Foreign diplomats evacuated from Sudan

UN says the head of its mission will remain in the country despite the continued fighting. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Foreign diplomats evacuated from Sudan [Passengers arriving from Sudan disembark a Spanish Air Force aircraft at Torrejón Air Base, Monday April 24, 2023.] Credit: Spanish Defense Ministry via AP Sudan Foreign [diplomats have been evacuated]( from Sudan as fighting continues in the country. Among the officials removed were those from the US, UK and France. Sudanese nationals are still trying to flee the fighting between two top generals in the capital, Khartoum, but many people are unable to leave. Meanwhile, the UN announced that the head of its mission, Volker Perthes, will [remain in the country](, as hundreds of its staff and aid workers reached Port Sudan for evacuation. Kenya Kenyan police have [exhumed dozens bodies](near the coastal town of Malindi. They are investigating a preacher who is said to have told his followers to starve to death to “meet Jesus.” Paul Makenzie Nthenge of the Good News International Church is in custody, pending a court appearance. State broadcaster KBC has described him as a "cult leader" and reported that [58 graves have been identified]( so far. Nthenge has denied the charges, insisting that he shut down his church in 2019. Mexico Around 3,000 migrants began a [mass protest procession]( on Sunday through southern Mexico to demand reforms to the way migrants are treated at detention centers, like the one in which 40 people died in a fire last month. The march includes people from Central America, Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. They started from the city of Tapachula near the Guatemalan border and say they hope to reach Mexico City. [Similar marches]( have headed further north to the US-Mexico border in the past. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [Sudan’s health care system near collapse amid fighting]( [Smoke fills the sky in Khartoum, Sudan, near Doha International Hospital, April 21, 2023.]( Credit: Maheen S via AP The fighting between Sudan's rival armed forces continues to have a devastating impact on civilians and civilian infrastructure across the country. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed. The fighting has also [damaged Sudan's health facilities](, making it difficult for the country's health workers to help those caught in the crosshairs. [Where does Brazil stand with the war in Ukraine?]( [Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a military promotion ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 4, 2023.]( Credit: Eraldo Peres/AP/File Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has recently [courted controversy]( with his remarks on the conflict in Ukraine, causing tensions between Brazil and the United States. Lula said that countries supplying weapons are "encouraging the war," and need to stop, including the US. --------------------------------------------------------------- Double take Guyana has a [centuries-old birdsong competition]( in which male finches are placed in cages next to each other as judges count the number of chirps they emit in the span of five minutes. The hobby and business rakes in thousands of dollars, and the races are held every Sunday across the country. The tradition could get a boost after the recent oil discovery off the country’s coast that could push Guyana's economy toward record expansion. 🐦 [Song birds are on display for sale at the store of Paul Lall, who has sold birds for more than 50 years, at the Stabroek Market in Georgetown, Guyana, April 20, 2023.] Credit: Matias Delacroix/AP In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.