is sending weapons to the rsf.t we know weapons are going in, and we want to urge those countries who are providing those weapons to cease those efforts. nick: and you are calling for those countries to cease those efforts. on the other side, of course, we have egypt, saudi arabia that have historically supported the sudan armed forces. what is the u.s. doing, beyond calling for those countries not to fuel the conflict, to stop fueling the conflict? linda: well, you know that we have been very, very actively engaged in the peace process and trying to bring the parties to a negotiated settlement. those efforts are continuing. we're supporting the efforts of the arab league, of the african union, and all of the regional parties who might be able to influence these warring parties. and, today, i met with the president, the traditional president of chad, and also urged that he continue to actively engage to stop this war. nick: ambassador linda thomas-greenfield, thank you very much. linda: thank you. ♪ geoff: democrac

how do you integrate the rsf within the armed forces?ntive on both men to come to negotiating table, it is a daunting task but it is the task they need to be pushed forward. [30 they need to be pushed forward. do you think we will see those two men, those two rival factions come to the table anytime soon to peace? i think we are not there _ table anytime soon to peace? i think we are not there yet. _ table anytime soon to peace? i think we are not there yet. i _ table anytime soon to peace? i think we are not there yet. i think - table anytime soon to peace? i think we are not there yet. i think this i we are not there yet. i think this is a positive step. and i think, alongside the humanitarian dimension there has got to be a political will to force an outcome otherwise we have already seen the country disintegrating. it's a positive step, it's the first step but the key questions need to be addressed. thank you very much forjoining us. local media in nigeria is reporting that six students abducted by gunmen at a university in the north

this weekend there was intense fighting in the capital khartoum as the paramilitary forces of the rsf belongs to the nile petroleum company, went up in flames sunday, yet further evidence the city has become an urban war zone. in the greater khartoum area, the rsf troops have commandeered civilian homes and turned them into operational bases, while the military has responded by bombing residential areas. and there is ethnic fighting in other parts of the country, where the rsf has been supporting arab militias. in geneina, a city in west darfur, the un has received reports of at least 13 mass graves. let's hear from freelance journalist mat nashed. thank you for coming on. 0ver thank you for coming on. over 5 million people displaced in six months of fighting. now we have reports of genocide. how prominent do you think these issues in sudan will be when the un meets in new york this week? i will be when the un meets in new york this week?— york this week? i think they're already very. _ york this week? i think they're already very, very _ york this week? i think they're already very,

the rsf is no longer a rebel force but rather a militia that a sudanese army is fighting. has no right to own any businesses or entities on the ground in the country. it also means that should regional countries and international community decide to follow these decrees that have been issued by the head of the sovereignty counsel, they would not be able to communicate or mediate between the rapid support forces and the sudanese army because now the rapid support forces is officially dissolved and is no longer illegal force. this is likely to continue or escalate the fighting that has been ongoing between the paramilitary rapid support forces and the sudanese army for nearly five months now. over the past few weeks, fighting has escalated between the two sides with more artillery shelling xander strike -- shelling and air strikes by the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces. in the past three days alone, more than 40 civilians lost their lives, as they were caught in the crossfire between the two warring sides. >> still ahead, scientists grow a model of a

are you prepared to sit down and talk with the rsf leader?e to return to its senses and pull its troops out of the residential areas and return to its barracks, then we will sit with any of them. but in principle are you ready to sit down and talk to them? absolutely. whenever he commits to what we agreed, we will sit to resolve this problem. anoushka kurkjian is the director, of the songhai advisory. she explained how seriously the latest possibility of peace talks will be taken. more than previous ones. there is a huge bias that this conflict left unchecked has already had huge regional implications. there is no military solution, we have seen over the past five months that the army, despite the aerial supremacy has not been able to gain the upper hand entirely. in fact he has moved his headquarters across sudan and we find ourselves, it is essentially in a stalemate. he is not making these statements out of a position of strength. you said that there isn't really a military solution so to speak to this conflict. do you think there will be

the rsf was trained not to respect human rights and to use sexual violence as well. really seen mostly in darfur where there are credible reports that there has been killing based on ethnicity. there has been indiscriminate killing of civilians. the capital of west darfur, you basically have no health care services. >>>> you mention sexual violence. is that one of the boot -- one of the most brutal aspects of the conflict? >> there were reports of women being sold. >> we have been interviewing people in darfur and they describe these harrowing scenes. the wounded not being able to reach the hospitals and dying on the way. exactly what you said before. people who need routine medical care simply unable to get it and dying for that reason. overall the level of crisis seems it is getting worse. >> absolutely it is getting worse. you have the west of darfur, no health care services. now the violence has spread to south darfur. it is i think in darfur particularly the worst is yet to come because the social fabric -- in khartoum, you have the army fighting. in darfur we a

has uncovered evidence that wagner arms crossed through chad within the last two weeks to get to an rsfosely, you can see over a hundred vehicles including scores of trucks at the base, proof the supplies provided by russia, wagner continue. a strike on wagner-backed forces in sudan would constitute a blow to moscow. if it is ukraine, they will have raised the stakes for those willing to accept wagner's backing in the future. a lesson illustrating the price they could be forced to pay for cooperating with russia. >> obviously huge significant reporting from nima. multiple officials appeared unaware of the incident and expressed surprise at the suggestion that the strikes and ground operation may have been conducted by ukrainian forces. >>> "outfront" next, cities along the united states border warning that they are on the verge of drowning under a new surge of migrants. in fact, 8,000 were apprehended just yesterday on the border. >>> plus, a special champions for change. i'm going to bring you the story of a karate master who was instrumental in helping my son get through the pandemic.

are you prepared to sit down and talk with the rsf leader, hemedti? translation: absolutely.em. at those talks injeddah, in saudi arabia, during the summer, both sides agreed to protect civilians — something both sides have failed to do. the sudanese armed forces have been accused by the un and charities of targeting civilians with indiscriminate air strikes on residential parts of khartoum. why are the civilian casualties so high? why are your forces deliberately targeting civilians? translation: this is not correct. - there are fabrications of some stories by the rebel forces. they bomb civilians and film it as if it was the armed forces. we are professional forces. we work with precision and select our targets in areas where only the enemy is present. is the future of south sudan a failed state like somalia or a divided state like libya? well, the sudan will remain united. the sudan, because of its zones, will remain a state intact, not a failure state. but right now, it looks like one with a humanitarian crisis and millions fleeing their homes, many into neighbouring coun

but are you prepared to sit down and talk with the rsf leader, hemedti?force has the desire to return to its senses and pull its troops out of the residential areas and return to its barracks, then we will sit with any of them. but, in principle, are you ready to sit down and talk with him? absolutely. whenever he commits to what we agreed injeddah, we will sit and resolve the problem. are you confident of victory? definitely. if you are so confident of victory, why have you relocated and moved to port sudan, effectively giving up khartoum? in khartoum, the diplomatic missions and all government organs cannot carry out their duties as normal because it is a war zone. there are snipers and military operations taking place. your army is accused of killing civilians by the united nations, by ngos. why are the civilian casualties so high? why are your forces deliberately targeting civilians? this is not correct. there are fabrications of some stories by the rebel forces. they bomb civilians and film it as if it was the armed forces. we are professional forces

are you prepared to sit down and talk with the rsf leader hemedti? has - the desire to return to its senses, and pull its troops out of the residential areas, and return to its barracks, then we will sit with any of them. but in principle, are you ready to sit down and talk with him? translation: absolutely. whenever he commits to what we agreed injeddah, we will sit to resolve this problem. the comedian and actor russell brand has made his first public statement since sexual assault allegations were made against him a week ago. in a video posted on his youtube channel, he did not directly address the claims but thanked his supporters for questioning the media reports. he also criticised the government and technology companies. simonjones has this report. hello there, you awakening wonders! back on social media for the first time in a week. obviously, it's been— an extraordinary and distressing week, and i thank you very much. for your support and for questioning the information that you've been presented with. - july 1st, 2012, was when my rape happ

correspondents say the army controls the skies, while the rsf is dominant in khartoum.n the us, thousands of people remain stranded at the famous burning man festival in the desert state of nevada — due to rare rainstorms that turned the event into a mudbath. police have confirmed one person has died during the torrential rain at the event. slippery conditions in nevada's black rock desert mean roads in and of out of the event are closed. festivalgoers have been warned to shelter and conserve food. more on our website and the bbc news app. the headlines are next. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we've got a september heat wave building over the next few days. lots of dry, sunny, very warm, if not hot weather with temperatures probably peaking wednesday, thursday into the low 30s in the very hottest parts of the country. now, looking at the weather picture today, we did start off with a bit of morning mist and fog that all cleared out of the way to reveal these blue and sunny skies. and it's been like that pretty much for the whole of the day. the exception has been

cnn says wagner has been supplying arms to the rsf in its battle against sudan's military. talks are under way between officials from azerbaijan and from the breakaway region of nagorno-karabakh two days after azerbaijan launched a deadly military operation in the disputed territory and one day after a ceasefire was announced. on wednesday, the azerbaijani president ilham aliyev said his country had restored sovereignty over nagorno-karabakh, which is overwhelmingly made up of ethnic armenians, but is recognized as azerbaijani territory as part of a russia-brokered ceasefire following the 2020 war. meanwhile, protesters in armenia took to the streets to demand prime minister nikol pashinyan resign for failing to support separatists in nagorno-karabakh, who agreed to disarm wednesday. negotiator said today certain security guarantees would have to be agreed to before they permanently disarm. residents of nagorno-karabakh have suffered food, fuel, and medical shortages due to an ongoing blockade by azerbaijan, which has also led to accusations of genocide. the white house say

responsible accountable and i will, as you know, announce the sanctioning of senior individuals from the rsf in darfur. >> reporter: that is the rapid support force which is one of the adversaries in this, but, katy, both sides are guilty of different scales of problems and she says there are no good people involved in this. what she announced today was new sanctions and she reached the decision about new american sanctions, the treasury department, state department had to be satisfied that there are mass atrocities. there are also report, katy of mass graves and those are being investigated to see whether the u.n. and the international criminal court should be involved to declare again a genocide in darfur. >> it's horrifying and i know the ambassador has been trying to get attention to this for quite some time. andrea mitchell, thank you so much for bringing us that story. appreciate it. >>> we have more breaking news to report, special counsel david weiss says he will seek a grand jury indictment of hunter biden by the end of this month. joining plea now once again is legal analyst lisa r

honored artist of the rsf, people's artist of belarus vladimir gastyukhin calls himself a russian belarusian the worst thing that can happen to a person is nazism. in 1979, gostyukhin left for belarus, and in the nineties he witnessed the oppression of russian people. he advocated the proclamation of russian as the second state language, called for closer relations with russia, and not with europe. and he fought hand-to-hand with representatives of the pro-nazi movement, for which he was sentenced to hanging? vladimir, were you sentenced to death ? yes, in belarus, in belarus, but for what? for my position, for the fact that i am russian. under what president were you sentenced? shushkevich was then, then this belarusian popular front was in power, then he was just starting, then it was already when he went to. well , we laid them down, if they were absolutely, like this in ukraine they seized power, i would have been finished then , i would have been finished, as if this very writer elderberry, they would always hiss past , passing by, we will come on poles, they have one thing to hang, sho