but the local residents' committees say it is the rsf.ied to broker a peace deal between these two but it has not happened. the humanitarian organisations have been taking their people out of these places. right now, the rsf controls four of the five states of sudan. and if al fashirfails, if the rsf manages to push the saf out of al fashir, then it means that effectively, the rsf is controlling the whole western part of sudan, cutting the country into two. so, the key aim of the un, the humanitarian agencies right now, is to get food aid in, is to get medical aid in and to help the people insudan, even as they focus on helping the people who are trying to leave sudan, which is not an easy or cheap process. people have to pay extremely outrageous amounts of money for them to cross the border points, the rsf border points. why doesn't the african union just send in its own forces to separate the two sides? constantly, the african union and even sudan itself has said it wants to solve its own problems. the african union, all this while, has

today's rsf was formed from janjaweed fighters by former sudanese president 0mar al—bashir.e decades before being overthrown in 2019, following widespread popular protests. he is reportedly being held in a military hospital in sudan and is wanted by the international criminal court on charges of genocide. to talk more about the challenges to peace, i spoke to susan page — former us ambassador to south sudan — and jeffrey feltman — former us special envoy for the horn of africa. susan, to you first, we've heard there the harrowing testimony from inside sudan, how did the situation escalate to this point? i think it's a combination of factors and one, of course is that the fight in dar four never really completely ended and with the former president bashir essentially formalising the rss into a new paramilitary force in order to cross the rsf into a new paramilitary force in order to crush the rebellion in darfur, it gave a new power centre that the rsf and the sudan armed forces, they were able to stay together for a brief period but ultimately they each want to control the c

the rsf is losing its way across _ the rsf is losing its way across the territories and beside _ acrossers from planting grasps and we need to deal with— planting grasps and we need to deal with the fact that sudan is under— deal with the fact that sudan is under a lease to different mititary— is under a lease to different military authorities and we will— military authorities and we will have to figure out how we can get — will have to figure out how we can get aid into those areas while — can get aid into those areas while we _ can get aid into those areas while we are pushing for a ceasefire and we also need to be flexible with our assistance because — be flexible with our assistance because as the doctor said earlier, _ because as the doctor said earlier, you have these heroic grassroots efforts trying to guess _ grassroots efforts trying to guess humanitarian assistance past _ guess humanitarian assistance past military checkpoints and those — past military checkpoints and those that would loot it, and those — those that would loot it, and those groups are not capable of applying —

there is indiscriminate bombing both by saf and the rsf.t need for hospital services, let alone the other normal, ordinary diseases the population would have. it has been a safe haven for hundreds of thousands who fled rsf. the worry is if the rsf were to take the city, there would be an ethnic cleansing, or widespread violence and massacres happening. that is why they are particularly worried. the lack of health services there is even more worrying. especially when we may be faced with a crisis soon. >> how much has this war been defined by gender-based violence? >> sudan has none gender-based violence, but the scale of the gender based violence in this war has been unprecedented. one of the brutal aspects of the war is the amount of women, young girls in some cases, that were raped. i heard horrible stories from physicians who have treated rape victims. talking about victims who are 16 years old, 15 years old. it is now something that is very routine when they take over a place that mothers and elderly try to hide their younger sisters an

they are surrounded by heavily armed rsf, _ surrounded by heavily armed rsf, food, water, medicine ander, medicine and other essentials are drying up. famine — other essentials are drying up. famine is_ other essentials are drying up. famine is setting in, and the threat — famine is setting in, and the threat of— famine is setting in, and the threat of further violence, including a large—scale massacre, looms large. south africa's newly—elected parliament meets today and is expected to re—elect president cyril ramaphosa to form an unprecedented coalition government, after his ruling anc cobbled together a coalition deal. the african national congress leader had called for a government of national unity after his party lost its absolute majority in last month's general election — for the first time in three decades — but two major leftist parties shunned the deal. at the top of the programme i was telling you about that loan deal made from frozen russian assets — deal made from frozen russian assets to— deal made from frozen russian assets to ukraine. i'm joined by michael bociurkiw. he

locals told us, including women and children let's malala and rsf spokesperson said thursday, it had targeted army bases in the area. do locals disputed this claim the un's top official in sudan has called for a thorough investigation. >> but that may take time to heed what nora is in sudan's central al jazira state were rsf fighters are attempting to gain ground they already controlled much of the country's capital of two seized after the rsf leader general mohamed hamdan daglo fill out with ami chief handler for helper, hand in april last year, unleashing violence in the country two men basically decided they were going to resolve their differences through fighting that they were going to take the country down. >> and this was an avoidable conflict. >> since then, more than 15,000 people reportedly been killed, according to one ngo, some 9 million has been driven from their homes. and un aid chief warned of an imminent risk of famine where many civilians sought safety and infection and worsened are four but that city is now also facing assault by rs of fighters. according to a yale

reports say the army had launched air strikes against rsf positions near wad al—nourah.eople are said to have been killed in the new israeli offensive in central gaza — according to the medical charity, msf. ground troops backed by air strikes are taking part in the operation — and residents reported intense bombardment. israel says it's hitting hamas targets and has taken "operational control" over eastern areas of the bureij refugee camp and the town of deir al—balah. it came as us, egyptian and qatari mediators meet in doha and cairo to discuss how to finalise a new ceasefire and hostage release deal. qatar said it had delivered the plan to hamas representatives and noted that it was also still waiting for a clear position from the israeli government. back in israel, five people have been arrested for attacking journalists in the run—up to the annual jerusalem day parade, where tens of thousands of israeli nationalists march through the old city. with more on that — hugo bachega reports. thousands of people came here to the old city ofjerusalem for the jerusalem day c

the rsf which is a force is accused of ethnic cleansing, mass rapes and massacre is closing in on theution that demands they hold the siege. 0n resolution that demands they hold the siege. on thursday, they are the key town, the capital of the west circle of the france, both the rsf and sudanese army have been accused of using starvation as a weapon in this conflict. to discuss more, i�*mjoined byjames, more, i�*m joined byjames, celia more, i�*mjoined byjames, celia —— seniorfellow more, i�*mjoined byjames, celia —— senior fellow here more, i�*mjoined byjames, celia —— seniorfellow here in singapore. thank you for your time here on newsday. how serious is a situation therefore civilians in sudan? it is extremely serious. we are focused on the situation in gaza which is horrendous but in terms of the massive mess of the military in crisis, sudan is actually a bigger crisis. and both armies are accused of using starvation to target civilians as we mentioned, what could or should the un�*s turn to help avert famine? the problem _ to help avert famine? the problem is _ to help avert fami

the rsf, who've been fighting the sudanese armed forces for the past 13 months, have also encircled al is expanding its operations to try and prevent a famine. the us special envoy for sudan says the geopolitical fallout from the spiralling civil war could be immense, potentially leading sudan to become a failed state like libya and somalia. myanmar�*s opposition and local residents have accused the army of killing at least 50 people who'd been detained in a village close to the capital of rakhine state. the soldiers had been searching for supporters of an insurgent group which has recently inflicted several defeats on the military. residents from the village of byai phyu told the bbc the entire population was forced to sit on the streets for two days while soldiers took people away for interrogation. the men were blindfolded and repeatedly beaten and some women were reportedly raped. the ruling military council denies the accusations. 0ur south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has the story. it has taken a while to piece together what has happened. it is been hard to track down

notebooks and writing materials began to arrive from kazan , the rsf provided great fraternal assistanceon september 1, 1944 , the first post-war school year began in the liberated republic, well, of course , the memorable days of the first lesson were still unfinished, the building was not completely renovated, but already in in some part there is a classroom that one could sit in... there really wasn’t enough, but there was a great desire to learn, to make up for what the war had taken from the children; they did not give in to difficulties and deprivations. study, of course, you can imagine december, december 5 was the day of the stalinist constitution, there was no snow, the weather was sunny, and the ground was frozen, the puddles were covered with ice. and you go to school in a hurry. my brother and i had the same idea that these were glued shoes from a car inner tube, like high tops. so, they signed for textbooks, one textbook for three, for four, they agreed on who would use this textbook when, but there were no briefcases, as a rule, a canvas bag over the shoulder, here are the

from the very beginning, the foundation focused on supporting young researchers; since 2017, the rsfarchers. in the twenty-third year as part of teams. young researchers under the age of 39, this accounted for 70% of all performers, this is of course a very impressive figure, among them 10 thousand graduate students and 800 students, all of them published their results in leading scientific journals, for the spatial development of russia... effective use potential of the regions on a priority basis, the russian science foundation with the leadership of the regions organized regional competitions. the main focus of the topics of these competitions is of course, the needs of the regions, which are aimed at the social development of these regions. 61 regions, plus uh, participate in these competitions. the federal territory of sirius, the total volume of these competitions is more than 8 billion rubles, and indeed now the foundation, together with the ministry of science, is exploring the possibility of new regions participating in these competitions. yes, it is very important that peop

the rsf has only said that it attacked a sudanese army post in the area.e the war began 14 months ago. the white house is calling on israel, to publicly release the names of the 20 to 30 hamas fighters, it says it was targeting, in an air strike on a school being used as a shelter in gaza. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees, says the attack was "horrific," and more than 35 people are thought to have died. israel says it was a "precision strike," aimed at the fighters operating from inside the school, in the nuseirat refugee camp. while israel does frequently release names of those it's targeting, it's rare for america to push for such transparency. lucy williamson, has the latest from jerusalem. torchlight barely reveals the bodies. who they were, why they were here, can take even longer to expose. israel says this strike hit a hamas compound inside a un shelter. but an israeli human rights group said if that were true, the harm to civilians could still make it a war crime. a hamas official said women and children were among the dead. in da

the rsf has fought sudanese government forces for well over a year, in a war that has killed more thanle and forced about nine million people from their homes. 0ur deputy africa editor anne soy has more. this is not an unusual occurrence in sudan in this war and its been going on for 13 months and there had been allegations of massacres in the past and they had been accused on different sides but mostly the rapid support forces that is fighting against the national army in sudan. it has not commented on this particular incident but it issued a statement to say it had conducted attacks near the village, in targeting positions that are held by the military and said that it killed eight soldiers. in the western side of the country in the western darfur region some of the most intense fighting had been witness, people continue to flee in tens of thousands and we understand they are trying to flee towards the west and southin to flee towards the west and south in the north of west the last city still held by the army and the fighting is intense in the region now and i spoke to the medical c

for russia to be present, because russia or, say, those people who were in the soviet union from the rsfhey took participation in joint actions with the ukrainians, with the belarusians, with other, er, all our peoples of that period in the victory over nazism, simply, well, in fact , russia has now won this victory for itself in its understanding, on may 9, they did it with some kind of fascist march , it’s very strange that such historical changes have come out, and that’s why they really perceive differently now how it all turned out, perceive it in a completely different way, well, if there was no war against ukraine and crimes and the already issued warrant by the hague court , of course it would be in a different way, but be that as it may, then the illusions that existed then, and indeed, you remembered correctly, it seems on the seventh, it was the inauguration of president poroshenko, and before that... a meeting in normandy, and there was hope, on the one hand, the europeans, that they will somehow be able to push putin to a realistic assessment, and on the other hand , what el

the rsf has only said that it attacked a sudanese army post in the area.ave been killed and injured since the war began 1a months ago. in myanmar, where the military seized power three years ago, there have been frequent accounts of torture and murder. in the latest atrocity, at least 50 people are said to have been killed. and the details, denied by military leaders, are disturbing. the bbc has also seen evidence of brutal violence against young protesters, specifically in chin state, and yogita limaye, along with camera journalist, sanjay ganguly, and producer aakriti thapar, gained rare access to the region. their report does contain distressing descriptions, of torture. a land where a fragile democracy was crushed by a coup. now the militaryjunta has been pushed out of parts of myanmar by an armed resistance. we're driving into the western chin state to see how the military has tried to suppress a people's uprising. it's accused of burning and bombing tens of thousands of homes. in this village, we saw evidence of it. fighting here — farmers, students,

this is what was left of the south hospital after rsf fighters stormed in, opened fire and looted ity, which saw 1,300 wounded patients in the past month, has been shut. and there are fears things could get worse should the city fall. we need this to end. we are working towards a local ceasefire, as many are. we need cooler heads to prevail and get this particular battle paused while we also don't take our eye off of other parts of sudan. it's sudan's civilians who bear the biggest brunt in this war, a conflict described by some as senseless, the result of a political fallout between two generals which has left thousands dead, millions displaced, and nearly a third of the country facing food shortages. anne soy, bbc news. haiti's administration named a new cabinet in hopes of restoring order in the violence—ravaged nation. the new ministers replaced former prime minister ariel henry's cabinet after mr henry stepped down following a wave of gang violence that swept through haiti's capital. the appointments mark the final steps in rebuilding the government as haiti prepares for the dep

the rsf has fought sudanese government forces for well over a year, in a war that has killed more than15,000rced about nine million people from their homes. i talked about the massacre in wad al—nourah in sudan's gezira state with mary louise eagleton—a deputy representative for unicef currently based in port sudan. we are hearing the horrifying reports of at least 55 children killed and injured, more than 35 killed and more than 20 injured in this attack in wad al—nourah. the full details are still emerging that the latest attack confirms the continued war on children in sudan. figs war on children in sudan. as ou sa war on children in sudan. as you say it's _ war on children in sudan. as you say it's the latest incident in a bloody conflict thatis incident in a bloody conflict that is over a year old. describe to us in a broader way what the millions of children in sudan have been dealing with in sudan have been dealing with in the last year.— in the last year. there are 24 million children _ in the last year. there are 24 million children in _ in the last year. there are 24 million childre

the rsf has fought sudanese government forces for well over a year, in a war that has killed more than15,000llion people from their homes. 0ur deputy africa editor anne soy has more. this is not an unusual occurrence has been going on for 13 months and there have been allegations of massacres in the past all of which have been, they had been accused by different size but mostly the rapid support force is fighting against the national army in sudan. it hasn't commented on this particular incident but it issued a statement to say it has conducted targeting positions held by the military and say it killed eight soldiers. in the western side of the country, the western darfur region where the most intense pointing has been witness, people continue to flee in tens of thousands and we understand they are trying to flee towards the west and southin to flee towards the west and south in the north of dar for, the last city held by the army and fighting is intense right now that region and i spoke to the medical charity msf saying that they shut down one of the hospitals they were running after it was

it's the last major city in the region not controlled by the rsf which is fighting the sudanese armyd a british resolution which also called for the withdrawal of troops. the security council last passed a resolution calling for an end to the conflict in march. sudan's civil war has led to the mass displacement of civilians. the un says ten million people in sudan have had to leave their homes — injust over a year. they're among a record 120 million people globally who've been forced out of their homes this year because of violence or persecution. the un says refugee numbers have tripled from a decade ago and that 40% of the refugees worldwide in 2023 were children, most of them displaced by conflict and violence. matthew saltmarsh is the global spokesperson for the un's high commissioner for refugees. he told us a bit about the circumstances that are forcing people to flee their homes. the overall numbers are 120 million people forcibly displaced globally inaudible may this year which is a huge number and to put it in context, it's about the size of japan, so if you consider that th

it's the last major city in the original controlled by the rsf which is fighting the sudanese controlitish resolution which called for the withdrawal of troops, the security council passed a resolution calling for an end to the conflict in march, sedan civil war has added placement of civilians, the un says 10 million people in sudan had had to leave their homes in just a year. they are among reckitt 120 million people forced out of their home because violins or prosecution. the un says refugee numbers have tripled from a decade ago and that 40% of the refugees worldwide in 2023 were children. most of them displaced by conflict. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. to a story making headlines in the uk, the corner in the inquest into the death of harry dunn has recommended better training at the raf base with a 19—year—old was killed. he died in 2019 when the motorbike that he was writing was hit by a car, driven by someone who was driving on the wrong side of the road. the mother attended the road. the mother attended the inquest and accused them of obstructing the i

this is what was left of the south hospital after rsf fighters stormed in, opened fire and looted it which saw 1,300 wounded patients in the past month, has been shut. and there are fears things could get worse should the city fall. we need this to end. we are working towards a local ceasefire, as many are. we need cooler heads to prevail and get this particular battle paused while we also don't take our eye off of other parts of sudan. it's sudan's civilians who bear the biggest brunt in this war, a conflict described by some as senseless, the result of a political fallout between two generals which has left thousands dead, millions displaced, and nearly a third of the country facing food shortages. anne soy, bbc news. how long do you think you could do without your smartphone? a day, a few hours? or maybe just a few minutes? here's what happened when we put in a group of teenagers to the test and price to their smartphones from them for five whole days. imagine that. as part of a bbc radio 5 live and bite sized project. our reporter kristianjohnson followed the ups and of course th

al fasher has been a safe haven for hundreds of thousands of people who fled rsf.t vows to protect the city that there may be an ethnic cleansing there or there may be widespread violence. so that's why it's particularly worrying and the lack of health services there is even more especially when we will be faced by a crisis very soon. >> how much has this war been defined by gender base violation? >> you know, they have known gender base violence but the scale of this war has been unprecedented. one of the very brutal aspects of this war is the amount of women, young girls in some case that is were raped. i've heard horrible stories from physicians of treated -- of rape victims. we're talk about victim who are 16 years old. 15 years old. it's now something that's very routine when -- when it takes over a place that mothers and elderly try to hide their younger, you know, sister and daughters. clearly the majority of reported cases by credible sources and certainly from talking to the fi vision that is i meet in person. host of the kids have been committed by u.s.f.

this is what was left of the south hospital after rsf fighters stormed in, opened fire and looted itree at sycamore gap, in northumberland and hadrian's wall in september last year. 38—year—old daniel graham, from carlisle, previously denied both offences. returning to the uk election. ——let�*s return to the election now and trust and confidence in uk politics has never been worse that's the stark finding of a new report which examined the public�*s perception of governments from the 1970s to the present day. the analysis also suggests a record number of voters "almost never" trust politicians to tell the truth. our home editor mark easton has more. jingle: radio humberside. what do you want to hear from the politicians ahead of the general election? let me know. the voters of hull tend not to get excited about elections. the city had the lowest turnout at the last one of anywhere in the country, and it doesn't take long to find out why. the hopelessness is just, what's the point? it doesn't matter who i vote for, it's all going to be the same. will you be voting? me? it's a waste of