UK military have evacuated diplomatic staff from Sudan, Sunak says

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at Hillsborough Castle for the Gala dinner to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 19, 2023. Charles McQuillan/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday the country's armed forces evacuated diplomatic staff and their family members from Sudan.

Sunak paid tribute to what he called a "complex and rapid" evacuation after he said there had been a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff. But British nationals living in Sudan were not rescued.