Mariam al Sadiq Al Mahdi says the level of mistrust between the rival military factions is too deep. Also: Closing arguments have been heard in New York in the civil rape and defamation trial against former president Donald Trump, and the singer, Grace Bumbry, who was one of the first African Americans to become a star of international opera, has died in Vienna aged 86.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that the first face to face talks between representatives from the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces are taking place. We hear from Renk in South Sudan, a small town civilians have fled to. Also: The United Nations has called on the Taliban to stop public stoning, flogging and executions, and the BBC unveils a new way of broadcasting.

Eight people died and fourteen injured during the attack in a village south of Belgrade. Also, the leader of Russia's Wagner Group says he'll withdraw his troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in a row over ammunition, and thousands of people flee Sudan as efforts to broker peace talks continue.

UN aid chief says Sudan generals unwilling to end conflict. Martin Griffiths said the determination of the generals to keep fighting risked turning the war into a global tragedy. Also: Ukraine's President Zelensky tells the International Criminal Court he believes it will soon prosecute President Putin, and scientists get their hands on human DNA from 20,000 years ago.

The Russian Presidency said Ukraine was behind Kremlin drone strikes. Also: A new drug has been hailed as a big step towards an effective treatment for Alzheimer's, and the US Federal Reserve has increased interest rates to the highest level in sixteen years.

Ukraine has denied carrying out the drone attacks on the Kremlin. Also: Eight schoolchildren and a security guard have been shot dead by a fellow pupil in a rare mass shooting in Serbia, and some of America's best-known late-night talk shows have been taken off air due to a strike by Hollywood writers over money and the use of artificial intelligence.

The rival parties say they will observe the truce from Thursday. Also: humans imitating birds in Belgium and England, and turning people's thoughts into written text with the help of AI.

More than 100,000 people have fled since fighting began in Sudan in April. Also: Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli prison, and Hollywood film and TV writers go out on strike.

First Republic is the third US bank to collapse in the last two months. Also: aid agencies warn of an escalating humanitarian disaster in Sudan, and how artificial intelligence can help detect early-stage lung cancer.

Warring sides agree to extend the current truce in Sudan even as the fighting continues. Also: Pope Benedict urges Hungarians to "open doors" to migrants, and Ding Liren has become China's first male world chess champion.