when two glide bombs struck the d—i—y store in ukraine's second city, kharkiv. an air raid warning sounded moments before explosions tore through the building, starting an intense fire. the ukrainian leader again urged western allies to send more air defences to ukraine. ukraine's military says the two glide bombs that hit kharkiv were among a0 that russia dropped on ukrainian army positions and civil infrastructure saturday. the ukrainian military says russian forces are continuing their offensive in the kharkiv region, with six attacks repelled by the ukrainian military. the bbc�*sjeremy bowen is in kharkiv — i spoke to him a short while ago. very good to have you with us. this air strike took place on a crowded super store there in ukraine's second—largest city, what more can you tell us? it's the weekend, a pretty nice day and people were buying stuff for their gardens

and doing work on the houses and the shop was full. so far, they are saying that four were killed and a couple of dozen wounded and so, i think for people here, it's just another blow. the firefighters who went into the building have been incredibly busy this week because there's been other attacks on the central part of the city not long after the shop. president zelensky has said repeatedly that all of this proves the point that he keeps on making witches they need more effective air defences and for those, he is looking to his allies in europe and particularly, in the united states. is caught this madness, the scene you described, exemplifies a typical weekend. civilian existence, a diy store is civilian infrastructure

and that should be protection under international humanitarian law, have we heard anything from russia? not that i'm aware of. over the last weeks and months, ukrainians hit their side as well and they say they have lost civilians to attacks launched from inside ukraine and one of the reasons for the incursion into ukraine since the last couple of weeks. since midway through may is they want to establish a buffer zone to make that more difficult and the thing is these weapons do fly a long way and the thing about this boy that really strikes me as having been here and away now for they are really in for the long haul here. and this not going to be over in any sort of hurry.

in this particular region, kharkiv being the second largest city and now a direct hit, is there any sense that moscow is growing and its confidence? and its operation in that part of the country? a strong since the right across the different parts of this very long and thousand kilometre from the is russia kilometre from there is russia is growing in confidence for a number of reasons. the very well pose as there's a hold up in the arms pipeline and simply because of the delays in the us congress and authorising the funding but as well as that, i've spoken to senior officials and nato which confirm this and russians are learning, this is a country that is a space is a country that has a space programme that is particularly good at electronic warfare,

theyjam weapons, they can confuse the drones sent to attack them, there have been reports of the new york times recently saying that there have sophisticated us systems that are being defeated by russian electronic warfare. this is by no means simply an army, the russian army being one where they keep on charging blindly forward and getting slaughtered by ukrainians. yes, a lot of that does go on but as well as that, they feel they have a preponderance in terms of manpower and strength in terms of firepower that ukrainians cannot match. that is why our president zelensky and others are using words like difficult and challenging and it is really clear that this is going to be a very difficult summer for ukrainians because those western weapons, those us weapons which are finally perhaps coming through are not going to arrive instantaneously

and change the game and the russians see a window of opportunity which they are trying to exploit just now. thank you so much. the bbc�*sjeremy bowen reporting from kharkiv there. meanwhile, across the border in russia's belgorod region, officials said two people were killed by a ukrainian rocket attack. a fire at an amusement park in westerrn india has killed at least 2a people, some of them children, local officials say. the fire broke out in raj—kot, a city in gujarat state. a search for more victims is underway — some worry children may be trapped under the debris and police are having difficulty identifying heavily burned bodies. the cause of the fire is under investigation. the prime minister of india, narendra modi says he is "extremely distressed" by the blaze. political parties across south africa are holding their final rallies before wednesday's elections. it's 30 years since the african national congress won the country's first democratic elections following the release

of nelson mandela and the end of apartheid. now polls suggest that for the first time, the party may fail to get an overall majority. our deputy africa editor anne soy was at the anc�*s event in johannesburg on saturday. it's a show of political might, who can pull the largest crowds. optics matter here. as campaigns come to a close in south africa, supporters have been bussed in from different parts of the country. we're looking forward to vote anc and we're going to win this battle. my parents used to live in a cell, so they got a house to move out. and i'm one of the student leadership, so anc made something for me. these people have already made up their minds. the call today for them to come out to vote. i say the battlej

is not yet over. mr ramaphosa leads an administration that has overseen the decline of south africa economically. unemployment is rising year over year. but here today, he's promising to create more jobs and stimulate the economy. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance, holds its final rally tomorrow. but the ruling party also faces challenge from its former heavyweights like ex—president jacob zuma. he now bucks a new party that's expected to eat into the anc vote. and the fiery former youth leader, julius malema. he held his own rally today with his rival party, eff. three decades after winning south africa's struggle against apartheid, the anc still enjoys mass support.

but today its leader struggled to fill the stadium, perhaps foreshadowing an election in which some believe it might fall short of the 50% it needs to avoid having to form a coalition. the anc faces its toughest electoral battle yet. bbc news, johannesburg. kenyan president william ruto has wrapped up a historic visit to washington — the first african leader in more than 15 years to visit the us capital. presidentjoe biden strengthened ties with the east african nation, pledging to designate kenya as a �*non nato ally.�* part of the visit was also focussed on haiti. kenya plans to deploy a security force to the nation, where armed gangs control an estimated 80 percent of the capital. a transitional government council is struggling to build stability, with food running short and tens of thousands of people forced from their homes. the kenyan leader sat down earlier with my colleague caitiriona perry. she began by asking mr ruto about the plans for kenyan forces in haiti.

my neck when will the police force — my neck when will the police force arrived? _ my neck when will the police force arrived? i— my neck when will the police force arrived ?_ my neck when will the police force arrived? i spoke to them this morning _ force arrived? i spoke to them this morning and _ force arrived? i spoke to them this morning and they - force arrived? i spoke to them this morning and they are - this morning and they are finishing tomorrow and that will give us a frame of what things look like on the ground and the capabilities that are available and what is been set “p available and what is been set up and once we have that assessment that we agreed with the haitian police leadership, we will look at three weeks there but for us to be ready to deploy once everything on the ground to set.— ground to set. what is the situation _ ground to set. what is the situation on _ ground to set. what is the situation on the _ ground to set. what is the situation on the ground i ground to set. what is the l situation on the ground like for those preparations of us officials helping prepare base, for example? i officials helping prepare base, for example?— officials helping prepare base, for example? i think the base i was being _ for example? i think the base i was being prepared _ for example? i think the base i was being prepared is, - for example? i think the base i was being prepared is, i - for example? i think the base i was being prepared is, i think. was being prepared is, ithink i was given a be 70% complete

and my team met with the transitional council yesterday and they also met with the police the day before and i think they're meeting with other groups just to make sure that we have all the items in place for us to facilitate deployment because there are many actors that are working on a resolution and injanuary, we are going to be working with others and different capabilities to facilitate this and we're doing this for the good of haiti's. live now to yin—ka ade—goke, africa editor at the news platform semafor. i know you've been covering president ruto's state visit.

we learned in that interview with president ruto that kenyan police should be on the ground in around three weeks. what is the reaction to the deployment of that force in kenya? thank you for having me. there's been a lot of pushback both from other canyons but also oppositions internally, politically, questions and why kenya is making this commitment so far away from kenya and 12,000 miles away when in fact, there are so many internal difficulties and a horrible flood there but many schools close and so many challenges

and in neighbours. and they question can you just going this far out and also, wondering whether this will be something that they might come to regret if there are casualties involved. you point to those domestic _ casualties involved. you point to those domestic challenges | to those domestic challenges and what do you think is important for president ruto to the player forced? important for president ruto to the playerforced? it important for president ruto to the player forced?— the player forced? if you listen to _ the player forced? if you listen to his _ the player forced? if you listen to his questions i the player forced? if you j listen to his questions of the player forced? if you - listen to his questions of the white house, he really pushed back at the idea that additionally worry about problems at home and is questioned by the kenyan press. he really placed emphasis on looking after all neighbours, not just looking after all neighbours, notjust1's next door and being a part of global force

and global partners who work with different countries around the world and emphasises over and over again that i watched him speak around three or four different speeches and said the same sort of thing about being a global partner and very interesting to watch because you could literally see this week, almost a passing of the torch in africa in terms of litres because the last two years, we've had a president of rwanda in the space of africa for a while and literally this week felt like president ruto of kenya is now going to be the face because he speaking not just on this kind of global peace force but also on things like big topics like climates and climate change and is becoming a real leading voice for that. �* ., .,

for that. and on that point, be ond for that. and on that point, beyond his _ for that. and on that point, beyond his international. beyond his international issues, the president ruto managed to score some takeaways they can bring back to his domestic audience there in kenya and sell to them? indie domestic audience there in kenya and sell to them? we had a story about — kenya and sell to them? we had a story about how— kenya and sell to them? we had a story about how either- kenya and sell to them? we had a story about how either as - kenya and sell to them? we had a story about how either as he . a story about how either as he was going for that trip, and even those entities that historic and the first in 15 years, canyons, we are not very pleased with what is happening and not delivering on his promises when he came to power. but, it's been a really good week in terms of positioning in kenya as an important country on the global stage and the comeback with lots of goodies and in terms of billions of dollars of investment and it's going to be connecting the two

largest cities and billion—dollar investment and the company which into the digital economy of kenya and many, many other investments and discussions around this finance and has been a good week for kenya on paper and it will certainly shift some of the more feelings back in kenya. the more feelings back in ken a. ., ~' , the more feelings back in ken a. ., , . the american rapper nicki minaj, was detained at amsterdam's schiphol airport in the netherlands early on saturday — and has since been released. dutch military police posted on x, saying they released a 41 year old american woman after

she was arrested on suspicion of exporting soft drugs and that the suspect was fined and �*can continue herjourney�*. ms minaj filmed part of the arrest and posted it on social media along with a series of messages on her x account. ms minaj�*s concert in manchester at the co—op live venue has been postponed. this was the moment when fans were told that the performance wouldn't be going ahead. concertgoers were told their tickets would be valid for the rescheduled tour date. for more, i spoke to our correspondent anna holligan. in the video posted on instagram, the 12 time grammy award nominee is surrounded by military police and seems to be holding the camera just out of shot near the police say you're under arrest and she is then ushered onto a police van while she's asking for her lawyer.

nicki minaj denied carrying drugs and later she posted on x to say that pre—rolljoints belonging to your security team had been found onboard her private jet. shortly after that, we heard an update from military police which confirmed the 41—year—old american woman had been arrested and did not name her for privacy reasons of all the details from nicki minaj social media platforms and she was arrested on suspicion of exporting soft drugs after consultation with the public prosecution service, she was fined and allowed to continue on herjourney. nicki minaj was just kicking off her european leg of her world tour and that gig in manchester has been postponed and there are pictures of fans already inside, disappointed fans have been told that their tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled date.

nicki minaj had been posting on this and she said quote, this is amsterdamn where cannabis is legal, tell us about the legal aspect of this. the netherlands is famous for its liberal approach to soft drugs but cannabis is illegal in the netherlands and yet small amounts, for personal use are tolerated and so, if you have it on yourself for personal consumption, less than five grams, police turn a blind eye but controlled substances like marijuana cannot be taken out of the country. so, there is still an ongoing debate about the status of cannabis here in the netherlands and it is still illegal, kind of a quirk in the dutch law that people are not arrested for the use of small quantities and as you may be aware, there are cannabis

cafes all over the netherlands in which people can buy and smoke marijuana but exporting it and taking it overseas is obviously illegal and we have most of the information in terms of what happened with nicki happened from nicki minaj on instagram, ask, and another video, she posted footage of her pilot, her private jet was due to fly from amsterdam where she was detained in manchester and she filmed her pilot explains why the police or doing these extra checks and he says in this video, the police did not like the fact that she was filming and so, they decided to remove all of the luggage from her privatejet and conduct extra security checks. that took, the whole process probably ran for five hours and eventually, nicki minaj was fined and allowed to continue on her journey, hoping to pick up

with the rest of her european tour and there was a date in birmingham on sunday and so, she and thousands of fans will be hoping she can make that. to the us presidential campaign now, and a video week by donald trump has been stoking controversy. the former president shared a 30 second clip to his truth social account that included a reference to the creation of a �*unified reich', a term now often associated with nazi germany. this is a still from that video, which the trump campaign later deleted. they attributed its creation to a random account and said the staffer who posted it did not notice the words. but its real origin was a trollish collective of online influencers called the dilley meme team, which boasts ties to the trump campaign. our reporter, mike wendling, has been looking into the group, and gave me the background on their controversial activities

this team has been producing a range of videos, and they've reposted several dozen times by donald trumps official accounts and people around two dozen people in this collective, and they produce a variety of content, some of that heartfelt, some of it as religious themes and some of it is straightforward politically. like what we have seen. some of the other videos are much edgier, they use satire and some are even arguably offensive and they include conspiracy theories, slurs, crude stereotypes all of this continent together is in service of donald trump and is the man that their backing.

talking about that contents, my kind of messaging to some of the content feature? few specific examples which are pretty telling. earlier, the group came out with a video that is based on the north speech by radio legend paul harvey, "god made a farmer." it's all about hard work, simple living, virtuous rural life, the dilley meme team had vintage looking images only it was all about donald trump and is called "god made trump." by the videos they produce are very different. the team made one about willis, a prosecutor in georgia. the driving force behind one of the key legal cases against mr trump. this was a straightforward parody of a music video but it was mocking her, herweight, makes some pretty sharp and unsubstantiated allegations against her. they would say satire that it was just a joke, other people would say it's very offensive but that's the kind of

content that the team has been more noted for and has been a little bit more controversial. let's turn to some other important news around the world. singapore airlines says it has decided not to serve meals on its planes when the seat belt sign is on. the announcement comes after one passenger died and dozens were injured during severe turbulence on a singapore airlines flight from london to singapore. the airline already bans serving hot drinks during rough air. extreme temperatures are continuing to grip pakistan, with some parts of the country expected to reach fifty degrees celsius or 122 degrees farenheit. punjab and sindh provinces are the worst affected. schools in punjab are closing a week early for the summer holidays, although exams will go ahead as planned. and in the south of france, the cannes film festival's closing ceremony has just taken place. the american director, sean baker, has won this year's palme d'or

for his comedy drama, a—nora. it's about a sex worker from brooklyn who marries the son of a russian oligarch. u—s filmmaker george lucas received an honorary palme d'or. the creator of the "star wars" and "indiana jones" franchises was handed the prize from his long—time friend, director francis ford coppola, who referred affectionately to lucas as his "kid brother". here's sean baker reacting to his win and the message he hopes will come from it. i think, obviously it will help with the exposure and but i'm happy about that situation is not only one thing but it will hopefully shine light on the subject and focuses on the stigma of sex workers face and hopefully, it opens my eyes to that. numbertwo hopefully, it opens my eyes to that. number two is my incredible cast and will help them and show the world how

brilliant they are. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. there were some warm weather around on saturday. top temperatures of 22 celsius in the south east, but we'll start to see some changes for the second half of the bank holiday weekend with sunny spells and thundery downpours moving in, all thanks to low pressure close by. as we head into sunday, these weather fronts will be pushing their way northwards, bringing outbreaks of rain, the odd heavier burst as it pushes northwards. but as we head into the latter parts of the morning, into the afternoon, sunshine will appear pretty widely for england, wales and northern ireland and that'll set off some heavy and thundery downpours at times. further north, we'll continue to see some showery rain with a bit of sunshine across northern scotland, but that will impact the temperatures — not quite as warm as saturday,

highs of 16 to 19 degrees. as we head through sunday night, though, showers and thunderstorms rattle on for a while into the evening before fading out for england and wales with clear skies here, but further cloud, patchy rain likely across the northern half of the country and temperatures range from around 9 to 11 degrees. so into our bank holiday monday, it looks like that weather front continues to push northwards. so that's where we're going to see some of the heaviest of the showers across the north and east of scotland. we'll start off with some sunshine around, but again, showers will develop and pretty much anywhere could catch a heavy maybe thundery shower. but the focus of them will be across northern and east of scotland and maybe northeast england. maybe later in the day, something a bit drier and brighter pushing into western areas. but temperatures a few degrees down, still 15 to 17 degrees, still quite pleasant in any sunshine. as we head into tuesday, low pressure starts to move in off the atlantic. starts fine across scotland, northern england, the sunshine

begins to fade as cloud breeze rain starts to push up from the south and the west. there'll be mainly patchy in nature, but conditions will go downhill through the day, though i think the northeast of scotland and the northern isles should largely escape and stay dry until after dark. and temperature wise again, the mid to high teens. low pressure is with us then as we move through the middle part of the upcoming week. but then the signs of it moving away in this area of high pressure wants to topple in from the west, so that should slowly settle things down, i think, towards the end of the week and as we head into next weekend, increasing dry weather with some sunshine so should start to feel a touch warmer, too.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. this is an asset that without water in three days, your whole entire economy and all life ceases. i can't think of a greater concern for a nation than making sure that its water supply is secure and safe. yep, our globalwater security with the world's population projected to reach ten billion by 2050. are we doing enough to make sure we all have enough to drink? and with climate change compounding the challenge, what can we do

to avert an international humanitarian crisis? i'm going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are. one of the world's top experts on water security who says time is running out for billions of people. and the other is an earth and planetary scientist and a specialist on the crisis facing egypt, where the world's longest river is under existential threat. also on the show — one of the big bosses at the world's biggest player in cloud computing. she tells us what it means to be water positive. in fact, her company generates most of the profits of amazon. of course, one of the world's top five companies. wherever you'rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, this week we're looking at global water security. it's essential, of course, to almost everything we do. we can't live without it. but every day we use ten billion tonnes of fresh water. or how about this?

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