The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

Foreign governments evacuated diplomats, staff and others trapped in Sudan on Sunday as rival generals battled for a ninth day. Fighting raged in Omdurman, a city across the Nile from Khartoum, residents said, despite a hoped-for cease-fire to coincide with the three-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. More than 420…

Foreign secretary warns government is ‘severely limited’ in its ability to help British nationals

Heavy fighting in Sudan, which has plunged the nation into chaos and killed hundreds, has also raised fears about the fate of 25 lions and other animals in a wildlife reserve. The facility said it is without electricity to power safety fences around enclosures and running low on food for…

Several countries have launched operations to evacuate their diplomatic staff and other nationals from Sudan.

An Iraqi citizen was killed in Sudan on Sunday amid the fighting there, according to Iraq's state news agency, which cited a foreign ministry spokesperson.

The conflict in my birth country has its roots in a power struggle that began with the Darfur genocide 20 years ago, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

As Sudan collapsed into fighting last week that has trapped civilians in their city neighbourhoods, cutting off access to water, food and healthcare, community groups, websites and apps have sprung up to mobilise medical help and find basic supplies.

The PM said the British military had undertaken a “difficult” operation to evacuate UK officials from Sudan following fears embassy staff could…

A civilian network organised mainly through Twitter is helping Sudanese people where aid groups cannot.

Ministers approved the deployment of an Emergency Civil Assistance Team mission to assist with the process following a cabinet meeting on Sunday.

Death toll passes 420, including 264 civilians, and more than 3,700 wounded as ceasefires fail to hold