The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group, which has been engaged in a two-year war with Sudan’s army, has been entirely pushed out of Khartoum state, says the military. “Khartoum State is completely free of rebels”, the army said in a statement published by Sudan’s News Agency. The announcement comes nearly two months after the … Read more
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Reporting fromCapitol Hill Reuters The fate of US President Donald Trump’s centrepiece budget plan remains mired in uncertainty despite a last minute, in-person pitch to House Republicans on Tuesday. Trump departed the comfortable confines of the White House for a far more raucous setting – Capitol Hill – where … Read more
Sarah Rainsford BBC Rome correspondent Ukrainian presidency handout Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met Pope Leo at the Vatican earlier this week Italy has backed President Donald Trump’s suggestion the Vatican might mediate talks on negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine, while he appears keen to step back from the process himself. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said … Read more
This story contains distressing details from the start Joel Le Scouarnec, a former surgeon on trial in France who has admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly under age, said he considers himself “responsible” for the death of two of his victims. Over the last few weeks, the court was shown the photos of … Read more
Israel says it has reopened access for a limited number of aid trucks into Gaza, after blocking supplies from entering the territory for the last 11 weeks. The UN has said no aid has been distributed from the trucks yet. This comes as the Israeli military ramps up its operations, with strikes hitting various locations … Read more
Just nowBritish surgeon’s ‘high anxiety’ operating in GazaDr Rose has been describing life at Nassar Hospital in Gazan city of Khan Younis.Just nowMiddle East
CCTV shows inmates escaping New Orleans jail Police have arrested a maintenance worker at the New Orleans jail for helping ten inmates break out of the US facility last week, Louisiana’s attorney general has announced. The worker, identified as 33-year-old Sterling Williams, was arrested on Monday night, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. … Read more
At least three people have died in floods caused by heavy rainfall and storms which have battered southern France since Monday. The bodies of an elderly couple were found in the seaside resort town of Le Lavandou, while another person died after becoming trapped in a car in Vidauban, local authorities reported on Tuesday. The … Read more
The UK has suspended talks on a trade deal with Israel, summoned the country’s ambassador and imposed fresh sanctions on West Bank settlers, as Foreign Secretary David Lammy described the military escalation in Gaza as “monstrous”. The move follows warnings of starvation in Gaza after Israel launched a new military operation over the weekend. There … Read more
Simon Browning Transport reporter BBC It remains unclear whether UK passport holders will be able to use e-gates at EU airports this summer. The EU Commission has told the BBC that UK citizens will not have access to them until a new scheme to enhance border security comes into force in October, and even then … Read more