ah ah ah ah, this is debbie news light from berlin. russia says it is in full control of your hands. one of the last ukrainian strongholds in the east of the country. and the last of the hans regional. but ukraine says it's still fighting to put us on the program to tell them want their rule recognize regardless that they won't budge on

women's rights. we meet female entrepreneurs who say they refuse to be silent, and it's a cross between volleyball and football. the brazilian player we find out white foot valley, taking the world by storm. ah, and when you go croft, welcome to the program. moscow's defense minister says its troops have captured the key city of which hans ukrainian fighters have been fiercely defending the stronghold for weeks. if the kremlin claims are confirmed, the victory would give russia full control of the loo hunter region. one of its goals since invading ukraine. our port now from the strategic city of flu shots, a soldier, waves and militia flag on a bombed out building in a city they say is lose a chance o moscow back separatist claim to seize control of the city.

thought to be the last stronghold of ukrainian resistance in, in the hands region. one. the jersey chance is now under our control. well, yes. and our full control a clean of operations underwood. but ukraine says the fight felicia chance is not over yet. they say fierce battle as a continuing on the cities outskirts and deny claims that liz, a chance guess surrounded, we ukrainian armed forces released footage of what they said was an explosion at a russian army warehouse in east, in ukraine. as russian missile strikes continued to rain down across the country, killing doesn't julia army early today, the russian army continued to hit our cities with miss harness. as of just this evening to have been, she 6 missing strikes, a total of 12 my sa skip. over in,

michel life on the donnette, gretchen as whites have continued new, brutal hostilities continue along the entire front line. in dawn, boston. the epicenter, of course, in the cities of the lou, hon screeching logical obligation, many have been forced to flee to other parts of ukraine and had 3 year old daughter in tow. nina bonder escaped, lizzie chanced she fears that even when the violence is over. there'll be nothing left to go back to. one of the the city doesn't exist any more. it is practically than white talk the face of the earth, there is no humanitarian, a distribution center. it was hit. the building no longer exists. just like many of our houses safe and now families here try and get used to their new lives in assault. linda, never sure if or when the next attack will come. but one thing is certain,

it will be a long time before they can go home. it's good morning, the latest in ukraine with you to be correspondent manual shes who is in odessa in southern ukraine. emma, as we've just heard a lot of competing claims about what exactly is happening in lucy. hans, what more can you tell us? well really under situation there is very volatile for weeks now. a russian tubes have tried to seize the city of lizzie chanced, now prosperity is sold is i have claimed that russian troops wherein thought the city was now in russian hands. this hasn't been confirmed by either ukrainian aside, so we can, we couldn't also verify independently. oh, don't rush and claims. what we do know though is that all the round, the city fierce fighting is to you are going on. so even if russian troops or know got a hold of lisa chance itself is a chance city, well,

the fighting is still continuing all around, so it did so they haven't completely or managed to get their new hands province under their control. let's move over to where you are in odessa and southern ukraine. it's become the target of increasing russian shelling and recent weeks. what's the latest? well, the city has been left reeling after a missile here to residential area north has sadly be quite, quite common over the past few weeks. all over a ukraine tony white people died in that and ad building that was hit, including children. and i was talking to people here earlier today, and they do feel like it is more and more that their city is more and more. or, you know, a targets of dirt russian, me size the, they are that, you know, odessa lies bite the black sea. so it makes it more vulnerable to me size that are being a center from there even if it's from plains over the black sea. so it is

a southern ukrainian general r e is in a very vulnerable position, but we've seen oh, so counter offensives from the ukraine, an armed forces in this area of the country. and speaking of the long list of competing claims and unverified claims, the russian defense minister is also saying that ukraine has attacked places inside russia. we've been hearing that for a while now. is there any truth to what we're hearing about that? while again, william is difficult to verify this information independently. and also i would say it's not in ukraine's into interest to actually say whether or not they hits or targets on russian territory. because simply, well, they receive international ed, 258 to fight or russian invasion. but this is a conditional to ukraine using it to defend itself and not to attack a russia. so we're probably not going to hear from the ukraine on forces whether or not they've attacked her targets on the russian territory. and likewise,

bill origin or president lucas shenker said that ukraine attacked his country in what many here in ukraine, in ukraine's intelligence say, could be just a false pretext, invented by billers to may be joined at russian troops in invading ukraine to have your correspondent manual. shes in odessa for us, thanks very much for reporting us turn out to some other stories making news right now that the palestinian authority is handed. the bullet killed al jazeera journalists, sharina broccoli to us forensic experts. it's a step to resolve a deadlock with israel over the prominent journalists, death investigations by the united nations, and several international news outlets concluded that aqua was shot by israeli forces. that is an accusation. israel as denied in sudan soldiers fired tear gas at demonstrators demanding an end to military rule.

thousands of people protested in the capital cartoon calling for the army to reinstate the democratic transition process. that was started last year before the army, coo sudanese, doctor's group, says, security forces killed 9 people at protests last thursday in sidney to rental range of forces, thousands of people to evacuate their homes. official say the situation in australia's biggest city is life threatening. the storm comes just months after deadly floods hit the area. heavy rains and fierce winds are forecast to intensify . in france, thousands of people have rallied across the country in support of women's reproductive rights. protestors say he was a show of solidarity with all women. after the united states supreme court ruled, there was not a constitutional right to abortion. turn over to afghanistan, our a 3 day assembly of islamic clerics concluded on saturday with pledges of support

for the taliban. more than 3000 participants of the male only event cold on the international community to recognize the countries taliban, life, government, and release frozen funds. since returning to power last year the taliban have imposed severe restrictions, especially on afghan women. some of them are pushing back for thousands of years. her rat has been on the commercial crossroads between the middle east and asia. and almost a year ago, the taliban took power with dire consequences. for women, they tell us that women are only allowed to meet in 2 parks in the city. a camera man is not allowed in to the park, so a young journalist accompanies us. okay, and you are taking now to camera because of men are not allowed. great events. okay,

let's go now gus has she me from the womens business association in herat couldn't, except that women would have to disappear from public life. so she organized this small market every friday of herself, the animal. but it drama wasn't we set up this market so women could sell their products here with us on, on vague, and to motivate women. what did he get by the after the islamic emory to power? women had to stay home hall yet, but we wanted to give them the opportunity to be able to sell their products. a bizarre the better myself to hold on a marcella to hold of felicia ana, selling these gifts, helped mariam caberry and money for the last 6 years. as a trade representative, she used to travel often. but now women are banned from travelling unless they are accompanied by a male relative panama phelan nasal this effect right now women can only travel a few kilometers for them. we can't go to

a different province sunken images. i don't think we're even allowed to go to a different neighborhood in the city level politically. giovanni, the women's business association negotiated with the taliban on whether older girls would be allowed to return to school. the negotiations were unsuccessful at the park entrance is mohammed go? lamb, he's allowed to meet the women because he sells them the entrance tickets to the park by phone away when i go to the door. okay, i wish that african women can live in peace. however, you know, boys are allowed to study and go to work that and or to school or college. a lot of good and women inherit want to return to work and that's what they're fighting for . local authorities across italy have begun rationing water due to drought, some municipalities have banned some activities at use large volumes of water. the drought is also hitting hard on the countries agricultural industry. with the effects at the very least likely to be felt for months to come. the po valley in

northern italy is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years. in some areas it hasn't rained for well over $100.00 days. the pose italy's longest river and the country's largest water reservoir farmer, georgia, which had authority is worried about his crops. we have been one operator that paul can in wilmington we have an inlet to the po here in q that normally we would open up and water. i'll feel scandal, it is august. but if the drought continues for a few days more to that, i'll entire harvest will be of risk di nadine, i did your knee abbey amaco permission to directly. the situation in napa valley is dramatic, and not only la body, the high temperatures, the severely drawing out the soil, causing alarm among farmers already concerned after a dry winter. in many places there's just a trickle of what is normally a mighty current, something that usually only happens in late summer and now

a little fat accountable to them at the civil defense is already had to come and fill our water storage systems be. we've also had to issue a decrease to reduce consumption to the bare minimum thing. it was a threat to proponent society lead, blah, blah, blah. 125 townships have already been told to eat a curb or cut that drinking water supply at night, filling up swimming pools and washing cars has been banned with no rain expected in a short term, some municipalities have already started to build emergency reservoirs and a considering declaring a state of emergency they're looking for a new outdoor activity this summer. you might want to look at a brazilian invention has been growing in popularity. it's called foot valley. it's caught on an israel, or people have set up leagues to play. it have a look. it's a hot 32 degrees says shifts on the beach in tel aviv. sure. these valley football league season is about to begin a mix of football and volleyball. the brazilian sport has become especially popular

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that can be hard work. oh god got me. lo huh. it. when grace, it wasn't easy in the heat, but we played really well with for many people. football, he is a cool new sport. joe, in the heat of tel aviv. that's all for now. coming up. next world stories hears from witnesses about a legit atrocities commercial soldiers in ukraine will have more free with top of the hour it answer ah, sometimes that this is just right out at you. our tv highlights for she read a book every week, not them up. oh, you become a criminal m franklin, aol.