with along with, with either side, willing to negotiate because the ukraine war becoming a forever war is america's global leadership, increasingly fragile. what will us politics look like? as we had to the presidential election of 2024. the quizzical look us politics, the boston line, the the towns and villages in ukraine's 1st one region are flooded after a dam of time, which is forced thousands to leave their homes. the headquarters in del find and you navigate is also coming up. tens of millions of people across north america are under air quality alerts, as well as far as continue to burn in canada. a fire breaks out at

a fuel the phone. so don's capital is the army and air military forces fights for control of the weapons factory. the time we look at how support and science are coming together in the most remote parts, 2 sales department, the hello ukraine's presidents, as calling on international aid organizations to help and rescue efforts following an attack on a diamond. first one region, thousands of people have been evacuated off to the breach on nova kafka down caused widespread flooding. the russian president vladimir putin as accuse chief of destroying the down with the backing of the western powers keeps, as russian forces mind the down months ago. the down links the banks of the need for a river held by russia on the south side to ukrainian held territory on the north

troll stratford reports from her son. there was a sadness that pervades these flooded streets. as soon off, the rushes invasion of song was attacked and then multiplied by russian forces. and now launch areas of the city on the water. many of the people who were turned up to the crane and i mean we took care of us on late last year, being evacuated from the homeless youth who everything was demolished, the, it's frightening. the 2 story houses had been swept away and the somehow through the floating down the river, there was no one there when evil ukraine accused. these rush you of destroying the cock cove there on the during the pro river and causing this terrorist attack to prevents in advance across the the pro river towards the russian occupied crimea, says keith russia says ukrainians responsible. and it's also moving thousands of

people to safety on the opposite russian occupied side of the river. this is one of many streets here in cash on safety, completely flaunted we understand that they were a hundreds, if not thousands of people that were living here until this dime was destroyed. and now they only being forced to leave. the roof is about mines that may have been dislodged and carried into the city by the floods search for them to prepare boats to help the search for more tracts people's cages kind of key cats with good chart is violet. us divided old and i know we was shouting and banging on windows, there are no people are in the animals. the water there is almost over the sun pers, evacuation buses are full. the young old, we take with them a few belongings, pets, which is usually it's very hard to explain. honestly,

it's so hard to speak very hard. i don't know where i'm going. we would take them out and now we're on a and of the city. had already experience some of the worst suffering in this world . now, i mean to flood waters and destruction, its people are forced to endure even more chunks, drop it down to 0, tips on julia. shep of alova has more on what russian officials are saying about the down collapse with had from present pace and regarding the disaster and he discussed it with tag as president other one during a telephone conversation. the russian president cooled the destruction of the cold . scott, pop blonde, a bump bag action by kias. i think that it was instigated by the west page and states is that the breakdown of the power station was a clear example of kids terrorist messes. so now we've had from a b, russian top officials,

a re go. 1 i think the destruction of the coal sketch and all of them plays the blame solely on kid, by the way, prior to the telephone, coal with legend page. and mr. at one had a conversation with presence of landscape ukraine offering to create a commission with the participation will be un russia, ukraine, and sat came to investigate what actually happened the whole hope. scott, down basically around this time that you create a keys as russian troops of blowing out them. russia claims that the power station came out of the ukrainian shutting. but there is also a version that it could be an unintentional dissolves to. um, the don collapse to, to improve maintenance and the damage due to the damage caused. and so of this the ex. but it's not say that the destruction of the time may negatively affect both sides of the conflict. tons of millions of people in canada and the northeastern united states are being so it's told to stay indoors because a smoke from wildfire is there more than 400 lasers now burning in canada. it's the

worst early season wildfire situation. the country has ever seen. and b, c journalist, vanessa lee reports from montreal come back there are currently 149 forest fires burning and come back with 110 deemed out of control. and this has forced thousands from their homes. a state of emergency was declared in sheboygan bill, which is 7 hours north of montreal, where the entire town of 7500 has been evacuated. it was a scary situation last night, with flames injuring dangerously close to the community. authorities knocked on people's doors, telling them to leave immediately. so people pack up their clothes, their pets, essentially whatever they could as quickly as possible. and some went and spent the night with family and friends. others slept on a cart inside of a sports center and it community just a 3 hour drive away. but the highway was so congested,

it took some people 8 hours to get there. it's not known when they will be able to return home. the key factor right now was whether there was no rain in the forecast for days. in some areas, strong winds are making it challenging to flight. the flyers come back has called in reinforcements. another $260.00 firefighters will be arriving in the coming days with clues on their way from abroad, including france. already the season more than 2300 fires have burned in canada scorching at least 3000000 hectares. the equivalent of over 5000000 football fields, new york has recorded some of the poorest air qualities in the region because of that smoke. and for many residents, the haze came as a surprise. christmas salumi reports from new york. you didn't have to follow the news to know something wasn't right in new york. it's very unexpected. like it really happened. none of the blue lights. it's my children. i'm like, isn't me, wasn't really foggy out here because it was that bad that i thought my, i think was something wrong with my eyes. it was like, no,

it's fine. yeah. air quality so bad. you could see it in smell. it. when i opened my apartment door, the hallway smell like smoke, which was something that i have never, you know, experienced before. new york may have had it the worst, but it wasn't alone. 12 states issued air quality advisories all as a result of wildfires. north of the border in canada, you know, the levels that people, if they were to be outside, especially if they're excess sizing, breathing faster, they're going to be in hailing particulates at concentrations that normal smokers would inhale, state officials or advising people to stay in doors as much as possible. the view here in new york has ranged from hazy to barely recognizable and to be clear, there are no clouds in the sky. this is all particulate matter from canada, a 1000 kilometers away. and yet it is blocking our view of the skyline of manhattan,

just over the river, barely a kilometer away from philadelphia to washington d. c. as far south as north carolina schools cancelled the outdoor activities, when i got back from school my, my head was hurting on and as having really bad headaches and them, i know started with a very old and the very young as well as those with heart are respiratory conditions are being advised to wear masks, outdoors. scientists, blame. unusually dry and hot conditions in canada for fueling more than 400 active fires there. and there warning this could be the country's worst wildfire season on record. people across the country are being affected or seeing vulnerable people at risk, outdoor affects, canceled. kids having to be kept inside at recess in new york, the air quality alert has already been extended until friday. but that may not be the last of it. candidates wildfire season. typically last until september, kristen salumi, algebra, new york, your secretary state and sidney,

blinking has met sony arabia's crown prince in the gulf cooperation council for ministers. lincoln is on a 3 day visit to the kingdom relations between washington. henri, i'd have been strange for years, but this is the 2nd high level us delegation to visit and as many months, the crown prince also spoke on the phone with the russian president runner prints in about oil production and having a now as a professor at the institute of political science at the university of zurich, she says, the us, so the relationship has a long way to go. but what's the use of the united states is really struggling, struggling very much in terms of restoring a normal relationship with saudi arabia. saudi arabia is becoming more assertive in its foreign policy in this region of an international kind of like conduct. and of the fact that the united states, specifically starting from the obama administration time we have it. it's

a priorities and national security priorities towards china. up all of the games, an indication specifically to countries like saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, that the united a state is much in fact inc. twisted in. um, how should i say keeping it side of the bargain in terms of like oil for security, and that led to a saudi arabia, united arab emirates of using what you could call like exploiting the scenes in the international structures. china is rising as an international, a power, and the role of china is being used to leverage their relationship with the united states. so, and when it concerns the united states, as saudi arabia, we see here as well. so the way of us using china using normalization with is what

you as a kind of for part to get the security guarantees it needs as of the same time to get it support in terms of its nuclear program. a huge fire has broken out at a fuel depot and the suit in these capital, and there are weapons factory. the battle between the army and the parent military rapids support forces as intensified in southern cartoon. the r as f say they're inside the weapons factory located in the r moved area. have a morgan has more from under him on the pricing between the sudanese army and the power military rapids support force has continued on wednesday, and it's mostly been concentrated in the southern parts of the capital costume. now since the early hours of wednesday, residents in the southern parts say that they were able to hear heavy exchange of gunfire between the rapids support forces and the sudanese army fighting has been concentrated around a weapons. manufacturing company that belongs to the sudanese army in the late

hours of wednesday, the rapids support forces says that it was in control of the company. but sources in the armies see that the rapids support forces were only able to gain control of parts of that's complex and not the entire facility. it's one of the largest weapons manufacturing in africa and residents around the area of concern that they will lose their lives in the crossfire between the rapids, support forces and the to the new army. as fighting continues, they reported hearing heavy artillery as to what's being launched by the sudanese army against positions of the rapids support forces around the complex. and this also been a fire as a few example and that's raising more concerns amongst civilians. they say that they will loud explosions around the devil, which also contains gas in the area. and because of its vicinity to the weapons company, they're concerned that they will be more explosions because of the ongoing financing, civil defense, which is usually the place firefights is unable to deploy them at the moment. so residents say that they're concerned,

they will be more explosions. and should the fire reach the weapons company, it will destroy most of the southern parts of the capital. he but morgan onto vera on demand opposition. candidates in kuwait have won a majority in parliament after the gulf states, 2nd general election in a year to make up a similar to one elected last year. that parliament ended up in disputes with the cabinets, which was appointed by the ruling of a sub off family. the crown prince ben to solve the chamber and march paving the way for this weeks. the sizes of indigenous leaders and activists from across the results set up camp in the capital. and they hope to make their voices heard as the supreme court considered a landmark decision affecting the future of their ancestral lands. but they left empty handed, monica, and i care of reports from present. here they came full of hope, expecting the supreme court ruling their favor and against the powerful farm

logging that wants to limit their constitutional rights and federal territories. the justices had to decide whether all indigenous land plains are valid or only those made by tribes that were living in their territories before 1988. when brazil's current constitution was ratified for key points 3 to during the 1918 constitution, does not establish a timeframe. if the supreme court of votes in favor of one would cancel, hundreds of claims which are waiting for our decision to be made and leaving a no dom occasions the time will really be made. but the day ended without approving one supreme court justice asked for more time to make his decision. for the best solar. we're disappointed and very worried while we're waiting for decision mine is logan's and farm, is that having more time to take over around territories, more floods being spilled and land disputes. it's dangerous for us who

a reserves indigenous population is now facing yet another challenge. the powerful form lobby and congress, which is dominated by the conservative caucus or pushing for legislation that will open up indigenous territory to commercial activities. like my log in and farming. the house of representatives has already approved a bill that establishes a timeframe for indigenous land claims. the senate has put that legislation on fast track and is set to vote on it soon. although the supreme court has the final word, conservative congress been believe they should be the ones to decide. i think regardless of the decision of the supreme court, it's important to have everything else that has to do with images. and that lands passing through congress or through the bills proposed by the executive branch. indigenous leaders, inactive is c. these weight,

it's far too long to have 2 rights recognized. hundreds of land claims on hold. and the lack of a decision will only increase the violence and disputed territories. monica, and i guess i'll just 0. resilience still ahead on alger 0. reports are further investigations and into former us president donald trump, the head of his re election campaign. and the urgency knows, world cup winner in the you know, must say, confirms he's joining. david beckham's inter miami, turning down an offer with a club in saudi arabia, the an ally that pots a south asian, or a sweltering under relentless heat, especially bangladesh at suffering a heat wave people doing what they can, the, to escape of those,

the sweltering conditions and the bad news is temperature is all set to increase at the end of the week 1st day into friday, we're up to 39 degrees celsius in dhaka and is the average we should be at about 30 to about heat defense. it's way further south because eastern areas of india we have good warnings out for the heat and for the south of the next few days. and while it is a story of hot and dry weather across the eastern parts of india was still seen some very wet weather in places like me and moss, thanks to the monsoon, sri lanka as well. no, it hasn't reached southern parts of india, but thanks to this storm is developing in their radian sea. we're gonna see more in the way of when, when the weather affecting western parts of india. it has been unclear future that storm, but we're watching it. it could bring those conditions to southern parts of pockets done over the next few days and still the story of heat here and from northern parts of india. now as we move to east asia, a story of heat as well across moving parts of china in particular for beijing temperatures. very high the but i will switch over to shanghai as we get into

friday and the west to where that moves to southern parts of japan. the approve or reject the most progressive constitution ever proposed for any nation in the history. yes or no shooting voted, you know, the big picture us was a question that goes into the very foundation of judy until the cause of its relationship with indigenous people. the muscle and the midst of positive on the jersey. the

top stories on alta 0 ukraine's president is calling on international aid organizations to help and rescue efforts following an attack on a diamond chris on region, thousands of people have been evacuated off to the breach on nova cut off, cut down costs widespread flooding. moscow on key if accused each other, if it's not getting not down. more than 400 walls fires burning and canada has sparked air quality alerts and several us states. tens of millions of people are being sold to stay indoors because of the hazardous error policy. so us sectors, state entity blinking has met saudi arabia's crown prince on the gulf cooperation council. foreign ministers, lincoln is on a 3 day visit to the kings of the former us vice president mike pencils officially joined the race for the white house pens this challenging, his former boss. donald trump is among a growing number for publicans hoping to unseat through by the next year. the

relationship between the pair became strange after pens rejected trumps order to overturn the 2020 presidential election results of federal prosecutors in the u. s . have notified the former president donald trump, that he's the target of an investigation. u. s. media are reporting that a special council probe is looking into the handling of classified documents last year or roughly $13000.00 documents receives from his home in florida. trump says he did classified the documents while he was president, and it's called the investigation against him. politically motivated. my county has more from washington dc, a former president, donald trump, has been informed that he's the target of a criminal investigation. this is according to several media reports that a letter has been sent to his lawyers who met with the department of justice. busy earlier in the week, such a step is made when charging is imminent and when it's believe that there is

substantial evidence that would justify a prosecution. now this all stems from the fact that dozens of documents were found that crumbs mario logo is state. many of them classified and also allegations that the orchestra case, it is scheme to conceal these documents from authorities. now there has been a grand jury in panels in washington which has been investigating the matter. and recently, a 2nd grand jury was in panel in florida. this indicating that the federal process is may take place in south florida because its at tomorrow lago estate with the crimes allegedly took place. now this indication to that, to the special prostitute to investigating the matter, jack smith is very close to a charging decision. trump, himself has issued a statement saying, no one has told me i'm being indicted and i shouldn't be because i've done nothing

wrong. but i have assumed for years that i am the target of the weaponized d o j and f b i. so donald trump furious at the fact that charges have been laid. however, it is indicated that the special prosecutor is not very close to making a decision about charging montana ultra sierra washington. this is you and us representatives of urge cost of us government to allow greater autonomy for serv. majority areas, they want tensions between serbs and ethnic albanians to de escalate demonstrations, turn violence after an election that they boy cottage is revive memories of conflict 2 decades ago. when more than $13000.00 people were killed as a vague report, them coming each off where teams continue to search for remains of the missing searching for the data. in a non descript fields away from any town or city,

they're looking for the missing people who should have been buried by the families 2 decades ago. over 1600 people remain on attempted full cost of of say they parties with deliberately headed by you can stuff and set forth is secret. you can see a little crime because of us are, it is an international organizations. have you working to find them more time any passes the way that people are firm they be housed? if they be the growth, the more difficult it is, or so the memory of the people to fail as well as one of the problems that is listed in my way, you still 23 years ago. so you may remember the event that you may not remember the actual location of the, of the events among the victims of the conflict with 1024 children. this exhibition in pristina tells the story. children's belongings donated by the families a school back drawing painful memories. 109 children still remain missing even though there was in green corporation between coastal and serbia and the russell style look to resolve the issue of missing persons. i really don't have

really high high hopes, but it's obvious that some information about the possible location of, of a massive or individual graves only in the private archives are in the memories of, of, of so some people so that if as the as father was a doctor, he went missing a month after she was born and never got to see his daughter. such a long wait until now 24 years has been a very long and anxious and terrible weight. and every aspect of our lives have definitely been viewed by the absence of my father and my uncle. and so i can just say that they're absent absence was the most present thing in our lives. a father has a hospital named off to him, but what they really want is closure back in the field. the work continues. some

muskrats have been discovered in neighboring salvia. the team hopes to pretend that to continue investigations. they also help that's evidence collected will lead to prosecutions in the hague. the painstaking work of trying to find the missing persons continues. experts here use i witnessed a can satellite imagery, reports, some nato and other organizations. so they can give the families of the missing people, some sort of closure. i start vague, i just say to come in, it's a comfortable hope frontier. this is recovering from abdominal surgery and ro vondik and says there were no complications, but the head of the roman catholic church was expected to stay at hospital for several days. pontus appeared in good spirits during his general audience in saint peter's square, just hours before being admitted. this is the 86 year olds, 3rd hospital space and says election as potent argentina as world cup winner. leon m. s c has confirmed. he's joining inter miami. the 35 year old still needs to finalize the deal with the club,

which is co owned by david beckham. messy was linked with former team barcelona, but said the clubs, financial issues ended any hope of her return there. he also turned down a big money move to saudi arabia's and in od to the ocean, sailing race is the only team sport in the world that requires all competitors to take part in a science program, the sailors have been conducting experiments and some of the most remote areas on earth, the teams i'm a scientist analyzing the data, told us how that's helping shape global climate policy. we already place to a point of place civilization .

it's already been seen that there are in the ocean there, and that's just 1st, it's everywhere. moving parts of those for us in those parts of those we expect to come said mind from plastics as well for the ocean. very. so what you pay the filters here in the warranty or the someplace eliza. so to say, well then you're going to say loose and that's a very easy to operate. and so the top of it, oh boy g, we always just say microsoft is from those samples. and then we determine how many of them are in those samples. what sort of sizes they are and

what they may go up to 150000000 on the amount of 50 in the ocean on the side of the people's on we have to understand the impact of all season lifestyle. and the issue is the scientific equipment we carry on board, the item packed and it made variables from the temperature, the solidity to, to better understand sciences, the precise data about the expect to see or to concentration in the ocean. so on bias, i'm, we, we've got this amazing microscope quoted to scope the ship travels through the ocean is continuously pumping water through the instrument and taking pictures of

individual photo clinton cells. this means that we can now see patterns in how the titled plankton communities are changing across different types of waters. there's thousands of different species and certain types grow or are more adapted to warmer waters. so in that sense, those fido pointing communities will shift and adapt. but this can have consequences for the larger and incredibly, the thing that uh, you know, we quick writing side by side of it, that is big community in the that we do more than any of the schools. the headlines on i'll just the ro, ukraine's president just calling on international aid organized.