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Sudan: US evacuates embassy staff and families, France launches rescue for ‘Europeans and allies’

Smokes rises from buildings in Khartoum
Smoke rises from buildings in Khartoum after intense shelling and gunfights. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The US military has evacuated embassy staff and families from Khartoum, according to Joe Biden, as other countries are also scrambling to get their nationals out of Sudan amid continued fighting.

France’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that a “rapid evacuation operation” had begun, and that European citizens and those from “allied partner countries” would also be assisted, without giving further details.

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