Valerie Sanderson

Faria al-Muslimi from Chatham House in London. Next to Sudan and the country's military leader says the army has regained full control of the capital from its rival, the paramilitary rapid support forces. General Fattah al-Burhan landed at the newly recaptured airport in Khartoum and made the announcement from the presidential palace.

Faria al-Muslimi from Chatham House in London. Next to Sudan and the country's military leader says the army has regained full control of the capital from its rival, the paramilitary rapid support forces. General Fattah al-Burhan landed at the newly recaptured airport in Khartoum and made the announcement from the presidential palace.

This marks the military's latest territorial gain in the brutal two-year civil war. Unsere Afrika-Korrespondentin Barbara Petasche hat uns von Portsudan gesprochen.

This marks the military's latest territorial gain in the brutal two-year civil war. Unsere Afrika-Korrespondentin Barbara Petasche hat uns von Portsudan gesprochen.

But the RSF, it still holds, doesn't it, almost all the Darfur region in western Sudan?

But the RSF, it still holds, doesn't it, almost all the Darfur region in western Sudan?

Tell us more about civilians, because the UN says this war, which has gone on now for two years, that it's created the world's largest humanitarian crisis.

Tell us more about civilians, because the UN says this war, which has gone on now for two years, that it's created the world's largest humanitarian crisis.

Barbara Pleitascher in Sudan. Brazilians former president Jair Bolsonaro is to go on trial for allegedly plotting a military coup. The Supreme Court has ruled there's enough evidence for the case against Mr. Bolsonaro and seven of his allies to go ahead. He denies trying to block the inauguration of his successor, President Lula, and says he's the victim of political persecution.

Barbara Pleitascher in Sudan. Brazilians former president Jair Bolsonaro is to go on trial for allegedly plotting a military coup. The Supreme Court has ruled there's enough evidence for the case against Mr. Bolsonaro and seven of his allies to go ahead. He denies trying to block the inauguration of his successor, President Lula, and says he's the victim of political persecution.

Mr. Bolsonaro never publicly acknowledged losing the election back in 2022 and thousands of his supporters stormed government buildings after Lula took office. I heard more about what the panel of five judges in Brazil's Supreme Court said from the BBC's Leandro Prezeres, who's in the capital, Brasilia.

Mr. Bolsonaro never publicly acknowledged losing the election back in 2022 and thousands of his supporters stormed government buildings after Lula took office. I heard more about what the panel of five judges in Brazil's Supreme Court said from the BBC's Leandro Prezeres, who's in the capital, Brasilia.

If found guilty, what sentence could he face?

If found guilty, what sentence could he face?

Leandro Prezeres. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he hopes the US will stay strong in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Mr. Zelensky is in the French capital Paris ahead of a Ukraine summit on Thursday of some 30 leaders.

Leandro Prezeres. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he hopes the US will stay strong in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Mr. Zelensky is in the French capital Paris ahead of a Ukraine summit on Thursday of some 30 leaders.

He answered questions from a panel of European journalists, among them our international editor Jeremy Bowen. Jeremy filed this report on Wednesday evening from Paris as he stood in front of the Eiffel Tower.

He answered questions from a panel of European journalists, among them our international editor Jeremy Bowen. Jeremy filed this report on Wednesday evening from Paris as he stood in front of the Eiffel Tower.

The local government in Istanbul has elected an interim mayor to serve in place of Ekrem Imamoglu, whose detention a week ago triggered huge protests. Nuri Aslan is from Mr. Imamoglu's center-left party, the CHP, which serves as the main opposition to President Erdogan's AKP. Yalcin Karatepi is one of the CHP's members of parliament.

The local government in Istanbul has elected an interim mayor to serve in place of Ekrem Imamoglu, whose detention a week ago triggered huge protests. Nuri Aslan is from Mr. Imamoglu's center-left party, the CHP, which serves as the main opposition to President Erdogan's AKP. Yalcin Karatepi is one of the CHP's members of parliament.