this is bbc news. our top stories: moscow flatly denies responsibility for the missile explosion inside poland, calling it a provocation aimed at escalation. the blast in poland was preceded by a wave of russian missile attacks that left a fifth of ukrainians without power. poland appeals for calm as president andrzej duda says the missile was russian made, but it's not clear who had fired it. former president donald trump announces he will seek the republican presidential nomination in 202a. in order to make america great and glorious again i am tonight

announcing my candidacy for president of united states. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the polish government has appealed for calm, after two people were killed by a missile that landed near the border with ukraine. president andrzej duda said the missile was russian made, but it wasn't clear who had fired it. some polish military units have been placed on heightened alert and aerial surveillance has been increased. president duda said poland was highly to likely to request formal consultations with its nato allies. this report from our international editor jeremy bowen, who's in odesa in southern ukraine. in the hours after

the missiles hit, it wasn't clear whether the deadly events just inside the polish border were a deliberate attack or something else. perhaps a targeting error or a missile malfunction. russian�*s defence ministry denied any involvement, calling it a deliberate provocation aimed at escalation. poland's national security council went into emergency session. the poles are coordinating with nato. working out exactly what happened is vital. the north atlantic treaty says an attack on one member is an attack on the whole alliance. translation: because of the seriousness of the situation i that we're dealing with, the president has just finished a conversation with the nato secretary—general. we are verifying the circumstances under which we might invoke article 4. it follows a day of missile attacks on ukraine, one of the biggest since the war began.

there were strikes across the country — this was kyiv. most of ukraine's major cities were hit. attacking the infrastructure of the city is a common tactic in war, trying to pressure a government by making the lives of civilians hard. translation: i am against the war and people have to remember that you can't give life back. those children who will never see their parents again, the children who will never be born — a generation is being lost. ukraine's president zelensky called for action. translation: this is a russian attack on collective _ security and a very significant escalation. we must act. i want to say now to our polish brothers and sisters, ukraine will stand with you.

free people will not be broken by terror. this evening in kyiv, emergency services were still at work. what happened here and across the country and what seems to have been a deadly leakage of the war into poland amounts to a challenge of the highest order for western leaders. the attacks on ukraine come a day after president zelensky went to kherson to celebrate its recapture. he declared that defeat here was the beginning of the end for russia in ukraine. the triumphant visit to kherson was followed by severe diplomatic condemnation of russia at the 620 meeting. russia's answer, more likely by design than coincidence, was the day of missile strikes.

ariel surveillance have now been increased over poland. translation: fit been increased over poland. translation:— been increased over poland. translation: , ~' ., translation: of course, we know that all day today, _ translation: of course, we know that all day today, russia _ translation: of course, we know that all day today, russia was - that all day today, russia was attacking ukraine with rockets but we do not have any conclusive evidence at the moment as to who launched the missile. investigations are under way. missile. investigations are underway. i missile. investigations are under way. i believe that investigators will clarify that. it was most likely a russian—made missile but this is all still under investigation at the moment. i can assure everyone that presidentjoe biden said loud and clear that the united states keeps the alliances. the united states are with us. all the regulations of the need treaty and alliance commitments are still in place and the united states stands with us with the protection of polish security as well as the whole of nato. i want to assure everyone that we work in a very

calm way. very carefully, we do not make any rash decisions and i ask everyone to stay calm. polish soldiers are at the same. we have allies support and all the commitments are in place. us presidentjoe biden, who's at the 620 summit in indonesia, says world leaders are united in their resolve to support ukraine. we agreed to support poland's investigation into the explosion in rural poland near the ukrainian border. and i'm going to make sure we figure out exactly what happened. our empathy and sympathy goes out to apparently two people were killed, and then we're going to collectively determine our next step as we investigate and foresee if there was total unanimity between the folks at the table. we also discussed the latest series of russian missile attacks which are continuing the brutality and inhumanity that they've demonstrated

throughout this war, against ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructures. and they've been totally unconscionable, what they're doing, totally unconscionable. and the moment when the world came together at the 620 to urge de—escalation, russia continues to, has chosen to escalate in ukraine. while we were meeting! i mean, there were scores and scores of attacks, missile attacks, into western ukraine. we support ukraine fully in this moment and we have since the start of this conflict and we'll continue to do whatever it takes to give them the capacity to defend themselves. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis has more from washington. 0ver over the last few hours there have been many questions asked about this incident on the ukraine— poland border. and the

president has laid some concern to rest with some of the comments we just heard. he to rest with some of the comments wejust heard. he had briefed members of the 67 and the eu behind closed doors at the eu behind closed doors at the 620 summit, in bali. as you heard there, he said it was unlikely that the missile that killed two people just over the border in poland was fired from russia. he was basing this on a telephone conversation he had with the president of poland and also a separate conversation with the un secretary general, jens stoltenberg. they have identified these as potentially russian—made but it has been fairly cautious about that. as to its origin, well, that is all part of the investigation. it remains to be seen. if indeed this is a russian missile it would be the first time since the invasion of ukraine that a russian weapon has come down on nato

territory. 0bviously, still a lot of questions about this incident remain unanswered. dr donald jensen is the directorfor russia and europe at the us institute of peace. he joins us from virginia. still lots of uncertainty about this, he fired and where it came from and its intentions but those uncertainties aside, how does it change the dynamics of the conflict in ukraine? thank you for having me. it certainly does change the dynamic but the question is what happened and what are the russian intentions? it does appear it is a russian rocket, missiles and that will be investigated. it has to be made that it comes at the same time that it comes at the same time that they are attacking civilian targets so we have two scenes in the drama today that are overlapping. is it

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aside, but also ignoring there are still a senate race out and withstanding. your race in georgia — the reason why many people didn't want trump to announce today was because that race isn't going to be called, isn't going to have a run—off until december. it's worth highlighting for those watching rather ratherjust because mr trump has said he intends to run doesn't necessarily mean he will win the nomination of the republican party. from where you sit as a democratic strategist, he does still have a broad support base. how do you strategise against a contender like donald trump particularly amongst undecided voters ? i think the american voters have already out strategised trump, particularly women, black voters and younger voters. in that speech we heard a shout out specifically to latinos voters, talking about them and how the republican party has been able to galvanise republican voters around their cause. for the most part the largest voter bases in this country, specifically younger voters,

they strategically have pushed away from that and do not accept the rhetoric of former presiden trump. i think that that maps. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how the 620 meeting in bali has responded to the war in ukraine. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing _ european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government

in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, - one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. - 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, - which has caused millions. of pounds' worth of damage. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: moscow hits back at reports it was responsible for the missile explosion inside poland, calling it a provocation aimed at escalation. poland has appealed for calm as president andrzej duda said the missile was russian made, but it was not clear who had fired it. divisions over the conflict in ukraine overshadowed the first full day of talks in bali between leaders of the 620 summit. a draft communique said most 620 members condemned moscow's war.

agreement on a final statement will be complicated by russian objections, and the reluctance of some other 620 members to single out moscow for blame. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov left the summit after criticising western nations for what he described as the "politicisation" of the 620 declaration, and just as a barrage of missiles hit ukraine. at the 620 summit in bali president biden met president xi of china in the first face to face talks. earlier i spoke to james carouso, senior advisor, at the center for strategic and international studies. i asked him what he made of the meeting. well, the fact of the meetings probably the most important thing. certainly from president biden�*s point of view, the goal is to set the floor and guard rails around the relationship given the recent tension around taiwan. it was important that we understand what each other�*s absolute red lines are and we establish communications again. there's been a real push by the us to improve

relations with china. this meeting will no doubt go some way towards that. how well is that project going? i think president xi got what he wanted in terms of an unequivocal statement that the united states continues to recognise the one china policy. for president biden it was the meeting and agreement to start talks again on climate change, pandemic health and energy, with china, so both sides got a little bit of what they wanted. most interesting, the trade issues were not apparently discussed or if they were discussed we're hearing about it. you mentioned the one china policy but the us stance towards taiwan hasn't shifted, is not likely to shift. president xi not pushing against an open door here. what might xijinping be looking for from president biden? that's a good question, but at the moment i think he's trying to also reset

the relationship on a more even keel, given the economic problems they are currently in, in china, as well as trying to deal with things like ukraine and having a good face of china as a peacemaker amidst the countries of asean. there are various issues that the us and china can come into conflict over, whether it's ukraine, whether it's trade. what are some of the issues that they can work together on? certainly climate change is number one. the two largest emitters. it's important that we were together on climate change as well as help countries that burn coal, developing countries, to develop towards a greener energy solution. a part of that goal has been in indonesia where president biden announced a $20 billion programme with the indonesian president widodo to help transition away from coal. there's evidence that pollution from an oil facility on egypt's red sea coast is threatening the survival

of some of the world's last thriving coral reefs. an investigation by bbc news arabic and journalists from the group source material found that red sea corals — which are known as super corals for their unique ability to withstand warming sea temperatures — are under threat from toxic wastewater being dumped into the sea from an oil processing plant. the findings come as the country hosts the un global climate summit c0 p27. nawal al maghafi reports. if you go diving in the red sea you will find something very rare. a thriving coral reef. they are known as super coral because of their ability to withstand rising sea temperatures. translation: this coral reef is _ temperatures. translation: this coral reef is a _ temperatures. translation: ti 3 coral reef is a cultural heritage that egypt owns. it is now something of importance to mankind. the un has warned that

if temperatures rise by 1.5 celsius, 90% of the worlds corals will be wiped out. scientists say that saving e.g. �*s super coral could help vulnerable reefs in other parts of the world. they hope that the hosting of the un climate summitjust metres away from these reefs focus global attention on the threat facing this unique coral. 0ur this unique coral. our investigation has identified a hidden source of pollution that could endanger these reefs. just beyond the resort towns of the red sea is a major oil processing facility. leaked documents from the plant operator show that completed wastewater is being dumped into the sea here on a massive scale. i the sea here on a massive scale. , . , scale. i see lead, i see cadmium. _ scale. i see lead, i see cadmium, ic— scale. i see lead, i see cadmium, ic copper, l scale. i see lead, i see cadmium, ic copper, i| scale. i see lead, i see- cadmium, ic copper, i see nickel and heavy metals and it it is alarming.— it is alarming. the data shows that there _ it is alarming. the data shows that there are _ it is alarming. the data shows that there are levels - it is alarming. the data shows that there are levels of - it is alarming. the data shows that there are levels of toxins| that there are levels of toxins in the water in breach of

national limits.- in the water in breach of national limits. look at the numbers- _ national limits. look at the numbers. they _ national limits. look at the numbers. they are - national limits. look at the numbers. they are .01- national limits. look at the numbers. they are .01 and j national limits. look at the - numbers. they are .01 and one, most of them. look at the next one and you have big numbers there. you do not need to be an expert to know that something is not right here if these numbers are persistent. these measurements _ numbers are persistent. these measurements come - numbers are persistent. these measurements come from - numbers are persistent. these l measurements come from tests carried out by the gulf of suez�*s petroleum company, the state backed operator of the plant. they put them in a 2019 tended seeking a company to clean up the contaminated water. in clean up the contaminated water. , water. in the tender it says that 40.000 _ water. in the tender it says that 40,000 cubic - water. in the tender it says that 40,000 cubic metres| water. in the tender it says i that 40,000 cubic metres of this produced water is being released today.— released today. that is the equivalent _ released today. that is the equivalent of _ released today. that is the equivalent of 16 _ released today. that is the equivalent of 16 olympic i released today. that is the l equivalent of 16 olympic size swimming pools entering the red sea every day. home to one of the world's most precious natural resources. the document does not say how long this has been going on but satellite images, the earliest of which

from 1985 show a greenish plume coming out of the terminal. marine experts analysing the images say that this is likely to be the toxic waste water. this water is coming out and it looks cloudy, 0k, it is opaque, not clear. looks cloudy, ok, it is opaque, not clear-— not clear. that is not good for coral. not clear. that is not good for coral- we _ not clear. that is not good for coral. we suffocate _ not clear. that is not good for coral. we suffocate them - not clear. that is not good for coral. we suffocate them and | coral. we suffocate them and shield them from the light. british oil company bp owns 50% of the company from 1999 to 2019 when they sold their share for financial reasons before the cleanup tender was issued. it comes as no surprise to them that bp and others would try to flog off the dirtiest and most environmentally damaging assets rather than clean them up himself. �* rather than clean them up himself-— rather than clean them up himself. �* ., �* �* ., himself. bp told the bbc that the sale of — himself. bp told the bbc that the sale of their _ himself. bp told the bbc that the sale of their share - himself. bp told the bbc that the sale of their share was i himself. bp told the bbc that | the sale of their share was not part of any plan to meet climate targets. we tried to speak to the environment ministry in egypt about our findings neither the ministry nor drop her responded to our

request for comment. as egypt faces allegations over existing pollution in these waters, new oil exploration has already begunin oil exploration has already begun in protected areas nearby. people across mexico are mourning the death of a dog named frieda who became famous for rescuing people after an earthquake in 2017. mrs frieda during her military career and she was also deployed to search and rescue in haiti and ecuador. in a statement, she was praised for her qualities of loyalty service and love and said she died of old age. bless. before we go, a reminder of our top story. russia has said it did not carry out missile strikes near the poland ukraine border killed two people. the polish government has appealed for calm and the president said the missile was

russian—made but it was unclear who had fired it. there is much more on that story on the bbc news website. i can be found on twitter and that is it from us for now. hello, there. the week's rain so far has resulted in several flood warnings being issued, and there's more rain to come. just an idea of what we've had in the past 24 hours, some parts of southeast england have had 40 millimetres, the moors in the southwest, 75, which is three inches of rain. and as the rest of the week progresses, the rainfall continued to pile up. so, with another low pressure rolling in, we could see another 30—40 millimetres in places. by the end of the week, an excess of 80—90 may well have fallen across the northeast of scotland. now, this is the next area of low pressure coming in, with its strong winds pushing rain across many parts through the coming night and into thursday. but for what's left of this night, that rain stuck across the northern isles

with a gale force wind blowing. elsewhere, the showers tending to fade back to the coast, a little cool inland, with a touch of grass frost around first thing, the odd pocket of mist and fog. but it does look like a drier day for many. yes, there'll still be a few heavy showers around, even the odd rumble of thunder, and that rain and wind across shetland. and then later in the day, the next batch of wet and windy weather's arriving in the southwest. but in between, it's a little cooler than we've been used to, but there'll be some drier, brighter weather. however, those winds will be up to gale force, if not severe gale force, across shetland for much of the day, and, indeed, into thursday as well, and the wind gusts start to pick up in the south with this area of low pressure during the coming evening, and overnight, 60 mph gusts potentially in a few exposed places, another 30—40 millimetres of rain. then it'll work its way northwards through the night. chilly again in north western parts of scotland where the skies stay clear. but the rain is likely to arrive here as we go into thursday as well, swirling around that area

of low pressure with its strong winds, perhaps a little brighter, drier, with a few showers to the south later, and still some very strong winds for shetland. you can see the tightly packed isobars here, even into friday, by which stage that low pressure is starting to migrate out into the north sea, but still quite a lot of rain around that area of low pressure, even by friday. it might be that further south and west, we see somewhat drier weather, just a few showers around on that breeze coming down from the north and the west. but it does mean, therefore, that it'll be a chilly night with a widespread ground frost as we start saturday morning, but there's more rain on the way. the warnings are online.

this is bbc news, the headlines: russia has denied responsibility for a missile that landed on the polish— russian border. it was russian—made but not clear who fired it. divisions over the conflict in ukraine have overshadowed the first full day of talks in bali between leaders of the 620 summit. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov left the summit after criticising western nations for what he described as the politicisation of the 620 declaration. donald trump has announced he will run for president again in 2024.

speaking from his estate in florida, he said he would