ethiopia survived. ethiopia i hope will survive.has to begin to have a conversation, a needed conversation between different actors. there are so many differences in ethiopia. there are many organizations that are taking arms to address what they perceive to be injustices done to them or to their people. perhaps it might be my background that i believe that conversation is more important than taking arms but i think ethiopia should begin to look at those options because ethiopia is still a country that is perhaps one of the most stable nations within east africa. it does not have the resources to keep on spending and mis spending money while the majority of the people are living under the poverty line. the focus should perhaps beyond helping address the issue of poverty in the country. but i think conversation is really important. some of the decent countries, they solve their issues through conversations. i don't think it is in ethiopia's best interest to keep on fighting and addressing all kinds of issues. you know, the arms. >> w

it's not a conflict between ethiopia and some forces.against two that are in arguments on the future of the country. i think that is very important. but in terms of the role the government should be. it's the largest country in the region, people for the region app peace. and i think if consequences of imbalance in ethiopia would be significant. we already have a boarder conflict between sudan and ethiopia. there are some issues between south and sue distance. we don't know what in might do, special given our vie of the tigray nation to the world. i think it's proven itself ineffective in terms of dealing with conflicts within member states. whenever there are, for example, allegations with war crimes and jefferson side -- the join is -- to intervenus and protect the eat ownian population. what the quiet yepian -- did in effect was trying to play it down. it's not clear to what extend a reliable -- for piece. >> number for. that we will have to leave there for time but up the to all our guess. and thank you, too, for watching. you can se

you live in ethiopia and tigray is one region within ethiopia., but i live in a territory which we, thanks to the struggle of our people, have liberated from the chokehold of abiy ahmed, except that he wants to extend his chokehold through other means because he happens to control the switch in addis. so that's your agenda, is it? it's separatism. what this is really all about... no, no. and it's important people around the world know this, is that you are seeking entire separation from ethiopia. you no longer regard addis ababa and prime minister abiy ahmed as legitimate rulers of your country. no, i don't consider abiy ahmed as a legitimate leader, not only of tigray but also of the oromos or even the amhara. so as far as we are concerned it's separatism to the extent that there is a tendency of separatism in tigray, it's imposed on us. it is because abiy and his partners in crime caused the kind of suffering which no—one in their right mind could have imagined would come from a government that considers them its own. so, you know, to the exten

to the people of ethiopia.doesn't seem to be a unified position now amongst all of the people of all of ethiopia. i'm just very mindful of what abiy ahmed said when he won that nobel peace prize back in december 2019. he said, "before we can harvest peace dividends, "we must plant seeds of love, forgiveness and reconciliation "in the hearts and minds of our citizens." very far from love, forgiveness and reconciliation. your government right now seems intent on crushing the tigrayan rebels, eliminating the so—called cancer. and that doesn't sound like love, reconciliation and forgiveness. we have practised forgiveness. we have practised our reconciliation. when the new administration came to power, the sins and transgressions of the tplf were forgiven. the tplf was given an opportunity to be part of the body politic of the ethiopian state despite the gross and systematic human rights violations and misrule. there were repeated efforts on the part of this government to find amicable solutions for the differences

ready where the collapse of ethiopia is a possibility. i mean, it's the last thing anybody wants because it was unleashed forces that would be sustainable in the region. and, but it is a possibility. and one that we have to face, given the tensions, and the ethnic rivalries and risks that are rippling across and making the whole situation much more dangerous. sam, you'll get to choose, should the government be focus more on dealing with the countries route problems? you know, in order to, to, to, to tackle this rather than this call to arms from the prime minister. let me just go back in the address your guess, comments about to my criticism. i don't know how she saw it when it comes to a port. so if i'm this international, i grew up, i mining the work up, i'm this international. i know the work from this international. i wasn't trying to create site, i'm that, you know, i was focused on this report. i wasn't referring to report that came back in november, december and but going back to your question, i think the root cause has to be stud

you are ethiopia's attorney—general.versity of ghent in belgium that went forensically through lists of people — named individuals who have been killed — civilians who have been killed in the fighting and it tigray? killed in the fighting in tigray? they have come up with 2,562 civilians who died in 232 incidents, which the university of ghent researchers are calling massacres in tigray, over the last several months. have you read that report and what have you done about it? we take all such allegations, all such reports seriously, and we look into it. we conduct investigations, we are committed to ensuring accountability. the government of ethiopia does not condone any such violations and, as we have tried to communicate to the public at large previously, we have conducted several investigations. there are additional investigations that are under way — both through the civilian and military tracks — and whenever we identify perpetrators, to the extent we find these kinds of reports credible, we take measures to ensure a

doesn't it not, not, not just, not just within ethiopia. well, i mean, yes. first of all, let said the record straight and with the greatest respect for the time, you know, some of what samuel said he is not accurate on the international have been looking at human rights violation, including war crimes by old side. indeed, the very 1st press release that i missed international, if huge on the gray and conflict was about the massacre of civilians in my car draw where to big tims where overwhelmingly higher on. and so it's just not right to insinuate that amnesty international only look. so one side or the out there we don't and, and our track record is extremely well through been. b all over the world. secondly, i've also spoken to, to big timber personally and those who are in the camps in sudan. and i also, and my colleagues would have liked to have gone to te grey samuel did. the problem is not one of resources. the reason why there haven't been more on the ground investigations or. busy any on the ground investigation, the t gray is simply because the opiu

tpl fighters have targeted these far regions of ethiopia.have also been focusing on the town of lally bailout is located. for the record -- the rebels, it is a symbolic victory. it is a world heritage site and it is sacred for ethiopian orthodox christians. it is famed for its 12th-century churches. the violence initially broke out in november when the ethiopian prime minister send troops to fight the people's liberation front. the group had dominated national politics before he came to power. by the end of that month, the prime minister declared victory, saying the government had captured the regional capital. but the tpl left took a turn in june on the forces took back control of the area and soldiers were forced to withdraw. since then, the rebels have pressed into a far region in the east and the north, displacing more than 250,000 people in what has become a worsening humanitarian crisis. malcolm webb is following the story from nairobi. malcolm: residents and others have told us that fighters from the region have entered that historic

do you see both sides expanding their fights to all the areas in ethiopia? i think this is an enormously significant development for 2 reasons. one, these are the 2 forces that have a very common strategic goal, thomas, for the future direction of the country. both normally british and army that is widely supported now by the population, which is the largest, if any questions and tina cuba and to go to different forces agree on federated future for the to the fact that you have that strategic political alliance is significant. and on the, on the, on, on the back of the report is going to last, we now have a military alliance between the 2 forces to take on the trip in the to be in government. and also it's important from kind of a graphical point of view because the forces from the northern part have already shown that a strain to that what the force of the to be and military and the region. so just to ups, probably the category. so they have proven to be a force to reckon with now they are into, into a partnership with the automotive ration army that is, th

also coming up, a call to arms from the premise to of ethiopia. facing allegations of sexual harassment, new york governor andrew cuomo resigns but denies any wrongdoing. welcome to the program. we begin with the taliban's violent campaign to seize territory in afghanistan which has resulted in three more provincial capitals coming under their control. the latest developments, the taliban continues to expand its territory and influence. one eu official told reuters that the taliban controls about 65% of afghan territory. emergency talks, u.s. envoys worn the taliban that any government that comes to power through force be isolated from the rest of the world. he said a military takeover would result in the taliban coming a global pariah. one expert said there is a feeling of dread across afghanistan. the taliban has been seen celebrating in the streets of newly captured cities. forces are inching closer to the capital, taking control of parts of the country's north. government forces are still fighting to control other provinces. u.s. troops are du

she is a magnificent partial skeleton the original of her is in ethiopia. not long after there were footprints at the site in tanzania where i do some of my research as well. that pushed bi-pedalism from three and half million years ago a report and discovery that human life bi-pedalism existed at three.5 million but genetics point towards a common ancestor we enjoyed with chimpanzees at six or 7 million the split between the two lineage is complete by 6 million years that's a big gap three.5 million or 6 million what goes on in that time frame? it has been important discoveries that have been made that teach that story together one is a partial skeleton from ethiopia like lucy look at the pelvis in the foot would indicate at least occasionally was able to move around on two legs and it was on the ground also has a big rasping told so when excellent tree climber with long curved fingers. when it came down to the ground it did not knuckle up and moved on to legs now four.5 million it is bipedal. then the evidence becomes more controversial and a little more

today ethiopia's federal government is waging war against tigray not with arms, but food. five million tigrayans don't have the means to eat and rely on aid. bumany world food program trucks are blocked by the ethiopian government. the last convoy allowed into tigray was 3 weeks ago a fraction of at's needed, to stop starvation. -- needed to stop starvation. >> this is a really large humanitarian disaster. >> marilia mercado of unicef just returned from tigray. she saw an acute crisis. last month hundreds of tigrayan women lined up with the most vulnerable victims. unicef says over the next year 100 thousand tigrayan children face life-threatening malnutrition, 10 times the normal number. nearly are facing famine. half a million>> aid workers handed out high calorie, vitamin fortified biscuits, to try and save children's lives. >> there is very little or none of the therapeutic food that these severely, acutely malnourished children need in order to survive. there's almost no electricity, there are no antibiotics. >> unless we act now, then we will witness and of course we

as “weeds” and“ ethiopia's cancer.”n has tried to pressure abiy's government to stand down, including during this week's visit to the region by u.s.-aid director samantha power. but humanitarian groups say the pressure needs to increase. >> really need to turn up the pressure to say this is not only very dangerous and but it's also putting millions of lives at risk. >> schifrin: and without a political solution, that risk to lives and the country, will become more dire. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. >> woodruff: an 'alternative perspective' is what artist mel kendrick has offered for 40 years. special correspondent jared bowen of gbh boston takes us to the addison gallery of american art in andover, massachusetts to see why kendrick's art has such staying power. it's part of our arts and culture series, canvas. >> the only way i could do this was cutting it into many small pieces and then removing the core. then i, you know, gutted it, emptied out and reassembled it exactly the way it grew in the tree. >> rep

. — ethiopia.year, president abiy ahmed's government seemed confident in shutting down two forces. now, that he has made. rebels stand accused of horrifying war crimes. my guest is ethiopia's attorney general, gedion timothewos. it is his government leading the country to disaster? gedion timothewos, in addis ababa, welcome to hardtalk. it is a pleasure to have you. when we last spoke to each other, about nearly nine months ago, you seemed very confident that your government was about to crush the forces of the tigray�*s people's liberation front. are you now prepared to say your government's strategy has gone disastrously wrong? we have issued a statement saying we can retake mekele and will finish the operation within three weeks. we established a new administration, we invested in rehab tigray. it was a conflict that was forced upon us. it was not a conflict we got into by our own volition and willingness. that is how we see the situation.— that is how we see the situation. ., ., �* ., , situati

is an intensification and an expansion of ethiopia, civil war. it is very hard to say, i think, as samuel correctly described, you know, just how meaningful this alliance is going to be. and as, but as i well says, you know, this could be the end of government. but what we know for sure is if this is going to lead to that intensification of the fighting, increasing devastation, not just for the people actively involved in the combat, but also civilians. and the threats that the already is severe closed is stability that we've seen could get even worse as this conflict wide. and so you'll get it to how embattled is the e p o p, an army at this point? i mean, it's been a challenge. i have to admit, but i would have to disagree with are low in terms. so this a more you that signed by p, p and oil, les being the beginning of the end of their prime minister. that says on indication that it says the end of has euro, i think that's wrong on the wrong assumption. but you know, in terms of the ciocca army, they did face challenges. but you know, the child

ah ah, rebels in northern ethiopia take control of the ancient ton of la baylor. the conflict spreads into neighboring regions. ah, hello and welcome peter w. watching al jazeera alive from headquarters here is also coming up every him, right. you see is sworn in the wrongs you president. the former judge appeals for unity and reconciliation perilously close to a power plant, a turkish wildfires brought under control preventing what could have been catastrophic damage plus on the richardson at the tokyo olympics, where covered 19 cases in the host city of new high helping 5000 for the 1st time, ah, to grind rebels, any c o p sleeping sucks and they've taken control of the ancient ton of la beta, the unesco will heritage site represents a symbolic victory, but it's also the furthest the rebels of reached. after the conflict widened into neighboring regions, rebels made significant gains at the end of june, forcing government troops to withdraw. malcolm web has moved out from my ruby resident and others have told us that fighters from the gray region of entered the

a cast of her -- the original is in ethiopia of course but they were found in tanzania where i do my research as well. that pushed bipedalism back so those were markedly important discovery showing bipedalism existed in 3.5 million yet the genetics and the common ancestry we share with chimpanzees were at six or 7 million the split between the two lineages is complete by 6 million years. that's a big gap, 3.5 million to 6 million what's going on in that timeframe? the last 20 years there have been remarkable wonderful important discoveries that have begin to piece that story together. one is a partial skeleton from ethiopia that 4.5 million years old it's known as already and arctic that the guest has some of these keen morphologies of the foot that would indicate at least it was occasionally able to move around on two legs on the ground but also has a big grasping toe in the foot so it was an excellent tree climber with long fingers and a really good treat climber but when it came down to it they could actually move onto legs. so we have something that's bipedal and if you go furthe

ah ah, rebels in northern ethiopia take control of the ancient ton of la bailer. the conflict spreads into neighboring regions. ah, hello and welcome to peter w, watching al jazeera alive from headquarters here. also coming up every him, right. you see is sworn in iran, you president, the former judge appeals for unity and reconciliation.

so, this is a toe bone from a five and a half million-year-old from eat oem -- ethiopia and matches the shape and especially the bone of a human toe that would push off the ground. the chimpanzee, the toe curves in the other direction for grabbing. it is more like an ape in the trees, but angulation like yours and mind, it probably could have pushed off the ground. it's a cool fossil, but it's just a toe. it would have been nice. this is a beautiful femur from kenya, and if you compare it to a chimpanzee, the look how short the neck is on this fossil. and what that would do, it would talk about what i said earlier, the hip muscles, drawing the muscles farther on the hip and makes it more efficient and we think that that anatomy is evidence for bipedal locomotion. if you go farther back to 7 million years there's this remarkable skull that was discovered in chad and is very controversial. the researchers who found it and researched it argued the hole at the base of the skull where the spinal cord would exit the brain was in a human-like position and this creature would have been able to

and the original was in ethiopia of course but not only was lucy, there were footprints. i was in tanzania where i do some of my research as well. that pushed bipedal realism back to about three to half billion years ago so those were remarkably important discovery showing that human life bipedal realism existed three and half million years ago and the genetics that would point towards a common ancestor that we shared with chimpanzees at about six or 7 million and that the split between the two lineages is probably complete by 6 million years and that is a big gap, there enough million for 6 million, what is going on in that timeframe and in the last 20 years, there have been remarkable wonderful important discoveries that have been made that he spent and begin to piece that story together what is a partial skeleton from ethiopia, fort have billion years old. and another key mythology of the pelvis, and also the foot that would indicate that at least it was occasionally able to move around in two legs when is on the ground but it also has the pronouncing time of the foot

take control of lolly, bella unesco, world heritage site sacred for millions of ethiopia is also adults. christian chaos and confusion in the philippines where thousands rush to get vaccinated out of the curve at $900.00 delta. very sweep across the center. i as well. fire burn in more than a dozen us states firefighters in california, a struggling to contain its biggest blaze, the so called dixie fire is forcing more evacuations and has leveled a historic town after burning for nearly 3 weeks. john hindered reports from northern california on the scale. if the destruction california is largest, active wildfire exploded, engulfing the gold rush, or a town of green bill and threatening several others. a sheriff's office stores b strows, saloons, gas stations, homes, all left and embers. it's 800 residence appear to have escaped following a mandatory evacuation order. over the last 24 hours we've had explosive fire growth, driven by winds out of the west and south west. meteor and ologist have given a red flag warning where we have historically dry conditions, low humidity, low fuel moist

a holy and historic site reviewed by christians for centuries now under the control of rebels in ethiopia, north, a message of unity and reconciliation from iran, new president. but major domestic and foreign policy challenges lie ahead and we look at the drive to go electric in america. president joe biden unveils plans to make half of all cause 0 emission by the year 2030. but is it achievable? and i'm time how much and i have all the ford spanish giant barcelona, and nasa are sometimes fairly, and missy will be leaving after 21 years at the club. ah hello, welcome to the news. our hot dry winds in high temperatures keeping wildfires burning across southern europe. thousands of act as a forest have been reduced to ash in several countries with ancient sites in greece . now risk in turkey, more than 180 separate blazes have been recorded was one that threatened to coal fired power station in the last cause in consent that blaise is now under control. but 36000 people have been evacuated in the same area fires of laid waste and more than 20000 hector's of land on the italian island of sar

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from their homes, a refugee crisis, and now diplomatic spat, she don't recall that somebody from ethiopia, a thousands of people, 3 across the border to escape conflict into dry. i'm devin, ashwin sports. it was limping like no other. and now the games are especially over are bring you the best at the final days action from japan. ah, a brutal and rapid defense sued by the taliban, is overwhelming afghan forces for the on group. now claim control of a 50 provincial capital in just 3 days. the city of telecom is the latest to fall the groups, most significant gain has been condos. why fight is seized? most of the city can do is a strategic prize. it's home to 340000 people and provides access to mineral rich, northern regions. and the capital cobble some 300 kilometers away with a northern cities of telecom and the sorry pool. the town is also came control of ship again and there hunch, charlotte bennett, reports from campbell got hung up on the sun rising. and what would become a store day in a scan? stone. first the telephone into condos. one of the country's biggest cities and a gateway

this to grow and rebels in northern ethiopia. i've taken control of the ancient ton of bloody baylor unesco will heritage site. the complex has widened into neighboring regions across recent weeks. around the president abraham racy has been sworn into office in his speech his inaugural speech.

the leaders of turkey and ethiopia about to boost economic cooperation and trade and demo ashwin sport who will be seeing dominic team left the u. s. hyphen trophy for a 2nd time. next month. the defending champion has withdrawn from the ground from tournament with a reef injury that keeps him out for the rest of the season. ah, welcome to the program. in the last hour the african former president asked ref ghani has been speaking from the united. ara amorous, defending his decision to leave cobble, he said he left to avoid violence and denies rumors that he fled with suitcases full of cash. the you are, he says he's been taken in with his family on humanitarian grounds. much, much disaster and they should improve. if i stayed, i would have witness bloodshed and couple, couple should not be turned into another yemen or syria over power struggles. so i was forced to leave. i left with just a waste coat and some clothes. the personality assassination against me has been ongoing, saying i have taken money with me. the accusations are baseless lies, but you can even ask customs officials,

g p l, a fighters of targeted these strategically important a fall region of ethiopia. they've also been focusing on m hara. this is where the town of lally baylor is located for the rebels. it's a symbolic victory, but it's also a major and caution south. leslie baylor is unesco world heritage site and it said could for a few in europe in orthodox christians, its fame for 12 century rocking churches. while the vines initially broke out in november, when the if europe prime minister had sent troops to fight the 2 great people's liberation front, the group had dominated national politics before b. a had came to power. by the end of that month, the prime minister declared victory saying the government had captured the regional capital mckelly, but the t p l f. forth on the conflict took a turn in june. when the to grind forces took back control of mckelly and government soldiers were forced to withdraw. since then, the rebels have pressed into a far region in the east and i'm horror in the north. displacing more than 250000 people and once become a worsening humanitarian

now under the control of rebels in ethiopia as north ah, hello, i am, i am noisy and london. you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program. flames and gulf suburbs, north of the greek capital. as europe's heat wave continues to generate record temperatures. a message of unity and reconciliation from iran, new president, major domestic and foreign policy challenges lie had to drive to go electric in america, president joe biden unveils plans to make half of all cause 0 emission by the year 2030 ah hello, welcome to the program we begin in northern ethiopia, where to grind rebels have seize control of the ancient town of la bella, a significant holy site for millions of orthodox christians. in recent days and weeks, the conflict has spread, forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. t piano fighters have been targeting the strategically important a foreign region of ethiopia, as well as m horror, which is where the town of labella is located. for the rebels. it's a symbolic victory, but it's also a significant incursion. south labella is a unesco worl

the first in a convoy of humanitarian aid trucks reaches the capital of ethiopia's war—torn tigray regionhe uk's latest satellite goes into orbit, can it maintain its world—beating leadership in the sector? hello and welcome to bbc news. afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between government forces and the taliban. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west of the country. they've made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and lashkar gah — the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. the fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis and there are concerns about how long government forces will be able to hold out. this update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. well, this is now the most serious fighting we've seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the militants had already had captured vast swathes of rural territory, now they

are seeing this conflict going into a protracted phase, expanding to other regions across northern ethiopia: what we're hearing from u.s. officials is just 10% of targeted aid has reached the region since mid july. can you give us a sense of what you saw in terms of how difficult it has been to get in supplies and if the ethiopian government is feeling any pressure to ease the blockade on humanitarian aid? reporter: the difficulty to provide much-needed emergency support for hundreds of thousands of people have been very much what the international community is trying to highlight in the past nine months, particularly since jun which was when this worsened. we are understanding very little aid is getting into tigray. last july rebel forces controlled much of it, and following that, the aide was tactically blocked by the fighting. -- the aid was tactically blocked by the fighting. some roads are closed, which means much aided aid is not getting there easily. so very little is getting in right now, but the u.s. and the u.n. and the eu are calling for more access, more stricted access for hund

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secretary-general has warned a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in ethiopia. comments come after more than 200 people were killed in days of fighting. one region in ethiopia has been wracked by conflict since november, but the violence has spread into several other regions in the north. african and european union leaders met with german chancellor angela merkel on friday in the last sonnet of her 16-year-long leadership. the meeting was held in berlin, with some participants taking part remotely. the summit discussed the results of the compact with africa program, launched in 2017 to promote private investment in the region. the findings revealed that africa is struggling with slow economic recovery and a lack of access to covid-19 vaccines. she said germany would more than double the number of vaccine doses it can offered to africa under the covax program. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: vaccines are the key to getting the economy on track. africa has suffered great economic damage in the pandemic. growth is essential for people in africa to make p

secretary-general's warning that the conflict in ethiopia has read beyond the region and the humanitarianophe is unfolding. antonio guterres was speaking that 200 people were reportedly killed. >> these are some of the latest people forced to leave their homes in ethiopia. the 10 month war has spread south to far regions. the world's top diplomat is warning 80 minutes every catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes. >> while human suffering is growing with syracuse political and economic and humanitarian situations in the region. all parties must recognize a simple truth, there is no miliry solution. >> despite international calls for a cease-fire, all sides seem intent on continuing to fight. laura: there is an alarming trend in america's battle against the covid pandemic. a number of states including texas and kentucky are now seeing a record number of hospitalizations. that means there are more severe cases in those states than ever before. florida has become one of the worst hit areas. it is shattering records in new cases, hospitalizations, and in deaths. on thursday, mor than 900 peo

ethiopia, it's been reported 30 bodies have washed up in a river.is the defective border between territory controlled under tigray forces and the allied government. reporter: the government has not said anything about the bodies themselves, but yesterday state media and various outlets dismissed reports there waa massacre going on. the massacre was trending on social media quite a bit and it was dismissed as fake news. the trouble is there's little independent reporting coming out of ethiopia, so there is a reliance on reports from the border of sudan or some social media users who are pointing out what is happening, which seems to be deeply worrying. the kind of likelihood that there is some degree of targeted killings taking place there is taking place and is being seen a lot more by what the witness accounts are giving. laura: now it is day 11 ofhe olympic games in tokyo and there have been sensational events in track and field as world records keep being broken. in gymnastics, all eyes are on the american simone biles as she returned to the bala

the head of the us agency for international development has warned that food aid in ethiopia's tigray power has accused the government in addis ababa of obstructing aid convoys to the area, where a regional conflict is raging. ethiopia insists it's allowing aid into the area, but it must stop weapons from reaching the rebels. china has formally revised its laws to allow couples to have up to three children. the plan is to reverse falling birth rates. china abandoned its one—child perfamily policy five years ago. these new measures will include scrapping financial penalties for parents who have more than two children, and offering families more support at work and with childcare. india's taj mahal will re—open for night viewings on saturday for the first time in more than a year. the vast white marble mausoleum in the city of agra is a huge tourist attraction, and viewing it by moonlight is a particular draw. but viewings after dark were cancled in march of last year. from broadway to the west end, and many places in between, theatre productions are gearing back up. but it's been a lon

but ethiopia, as government has refused, because it says corridors already exist in other areas, un figures show hundreds of thousands of people are already going hungry. we need the should access routes by land as well as of course our own flights going in and out of mckelly. and frankly, we need the water and we need the conflict to stall the needs that have been spoken about. integrate are indeed what they have been advertised, that they are huge, they are urgent. they are important. let's bring in samuel guitar, child, he's any c o, p, and based jealousy, joyce's life from a sub about on skype. samuel good to talk to you again. how much of a worry should this be when a country, the sites to in effect kick out 3 international respected agencies. you know, i've been to that region before and even not the beginning and even us in a few weeks ago. and some of the most i should and giving young people belong with this agencies, including m. s, for doctors without borders. they don't just perform the work of a nobel peace prize winning agency, but you see them we need getting involved and you

g p l fighters have targeted the strategically significant afar region of ethiopia. they've also been in haro, which is the town. well, ali bailey is located for the rebels. this is a symbolic victory, but it's also a major incursion. south ali baler is a unesco world heritage site. it's fame for it's 12 century rocking churches. markham web is following the story from nairobi. residents and others have told us that fighters from the degree region of entered the historic town lolly, better. there were rumors that they were closed on local residents over the last week. some of the residents that they've had gunfire at night, but they say it's normal to to have some gunfire at night there. but in just in the last few hours, resident said they could see the, the gray and people liberation from finances getting close. busy and then just to show a while ago, they say, can control of the town to town with a population of 20000 people. but it couldn't be of great religious and cultural and historical significance. a 100 years old, full of ancient church, and in a holy site,

but the conflict in ethiopia as norton piggery region is poisoned everywhere to those investments. and the turkish government wants to help to get a 1000000 in dickie gilly smith. a few of his peace and integrity is important to us, is the situation deteriorates. all the countries in the region will be affected. we are ready to make every contribution to the problem solution. it's european federal forces have been fighting the t re, people's liberation front, or the tpr laugh. once portal entity that had dominated it you up in politics for nearly 3 decades. of the i met said this forces to the region, accusing to green rebels of attack in a federal military base in the north and destabilizing the central government. the conflict has keep thousands of people displeased. hundreds of thousands more support can a major refugee crisis. and the prime minister has asked for turkey support. we are push it perky showing gentlemen, friendships the to appear in his time of need once again limits plus my deep appreciation to you and through you to the people of the people and government of the

ethiopia would be better off without abiy.he un, there are about 250,000 people who've been displaced in amhara and afar regions. the united states, for example, has called for the tigrayan forces to pull back from these regions because of the humanitarian impact. why won't you act in the interest of civilians in these regions? the international community could be — the us would be anything to call on our forces to withdraw, but with tigray we will not relent on our struggle until the siege on tigray is lifted, and lifted forever. catherine byaru hanga reporting there. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... we speak to some of the uyghur population who've had to flee north west china. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's being buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around

the un food agency says several trucks carrying emergency aid to tigray in northern ethiopia have reached the regional capital mekelle. they were part of a convoy that got stuck for several weeks. around 5 million people in the region rely on emergency assistance, with 400,000 living in famine conditions. on day eight of the tokyo 0lympics, it was a clean sweep forjamaica in the women's 100m final with elaine thompson—herah taking the title. it's her second successive olympic gold in the event. and belinda bencic became the first swiss woman to win an olympic tennis gold medal. nhs england and the body that regulates healthcare products are issuing new guidance on pulse oxygen meters, also known as oximeters, after it was found that the devices can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin. with more, here's our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. ranjit senghera marwaha caught coronavirus in december last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low oxygen levels. so basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in... she had been monitoring her levels at home