of the, this is see that we news line from berlin, world leaders together in india for the g. 20 summit climate change and the global economy will be on the agenda and daily, although china's leader will not attend disagreements over the war. and ukraine. also coming up, floods disaster in southeast europe, torrential rain. devin saves greece, turkey, and bulgaria. and as the people there count the costs and lives and damage more rain is forecast. the

really it's good to have you with us. so you 20 leaders are meeting an india this weekend, amended considerable divisions over the war and ukraine and other key global issues . the g 20 features the world's biggest economy, such as the united states, china and the european union, as well as emerging players, such as india, brazil, and turkey. the form covers 2 thirds of the world's population, but much of the developing world is not represented in particular africa. and that lack of representation from the continent is becoming a talking point as either way as chief international editor richard walker. explain . so let's go back in time for a minute to november 2022. at the last g 20 summit. the there was high drama, the opening ceremony, and this was a dramatic event with the war and ukraine dividing. well,

the host indonesia, as president, joe, could we go to made a powerful appeal? stop the war at a big stop. the war. the diplomacy was intense. joe biden, and she, jim ping met for the 1st time in years. and again, school the on the summit to achieve the full beginning with strong working on the and with that, it was in this time since then, the war has kept raging on. the world is got even more dividers. leaving india with the massive diplomatic challenge of getting the g 20 to come together this time around. this is the man in the middle. india's main negotiate or shop i spoke to dw for this week. the challenge is to discuss with or 20 players. and finally, i live at an aggregate, everybody as a result ball and that sort of makes the job be challenging to we do our best. this

is meant to be in this moment in this sense, sharing the g 20 for the 1st time. it's positioned itself as the voice of the global sounds standing up for issues the matcher to the developing well 6 of the 12 fastest building countries in the world today out from africa. so the problem is does boost for african union to become a permanent member of the g 20. this has had a huge, a very big support from all of the leaders with the word and hopefully we'll see african union and becoming up on. and then when a bit geo political divisions still overshadow all of this. she jim pain is not even showing up. she's decision not to come to delhi, is being seen as a real snap to india. and as a risk to chances of a breakthrough on ukraine. the pressure reading remote is negotiating

t as in tents that you create an issue may be important. some countries some far to the water, but it's not an important issue for many other countries. all the developing countries, emerging countries for all of us view not created the ukraine wall that does not bring one issue of a water which is going on for one or to off fields in your ups and best bid on every other issue of the word you can sense real frustration that india is stuck in the middle of a crisis. that is not his fault. and yet that's the reality of the divided. well, the way living in. so this we can some, it will be a test not just of india would have whether the world is in any fit state. so ever comments divisions. and we can now speak to the w l. a bureau chief of rita team or you saw her there in the report. briefly welcome good to see if this is the 1st time a chinese leader will be skipping a g 20 summit. how big a blow if she's absence for the house. i would appreciate it. nicole,

they're saying that, you know, they're being quite dismissive about that and saying you don't have the g 20 summit . one of the other leader is not the and she didn't. bank is only missed one summit . so fund that was doing the corporate districts was when he couldn't travel, but this is correct. it is the 1st time that he's a freshman not attending a g 20 summit. and even though in just putting on a brave face on this, on the foreign minister said when a need, it doesn't fill it up at the g 20 summit. it doesn't reflect on the host nation. but having said that, obviously this disappointment is, is being seen as a big bill for him, does aspirations to have china on board, particularly since this may influence the outcome of the funding a declaration. and with the 2 leaders met briefly in south africa at the big summit . they have been hope and optimism. that's a huge and being what do enough at this summit. but obviously he's changed his mind and it's that he's not coming now for india and prime minister moody,

the g 20 summit is also a chance to showcase itself on the global stage. how important is the meeting for the world's most populous country? are very important as they've made it very important for themselves. nicole, the g, 20 presidencies, irritating presidency. so it's up to every country what a mix of it and india has gone to town. they've put in so much effort in this they have taken away this amazing not just, you know, at the meeting which is taking place and being did capitals. they've had some to 100 administrators and low level meetings across the country and about 60 cities. so been putting a lot of effort into this and they also set the agenda, which we had that and which is report, they talked about, you know, making being the voice of the go the south. that's a very important part in this mission. an agenda industry 20, they also say that for example, the i am at the said, the 80 percent of the growth of the coming years will come from emergent country.

so imagine countries need to take center stage and that's what they're trying to do with in this presidency. if the jew 20 lots of contentious topics on the table, they're one of them, of course being the war and ukraine. what role does in the se itself playing in the context of the conflict? because it's neutral stance, seems to be quite the balancing act, doesn't it? it is find a balancing act, and this managed to balance it quite well until now. but this could be a fun is tested because this is the most contentious issue on the g 20 agenda because india has never condemned russia's invasion of ukraine. but he's also or restored to much dialogue and diplomacy being the way forward. and it was actually not in the movie sky attendance at the last a g 's, when he saw me to embody what he said, this is not a thought and he wrote a rule and that was a built a digital. finally, obviously the shape us well meetings will find his talks before the leaders arrived here, hoping that they could be some kind of break through. at the moment. there is no

consensus on this issue and we're still waiting to see if there's a final communicate that comes out, which includes condemnation or to compromise a sentence formulation on that ukraine will. but at the moment, the only good thing is that the shed was us been talking about at the top. dogs have not collapse, but a final communicate on this issue could be elusive. we'll have to wait and see though is our daily viewer. and so you can read them to you about it. thank you so much and read. let's have a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world today. a biography of a lot claims. he ordered his starling satellite network to be turned off near the crimean coast. last year. it says this prevented a ukrainian naval drone attack on the russian fleet. in the area. the author says month decision was driven by fear of russian nuclear retaliation. the bonds military who does name the former opposition leader as the prime minister

of its transitional government raymond and dogs fema is an outspoken critic of president, ali bongo who is deposed in the military coup last week. they must served as bond goes prime minister from 2012 to 2014 and short record rain. and hong kong has costs and be are flooding. authorities are carrying out rescue operations and have asked residents to stay in doors until weather conditions improve the city's weather agency. has reported the highest hourly rain falls and its records began in $1884.00 and the deadly storm has killed at least 12 people and cost widespread destruction across greece, turkey, and bulgaria. one of the worst hit areas is the greek 4th city of bolus. our correspondence, sophia, cliff documents, some of the residents struggling to co weeks after wild fires raged all across the mediterranean. the balconies are being battered by a savage storm in the greek city of balls. residents have been without running

water and electricity for days. the water level of the river craft fitness, which runs through follows, has risen by 3 meters. shops remain closed as the owners try to assess the cost of the deluge. that's really key for a mock is, has run her business for 37 years. so i believe in a few days we might see holy be let just disappear from the map that you know what this means in one worked got best or fee. maybe it hurts me. it really doesn't know what's going on for you. at the foot of mount pelley on this road, there's testament to the waters force. as i'm sending years people, the residential photos come here to see the see, the damage that has been caused by all the waters that have been carried down.

really unbelievable. and it's so different pictures. and back in the city center, people are queueing in front of the supermarket to buy drinking water. but the queue is even bigger in front of the city hall, where water bottles are being distributed for free moments from the people it moves in house pieces. 2 now when did you know need to be met with them to share a lot of what of a drug ship was to stop in because like most you're living again, storm down you is gradually easing but for now, the only thing the residence of bolos can do is wait for the winds to subside. a

report by sophia talking, you joins us now from athens. sophia, what's the latest? it's nicole. um, as you can see it happens. it's not raining right now, but it's very, very windy as you probably tend to hear very strong winds. and um, the situation in low, low spot in general in central greece doesn't look good, especially in the cities of not assigned a series of data in st. law. whole houses were coverage. if you could just see the rooms, people try to get to rescue by like literally climbing on their roofs and also to all denies the fire forces were operating when we left waltz. and that yesterday night we saw the 5 horses getting ready for taking off the boat to go and rescue. those were trapped in the houses and where the boats um cannot reach the houses. helicopters are uh, operating. oh,

so the brig army is joining troops of the greek army is joining in police. oh yes. c right, everything the, the transfer on the board, it's a chance are so the, the authorities still advise people to avoid going around is the streets are full of mot. a car. so we're washed away from the floating. so the rain it's, it's not draining right now, but the damage and what the rain causes it's still ongoing. so now them the residents have to be patient add to to see when they're going to be rescued. there were more. c than 5000 calls for emergency, and you called to be rescued from people that were trapped. it's not raining right now. at least not where you are across the rest of the country. is the rain going to east today, especially in the most affected areas? us in the most affected areas, the rain is going to use it a um storm. daniel is moving away from greece and it is slightly raining as its

hard spot uh, not comparable. what was going on? uh, the last 3 days. what are authorities doing to help those affected by the floods? people who, who have to leave their homes, who have no place to go right now. well, the people that have to leave their homes, most of them went through relatives. this is what we've been told when we were involved yesterday. so they wanted family members that might have electricity or the houses were in that destroyed or, and, or underwater, and others where, uh, evacuated as dsr. these are now a planning the rest of operation as the rain stops and they can look the better uh, strategy, also to see where people are trapped because it's so difficult, of course to, to get to those areas that where destruct that i mean to reach them as data where your correspondence, sophia, cliff docket and athens, thank you for that update. thank you. and that is all from us for now. up next new

fears about a prolong downturn in europe is largest economy. chris kolber. as the details on the w business will be back with more headlines at the top of the next hour and the, every jenny is far less surprises. we've gone all out to give you some of the right people in your northern most count the police the free time but still very much alive.