this is bbc news. i'm gareth barlow. our top stories. explosion. there's been widespread condemnation as missiles hit ukraine's odesa port — hours after russia signed a deal with ukraine allowing grain to be exported to millions around the world. no matter what russia promises, they will always find a way to break them. that may be through geopolitics or with weapons, sometimes through bloodshed. it has many ways to act. the monkeypox outbreak is now a global health emergency. wildfires in north america are threatening thousands of homes — as authorites try to combat scorching heat and soaring temperatures.

today, all days of peace begin. and — the long wait is over for millions of lord of the rings fans as a tv pre—quel is launched at �*comic con�* a landmark agreement to allow the export of grain, from the ukrainian port of odesa has come under threat, after the city was hit by a missile strike, less than 2a hours after the deal was signed. russia had promised not to attack the port — or any ships carrying grain out of it. but president zelensky said the strike showed that moscow would always find ways to avoid delivering on its agreements. there has been no direct response from the kremlin. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, sent this report from odesa.

in a war littered with broken promises and especially devastating betrayal, two missiles launched from the black sea hitting odesa's port. two others were taken out by air defence systems. for coffee vendor sergei, there was only one thing to do. translation: i saw black smoke after the missiles hit, _ so i knew i had to run to a bomb shelter and hide. it was very scary because there was a big noise unpleasant to the ears. now, the ukrainian soldiers here aren't letting us do too much filming because it could be used by the russians, but we're told that there was minimal damage to the port and that a number of people were in injured. but rocket attacks happen frequently, and in the case of this one, it's the undermining of trust which is the most significant.

less than a day ago, a deal signed where russia agreed to allow millions of tonnes of grain to leave ukraine through the black sea. a first diplomatic breakthrough which could reduce the country's damaged economy and help address a globalfood crisis now hanging in the balance. —— which could boost the economy. translation: this agreement doesn't mean anything to me. | how can turkey and the united nations sign an agreement with the country, and everyone knows this, that they will never follow? ukraine's leader today meeting a cross party group of us politicians, has become used to russia's predictable unpredictability. translation: no matter what russia promises, . it will always find a way to break them. that may be through geopolitics or with weapons, sometimes through bloodshed. it has many ways to act. his government says

preparations for grain exports will continue, but this fragile operation brings real dangers with high stakes. earlier, i spoke to brendan kearney — a retired us marine colonel. i began by asking him for his take on the siuation in odesa. well, i think obviously, the russians are continuing to target, as they have for the past five months, civilian populations that pose no tactical value to anyone. so other than being a port city that is critical to these shipments of grain, it really is a questionable utility as to why the russians are doing what they're doing. we talk about this grain deal. to give people some sense of context here lebanon, for example, cash strapped, crisis stricken lebanon imports normally 81% of its wheat from ukraine.

yemeni children facing starvation would often get food that would come from ukraine here. all of these events happening around the world. yet president putin, 2a hours after this deal is signed, is happy to bomb the port. what does this tell us about the mentality of the leadership in moscow? well, again, i think it's a it's a very, very clear signal that the russians completely disregard the accepted norms of behaviour when it comes to conflict. you know, war is bad. there's no doubt about that for everybody concerned. but to go ahead and target civilian populations, and especially one that is located in odesa, which is an absolutely critical logistical node for the supply of grain out to the rest of the world isjust, it borders on irrationality. there's no sense

to be made from it. and as rational men, you and i probably can't come up with the reason why you would do something like this. the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, said that the deal which was signed alongside the turkish president was his greatest work as leader of the united nations. this seems to expose the weakness of the diplomacy at the moment. what can the world do to try and stop these egregious acts? well, you know, i think the world is and the un continues to be caught between and this is an american term, a rock and a hard spot. what can they do? the un has proven to be particularly ineffective in these type of situations due to the russians and the chinese veto over any resolution that could increase a united nations response to this russian aggression. you know, and the turks have done a masterfuljob. they would like to see the black sea return to a peaceful lake for them. but it'sjust, there's not

much the world really can do unless we want to risk the chance of a much larger war. and that would involve, of course, united nations, un or i'd say probably us and nato forces going into ukraine and putting a stop to this. but i think that's too risky for the world's palate right now. the world health organisation has declared the global outbreak of monkeypox, to be a public health emergency. 16,000 cases have so far been reported, in more than 75 countries and territories. five people have died. as celestina 0lulode reports, it's hoped the declaration will help governments develop strategies to combat the spread of monkeypox, and speed up the development of vaccines. the scar on my nose was starting to pound. it was so painful and without

any opioids they were giving to me, i wasn't able to sleep, i wasn't able to do anything. i even told my consultants that, whatever you want to do, you have my full consent because i am feeling that i am going to die. haroun has fully recovered but the global surge in cases has encouraged the world health organization to act. in short, we have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little and which meets the criteria in the international health regulations. i have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. first discovered in central africa, a key symptom of the virus is a rash which develops into blisters and finally scabs, but it doesn't spread easily. it requires close contact, mainly skin to skin,

and exposure to blisters which contain the virus. it can spread through coughs and sneezes but it is much harder to catch than covid. at this infectious diseases ward, they've treated dozens of patients, mainly gay and bisexual men. the virus, if you like, has seized an opportunity to get into a social network where people have shared characteristics, in this case it's men who have sex with men. there is concern that if we see continued waves of infection through multiple populations and then including people perhaps who have got weaker immune systems, that that could help the virus evolve further. most cases are mild and clear up within a few weeks but the who hopes today's announcement will help speed up the development of vaccines and limit the spread of the virus. celestina 0lulode, bbc news.

earlier, i spoke to doctor wafaa el—sadr. she is professor of epidemiology at columbia university and director of the new york city pandemic response institute. i asked her how they were responding. this outbreak has come very rapidly to new york city in particular in this country overall. and this has made intensive mobilisation as quickly as possible to try to prevent further spread of this virus as well as of course to try to prevent individuals affected with the most appropriate interventions. what will the declaration, _ appropriate interventions. what will the declaration, calling it a global health emergency mean for you in practical terms and mean for both the national and mean for both the national and international response? it's a very positive move because it allows for the

beginning of work to overcome this outbreak across national borders and between countries which is important. we know this virus has spread to many countries around the world and therefore it requires collaboration, cooperation, sharing of resources, anticipating what will happen next and trying to learn from each other as we move forward in terms of how to overcome and stop transmission of this virus any further. stop transmission of this virus any further-— any further. how important is it to tackle — any further. how important is it to tackle potential - any further. how important is it to tackle potential stigma l it to tackle potential stigma because most of these cases are being seen within men who have sex with men so what can be done to tackle any issues around stigmatisation? this is an important _ around stigmatisation? this is an important issue _ around stigmatisation? this is an important issue and - around stigmatisation? this is an important issue and the . around stigmatisation? this is| an important issue and the last thing you want to do is the affected work. what stigma does is it hinders the response, it prevents people from coming for care or treatment, it prevents people from seeking prevention

so i think we must be cautious that we do not stigmatise the population most effected at this point in time. this requires being very sensitive in terms of messaging and of course engage in this population specifically in terms of the messages and the tailoring of messages in order for us to gain their trust and to be able to assist in overcoming the spread of this virus. ., , ~' overcoming the spread of this virus. ., , ~ ., virus. countries like uk for the example _ virus. countries like uk for the example or _ virus. countries like uk for. the example or administering vaccines for smallpox so where does this emergency go from here? i does this emergency go from here? ., ., , , . here? i am optimistic if we mobilise — here? i am optimistic if we mobilise as _ here? i am optimistic if we mobilise as a _ here? i am optimistic if we mobilise as a global - here? i am optimistic if we - mobilise as a global community we will be able to stop this outbreak from spreading further. we do have tests available, we have vaccines although the supply of vaccines is insufficient at this point in time to meet the demand and we have treatment. but we have huge disparities in access to the vaccine, access to

treatment across different countries around the world and i think what i am hoping is with this announcement by the who today will allow for a push towards producing more vaccines, sharing of vaccines, expertise and knowledge, as well as sharing the treatment thatis well as sharing the treatment that is available so everyone can benefit from these tools and hopefully this will mean we will collectively be able to contain this outbreak. you are watching bbc news, a reminder of the headlines: there's been widespread condemnation of a missile attack on the ukrainian city of odesa a day after russia signed a deal with ukraine to allow grain to be exported from the port. the head of the world health organisation has declared the monkeypox outbreak to be an international public health emergency. wildfires remain out of control near california's yosemite national park. americans right across the country are preparing for record temperatures to rise further, as heatwaves continue

to sweep europe too. with the latest, here's mark lobel. it's an explosive combination with combustible results. forests combined with drier conditions linked to climate change has caused this oak far, the biggest wildfire this season,in the biggest wildfire this season, in part resembling a cauldron or volcano. as the wildfire rages since first igniting two weeks ago some of the worlds oldest giant sequoia trees remain under threat. researchers say human caused global warming has played a role in the creation of this current drought in nevada �*s largest reservoir, a crucial water source for millions here. there is excessively hot weather in the cotton producing

she jan region of china, long lasting and destructive heat waves causing mudslides with some meteorologist blaming climate change as they one of its consequences here. translation: went travelling into the mountains watch out for snow and ice melting floods also the high temperatures lasting for a long time which will have an impact on crops. in italy, the battle to contain wild continues as the country experiences its worst drought in 70 years. meanwhile, with another heatwave expected to last over a week, tourists and residents were told to leave a popular resort on the greek island of lesbos. hundreds evacuated from hotels and houses. as firefighting planes fought the blaze is. that stormed the beaches as well.

wildfires reignite in the north—west of france as amongst the thousands of hectares damaged from similar fires the thousands of hectares damaged from similarfires in south—west france, a firefighter is able to fry an 999 firefighter is able to fry an egg like this whilst the wider frames that i claims are brought under control after days of disruption. hundreds now able to return home, anxious about what they left behind. translation: , at last, it is good to have the garden back especially to the garden back especially to the house which is in good condition. these disruptions are likely to become more common as human induced climate change makes extreme temperatures and drought ever more welcome. the russian invasion of ukraine — and the fact that grain is not leaving the ports — is exacerbating the situation in the horn of africa region where an unprecedented drought is pushing millions of people

to the brink of starvation. the us development agency's administrator samantha power has called for more international support to deal with food insecurity there. speaking during a visit to turkana in northern kenya, she said the us alone cannot meet the demand of people in need of emergency aid. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy reports from turkana. a community devastated by drought. even their colourful adornment can barely hide their suffering. this is northern kenya. four failed rain seasons and fears of a fifth have reduced even the most respected here to beggars. like this elder in the village. translation: i have many problems. - i lost all my livestock. that is all my wealth, to the drought. my children have had to drop out of school. i can't pay fees.

things are so bad and my wife has been forced to collect firewood for sale. these mothers have watched their children's health deteriorate because of lack of food. they come to this clinic to get nutritional supplements. they told the us development agencies chief, samantha power. the packages run out and their children relapse. the mothers that we met with who had the acutely malnourished children, all of their livestock had been wiped out, decimated by this drought. so we are talking about the massive loss of livelihood and the risk of the massive loss of life, and that is why, again, the united states has come forward. we are providing $1.6 billion. the stakes really around mobilising individuals, the private sector, national

governments and the broader donor community, the stakes are, as we have seen here today, existential. part of that money funds relief food supply, but it is too little. here, many are hopeful to get a mealfor theirfamilies. if they could come of these people would be very happy to go away with a bag of food, but it is not enough for everyone. all of them have been affected by drought, but only a small percentage 15% of the most vulnerable and have been chosen by the community to receive relief food. what they take from here today won't last long. the world food programme estimates that 50 million people in the horn of africa region could face starvation if they don't get urgent food. let's get some of the day's other news

human rights watch has urged the new president of sri lanka, ranil wickremesingher, to order security forces to cease all use of force against anti—government protesters. the call came after hundreds of heavily armed soldiers stormed a section of the main protest site in colombo on friday. france have beaten the netherlands to secure a place in the women's euro 2022 semi—finals. the score at full—time was 0—0 and a penalty decided the game in extra time. france will play germany on wednesday — the winner of that game will take on either england or sweden in the final. pope francis is arriving in canada today on a mission he describes as �*penitential�*. he is going to meet the survivors of the indigenous community who suffered abuse at roman catholic—run schools. leaders say they are hoping for more than an apology — they want action, as gail maclellan reports.

as the pope embarks on what he calls his pilgrimage of penance, he knows the church has much to atone for in canada. more than 150,000 indigenous children were taken from their homes and many subjected to abuse, rape, malnutrition and death at residential schools, 70% of which were run by the catholic church. last year, the remains were recovered of more than 250 children at a former residential school in british columbia and since then more have been found at other former schools around the country. church leaders say the visit to canada is not celebratory. he is deeply _ canada is not celebratory. he: is deeply seized by the fact terrible things happened in the past, perpetrated in many cases ljy past, perpetrated in many cases by people who were representing the church so it's a horrible thing which has left him to use his words, feeling shame and

indignation.— indignation. the pope has already apologised - indignation. the pope has already apologised for - indignation. the pope hasj already apologised for the indignation. the pope has- already apologised for the harm caused by the schools but as he prepares to repeat those words on canadian soil, something another apology will not bring about reconciliation.— about reconciliation. open up the secret — about reconciliation. open up the secret archives _ about reconciliation. open up the secret archives so - about reconciliation. open up the secret archives so we - about reconciliation. open up the secret archives so we can | the secret archives so we can get the journals and i think that will help more with reconciliation than him saying sorry. that would be affirmative action to say, an apology, it doesn't really mean anything to me. what i want is affirmative action for them to open up the archives and let our people go in there. the theme of— our people go in there. the theme of the _ our people go in there. the theme of the visitors - our people go in there. the theme of the visitors working together. the indigenous community would like that to be in the direction of the truth. here's a treat for fans of the lord of the rings. a new prequel to the epic drama has been made by amazon prime — and it's being billed as the most expensive tv show ever created. it was launched at comic con in san diego, and our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has also been looking at what else has been

on offer at the festival. today, our days of peace begin. it's been billed as the most expensive tv series ever, with a price tag rumoured to be in excess of $1,000,000,000. our strange... add to that the expectation of a group of fans who grew up watching director peterjackson's oscar winning trilogy. so can you get something more precious than this? yeah, the... there is a pressure, but that's also really exciting. i mean, i'm a lord of the rings fan, so i'm with them and i'm really excited for them to see it. and also kind of with fantasy, with anything with a fandom, i don't feel it really exists until it's out there. so i feel we're like about to finally give birth to this. together we can survive this. the universe created byjrr

tolkien has, of course, a timeless quality. the cast and crew behind this new story set thousands of years before the events of the hobbit and the lord of the rings are hoping it will be equally appealing. the themes in tolkien are really universal, you know what i mean? so i feel like the play is about good versus evil and you know, and we can all sort of get behind that. so, you know, i hope that it can stand the test of time and you know, people want to keep watching it. and yeah, ifeel like hopefully people just have fun when they watch it. of course comic con wouldn't be what it is without, well, comics. and earlier today in hall h the equivalent of the pyramid stage here, matrix and john wick star keanu reeves took part in a huge event talking about his successful comic book series berserker. i'm finally close to an answer. the story is about an immortal battling through the ages, launched in 2021, and a tv series on netflix

is already in the works. i think it was special for all of us in the sense that it was the first comic book to be in hall h. it was really oriented towards cinema previously and television. so to be a part of that kind of history and also just to feel the audience and the appreciation and the passion for what we've been a part positive word of mouth spreading from events like this can give any project a huge boost, and that's what every tv series, comic book and movie here will be hoping for. liso mzimba, bbc news at comic—con. don't forget you'll find lots more on the stories we're covering on our website — just head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app.

you can find more on the stories about the explosion at odesa and the who declaring monkeypox a world virus. hello. with low—pressure nearby, sunday's weather will bring many of the same whether contrast across the uk that we start to the week with. for many northern and western areas, it was quite blustery, there was some rain at times whereas in south—east england and east anglia, it stayed stubbornly dry. it will be again during sunday. it will feel hotter in the sunshine. here is the area of low pressure, as it begins to move across us. closest to that, some of the heaviest downpours. we ended saturday with some flooded rain in parts of northern ireland, for example. this is how things are to begin with and quite a warm, humid start to the day, quite misty, there will be some hill fog around and we will see some thicker clouds through wales, the midlands, and towards yorkshire, with some rain particularly into wales, slowly easing later in the day. elsewhere, a few sunny spells, some patchy rain or showers,

then another dose of heavy, possibly thundery rain, moving into northern ireland. that is during the afternoon and spreading towards scotland. as for temperatures, for many areas, it will be a touch warmer. eastern scotland, for example, hotter in the sunshine towards the south—east. east anglia could reach 31 celsius. overnight into monday, we keep heavy rain moving across scotland, perhaps with some rumbles of thunder. it will begin to turn largely dry as we go into monday morning. there will still be a few showers around and it will still be rather humid out there and quite warm as monday begins. a few sunny spells here and there on monday but often a good deal of cloud around and they will be areas of showers moving from north to south on a freshening westerly northwesterly wind. some gales are quite possible into the northern isles, for example. for many, it will be turning cooler on monday, still into the mid 20s in east anglia and south—east england.

low pressure moving away going into tuesday, it is about high—pressure beginning to nudge its way in. there will be a fair amount of cloud with this area of high pressure, and there will still be a few showers to be had, particularly towards northern and eastern areas, though most places will stay dry on tuesday, rather overcast at times, and temperatures are at or even a bit below normal for the time of year with that north—westerly breeze. now, from wednesday onwards, a couple of fine days, wednesday, thursday. friday brings a chance of rain again into scotland and northern ireland. by then, south—eastern parts are still dry and turning warmer again.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the united states has accused russia of worsening a global food crisis by carrying out a missile strike on the ukrainian port of odesa. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said moscow had breached friday's landmark agreement to resume grain exports through the black sea. the world health organisation has declared the outbreak of monkeypox to be an international public health emergency. the disease has now been found in 75 countries — with most infections concentrated in europe, largely among men who had sex with multiple, male partners. wildfires in north america are threatening thousands of homes as authorites try to combat scorching heat

and soaring temperatures.