Sudan's RSF rebels claim capture of El Fasher

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Janet Jalil and at 16 hours GMT on Monday the 27th October, these are our main stories.

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  With the Sudanese city of El Fashe reported to have fallen to rebels,

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  the UN calls for its trapped civilians to be allowed to leave.

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  Paul Beer, the 92-year-old president of Cameroon,

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  wins a controversial eighth term in fiercely disputed elections.

• 00:28

  President Trump meets the Japanese emperor, Narahito, on the latest leg of his trip to Asia.

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  Also in this podcast,

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  how doctors are reducing the need for anesthetic during surgery by playing music.

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  What works for the patient is music that is not jarring,

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  that is designed to increase the anesthetic experience as far as making it a good one.

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  We begin this podcast in Sudan,

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  where the conflict between the paramilitary rapid support forces and the Sudanese military continues to leave devastation in its wake.

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  On Sunday, the RSF announced that it had taken control of the city of Al-Fasha,

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  the Sudanese army's last remaining foothold in the Darfur region.

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  A claim disputed by the military, which says fighting is still continuing.

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  Hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped in the city,

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  enduring atrocious conditions after an 18-month siege.

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  Some of them spoke to the BBC.

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  Some children have fallen seriously ill and are currently in the hospital,

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