A total of 65 Iranian nationals have been evacuated from Sudan as the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues.

Sudan's army and a rival paramilitary force have agreed to extend a truce by 72 hours, but heavy gunfire and detonations continue to rattle residential neighborhoods of the capital. 

The United States has evacuated its embassy staff and their families from Sudan as fierce clashes continue between the country's army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The warring groups in Sudan continued to engage in fierce clashes on Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions heard in the capital Khartoum and other cities despite the proclamation of a 72-hour ceasefire.

A new attempt at a ceasefire in fierce fighting between Sudanese troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum and elsewhere failed on Wednesday.

Fighting continues between rival military factions in Sudan for a fifth day as a 24-hour ceasefire breaks down and the death toll rises to at least 270.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, April 17, 2023

Sudanese armed forces gain control over key sections of the capital Khartoum city, as the battle rages on for the second consecutive day.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, on April 16, 2023.

Heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard in Khartoum following days of tensions between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.