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World Service,07 Jul 2026,49 mins

Sudan: el-Obeid fighting 'disrupting aid'

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Fighting in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid is disrupting the delivery of lifesaving aid, leaving more families at risk of extreme hunger, says the Norwegian Refugee Council. Jan Egeland says local responders have been risking their lives to deliver supplies at night, after drone strikes hit humanitarian convoys. We speak to aid workers about their experiences. France says President Macron is "safe" after the detonation of two explosive devices in the Syrian capital Damascus, near the hotel where he'd spent the night and was meeting civil society groups. Our reporter explains what happened. Also, what is life like being a lower ranked tennis player? As Wimbledon continues, we speak to players about their experiences. And co-hosts USA have crashed out of the World Cup in a 4-1 defeat to Belgium, which was overshadowed by a row about interference in the game by Donald Trump. We speak to US journalists about what went wrong. Presenter: Luke Jones. (Photo: People injured during a drone strike sit in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, Sudan, January 12, 2026. Credit: Reuters/El Tayeb Siddig)

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