A number of international locations, together with the UK, US and Italy, have begun evacuations from Sudan, after every week of preventing between the nation’s armed forces and a paramilitary group.

British prime minister Rishi Sunak mentioned “UK armed forces have accomplished a fancy and fast evacuation of British diplomats and their households”. The White Home mentioned it had eliminated US authorities personnel from the capital, Khartoum.

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni mentioned all residents who had requested to depart, in addition to another overseas nationals, had departed. Canada, France, Germany, Ghana, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia additionally evacuated their residents, their governments mentioned.

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