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UK rescues diplomats from war-torn Sudan after US, other countries

 Sudan clashes: The eruption of fighting in Sudan eight days ago between the army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has killed hundreds of civilians. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday the country's armed forces evacuated diplomatic staff and their family members from Sudan. Sudan clashes: Smoke fills the sky in Khartoum, Sudan, near Doha International Hospital. (AP) Sudan clashes: Smoke fills the sky in Khartoum, Sudan, near Doha International Hospital. (AP) Read here: Frantic scramble to evacuate citizens from Sudan as conflict rages: Top updates Sunak paid tribute to what he called a "complex and rapid" evacuation after he said there had been a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff. But British nationals living in Sudan were not rescued. "I pay tribute to the commitment of our diplomats and bravery of the military personnel who carried out this difficult operation," Sunak said on Twitter. “We are continuing t

Nitish Kumar to meet Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav. What's on agenda?

  Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will meet his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Monday in a bid to unite Opposition forces against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre before the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Nitish Kumar is expected to meet Mamata Banerjee at her office in state secretariat ‘Nabanna' in Kolkata.(File) Nitish Kumar is expected to meet Mamata Banerjee at her office in state secretariat ‘Nabanna' in Kolkata.(File) Kumar is also scheduled to meet Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Monday. Talking to media persons, Kumar recently said that he would soon embark on the nationwide campaign to unite the forces opposed to the BJP. “You will all know once I went out,” Kumar had said on the sidelines of an official event in Patna. Top points on Nitish Kumar's meeting with Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav:     Earlier there were reports that Nitish Kumar could meet Mamata