The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

Rishi Sunak says ‘complex and rapid’ operation carried out, amid fears for remaining UK nationals

Sudan's conflict between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has prompted foreign countries to race to extract their diplomats and citizens.

The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom have evacuated embassy staff from Sudan, while other nations rushed to get their citizens to safety as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum on Sunday.

Egypt plans to evacuate its citizens from Sudan and has urged Egyptian nationals living there to prepare themselves for evacuation, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The Ministry called on Egyptians residing outside the capital Khartoum, to head to the nearest gathering point in preparation for…

Battles leave staff and patients trapped in hospitals for days as doctors try to treat wounded with few supplies.

Siddiq Haftar, the eldest son of Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army, confirmed that his visit to Sudan, where he met with the deputy head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council and leader of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, was “not of a political nature.” Speaking…

As Khalifa Haftar’s influence emerges, analysts warn the area could be a battleground for multiple players

Joe Biden says US has retrieved personnel from Khartoum as fighting continues between rival armed groups

US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan's battle-torn capital, President Joe Biden announced Sunday, as other nations sought to help their citizens escape deadly fighting between rival generals.