welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... the usjustice department is ordered to release a redacted version of the evidence that prompted the fbi to search donald trump's mar—a—lago home. safety concerns at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine — after the russian—occupied site is temporarily disconnected from the national power grid. russia should agreed to the zone around the plant and agreed to allow an international atomic energy agency visit as soon as possible. drought and record temperatures in china threaten rivers and crops — putting several provinces on a national red alert. the wimbledon mens champion,

novak djokovic confirms he will not play in next week's us tennis open. he lacks a covid vaccine. and — back from brink — the large blue butterfly has its best summer in 100 and 50 years. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a federaljudge has ordered the usjustice department to release a redacted version of the underlying evidence that prompted an fbi search at donald trump's mar a lago home earlier this month. the judge who approved the search warrant said the redacted version of the affidavit should be unsealed — because of massive public interest. prosecutors now have until noon on friday to make the document public. our north america correspondent, anthony zurcher

gave us the latest from outside the court in florida. judge bruce rynhart — who works in the federal courthouse just behind me — has given the us justice department until noon on friday to release a redacted version of the affidavit the justice department presented to the judge as part of its request for a search warrant of donald trump's mara lago estate about two and a half weeks ago. now, thejudge released a 2—page memo saying that he agreed with the proposed reductions from the justice department, he said it protected the identity of potential witnesses and sources and shielded the scope and strategy behind the federal investigation. that investigation is into the handling of classified material in the chaotic final days of donald trump's presidency, and the removal of that material from the white house inboxes to mar a lago where it was storied over the past year and a half. this isn't the only legal

proceedings around this search. there is another request by donald trump's lawyers to appoint a special master to review all of these documents and then determine which ones thejustice department can keep and which ones should go back to donald trump. thejudge has issued a deadline of friday in that request for a donald trumps lawyers to more carefully refine it to present what exactly they want from their request. so there are a lot of moving parts in this investigation right now, but the bigger picture is all of this is unprecedented. there has never been a federal search of the home of a former president, particularly a former president who still may harbour presidential ambitions as donald trump does. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. pakistan's climate change minister has described the country's unprecedented monsoon rains and flooding as a national emergency. sherry rahman called for international help, and said the situation was a climate—induced

humanitarian disaster of epic proportions. the provinces of sindh and balochistan have been the worst hit regions. more than 900 people have died sincejune. french presdient emmanuel macron is in algeria, on a trip aimed at repairing ties and boosting energy supplies. he laid a wreath at a monument to algerians killed during the independence war, which brought french colonial rule to an end 60 years ago. a former british ambassador to myanmar and her husband have been arrested in yangon. vicky bowman — who is no longer a diplomat — has been accused of breaking visa rules. google says it is working to improve the carbon calculator feautu re on google flights, after being criticised by environmentalists for not including all factors of a flight�*s emissions in its calculations. some experts say google�*s estimations are half of what they should be.

the company says it is working with researchers to better understand the impacts of flights on global warming. british and american scientists have created synthetic mouse embryos in a lab, without the use of eggs orspurn, ora womb for them to grow in. researchers used stem cells from mice to create the structures, which grew enough to develop a beating heart and the beginnings of a brain. the team says its work could improve our understanding of organ development. to ukraine next where there's growing concern over safety at europe's largest nuclear power plant — which is now held by russian forces. the final two working reactors at the zaporizhzhia power plant were cut off from ukraine's power grid on thursday. the country's nuclear agency said the problem was caused by nearby fires that damaged overhead electricity lines. the power was later restored — but the incident rang alarm bells far beyond ukraine's borders. a nuclear power plant —

and i believe i said this yesterday — should never be an active war zone. and so we have said russia should agree to demilitarise the zone around the plant and agree to allow an international atomic energy agency visit as soon as possible to check on the safety and security of the systems. the issue of zaporizhzhia was also raised in a phone call between presidentjoe biden and his ukrainian counterpart, volodymyr zelenskuy. the two leaders called for russia to return full control of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to ukraine and for international atomic energy agency access to the plant. the head of the agency, rafael grossi, told the bbc earlier this week that he expects to lead a mission to zaporizhzhya in the coming days. a little earlier i spoke to nickolas roth from the nuclear threat initiative about the situation at the plant. this is an incredibly dangerous moment at this operational

nuclear power plant. what happened today represented perhaps one of the most dangerous moments since the crisis at the reactor began months ago. nuclear power plants require off—site power to function safely, to cool the reactor, to cool the spent fuel there. any cut off of that power could potentially cause an enormous crisis at the facility. and, you know, i don't want to look at the worst—case scenario in this situation, but what does a nuclear accident actually look like? what we talking about here? there is a real danger of some type of radiological release, should there be a nuclear accident at the plant. this is different from say a nuclear explosion from an atomic bomb, but this would be radioactive materials spreading through surrounding areas contaminating water

and potentially impacting human health. we have got the iaea saying they will get a chance to visit the plant. do you think that this visit will go ahead? that it will be successful? i think it's important that they have been playing an incredibly important role in ukraine since the beginning of the war. they have been keeping the world's attention on the ongoing nuclear crisis, notjust in zaporizhzhia but at nuclear facilities throughout the country. they've been functioning as the arbiter of truth putting out statements on a regular basis about safety and security at the site. that's where many in the public have been getting their information of what has been going on there. also providing assistance, sending a team to chernobyl to inspect safety and security i hope that there is a mission to zaporizhzhia.

they been trying to negotiate one for quite some time. it would be an incredibly important step to helping to reduce the risks at that site. but even in the absence of that mission, it's incredibly important that russia, if it is in control of the site and the surrounding area, that they should be responsible for ensuring working with ukraine, ensuring that there is no radioactive release providing the equipment, the personnel to ensure that there isn't a nuclear catastrophe. nobody wants a nuclear accident or disaster, right, even the russians have been vocal about that as well, but what do we expect the international community to do in this situation? but should they do to keep pressuring russia? the international community can continue to play a very important role in calling for a demilitarised zone, certainly an important step,

but even a temporary cease—fire in the surrounding area to allow power lines be reconnected to the site, to allow equipment and personnel that are needed to enter the site and potentially even for an iea team to get there. so making those calls are incredibly important, and i think the other thing the international community can be doing is god forbid, and there is some type of accident, being ready to prepare, being ready to provide whatever assistance is needed to those in ukraine and in the neighbouring area. nicholas ross there from the nuclear threat initiative speaking to us a little earlier. he was speaking to us, i should say, from washington. meanwhile, i want to tell you about how vladimir putin has signed a decree to increase russia's army by ten percent — to about two million people.

just over half the total personnel will be soldiers — though it's not yet clear if the numbers will be boosted through volunteers, or broader conscription. while no official death tolls are available, russian forces have suffered heavy losses as a result of the war in ukraine. the increase is due to come into effect from january next year. as many parts of the world are facing soaring temperatures and serious droughts — china has been particularly hard hit by a record heatwave. severe droughts are threatening crops and drying up riverbeds. for 12 consecutive days, officials have issued a national red alert — which is when four or more provinces are experiencing temperatures of over a0 degrees for two days or more. take a look at this map — it shows where the worst of the drought is — mostly across the south. the ministry of agriculture says the drought there has already severely affected some crops like rice and corn. and water levels in the yangtze river are also currently at record lows. 0ur correspondent stephen

mcdonell has sent this report from beijing. in august, laoye temple is normally surrounded by water. this year, you can walk to it across the dry bed of poyang lake. for 70 days, the yangtze river basin has been caught in a record heat wave, and low river levels have hit hydroelectricity production. one of the worst affected cities has been the inland metropolis of chongqing — home to tens of millions of residents. they've been riding underground trains in the dark because of power rationing. translation: this year, | you turn on the cold water tap for a few minutes, and yet it's still coming out extremely hot. the weather is so hot, i cannot sleep. then i wake up with the heat as well. environmentalists are opposing calls for more fossil fuel electricity to guard

against future drought effects on hydropower. to ensure the energy supply of residents and industry supposed to be the most priority thing for china to do right now. but we're also concern that this kind of narrative will, you know, give opportunity for more new coal power plants in the local provinces. china has been experiencing extreme high temperatures across vast swathes of this country for months on end, bringing climate change into sharp focus for people on the street. then, to make things worse, this turned into a drought, which is really hitting the economy. consumers across china could find certain foods harder to come by unless the drought breaks soon. what's more, if china can't rescue its autumn harvest and has to buy more food from overseas, this could have an effect on global supplies. crops are said to be under severe threat, according to chinese officials. so extra water has been diverted from neighbouring provinces to the driest areas.

translation: with | water, there is hope. this water is coming all the way from hunan. even water for everyday use has been hard to come by in some communities. with river levels so low, previously submerged 600 year old buddhas have again become visible. they'll gaze out onto what humans have made of the world until the rains return, replenishing the water, which will eventually reclaim the relics. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... a huge recovery for the blue butterfly — once almost extinct in the uk. he is the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that

martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky, an orange glowing disc that is brighter than anything, save the moon, our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months i and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours _ three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off—duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. 0ur headlines... the usjustice department is ordered to release a redacted version of the evidence that prompted the fbi to search donald trump's mar—a—lago home. safety concerns at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine — after the russian—occupied site is temporarily disconnected from the national power grid. tennis champion novak djokovic says he will not play the us open because he hasn't had a covid vaccine — which means he'll be refused entry into the country. the star has won 21 grand slam tournaments, including three us 0pens. the announcement came just hours before the draw for this year's tournament was due to take place. on twitter he wished his fellow players good luck and said he would wait for his next opportunity to compete. 0ur sports reporter laura mcghie has more. djokovic unable to travel to new york for the us open. we had suspected that this may well be the case.

if you do cast your mind back to january and the controversy surrounding the 21 time grand slam champion competing at the australian open — he wasn't able to defend his title because his covid—i9 vaccination status led to him being deported from the country. remember, he was detained in a hotel for five days in melbourne after his visa was cancelled. that's because novak djokovic has not been vaccinated against covid—i9, and the serbian says he has no plans to be vaccinated. in fact, djokovic told the bbc earlier this year that he will accept missing more grand slams if it means he has to get a covid vaccine. so deportation from australia injanuary, and around that time there had been many discussions as to whether or not djokovic would play much tennis the remainder of the year under these circumstances. he was able to compete at wimbledon last month. the 35—year—old won his 21st major title, leaving him one behind rafael nadal�*s all time men's record. but since october 2021,

the united states has banned non vaccinated visitors. and although djokovic was on the us open entry list as recently as monday, and despite him putting out a social media post last month saying he is preparing as if he will be able to compete, obviously his withdrawal suggests that travel restrictions in the us are still stopping that from happening. in a social media post today, djokovic said "sadly, "i will not be able to travel." and he said he's in good shape, positive spirits and he will see the tennis world soon. china is easing entry restrictions for international students following over two years of border closures because of the pandemic. students will still have to undergo mandatory quarantine when arriving in china — and many are still awaiting paperwork from their university or struggling to find affordable flights.

before the pandemic struck, nearly half a million foreign students were studying in china. mudassir sial is a pakistani post—graduate student at a university in chengdu and one of many students hoping to return to china to resume his studies. hejoins me now from lahore. very early in the morning there, i imagine. so thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. in the first instance, this much of been a difficult time for you. talk as to what you have been going through over the last couple of years. through over the last couple of ears. . . ~' through over the last couple of ears. . ., ~ , ., through over the last couple of ears. . ., ~ ,, ., years. yeah, thank you for allowing — years. yeah, thank you for allowing me _ years. yeah, thank you for allowing me to _ years. yeah, thank you for allowing me to speak. - years. yeah, thank you for allowing me to speak. you years. yeah, thank you for - allowing me to speak. you asked allowing me to speak. you asked a lot of questions, could you repeat them again.— a lot of questions, could you repeat them again. sure. no worries- _ repeat them again. sure. no worries- i — repeat them again. sure. no worries. i imagine _ repeat them again. sure. no worries. i imagine that - repeat them again. sure. no worries. i imagine that the l worries. i imagine that the connection may not be that great. talk us through what you have been going through over the last couple of years not being able to go to china for your studies.

being able to go to china for yourstudies. in being able to go to china for your studies.— being able to go to china for your studies. in september, i was summed _ your studies. in september, i was supposed to _ your studies. in september, i was supposed to go - your studies. in september, i was supposed to go back - your studies. in september, i was supposed to go back to l was supposed to go back to china. i lived in china for two years. i learned the chinese language. i was supposed to go back to china in 2020, but during the pandemic, i was not able to go back. i thought i was continuing my studies, but at the same time, i was really not able to do it because we were not getting... we had financial issues, so i started working night time, i was working night time, i was working in the us, a company based in the us at the night—time. during the daytime, i was taking my classes. it was a bit difficult for me. i completed my three semesters, and it went very good. taking online classes was not really a good experience, but somehow i had to. i had to deal with that. it was a bit difficult.

i'm sure. it can't have been easy. now that china has said foreign students can return, how do you feel? and are you planning to go back? yes how do you feel? and are you planning to go back?- planning to go back? yes i'm ”lannin planning to go back? yes i'm planning to _ planning to go back? yes i'm planning to go _ planning to go back? yes i'm planning to go back. - planning to go back? yes i'm planning to go back. i- planning to go back? yes i'm planning to go back. i spoke| planning to go back. i spoke with my adviser and they are saying that they will allow us next month, then we can get visas and go back. you can go back to learning chinese, they announced already, but there is announced already, but there is a problem that we must meet from the university to go back to china to get a visa. i contacted my university who said they are working on the pandemic prevention rules provided by the chinese government. they have to let... seven to ten days and they need to make stricter rules for new

students so they can prevent outbreaks. these days, coronavirus and china is not that much, but in china, it is still in a worse condition. they have very strict rules. and just briefly, how do you feel about going back? are you excited? �* ., , feel about going back? are you excited? �* . , . excited? i'm really excited because — excited? i'm really excited because i _ excited? i'm really excited because i was _ excited? i'm really excited because i was there - excited? i'm really excited because i was there two i excited? i'm really excited . because i was there two years ago, chinese people are really nice. i was there more than two years, and i can speak the chinese language. yes. congratulations. i do hope you get to go back very soon. thank you so much forjoining us with your thoughts right here on newsday. best of luck.

now to some good environmental news — it was on the brink of extinction in britain more than a0 years ago, but thanks to conservation work, the large blue butterfly has now had a bumper summer. thousands have been recorded this year with the restoration of wild meadows, and southwest england now has the world's greatest concentration. helen briggs reports. the vibrant flash of the large blue butterfly, declared extinct in the uk in 1979, it had to be rescued by bringing caterpillars in from sweden. and now decades of conservation work's paying off, with more large blue recorded this summer than at any time in 150 years. for one scientist, it's a dream come true. it's been a great thrill to see the butterfly back in such large numbers again. i, alas, was present when the large blue went extinct in this country many years ago and, at the time, i never thought i'd see it back. but now, to look at it and watch perhaps some four,

five, six or more all on one patch of flowers is just terrific. the butterfly�*s tricky to protect because it's fussy about where it lives and depends on ants. the young caterpillars trick the ants into taking them into their nests to spend the winter underground. restoring the flower—rich meadows that the butterfly likes to lay its eggs has been key to turning its fortunes around. i'm just trying to get the large blue back on these sites. we're actually recreating a missing type of habitat that for various reasons of land use change had more or less disappeared from at least the northern half of europe. you can now see the large blue across much of southern england, alongside other rare insects. the butterfly remains endangered, with climate change and extreme weather the greatest challenges ahead. but the resurgence is, for today at least, providing a bright spot for conservationists. helen briggs, bbc news.

they are so beautiful, aren't they? after two years of zero social events, parties, weddings, and other engagements because of covid, calendars are starting to fill up again and glamour is back in fashion. department stores in new york are reporting a huge increase in sales of high heels, wedges, and kitten heels. more women are putting their trainers, flat shoes, and slippers back in the wardrobe and going out and about in high heels. have to admit, i'm not one of them. i really love my trainers and my slippers. i can imagine doing this programme in high heels or kitten heels. if you want to keep up with all the stories we're covering — head to our website — there's plenty of background and analysis — including our top story: a federaljudge in florida has ordered the usjustice department to release a redacted version of the affadavit, which authorised the search of donald trump's

home earlier this month. you'll find it all at bbc.com/news — or you can download the bbc news app. that's it from us. thanks for watching. hello. well, last night, parts of southeastern britain were swamped by thunderstorms — a month—and—a—half of rainfall in 1—2 spots, much quieter out there right now. and friday promises to be a decent day, not all that, sunny. we are expecting the clouds to increase through the course of the morning, into the afternoon — all as a result of this weather front which is approaching from the west. it's a weaker weather front, there's not an awful lot of rain on it. perhaps a few showers out towards the west. and notice that central and eastern areas will be mostly bright, even sunny. so here's a closer look, then, early hours of the morning, here's the cloud reaching south western parts of england, wales, the irish sea. certainly cloudy for northern ireland and parts of scotland early on friday morning. 0ut towards the east and south,

it will be much brighter. 1a in london, the starting temperature, around 10—11 in the north of scotland. so starts off quite sunny, but then, this weak weather front moving very slowly across the uk will build cloud across many central parts of england. i suspect the sunniest areas will be along the north sea coast, around the coasts of east anglia, and also the channel. and you can see where the showers are possible — maybe in southwestern scotland, 1—2 elsewhere, the northwest of england, perhaps wales. now, the weekend — all—important weekend because it is, of course, for some of us a bank holiday weekend. sunny spells and just a few showers on the horizon. so predominantly sunny weather on saturday, with high pressure building. this weak weather front may just about brush the very far northwest of the uk. and the temperatures highest in the southwest of the uk there, in cardiff, at around 25 celsius. here's that area of high pressure — and this time, its building from the north. look at the arrows — they're blowing around the high, and the winds will be quite strong at times. so it does mean that the coasts of around

the north sea and east anglia, and the channel could be quite chilly at times. that will push the warmth out towards the west — so the best weather conditions i think around the irish sea, wales, the southwest of england. here, temperatures up to around the mid—20s once again, but very decent also, say, in glasgow up to around 21 celsius. now here's the outlook through the weekend and into next week — and i think overall, we can say that the weather is mostly set fair for most parts of the uk. that's it for me, bye—bye.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. for six months now, ukraine has been a nation at war, the government and people united in a conviction that they are fighting for freedom. but in the face of the existential threat posed by putin's invasion, has ukraine stayed true to the democratic values it loudly proclaims? well, my guest is 0lga rudenko,

the editor of the kyiv independent, a news organisation committed