the Guardian By Nadeem Badshah (now); Martin Belam and Tom Bryant (earlier)
UK urges warring generals to extend ceasefire as deadline approaches amid scramble to evacuate
Britain’s ambassador in Sudan is speaking to the warring parties in the country to urge them to extend a 72-hour ceasefire that is due to expire tonight, a spokesperson for the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said on Thursday.
“The British ambassador continues to speak to the warring parties in Sudan,” Reuters reports that the spokesperson told the media. “As part of that, we are obviously supporting an extension to the ceasefire and are lobbying for that.”
