The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) battled on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday, undermining a truce in an 11-day conflict that civilian groups fear could revive the influence of ousted President Omar al-Bashir and his loyalists. Fuelling those concerns, the army confirmed the transfer of 79-year-old…

Little sign of compromise between warring factions as foreign governments race to shutter embassies and evacuate diplomats and citizens with violence intensifying

In today’s newsletter: Amid gunsmoke and airstrikes, civilians must choose whether to travel towards uncertain safety, or risk violence by staying behind. What questions face anyone trying to leave – and what might happen if they go?

Sudan's army and a paramilitary force battled on Khartoum's outskirts on Wednesday, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army expressed willingness to extend the ceasefire.

A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan's warring generals entered its second day Wednesday but remained fragile after witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have seized a major oil refinery. As combat eased, foreign governments organised civilian evacuations. Around 245 French and foreign nationals evacuated from Sudan landed in…

‘A lot of people are kind of just doomed. There’s no way they can escape’

Andrew Mitchell has said that the position in terms of food and the lack of humanitarian relief workers will lead to such a crisis

Thousands of refugees face transport chaos, cash shortages, scammers and visa delays as they race to escape to neighbouring countries

Eibhlin Priestley and her partner travelled through areas hit by some of the fiercest fighting to reach safety

UN envoy to Sudan says that both sides in the conflict believe that ‘a military victory over the other is possible’.

Three flights carrying British nationals are due to have left war-torn Khartoum by Wednesday morning.