Russia's air traffic problems came as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow for Friday's military parade in Red Square commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
We put these accusations to the RSF but it did not respond. However, in the past it has denied any involvement in ethnic cleansing in Darfur, saying the perpetrators had worn RSF clothing to shift the blame to them.Few reporters have had access to el-Geneina since then, but after months of negotiation with the city's civil authorities, a BBC team was allowed to visit in December 2024.
We were assigned minders from the governor's office and were only allowed to see what they wanted to show us.It was immediately clear that the RSF was in control. I saw their fighters patrolling the streets in armed vehicles and had a brief conversation with some of them, when they showed me their anti-vehicle rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher.It did not take long to realise how differently they viewed the conflict. Their commander insisted there were no civilians like Hafiza, Mostafa and Manahel living in el-Fasher.
"The person who stays in a war zone is participating in the war, there are no civilians, they are all from the army," he said.He claimed el-Geneina was now peaceful and that most of its residents - "around 90%" - had come back. "Homes that were previously empty are now occupied again."
But hundreds of thousands of the city's residents are still living as refugees in Chad, and I saw many deserted and destroyed neighbourhoods as we drove around.
With the minders watching us, it was hard to get a true picture of life in el-Geneina. They took us to a bustling vegetable market, where I asked people about their lives.The protest followed similar gatherings across England - some of them violent - following the killing of three young girls in Southport on Monday.
The demonstration in Aldershot descended into a "mob-type" protest, according to Hampshire police and crime commissioner (PCC) Donna Jones.Alex Baker, Labour MP for Aldershot, said the situation had been "exacerbated" by people from outside the community.
At around 18.45 BST, police said people started throwing objects and subjecting people to racial abuse.One police officer suffered a minor injury.