Sudan: UN warns el-Obeid situation worsening

A senior UN official has warned that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's besieged city of el-Obeid is worsening as fighting and a blockade by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continue. The UN's humanitarian coordinator for Sudan, Denise Brown, says repeated drone strikes have hit power stations and water facilities, leaving civilians without essential services. Our reporter explains more and we hear a conversation with two people from Sudan about how they are seeing the situation.

Uefa has strongly criticised Fifa's shock decision not to uphold Folarin Balogun's automatic ban at this World Cup, calling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable". Our reporter explains.

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(Photo: A displaced persons camp in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, Sudan, January 12, 2026. Credit: Reuters/El Tayeb Siddig)