northern syria is a war zone on the of climate change. in the last few years extreme heat and conflict have created a crisis.

water has become the new front in this area's battle for survival. phone rings

hasakais hasaka is a city without water. around i million people in this area depend on the water driven in by tankers like muds. —— this is a porn neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city. —— this is a poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city.

the free water is not enough to go around. iama i am a kurdish film makerfrom a rock. i have come to hasaka, a rock. i have come to hasaka, a city experiencing extreme heat. i have filmed in this area for years that i have never seen the people so desperate. this region is a

self—administered area within syria. born out of the chaos of this civilian syrian war, people he hoped it would be a kurdish state for a stateless people. but in recent years it has been bombed by turkish forces. the turkish president erdogan has vowed to stop the formation of what he describes as a terrorist state next to its border, saying they are a targeting the turkish militant group called the pkk. the pkk have been fighting in south—east turkiye in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people since 19805. i of thousands of people since 1980s. i am of thousands of people since 1980s. iam here of thousands of people since 1980s. i am here to find out how climate changes affecting this region and how the conflict with turkiye is impacting the people living here. hello.

this man has one of the toughestjobs in the city. he is the director of the water board of hasaka. the water board of hasaka. the water board tries to make sure that institutions like schools and hospitals and those most in need have water. head of laboratory has been testing water here for 20 years to make sure it is safe to drink. in recent years the city's population has had groundwater from wells. some residents have brought in water samples from their wills for him to test. ——

wells. not so long ago these problems did not exist. this is the river, known in the 1990s, flowing 33. the river's only flowing 33. the river's only flow for a limited time during the year. extreme drought has been recorded for the last quarter years. with the khabour no longer a reliable source of water, people have to look

elsewhere. but 65 kilometres from hasaka, water had to be piped in. in 2019, rojava lost control when the turkish army launched an offensive.- launched an offensive. around 60,000 people _ launched an offensive. around 60,000 people have - launched an offensive. around 60,000 people have fled - launched an offensive. around| 60,000 people have fled their homes — 60,000 people have fled their homes in — 60,000 people have fled their homes in north—eastern syria on the second — homes in north—eastern syria on the second day of a major airing _ the second day of a major airing ground assault i turkish forces — airing ground assault i turkish forces. civilians have been killed _ forces. civilians have been killed and dozens more injured. president — killed and dozens more injured. president erdogan said we re were seeking to prevent a terrorist _ were seeking to prevent a terrorist corridor and bring peace _ terrorist corridor and bring peace to _ terrorist corridor and bring peace to the area. turkish

forces _ peace to the area. turkish forces seized a safe zone which meant — forces seized a safe zone which meant that those wells are now in territory controlled by turkiye _ in territory controlled by turkiye-— in territory controlled by turki e. ., , ., turkiye. today, there is no water coming _ turkiye. today, there is no water coming into - turkiye. today, there is no water coming into hasaka. |

turkiye. today, there is no - water coming into hasaka. this man and his wife are two salary household and they say buy in water costs half their monthly income. the demand of the water board never stop. fatima is the co—director. she is heading to one of these streets that gets free water from an ngo.

one of these streets that gets free waterfrom an ngo. the women here are angry and frustrated because the water provided the ngo seems to have stopped. this isjust one street. there are many others in the same situation. i could not spend long here. it is still considered dangerous. it is one of the places where kurdish fighters defended the city from the islamic state street by street. the human

cost was high and everyone here was affected. waves of conflict have brought hundreds of

thousands here to hasaka. this camp alone contains around 30,000 people. they were displaced when turkiye took control of the areas where the wells are. . a hamad dish make his delivering water to an ngo that people here with free water. the

schools classrooms are now home to 50 families. he is an idp himself. an area now under turkish control.

0n the outskirts of hasaka is the facility where the water, the facility where the water, the water from the city's main water source used to flow. two years after turkiye took over the area whether wells are situated, the un was raising an alarm. ~ . situated, the un was raising an alarm. . ., . situated, the un was raising an alarm. ~ ., . ., alarm. we are concerned about re orts alarm. we are concerned about reports of _ alarm. we are concerned about reports of another _ alarm. we are concerned about reports of another description i reports of another description of the water supply in syria from the water station. this is a 2k such disruption recorded

by our humanitarian colleague since november 2019. this latest disruption follows months of reduced functionality. up to1 million people in the region are affected. people in the region are affected-— people in the region are affected. ., , , affected. there are disputed accounts of _ affected. there are disputed accounts of what _ affected. there are disputed accounts of what was - affected. there are disputed accounts of what was going l affected. there are disputed i accounts of what was going on. turkiye murdered hughes the pkk of deliberately cutting the power. and inside from the rojava authorities told me that turkey was asking for more power and than the water station needed. meanwhile, turkey was bombing the area. at turkey was bombing the area. git least 30 civilians have been killed during days of airstrikes.— killed during days of airstrikes. ~' , airstrikes. turkey has said their attempts _ airstrikes. turkey has said their attempts at - airstrikes. turkey has said | their attempts at targeting terrorist facilities but bbc i has analysed data from over 100 attacks on oilfield gas facilities and power stations.

using satellite imagery eyewitness videos, news reports and visitors to the sites where verified multiple have been carried out on this regions for key electricity regions. they power the grid that provides electricity to vast areas of north—east syria including the largest power station. travelling around the area i see downed power lines and mangled pylons. he is off to fill up his tanker. he faces a long hot journey to a place called shamal car. it is 25 kilometres away from the city and the only

reliable source of drinking water a3. reliable source of drinking water43. for reliable source of drinking water a3. for months, reliable source of drinking water43. for months, fatima and her colleagues have been worried about these wells drying up. now the height of the summer it looks like it is happening. the well owners here are worried. with water levels low, the pumps have to work harder and longer to get out what is needed. electricity could power water pumps around the clock and speed up the extraction. but with no electricity they have to use diesel powered generators. and oilfacilities have been bombed as well. making these —— making diesel scarce and expensive. the

pressure is on for the water board to find new sources of water a3. this man is a water board engineer who has been tasked with a project. new wells. drilling 20 wells is

only the first challenge. then they have to get the water to hasaka, which is 70 kilometres away. the engineers hope to build a pipeline to the city. it is just too far away for the water to be transported by tanker. he is trying to save this city, at home he still has to buy his own water. with the

world running low he is worried about unsafe water. he adds chlorine to the water to disinfect it. in north—east syria two years ago there was an outbreak of cholera. many parents here are worried about their children getting sick because of the water. the only short—term solution to the water problems of mac three was to guarantee water from other wells again. but in october 2023 turkey delivered a major blow. turkey bombed the main electricity station. electricity from his applied 900,000 people. it also once

drew —— drove the water station but that was now impossible. it put our findings about the impact of the wider turkish attacks in north—east syria to national human rights lawyers. they told us that these attacks on infrastructure and severe loss of water are affecting people's abilities to survive and could constitute a severe violation of international law. turkey says they are attacking terrorist targets. an independent un commission was not able to identify any military targets near the power station. they said the october attacks on the powerstation may amount to war crimes. by january 202a, turkey �*s bombing had put north—east syria into near darkness. fatima has

managed to organise a delivery. the long wait for water on the street is over. fatima believes that the government of turkey wants to destroy the dream of a kurdish homeland for north—east

syria. back at the wells, one of the drilled wells is complete. there are still 12 to

go. for now he is good to lock this well up. the water department does not have the money yet to build the pipeline needed to take the water to hasaka.

hello there. storm bert is bringing wet and windy weather

in from the atlantic and bringing with it a triple whammy of severe weather as we head into saturday. there'll be some heavy snow for a while across parts of northern england and scotland. it'll turn to rain, and with snow melt and a rapid thaw, together with some heavy rain elsewhere, there could be some flooding and it will also be very windy. the winds are picking up and temperatures are lifting overnight, but these are the temperatures by the morning. so it's still cold in scotland and northern england, and it's across these areas that we've got these amber weather warnings from the met office. snow in the morning across this part of northern england and southern scotland. some snow to low levels. blizzards and drifting over the hills, and the snow may last into the afternoon across this part of scotland, the southern highlands. there could be 30cm, even a0cm of snow. now, the snow levels are going to rise as we introduce milder air. so the snow turning to rain, and with wet weather elsewhere, there's the risk of some flooding with some heavier rain. not too much rain until later towards the south—east. the rain should clear away from northern ireland in the afternoon, but it is going to be windy.

widespread gales, severe gales and the strongest winds around coastal areas, particularly through the irish sea and into the north—west. gusts of 60—70 miles an hour, but it's a southerly wind this time, which is why temperatures are going to be lifting through the day. it's going to turn very mild in northern ireland, wales and the south—west in the afternoon, and temperatures further north and east are likely to rise as we head into the night. there's storm bert lingering to the north—west of the uk. we do have this weather front bringing some more rain overnight and into sunday. that'll be hanging around across this part of england and wales. could be heavy rain at times. closer to the storm, this is where we've got the strongest of the winds and the more frequent showers. but it will be windy everywhere, and the winds could be stronger running through the english channel as well. but again, it's going to be a mild day this time. this time the highest temperatures are going to be across eastern england — 15 or 16 degrees. even as we head into the beginning of next week, storm bert is going to be there across parts of scotland, maybe weakening just a little, but still bringing some very windy weather

for northern areas. gusts of 50 or 60 mph in scotland, even through the central lowlands. and we've got showers or longer spells of rain. as you move further south into england and wales, it's not going to be as windy. there'll be fewer showers and more sunshine around. temperatures perhaps not quite as high. top numbers around 12 celsius.

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this is bbc news. donald trump is preparing to return to the white house, facing a far more unsettled world than during his first term. he'll inherit two major conflicts, as war rages in ukraine and across the middle east. as he assembles his cabinet, we'll look at how mr trump might react to global challenges and tensions when he gets back behind this desk. hello, i'm carl nasman. weclome to this bbc special report on donald trump's foreign policy agenda as he prepares to take office for his second term. in less than two months, us presidentjoe biden's time in office will officially wrap up and donald trump will once again become commander in chief. beyond his domestic agenda, trump's second term in the white house could signal a major shift in washington's stance towards the rest of the globe. it's a very different world now to the one he faced on day one in 2017, with conflict and growing tension

in multiple regions.