our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. anne: uncertain times in sudan. protes rs are undeterred. they say the revolution isn't over yet. the country's strongman may be gone, but in his place are some of his closest allies. but the people demanding an e to military rule. >> we want a civilian transitional government as soon as possible. if it has to be the this happened, than we don't want anyone from their site has been part of the regime anyway. >> why isn't there a transitionalovernment? all those people who died gone in vain. we cannot accept this. fears the army togenerals will do anythin hold on to power. they supported repression for decades. the generals are now promising reform, a political dialogue, and aransition to civilian government. >> all of us should work hand-in-hand. we are not against the demands of the people we are for the demands of the people. evening, anis development, the men sworn in only yesterday as gndan's new military leader announced his reion. general ibn auf is pending off his seat to someone perhaps more sympathetic to p

anne soy, bbc news. more than 70 british mps and peers have signed a letter urging the government to allow the extradition ofjulian assange to sweden if a formal request is made. the founder of wikilea ks, who was arrested at the ecuadorian embassy in london on thursday is facing rape and sexual assault allegations there. the us also wants him extradited to face charges of conspiracy to hack a government computer. but here in the uk, the opposition labor party says he should be sent to america for having exposed evidence of us atrocities in iraq and afghanistan. swedish prosecutors have been pursuing julian assange for years about rape, coercion and molestation allegations. he took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy. eventually, the prosecutors stopped trying to question him. but when the metropolitan police dragged him into custody, they got a second chance. they have until next august to restart the rape investigation. assange fought not to go to sweden because he was worried sweden would extradite him t

anne soy, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: judges at the international criminal court have rejected a request by a prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes in afghanistan. the judges said crimes might well have been committed by us military personnel, the afghan army and the taliban, but they felt there was little chance of prosecutions. the human rights group amnesty international has criticised the ruling. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, has said he is only interested in meeting president trump again if he comes with the right attitude. mr kim said the collapse of his second summit with mr trump in february raised the risk of a return to past tensions and that the us needed to come up with a new approach before the end of the year. washington insists that it will not lift sanctions until pyongyang has got rid its nuclear capability. mr trump said though he was considering a potential third summit. thousands of pakistanis have gathered in the central city othang to create a huma

anne soy, bbc news. england's ian poulter has had a good second day at the masters. he's two shots behind three joint leaders who are 7 under par. andy swiss reports from augusta, georgia. a decidedly soggy start to day two. 0vernight rains meant the early fans in augusta had to watch their step, a day for careful progress and england's ian poulter achieved precisely that. another fine performance keeping him right in contention. others that were making even bigger strides. last year's open champion francesco molinari shooting at the leaderboard with one of the rounds of the day. as for tiger woods, well, once again he showed he has not lost his touch. the croud certainly enjoyed this one. some 22 years on from his first masters title, still in the hunt. after his disappointing first round, it was a better start for rory mcelroy, a flash of early brilliance to get him going. although he still has plenty of ground to make up. it was another good day for america's brooks koepka, who began it with a share of the lead and produced another impressive round. but it was woo

anne soy, bbc news. from arch—enemies to entente cordiale, the relationship between britain and france has always been interesting. the latest potential bump in the road is brexit, with mrs may heading to paris to meet the french president emmanual macron. but will france help or hinder britain on its brexitjourney? david eades looks back at what has sometimes been an uneasy friendship. he was famed for having a certain idea of france, as a great nation with a global destiny which he helped to fashion through the european community. vive la france! de gaulle's wartime dependence on london as his safe haven and h0 also gave him a developed sense of angleterre, as he put it. insular, maritime, a commercial, industrial world inextricably tied to the us. hardly in tune, then, with the outlook of the community's six. for all the congenial strolls with harold macmillan in 1963, de gaulle's message was crystal clear. you are not coming in. france's stated reason for denying britain membership in the european

anne soy reports. incredible scenes outside the army headquarters in khartoum. civilians in the military on one side, as the soldiers fired an unclear target. witnesses say they were responding to gunfire from security forces. that would be hugely significant at this point. gunfire then, celebrations follow as crowds surged forward. a soldier is filmed harming a civilian. do the day, this has been the mood in the streets of khartoum. —— through the day. and here's why the protesters are happy, the military has shown no opposition to them. but the army chiefs have not expressly declared their support for the protests either, at least not just yet. translation: —— early in the day in parliament, the government struck a defiant note. translation: while breaking up the protest last saturday, six civilians were killed in khartoum and another one was killed in central die for. protesters were arrested, also, three policemen were killed and 270 injured. this is evidence that these protests are not peaceful. —— in central darfur. since saturday, sudanese hav

anne soy, bbc news. prosecutors in sweden are considering whether to reopen an investigation into a rape allegation againstjulian assange. the wikilea ks founder was arrested on thursday, when ecuador revoked his asylum at its embassy in london, after nearly seven years. the us wants him extradited to face charges of conspiracy to hack a government computer. but, here in the uk the opposition labour party says he shouldn't be sent to america for having exposed evidence of us atrocities in iraq and afghanistan. here's tom symonds. swedish prosecutors have been pursuing julian assange for years about rape, coercion and molestation allegations. he took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy. eventually, the prosecutors stopped trying to question him. but when the metropolitan police dragged him into custody, they got a second chance. they have until next august to restart the rape investigation. assange fought not to go to sweden because he was worried sweden would extradite him to the us. now britain's consideri

anne soy, bbc news. more than 70 british mps and peers have signed a letter urging the government to allow the extradition ofjulian assange to sweden if a formal request is made. the founder of wikileaks, who was arrested at the ecuadorian embassy in london on thursday is facing rape and sexual assault allegations there. the us also wants him extradited to face charges of conspiracy to hack a government computer. but here in the uk, the opposition labor party says he should be sent to america for having exposed evidence of us atrocities in iraq and afghanistan. swedish prosecutors have been pursuing julian assange for years about rape, coercion and molestation allegations. he took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy. eventually, the prosecutors stopped trying to question him. but when the metropolitan police dragged him into custody, they got a second chance. they have until next august to restart the rape investigation. assange fought not to go to sweden because he was worried sweden would extradite him to

anne soy, bbc news. in the past few hours, president bashir has issued a statement. here's the bbc‘s africa editor, fergal keane. he's appealing for a dialogue but blaming what's happening on a foreign plot, and that's typical dictator speak. if you're in trouble, if your people are on the streets, then blame the foreigners. it's not going to impress the many thousands of young people, particularly, who are now gathered tonight in front of military headquarters. they want him to go, they want him to go quickly, but he signals that he intends to fight this out. and i saw for myself in darfur what his security forces, the militias that are loyal to him, are capable of doing. so there is the potential notjust for trouble in sudan but for wider regional destabilisation, if he doesn't compromise soon. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: he could turn his hand to anything, and now there's proof that leonardo da vinci really was ambidextrous. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, a power

anne soy, bbc news. a groundbreaking study by nasa has compared two twins on cognitive tests, but one is in space and one at home on earth. the research provides valuable insights into the effects of extended spaceflight on the human body, which will help to plan a future mission to mars. astronaut scott kelly was sent up to the international space station for a year, while his twin brother, former astronaut mark kelly, stayed at home and lived his life as normal. researchers have been testing their biology and comparing them, hoping to get an idea of how the human body responds to being in space for long periods of time. well, to discuss the findings is dr susan bailey from of colorado state university, who was involved in the study at nasa. thank you forjoining us this evening. first of all, explain to us what the research found, what was the difference between these two men? thank you very much for having me, and foryour men? thank you very much for having me, and for your interest in the study. certa

let's talk to our senior africa correspondent anne soy. there protesters have been outside the presidential palace for almost a week, but the protest have been going on for months, haven't they, tell our viewers what the protests are about. so the protests began in earnest in december last year, initially against the rising cost of living, the price of bread and shortages of fuel it the country had. but after that, the rallying call began, asking president omar al—bashir to step down, and that has been building momentum until last saturday, when huge crowds, the biggest crowds we have seen since the protests began, made it as far as the army headquarters, right next to the president's compound, and they have been camped there for six days, demanding the end of omar al—bashir‘s 30 year rule. he has stayed put so far until this morning, until we heard from the military that they would be making an important announcement. they have not made that announcement, but reuters news agency is reporting, quoting sources that say the president h

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anne soy has more. chanting. defiant, daring, and resolute. this protest has been described as the biggest since thousands of sudanese took to the streets last december, aimed at the unbearable cost of living. but now, all they want is an end to president 0mar al—bashir‘s 30—year rule. for the first time, they got as far as the military they urged the country's soldiers tojoin them and overthrow the president. his compound is just next door. but this was the response. it's always been the security forces‘ way of breaking up protests. they've been accused of killing some demonstrators in the past and criticised for arresting dozens. but the protesters are persistent. demonstrations like these saw the end of autocratic rule here 34 years ago today. these young sudanese had hoped that history could be repeated. these are the longest running protests against president al—bashir since he took power in a coup in 1989, and they look set to continue. hundreds of people have been protesting in central london against brunei's strict new laws o

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to pick up on what anne soy was saying. the international criminal court issued arrest warrants for omar al—bashir in 2009 and 2010 — connected to alleged genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur in western sudan. the icc‘s website describes him as "at large" and says until he's transferred to the hague, the case remains in the pre—trial stage. that's because the icc won't try individuals unless they're in the courtroom. here is ken roth from human rights watch. we will have to see if that comes to pass. here is omar al—bashir talking about these charges back in 2016. translation: this is a politicized tribunal. you have seen how the huge crowds who came to greet me in darfur. these are the same crowds i'm accused of committing genocide and ethnic cleansing against. this is why i've defied the tribunal and have been travelling freely around the world. the military says omar al—bashir is being kept in a safe location. sudan is now in a state of emergency, a curfew in place. the airspace, all por

our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. uncertain times in sudan, but protesters are undeterred. they say the revolution isn't over yet. the country's strongman may be gone, but in his place now are some of his closest allies. but the people are demanding an end to military rule. translation: we want a civilian transitional government as soon as possible. if it has to be the army who makes this happen, then we don't want anyone from their side who has been part of the regime in any way. translation: why isn't there a transitional government? all those people who died, have theyjust gone in vain? we cannot accept this. there are fears the army generals who toppled the president will do anything to hold onto power. they supported repression for decades, but the generals are now promising reform, political dialogue and a transition to civilian government. translation: all of us, we should work hand in hand. we are not against the demands of the people. we are for the demands of the people. but this evening, in an extraordinary

let's talk to our senior africa correspondent anne soy, she is following events from nairobi. exactly what is going on at the moment? nobody knows what is going on. as you said, the announcement hasn't gone. it has been more than six hours since the military promise that they were going to make an important announcement and people are becoming more anxious to know what is going on behind—the—scenes and the consultations going on. we had previously that turn to may have stepped down and consultations were going on to form a transitional government. the sudanese professional association that is the body that organised the protests came out earlier to day to say that they have not been part of what is going on and insisted that they must have a transitional, single government, notjust have a transitional, single government, not just any have a transitional, single government, notjust any other government, notjust any other government because there are fears with the military‘s involvement, this has been part of omar al bashir‘s government, it is going to bea bashir‘s go