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a new production in the u.k. mixing heavy metal and dance. welcome to word news america on pbs and around the globe. we started in sudan where fighting continues as the army and rival militia group accuse each other of breaking an extended cease fire as thousands of people, sudanese as well as many other nationalities, continue to attempt to flee the country. these are pictures from the situation in the capital, khartoum, friday. you can see plumes of smoke on the horizon. we are hearing reports of violence and looting in rfur. our correspondent has been monitoring the situation from judy and has the latest. >> news of a fresh cease-fire in

sudan was welcomed by the country's international partners, especially the united states. as of the day has gone on, we are hearing of continued violations of the agreement. we heard in the capital, khartoum, that a turkish military plane had flown in to rescue civilians and was shot at. both sides in the conflict, the sudanese army and the paramilitary rss forces -- rsf forces deny shootingt the aircraft. the rapid support forces are accusing the army of targeting the position khartoum. we heard from a former foreign minister of sudan that said where she lives in the g is hearing constant bombardment. away from the capital we turn to the city was in west adar for in the city of elgin nina where we hear continued reports by

militias against the billions there. homes and markets are being looted and people are being killed. a medical charity says a hospital has been diluted and targeted by militia groups. >> catherine bureau hunger there. eight organizations warned that as the violence continues, civilians are playing the -- paying the price. food, water, and cash are hard to come by for millions of people still in suit on. my colleague -- in suit on. my colleague, herself british -sudanese has spoken to the leader of the rsf known as hemedti. >> the people in the capital, khartoum are living in an absolute ordeal. what would it take for you to

allow humanitaandorior?ll irs like to think the bbc for the interview regarding the truce. we have been asking for it since the first day of the war. we started a humanitarian court or straightaway. we opened the corridors within the areas controlled by our forces. we started the truce from our side. we are working for the sake of the civilians and our fight is on the behalf of the civilians. we have no problems with these corridors. we are helping the diplomatic missions. the sudanese people acknowledge the areas under our control. we are working hands and feet to help others. we have no problem with these corridors whatsoever. >> my colleague also pressed mohamed hamdan dagalo on the origins of the conflict. >> who fired the first shot in

the conflict? >> we did not fire the first shot. all the medi80's or -- mediators were present. we agreed to set down after 10:00 a.m. to sign the final agreement and we were taken by surprise when we found the country was shut down at all the precincts were under siege. if they started to fire on us. at the moment we are fighting to defend ourselves. this army is our army. they are our brothers. we should not fight with them. but, since abdel fattah al-burham is not trustworthy and is a traitor, this war destroys sudan. >> all week we have seen thousands of people trying to flee the violence in sudan by land, air, or sea. cyprus has become a major landing point for britons flying

to safety before heading to the u.k.. caroline hawley has the latest from there. this report shows graphic on -- sudan. >> this is what counts for a cease-fire in the capital, khartoum, less than two weeks after the war erupted with so much damage already done. the scale of the human suffering caused by the conflict is growinby the day. this is what it looks like in the planes flying out richards -- british nationals and immediate family members. this british woman had to leave young nieces and nephews behind because they did not have u.k. passports or visas. officials in the ground in sudan can exercise some discretion on the planes. so, who arrives in cyprus has been something lottery. among those bust into the larnaca airport was this man and

his s\ -- 60-year-old mother. he is a british national. is 86-year-old mother is not. they had to persuade british officials to let her come. he was injured last week, shot at in his car by rsf fighters and had to treat the wounds himself at home with pillowcases as bandages. we caught up with him as he waited to board a flight to the u.k.. >> it is like a dream coming through here. yes. like a dream. i had a gunshot. they took me straight away and did all the necessities. >> are you concerned some people, like your mom, are getting out, and some people are not? >> there were people about a day before us that they sent back. >> here at larnaca airport, the

tiniest evacuees, just 25 days old, already uprooted. what future for them and sudan now? >> in ukraine at least 25 people have been killed in a wave of russian airstrikes across multiple cities including dnipro, kyiv, and the central city. 23 people including four children were killed in an attack on an apartment blocks. the russian defense ministry said without evidence its military targeted ukrainian army reserve units with those strikes. >> this is the site of the russian missile attack in oman --uman. this building was hit shortly after 4:00 in the morning. you can see that part of the building collapsed when the attack happened so people were trapped under rubble.

it has been more than 10 hours since the attack. rescue operations are happening here. at least three children were killed here in uman, a town far away from the front lines. there were also attacks in dnipro and kyiv. the devastation could be much worse if it were not for the country their defense. all but two of 23 missiles fired by russia were intercepted. reacting to these attacks, president zelenskyy said it was another night of russian terror. >> let's turn to u.s. politics now and florida governor ron desantis has been wrapping up a weeklong international tour on friday. he was in london meeting with u.k. foreign minister james itis s evs brly a awell. florida is one of several u.s. statesoping to sign trade agreements with the u.k. after

talks over a national trade accord with the u.s. stalled. dissent is has also visited japan, south korea, and israel on the trip, and of unexpected presidential campaign announcement next month. let's talk about all this now with the bbc's anthony zurcher. we know he is not yet -- has not yet declared. he is in london. this has business significance. there is probably political significance as well. anthony: this is something people w have presidential aspirations tend to do. go abroad, get pictures taken with foreign leaders, look presidential. especially people like that -- like desantis that don't have a lot of foreign policy credentials. he wants to burnish the doug ducey does show he can't hold his own on an international stage. >> have we learned anything from this trip? countries in israel, asia. do we know much about his foreign policy expertise or platform? >> there was a lot of economics

and trade on the trip because he is representing florida. i think we can read something from the factory went to japan and south korea. it tells you he is oriented towards china and asia in general, may be more than past presidential candidates. israel unveiled new laws that florida had just enacted about antidiscrimination. so i think he will bid friendly to the benjamin netanyahu government in israel. beyond that, it is pretty vague. it's more about what he looks like beyond what he says. >> back home there is a big legal battle with disney between the governor desantis and disney. isn't this a distraction for him? this seems like something he is having to deal with even when abroad. >> it did kind of step on his message, disney suing him saying he has weaponizing government power to punish disney for constitutionally protected free speech. i think that definitely took a lot of the headlines away from him. though it does look like full

speed ahead for his presidential campaign. they just released an independent political action committee that ends with a desantis for president bumper sticker being put on a door. it seems like everything is lining up for him to launch the presidential bid. >> nothing more american than a bumper sticker. we have time for one more question. his biggest rival is former president donald trump. he has distractions of his own now. >> yes, there is a defamation lawsuit being filed from eugene carol who accuses him of -- e jean carroll who accuses him of raping her in 1996. mike pence testified yesterday in a federal investigation into whether donald trump was culpable for the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. we don't know what welcome of that yet, but the fact that the vice president was called to testify tells you this is serious biness that is progressing. >> the campaign is not quite

here, but there is a lot in u.s. politics as always. thank you. >> my present -- pleasure. >> a series of killings now in india has reignited a debate about whether laws designed to protect cows are actually being used to target muslims. cows are considered sacred by the country's hindu majority. vigilante cal protection groups say they are helping the police to enforce laws banning the slaughter of cattle, but they have been blamed for a number of recent high-profile dez -- deaths as our correspondent reports. >> these roads hold many stories. by night, these men scanned them for trucks that could be carrying cows or beef. tonight none are on his radar. but, he shows us where, just days ago, they found a container packed with cattle.

>> how did you comeo know the truck would be traveling on this road? he had his informants, he said. so, they stopped the truck and called police. here, the slaughter of cows is illegal. bands of hindu men patrol the highways to stop any animals they hold so sacred fm being led to their deaths. >> we get angry but we also felt happy we saved them from getting slaughtered. it's a great feeling that we did something good. >> across thetate, another cow protector has long been boasting about his work online. posting videos of chase's and encounters like these. but, he is now a suspect in the

recent murder of two men. his burnt remains were found in this car wreckage. they set off from this village. now, quietly grieving for two of its own. his wife is wrestling with what happened. >> their bodies were burned in a bag. it was ashes. there was nothing else. just a handful of ashes and a few bones. >> the killings captured attention across india. jogging memories of a previous wave of violence related to cal vigilantes. indian muslims fear they are targeted by groups linked to right-wing hindu factions. we found evidence of another possible victim. he died after being involved in a car crash that was captured on

cctv. moments later, a group was filmed pulling a cow from the car. a video of him alive and being questioned was streamed live on the facebook accounts of notorious -- a notorious vigilante that night. he had been traveling in the same car and claims they were chased by a cow protection group that beat them up so badly he died from his injuries. >> it was not an accident. he was killed. they areargeting muslims. it was not a single injury from the crash. >> he denies involvement in any of the dez. police are not investigating his case. there is a sprawling cow protection network in this heart of northern india. at this shelter for rescued

cows, we met senior figures in the movement. what do you say to people that say you are taking the law into your own hands and actually, this matter should be one for police? >> if someone harasses a woman, should we wait for police? our enemy is not just any muslim. >> families are seeking justice. while indian cow protection squads are under scrutiny. >> a look now at other stories making headlines. in his first speech on a three-day visit to hungary, pope francis warned about the dangers of rising nationalism in europe and called for more openness to refugees. hungary's prime minister has openly criticized immigration to europe. the religious leader called for creative thinking to end the war in ukraine. it is the pope's first trip since he was hospitalized for bronchitis in march.

french actress ava green won a high court case over her feet for a sci-fi film that never got made. she sued white lantern films saying sheas owed money after the film collapsed amid a bitter dispute with producers. oil company exxon mobil profits more than doubled in the first quarter of this year at $11.4 billion, up from $5.5 billion one year ago. the oil giant says the profit increase is p because of increased demand for oil and gas. artlcost-cutting measures also contributed to the jump despite falling oil prices. delhi police told india's supreme court they will begin investigating sexual harassment allegations against the head of the countries wrestling federation, also a parliament member for the governing party accused of sexually splitting women wrestlers. the country's top wrestlers have been protesting since sunday protesting his arrest. mr. singh has denied the

charges. the european space agency has been putting the first-ever pera astronaut through his paces. john mcfall lost a leg in an accident as a teenager and has been given a taste of what life will be like in orbit as part of a groundbreaking study into living and working in space. our science editor rebecca morelle joined him on a test flight. >> john mcfall is an astronaut candidate with a difference. he is an amputee. eg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. >> they announced they were looking for an astronaut with a physical disability. i looked at the specifications and i went, i have that. i like doing tha i have this degree. yeah. that sums good. i said, wow, this sounds really interesting. >> john is getting his first taste of space on a parabolic flight where you experience weightlessness. the flight works by the plane

climbing extremely steeply. it takes a team of three to control and maneuver. the plane then arcs to begin its dissent. here we go. i joined john for his and mine first light. i am spending. oh. the ground is moving away from you. it is really hard to actually control where you are going. this is the closest we can get to experiencing what being astronaut is like. john, how are you flying? >> where did you get this? >> the fight is a chance to see how john's prosthesis response to weightlessness. >> then he bends under normal gravity. you are floating around with the

leg straight because that gravity is not there. each parabola is a loading opportunity. >> the project is all about working out what needs to be adapted for a person with a disability in space. john is not guaranteed admission but the fight has what his appetite. >> are you signing up to be an astronaut? >> absolutely. i can't wait. rebecca morelle, bbc news. >> i want to bring you an update from our top story, the conflict in sudan and infatuations from the country. our u.s. media partners cbs confirmed a convoy carrying around 400 u.s. citizens left the capital city, khartoum. it is bound for port suit on. from their evacuees will head to jeddah in saudi arabia. we have much more on that story on our website.

for those that like ballet, but may be a bit louder and more aggressive, we may have a solution for you. the birmingham royal ballet is teaming up with black sabbath, yes, you heard that right. to create a new show that comes with headbanging dancers and a guitarist on stage. our entertainment correspondent reports. >> p rowenta inc. to paranoid -- pure wedding to paranoid, this is black sabbath ballet in their hometown of birmingham. a avy metal pioneer that was never known for this, with ozzy osbourne famous for biting bats, not ballet. but a dance group had an idea. >> one of the things i wanted to do when i joined the birmingham ballet was to bring awareness to

the treasure the city has given to the world. black sabbath is the perfect thing. >> can you hear me? >> it is a subject that opens curiosity. we come from the ballet world. the heavy-metal world. what would be the product at the end? that excites us. >> has he lost his nd. can you see or is he blind? >> the ballet that will premiere in september is described as a metal symphony over three acts. he persuaded the black sabbath guitarist to give the show is blessing. >> black sabbath the ballet, why? >>[laughter] why not? >> how much did you know about ballet beforehand? >> not a lot i had never been to a ballet. >> how involved is ozzie?

>> i am the only one here. >> how is he? >> he's ok. i heard from them a couple days ago. i think you will have another operation but he is dying to get back here. he really wants to come back to england. >> will you see the ballet? >> if he is back in time he will be here, yeah. >> the birmingham run has already sold out. there are hopes the show will travel around the world. black sabbath is back on tour ballet style. bbc news birmingham. >> i would love to see ozzy osbourne trying out those moves. before we go new york is hosting the 63rd annual antiquarian book fair. rare books, photographs, maps, manuscripts all on sale there for the right price. among the treasures a first

edition of j.k. rowling's harry potter and the philosopher's stone on sale for $225,000. it was about $18 when it was first released. and there is a map dating from the first -- 14th century that will cost you $47 million. also letters from charles darwin d annap narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundati; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪

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