UK evacuates diplomats and families from Sudan

The British army has evacuated UK embassy staff and their families from Sudan, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says, as fighting rages between rival Sudanese generals.

“UK armed forces have completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff,” Sunak tweets.

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