As the siege by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces tightens around al-Fashir, the few able to pay to get out spoke of making a dangerous and costly escape from a city where people have resorted to eating animal feed.

Al Dabbah

Civilians fleeing the besieged city of al-Fashir in western Sudan report enduring constant shelling, violence at checkpoints, and severe food shortages. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have tightened their control around the city, which remains the last stronghold of the Sudanese army in Darfur. Many residents have resorted to eating animal feed due to soaring prices and scarcity of food. 

The United Nations has described the situation in Sudan as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with a recent UN mission finding that the RSF committed crimes against humanity in al-Fashir. Both the RSF and the Sudanese army have been accused of atrocities. Civilians describe being subjected to aggressive searches and robbery by RSF soldiers while fleeing, and the high cost of escape has forced many to remain in the city. The RSF continues to consolidate its control over Darfur, recently appointing ministers for a parallel government.

Shelling, hunger, humiliation: Sudanese flee al-Fashir

At this camp in western Sudan, the few who could pay to escape the besieged city of al-Farshir describe constant shelling and negotiating violence at checkpoints. Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, have tightened their siege around the city, the last holdout of the Sudanese army in the Darfur region. Two and a half years of war has created what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis in Sudan. People inside al-Farshir have resorted to eating animal feed and prices have soared even for that. That's according to more than a dozen people Reuters spoke to at Ad-Dabba camp in an area under army control. Ahmad Haj Ali and his family left the city last week. As well as being dangerous, it cost him about $1,600 when few have any money at all. Camps have become a side business for RSF members, as has smuggling food. Travelling to the closest safe area is so costly. One might have a whole family with children. It is very difficult. One can walk on foot for long distances, but you will also need money. That's why people are forced to stay there. And there are still some people who remain there. We left them behind. We left al-Farshir on Friday because of the situation in the city, the difficult conditions and the living standards, with shelling, the humiliation and many other things. Earlier this week, a UN mission found that the RSF had committed crimes against humanity in al-Farshir. That's on top of atrocities both the RSF and the Sudanese army have committed, the mission said in a report. Dara Salam Hamad says she and her family were searched aggressively by RSF soldiers when they finally decided to leave. While we were on the road, we suffered from these people, real suffering. They robbed us and took my phone. They searched us. There is no power nor strength but from God in front of these people. Al-Farshir has become the main front line of the war. As the RSF seeks to solidify its hold on Darfur as the base for a parallel government. The leaders of that government were sworn in last month and on Monday they began appointing ministers.

French President Emmanuel Macron has named loyalist Sebastien Lecornu, a one-time conservative protégé who rallied behind his 2017 presidential run, as prime minister. Analysts say France is in the midst of a complicated political crisis.

Paris

France's Macron names loyalist Lecornu as new PM

Videos circulating online reveal a luminous flying object hitting the vessel. No crew members were harmed. Activists part of the flotilla say they will not be deterred by the attack, and that their mission will continue as planned.

Middle East Conflict

Flotilla for Gaza ship struck by drone off Tunisia, organizers say

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the U.S. labor market added 911,000 fewer jobs between April 2024 and March 2025. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady breaks it down.

Washington

U.S. jobs growth revised down by 911,000

A Michigan judge has dropped criminal charges against 15 people who were accused of trying to falsely certify Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.

Michigan

Judge tosses case against 15 accused fake Trump electors in 2020

Israel says it carried out a strike targeting Hamas leaders. One Israeli official says it happened in Doha, Qatar. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

Doha

Israel targets Hamas leadership in Doha strike

The Trump administration launched a new immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, saying the latest federal crackdown in a US city would target the "worst of the worst criminals." But activists in the city remain defiant and say they will resist efforts by ICE to snatch people off the streets.

Chicago

Activists defiant as Trump launches ICE raids in Chicago

Norway's Labour Party has won four more years in government after seeing off a surge in support for the right. But exit polls predict it will only have a small majority, and its future may depend on how it navigates Norway's relationship with the rest of the world.

Oslo

Norway’s PM Stoere claims victory in general election

Officials in Nepal say at least 16 people are dead and dozens more injured after police opened fire on protesters. Tens of thousands, mostly young people, rallied in the capital Kathmandu against the government's ban on platforms including Facebook, X, and YouTube.

Kathmandu

Multiple fatalities as Nepal police fire on protesters

France's Prime Minister François Bayrou overwhelmingly lost a confidence vote Monday after nine months in office. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has more.

French PM François Bayrou ousted after losing confidence vote

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue its sweeping immigration stops in the Los Angeles area after they were briefly halted. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

Supreme Court allows L.A. immigration stops to continue

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday (September 8), killing six people in what police described as "a terrorist attack," one of the deadliest in the city in the past few years.

Jerusalem

Palestinian gunmen kill six at Jerusalem bus stop

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was ready to hit Russia with a second phase of sanctions after its largest air attack on Ukraine in nearly four years of war. The assault on Saturday caused serious damage in Ukraine's capital, including to one of its most important government buildings.

Ukraine Invasion

Trump considering second phase of sanctions on Russia

A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck southern Israel Sunday, hitting Ramon International Airport near Eilat and forcing a shutdown of airspace in the region.

Ilan and Asaf Ramon International Airport

Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike Israel's Ramon International Airport

Protests have erupted in Chicago after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a federal crackdown, including sending National Guard troops and expanding deportations.

Chicago braces after Trump threatens National Guard deployment

Russia's largest overnight air attack of the war set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and killed at least four people, including an infant, Ukrainian officials said.

Kyiv

Russia launches biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine

Problems with a cable likely caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill, killing at least 16 people and injuring another 22 when it crashed into a building, according to a preliminary report.

Lisbon

Deadly Portugal funicular crash likely due to problems with cable

U.S. indie director Jim Jarmusch unexpectedly won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday with "Father Mother Sister Brother", a three-part meditation on the uneasy ties between parents and their adult children.

Venice

U.S. independent director Jim Jarmusch wins Venice top prize

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday (September 7) he has decided to resign, caving to ruling party pressure on him to take responsibility for a series of election losses amid voter anger over rising living costs.

Tokyo

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba resigns after election losses

South Korea announced the deal on Sunday. The immigration raid was part of a criminal investigation targeting a major economic project of a key U.S. ally.

Savannah

South Korean workers detained in U.S. raid in Georgia to be released

Chicago officials agree that a federal crackdown on immigration is imminent. Saturday kicked off a week-long celebration of Mexican Independence Day.

Chicago officials agree a federal immigration crackdown is imminent

Wall Street took hits on the market after hiring slumped in August. The economy added 22,000 jobs, far below expectations, fueling fresh concerns about a slowdown.

Trump hits the links amid economic slowdown concerns

The United States is not talking about regime change in Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Friday, as the United States ordered an additional 10 stealth fighter jets to a military buildup in the Caribbean.

Caracas

Trump plays down regime change in Venezuela amid military buildup

The Israeli military told Palestinians in Gaza City to leave for the south before bombing a high-rise tower as its forces advance deeper into the enclave's largest urban area.

Tel Aviv-Yafo

Israel tells Palestinians to leave as it pushes into Gaza City

US President Donald Trump's threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, Baltimore, and New Orleans have ignited resistance from local leaders and residents, who argue the deployments serve as intimidation rather than crime prevention.

Trump to send National Guard to more cities

The White House said the U.S. is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico. It comes as the Defense Department confirmed that two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over a U.S. Navy ship in the region on Thursday.

U.S. to send F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions

President Trump signed an executive order to start the process of renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War, restoring a name the agency last held in the late 1940s.

Breakdown