united nations chief antonio guterres travels to somalia to sound the alarm on the massi need for international aid due to conflict and drought. president joe biden touches down in northern ireland on a trip to celebrate 25 years of the good friday peace agreement. hello and welcome to the program. the united nations chief saying he is horrified by reports of at least 100 people killed when myanmar's military launched airstrikes on villages. children performing at an event held by opponents of the hunter are thought to be among the dead . just a warning, you might find some of the images here disturbing. >> smoke rises in the aftermath of an airstrike in a village in northern myanmar. more than 100 people have gathered for the opening of an administration building, including many women and children. the junta sees weapons like this as legitimate targets as it tries to tighten its hold on the country two years after seizing power. at 7:45 in the morning, fighter jets attacked. they were followed by m i-35 helicopter gunships. the initial death toll hard to gauge. many of the bodies disfigured in

general of the united nations expressed regret about the wiretapping of the conversations of antonio guterres other officials of the organization by the us government, based on the leaked documents of the pentagon, it has been determined that the united states has started the conversations of antonio guterres and other officials of the united nations, especially regarding ukraine, the spokesman of the united nations said such actions are contrary to the obligations of the united states based on the charter and the convention on the privileges and immunities of the united nations, and now, in two stages , the documents of the ministry of defense of the united states have been revealed on social media, most of them about the war in ukraine and american espionage from various international centers and his allies are concerned about this. these documents also revealed the military position of different ranks and the amount of its equipment . washington announced that the bearer of these documents is a young soldier who was arrested. the interior of this country has done a favor, the ministry of f

the central topic at the meeting with sergei lavrov and the un secretary general in new york antonio guterresanded over to the head of our foreign ministry a letter with proposals addressed to vladimir putin moscow , as they said in the kremlin, will carefully study everything, but so far, apparently, there are no shifts in the implementation of the agreement, especially in the light of the ongoing attacks of the kiev radicals in the area of ​​humanitarian corridors, report by georgy lesashvili. less than a month until the end of the grain deal, but an extension of the agreement is under threat after ukrainian surface drones attacked basing points of the black sea fleet in sevastopol and civilian infrastructure in the blood, an analysis of the route of movement of ukrainian uncrewed boats showed that they were all launched from the water area of ​​​​the port of odessa, determined for the implementation of the black sea, their deployment initiative was carried out in the area of ​​the humanitarian corridor is also involved in the export agricultural products and sports of ukraine, and this is

organization regretted the commercial use of the united nations secretary-general's spokesman antonio guterres other officials of this organization by the american government. ukraine has started, the spokesman of the un secretary general said that such actions are contrary to the obligations of the united states based on the charter and the convention on the privileges and immunities of the united nations. so far, the documents of the ministry of defense of the united states have been published in fars social media in two stages, which are more they are about the war in ukraine and american espionage from different centers and its allies . these documents also revealed the military position of ukraine on different fronts and the amount of its equipment . the ministry of defense of russia announced the liberation of three new areas in the city of baghmelek. the ministry of defense of russia also stated that the efforts of the forces to carry out counter-attack operations on the 29th and sabotage and reconnaissance operations in the logan axis were destroyed and the artillery system including f

secretary general antonio guterres says female staff are essential and that this move will harm afghansen and women — have been told to not report to work for the next 48 hours until there's more clarity on the situation. a new bbc investigation exposes a uk life—coaching organisation that is accused of being a cult. the group says it offers self—development but people who have left say it's taken over their lives. people say they've been encouraged to hand over tens of thousands of pounds, separate from their families and have suffered extreme harassment. one charity which helps people break free from abusive groups says it receives more calls about the organisation than any other in the uk. catrin nye reports. it's been 18 months since jeffrey leejones left lighthouse international group, a life coaching company accused of being a cult. the sailor initially signed up for business coaching, but soon, he was on the phone to his mentor at all hours of the day. at first, i was motivated, i was inspired, and i started working hard. these calls then became more frequent, longer, more intens

and has the us been spying on un secretary general, antonio guterres?the republic of ireland.

secretary general antonio guterres is expected to discuss it with the arab league, african union and other organizations on thursday. >>> india is projected to overtake china as the world's most populous nation by midyear. united nations official estimate by the end of june india's population will reach well over 1.4 billion. that will be nearly 3 million more than the population of china. more indians are surviving infancy. by 2050 they'll number about 1.67 billion. some have raised alarms about peel outstripping the food supply and other resources. but by mid-century a handful of countries including india, nigeria, and the philippines will account for half the global growth. and trends everywhere point to slower growth and aging societies. >> the question isn't whether the human population is too large or too small. the question is can everyone exercise their fundamental human right to choose the number and spacing of their children? >> she says promoting gender equality is the best solution for managing the changes and building societies that are resilient. >>> south korea's presi

conversations of the un secretary general, which the washington post report and the days of antonio guterres contain quotes. direct from him and his assistants, and with the analysis of american intelligence officials, it has been mixed with the feelings and this issue led to a sharp reaction from the united nations . the spokesman of this organization expressed his concern about this type of behavior of the united states in a press conference. it is contrary, we published our dissatisfaction verbally, and my dissatisfaction and concern about this action has been presented to other officials of this country through the representative of the united states in the united nations. although it has been a few days, the revelation is that he was arrested and his first trial is on friday held, but the disclosure of these documents has increased the distrust of the american society towards the government of this country, the issue that napoli, the former judge of the supreme court of the state of new jersey , states is completely true information that the government should keep bread from the secret.

united nations secretary general antonio guterres presented lavrov with a letter to president putin,posing alternative ways for meeting some of pressure's needs. the failure of the deal would hit ukraine's economy hard and worsen global food and security. it would also remove one of the only remaining platforms of cooperation between russia and ukraine. >> russian president vladimir putin has signed a decree seizing control of the russian assets of two or and energy companies. the decree -- two foreign energy companies. the decree said russia needed to take the measures in response to actions of the u.s. and other nations that the kremlin described as being unfriendly and contrary to international law. shares of the company's work placed under control of a federal property agency. russia says is it's a temporary measure and will not permanently deprive the owner of their assets. residents of haiti have again back against encroaching gangs. with police desperately under resourced, makeshift brigades are now taking matters into their own hands. the united nations says the violence in p

did amir abdollahian in these messages sent to antonio guterres, the secretary general of the united nations, hossein ibrahim taha, the secretary general of the organization of islamic cooperation and also the foreign ministers of the islamic countries ? he asked them to take immediate action to investigate the situation in palestine and stop the crimes of the zionist regime . the violation of human rights and the land of palestine and the silence and inaction of human institutions and countries claiming human rights expressed concern about this. the deputy prime minister of the national salvation government of yemen announced that the terms of the blessing for the soldiers are clear and we do not need long talks to explain it. jalali ishan, in a conversation with al-masira about the process of negotiations for the extension of the ceasefire in yemen, announced this and said that this start is summed up in the realization of the just and legitimate rights of the yemeni people and the demands are humanitarian. violation and cancellation of the blockade of topics it is necessary to tal

guest: well, i think antonio guterres, the secretary-general, has felt kind of on the side.s been trying to find ways to insert the u.n. into the conflict, which is difficult for all the reasons that we have just been talking about. but the u.n. has been very much trying to be an agent for the countries that need ukrainian grain and russian fertilizer. so working with turkey, the united nations was instrumental in creating a system whereby ukraine could export some of its grain. i think the u.n.'s international has been very, very important in trying to raise the world's consciousness. not just -- and also the russian military consciousness of the dangers involved in the war around some of the ukraine's biggest atomic energy plants, originally built on the soviet union, of course. but they are -- zaporizhzhya in particular, there is warfare all around it. it has had electricity cuts. it has been very, very dangerous. and i think that rafael grossi and his team have done a very, very good job in trying to keep it safe. so i think that is important. and i think we should not u

un secretary general antonio guterres has denounced the clashes, with a spokesperson saying: "he spoke with sudan's abdel fattah al—burhan and rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, and is calling for an immediate end to violence and a return to dialogue." we want to show you what happened earlier on sudanese state tv. the newsreader briefly appeared talking about clashes, but listen carefully and you can hear gunshots in the background. speaks in own language. gunshots. as you see the picture then froze, and a short while later, the broadcast suddenly cuts off. and in the past few minutes, we're getting some more information from he reuters news agency that the sudanese army haslaunched air strikes on a base belonging to the paramilitary rapid support forces in the city of 0mdurman — that is as you can see north east of the capital khartoum. earlier, i spoke to zeinab salih, a journalist in khartoum. we've been hearing heavy gunfire all around the city. i'm in the western part of the city. we saw militaryjets flying overhead into the southern part of the city

took off the cctv cameras while fleeing and once again deeply concerned un secretary general antonio guterresd for those responsible for the deaths of his colleagues in sudan to be punished, he also called the murders and injuries of other civilians terrible. on april 15, in sudan, during armed clashes, three employees of the united nations were killed, two more were injured at khartoum international airport , the plane of the united nations humanitarian aviation service was damaged, so the organization announced the temporary suspension of the world food program in i will remind the sudanese that there was an attempt at a military coup in the country, the rapid response forces opposed the army, saying that they seek to establish democracy in the country. this already the third military coup in this african country in the last 5 years, an alarming night in belgorod, fires broke out in the city in some areas, electricity and water went out, local telegram channels report that the reason , according to residents, was the fall of three drones, as if they hit the substation there, later the gover

secretary general antonio guterres says female staff are essential and that this move will harm afghansbeen told to not report to work for the next 48 hours until there's more clarity on the situation. still to come a bit later in the programme: one of the world's biggest criminal marketplaces used by online fraudsters to buy passwords has been shut down —— after a global police investigation. but first. . .. in other news for you, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says poland will help form a coalition of western countries to supply warplanes to ukraine. he made those comments while on a trip to poland, where he delivered a speech on a main square in the capital, warsaw. zelensky said russia would not win a war against europe when ukraine and poland stand shoulder to shoulder. translation: | would like to | say and convey to our partners who are constantly looking for compromises from ukraine on our session to nato that ukraine will be uncompromising on this question as well, and i am grateful that poland will be with us on this path. an important point in our relations is the rec

organization for democracy said about this during the democracy summit of the united nations, antonio guterreshim, the greatest danger now faces world democracy, but the rule of law and the observance of human rights are also under threat. a short quote from the un secretary general, we see more despotism and less enlightenment well, we see more despotism from russia and less enlightenment well, more international news in our digest is what donald trump warned about last week, this is what happened on thursday, the jury of the court in new york voted to indict donald trump, the 45th president of the united states. for the first time in the history of the country, a criminal charge will be brought against the ex-president. it is a case of falsification of financial documents. the charges themselves are currently unknown. they should be made public in a few days on tuesday, and donald trump himself can come to the court and immediately sit down at the negotiating table without any preconditions. and the parliament, according to the self-proclaimed person, now both ukrainian and russian sides do

the allegation against antonio guterres surfaced in a leak of classified us government material. included other highly sensitive details about the war in ukraine, and indications that the us has eavesdropped on its allies. donald trump is suing his former lawyer for $500 million — alleging breach of contract. he says michael cohen breached his duty as attorney to act in his client's best interests. cohen's spokesman and lawyer said he was confident the lawsuit against his client would fail. now, the latest on the uk economy. new figures show that there was no growth in february after expanding injanuary, according to the office for national statistics. analysts had expected gdp to grow by nought—point—one per cent but growth in construction was offset by falls in the service sector. gross domestic product measures all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy, and helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. he wanted to experience what it

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has written a letter to president putin seeking a way forwarda grain initiative. the deal, which enables the safe export of ukrainian grain and some russian goods, is due to expire in mid—may. why has friends star matthew perry vowed to rewrite his autobiography? there's been a big shakeup in us news media. fox news has parted ways with one of its biggest stars, tucker carlson. and at cnn, don lemon, who's been with the network for 17 years has been fired. tucker carlson tonight averaged more than 3 million viewers a night last year, receiving the largest audience in all of us cable news. on the announcment of carlson's departure, shares of fox closed 3% lower on monday, after falling around 5% earlier in the day. fox's rival, cnn also terminated one of their top presenters, don lemon. like fox, cnn didn't give a reason for their action, but lemon was recently suspended and forced to apologise for comments he made on—air about women. katie robertson is a media reporter at the new york times. she's been giving her reaction to these two high—profi

un secretary general antonio guterres said in a statement that humanitarian operations in sudan have become almost impossible, and aid groups and warehouses have been attacked. in the afternoon of the 5th yesterday, a civilian airline reported at khartoum airport. in a conversation with al jazeera, he said that if the rapid support forces return to their positions before december, the commander of the sudanese army is ready for main negotiations. we do not recognize a force, we will only negotiate with the rapid support forces on their surrender. according to the request of the french railway workers union cgt, the protesters of the policies of the people's government in paris held a protest march towards the government buildings and the city council. while holding placards criticized the policies of macron's government, reports indicate that the protests are spreading in france. fearful people say that they will continue to protest against the government until they prepare . recent protests and accounts in france are the longest public protests in the history of france. the police a

the un secretary—general antonio guterres responded criticising russia for its war of agression and warnedwers were at a historic high. here he is. russia's invasion of ukraine, in violation of united nations charter and international law, is causing massive suffering and devastation to the country and its people and adding to the global economic dislocation triggered by the covid—19 pandemic. the bbc�*s nada tawfik has the latest from new york. even before the debate began, you had a really united - front from the west. 27 ambassadors from the eu, i along with the us ambassador, linda thomas—greenfield,| made separate statements to the press, all really trying - to get ahead saying the big elephant in the room here was russia, that this was a cynical topic l for russia to choose, . trying to protect the un charter and multilateralism - when they are at the same time waging a waragainst their neighbour. - and what we heard from them was the fact that if russia - was serious about multilateralism, that they should withdraw their. troops immediately from ukraine, . because that is really the

the un says the secretary general antonio guterres will bring together top diplomats on afghanistan nextri capital is home to a delegation of taleb ahmad and his deputy talked about the possibility of recognising the delavan government. —— tally barn. delavan government. -- tally barn. ., , delavan government. -- tally barn. . , ., barn. -- taliban. is a possible? _ barn. -- taliban. is a | possible? recognition barn. -- taliban. is a . possible? recognition of barn. -- taliban. is a - possible? recognition of the taliban, principal recognition, in other words there are conditions.— in other words there are conditions. ~ . , conditions. what she said there sarked a conditions. what she said there sparked a huge _ conditions. what she said there sparked a huge reaction - conditions. what she said there sparked a huge reaction among| sparked a huge reaction among afghans. my colleague spoke to andy for time, the us�*s former deputy assistant secretary of state for afghanistan. thank you forjoining us on our programme. we heard the un deputy secretary's due —— words. do you think steps shou

said people, antonio guterres said indi— people, antonio guterres said that tensions— people, antoniotoric high. iieonwiiie— conflict are at a historic high. meanwhile, russian foreign iiinisier— meanwhile, russian foreign minister sergei _ meanwhile, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov told the corner— minister sergei lavrov told the cowncii ine — minister sergei lavrov told the council the world _ minister sergei lavrov told the council the world had reached a more dangerous— council the world had reached a more dangerous situation than dwind— more dangerous situation than even during the— more dangerous situation than even during the cold war. dcoiidnd-s— even during the cold war. scotland's first minister will meei— scotland's first minister will meei ine— scotland's first minister will meet the prime— scotland's first minister will meet the prime minister for the ini— meet the prime minister for the iirsi rime— meet the prime minister for the iirsi rime in— meet the prime minister for the first time in person since rewind— first time in person since taking office.— first time

the united nations secretary—general, antonio guterres, has condemned the violence and the united states. here in the uk, the port of dover says ferry operators are trying to reduce the number of coaches that will be travelling to france on good friday in an attempt to avoid a repeat of heavy congestion seen on the weekend. the port says a temporary border control infrastructure will also be installed to help process coaches if needed. live now to our transport correspondent, katy austin, who is at dover. good morning to hear. what have the port authority said? good good morning to hear. what have the port authority said?— port authority said? good morning. the port authorities _ port authority said? good morning. the port authorities say _ port authority said? good morning. the port authorities say that - port authority said? good morning. the port authorities say that they l the port authorities say that they and everyone else involved here recognise that that happened last weekend was a horrible situation particularly for school children and elderly people trying to set off on their t

russians have have used this moment of renewal to keep trying to extract further concessions —— antonio guterreswill want to leverage their control in this un process to get some concessions. it is unclear whether that will happen but it will be again another source of friction next week.— friction next week. thank you. great to talk _ friction next week. thank you. great to talk to _ friction next week. thank you. great to talk to you _ friction next week. thank you. great to talk to you and - friction next week. thank you. great to talk to you and thank| great to talk to you and thank you for coming on. april 22 is earth day, which marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. it's a chance to focus on some of the biggest challenges and possible solutions for addressing environmental issues. it's been marked in different ways across the globe. in peru, shamans from all over the country gathered to make an offering to mother earth. the ancestral rituals, whose origins lie in the indigenous cultures there, are made to thank the earth and to build an awareness o

antonio guterres talking they are.so we will continue to listen and return to the un and get more on that in the next little while. let's speak to clement sefa—nyarko, a lecturer in security, development and leadership in africa, at king's college london. thank you for being on the programme. when you look at the situation on the ground, we are into the second week of fighting, the international community keeps talking about ceasefires but the reality on the ground is that both of these sides think they can win this militarily, don't they? yes. this militarily, don't they? yes, that is the _ this militarily, don't they? yes, that is the sad _ this militarily, don't they? yes, that is the sad side _ this militarily, don't they? yes, that is the sad side of— this militarily, don't they? yes, that is the sad side of the - this militarily, don't they? i2: that is the sad side of the story. it baffles my mind that such brutality happens. even by people who only a few months ago, a few years ago, took power, claiming to be p

(ff gfx)the un says its secretary general, antonio guterres, will convene a meeting of top diplomatsy his deputy — amina mohammed — suggested the meeting could include what she called "ba by steps" towards an eventual conditional recognition of the taliban government. 0ut out of that, we hope that we will find those baby steps to put us back on the pathway to recognition. is it possible? we don't know. recognition of the taliban? a principal recognition. in other words, there are conditions. what amina mohammed said in this event sparked a huge reaction among afghans, particulary women. zari kargar has been following all the reactions: this has had a huge reaction on social media and outside social media among afghans, particularly among afghan women. afghan women have gone onto social media to tweet about this. for example, a former mp is simply asking whether the un is really considering recognising the taliban. another prominent and —— afghan woman who used to be a minister in the previous government calls it an historic mistake. she says you sold us country to a peace deal and th

remember before this the un itself through antonio guterres made the call, ask for an immediate ceasefire for two ceasefires on sunday and monday, and these were on inaudible— monday, and these were on inaudible ., , ., inaudible that were provided but they were _ inaudible that were provided but they were briefed - inaudible that were provided i but they were briefed inaudible lots of gunfire _ but they were briefed inaudible lots of gunfire through _ but they were briefed inaudible lots of gunfire through that - lots of gunfire through that period. they are eager, the intergovernmental development intergovernmental development in the region, they have presidents to travel to sudan to speak to the leaders but the generals have told them it is not the right time to fly because they can't guarantee security because the airport was still vulnerable.- security because the airport was still vulnerable. 0k, thank ou for was still vulnerable. 0k, thank you for the _ was still vulnerable. 0k, thank you for the very _ was still vulnerable. 0k, thank you for the very latest. - was still vulnerable

un secretary general antonio guterres has denounced the violence, with a spokesperson saying, "he spoke with sudan's abdel fattah al—burhan and rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, and is calling for an immediate end to violence and a return to dialgue." the clashes come after months of tensions between sudan's military and the rapid support forces paramilitary group and are raising fears of a wider conflict. 0ur reporter simi jolaosho gives us more context now. it all begins with the former president of sudan, 0mar al—bashir. he led the country for 26 years until 2019 when there were protests across the country in khartoum, including against his rule. that eventually led to a military coup. civilians and military leaders came together to form the southern council. the idea was for this joint committee to eventually lead the country into a civilian—led government. it was led by these two men, the military leader general burhan, and the leader of the rapid support forces. the rapid support forces are a paramilitary group that grew in power under the leadership

the un says its secretary general, antonio guterres, will bring together top diplomats on afghanstanarks by his deputy, amina mohammed, suggested the meeting could include what she called "baby steps" towards an eventual conditional recognition of the taliban government. 0ut out of that we hope we will find those baby steps to put us back on the pathway to recognition. i5 back on the pathway to recognition.— back on the pathway to recoanition. , , recognition. is it possible? i don't know. _ recognition. is it possible? i don't know. a _ recognition. is it possible? i don't know. a principled i don't know. a principled recognition, in other words there are conditions. what amina mohammed said in this event sparked a huge reaction among afghans. my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to annie pforzheimer, the us' former deputy assistant secretary of state for afghanistan. we heard that the un deputy secretary—general�*s words. do you think the us should support steps towards recognising the tella ban?— tella ban? absolutely not. i think those _ tella ban? absolutely not. i think those rem

the un secretary general antonio guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire and a return to talks@luxmy?g. hello there. most of us got to see some sunshine on saturday. i suspect that sunday will be a slightly cloudier affair. that cloud rolling its way in from the west. that said, if you do get some sunshine, it will feel relatively warm. but those cloudier conditions, courtesy of this frontal system pushing its way in from the west, even bringing some splashes of rain. high pressure still holding firm just about, so we're looking at mainly dry weather and where we are closest to the centre of the high across parts eastern england, a sunny but rather chilly start with some early fog patches. further west, though, a lot of cloud, spots of rain and drizzle. through the afternoon, northern ireland could well brighten up but that could spawn some pretty sharp showers. north—east scotland, also seeing some spells of sunshine, lifting temperatures here to around 17 degrees. generally values between 12 and 16 degrees. as we move through sunday night, we keep some quite large areas of cl

try 3 will be the subject of a meeting between lavrov and us secretary general antonio guterres.ep using this moment of renewal to try to extract further concessions. we expect them to raise the fact that they are own experts, their fertiliser and shipments are being stifled by sanctions and they will want to leverage their control over the un process to get some concessions. it's unclear whether that will happen but it be another source of friction next week. ishaan tharoor on — source of friction next week. ishaan tharoor on the _ source of friction next week. ishaan tharoor on the washington - source of friction next week. ishaan tharoor on the washington post. i tharoor on the washington post. great to talk to you. live pictures from outside the supreme court. the supreme court in washington, where we're expecting a decision by the us supreme court on whether a widely used abortion pill can keep being sold at any minute. bbc will continue to follow the developments out of the court and keep you posted as a decision is made. thanks for watching. i'm helena humphrey in washingt

the united nations secretary general antonio guterres has condemned the violence and the united states london's metropolitan police says it has moved officers from tackling serious crime and terrorism to boost efforts to clean up its own workforce. last month, a major review branded the force institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic. the head of the met says that hundreds of officers and civilian staff will be removed over the next few years. helena wilkinson reports. david carrick, the serving police officer who committed violent and degrading sexual offences against a dozen women over nearly two decades. the country's biggest police force, the metropolitan police, in which he served, missed many opportunities to stop him. in january, the false promise to root out rogue officers. it began a review looking at all completed sexual offence or domestic abuse cases made against officers and staff into the ten years up to april last year. concerning individuals who were not dismissed at the time. today, an update on that review. of them of 1000 individuals reinvestigated, it has conclu

in the last few hours, the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, appealed for an immediate, three—dayrk the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. two previous attempted ceasefires failed to take effect. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. this is the white house press secretary and john kirby from the national security council, both saying that presidentjoe biden is closely following developments in the suit on. we've also heard from the suit on. we've also heard from the us department of state, saying they are also calling for a 2k hour cease—fire, saying it has mostly held and that the urge sedan�*s warring parties to extend the cease—fire through the holiday evita. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. another sunrise over khartoum, but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan's shell—shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these, the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that's being waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can't even reach many of the wounded. our vo

well, it looks like that, because the un secretary general, antonio guterres, called for a three—dayiday, eid al—fitr, for those in conflict zones to seek help. after that the military had came out and he said there was no room for negotiations with the rapid support force, which indicates that, you know, they are escalating this writing, the —— violence is escalating rather than deescalating on the sudanese people have been suffering for the last week are now bracing for even more violent and even more impacts of this really dire situation. kalkidan yibeltal monitoring that situation, thank you very much for the update. presidentjoe biden says the united states will contribute one billion dollars to the fight against climate change. the announcement came at a virtual meeting of the world's largest economies — which also produce about 80% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.the money will go to the green climate fund, which helps developing nations adapt to the effects of global warming. biden also promised $500 million towards protecting the amazon rainforest, barring congressio

the allegation against antonio guterres surfaced in a leak of classified us government material.ing online has included other highly sensitive details about the war in ukraine, and indications that the us has eavesdropped on its allies. donald trump is suing his former lawyer for $500 million, alleging breach of contract. he says michael cohen breached his duty as attorney to act in his client's best interests. cohen's spokesman and lawyer said he was confident the lawsuit against his client would fail. a man will appear in court this morning after being extradited from pakistan, charged with the murder of pc sharon beshenivsky in 2005. she was shot after being called to a burglary in bradford. piran ditta khan, who's 7a, is also facing charges of robbery and firearms offences. residents of australia's northwestern coast are bracing for the arrival of a fierce storm, which could bring winds of up to 275km/h. warnings have been issued for tropical cyclone ilsa with officials predicting that the wind and heavy rain could cause considerable damage. our correspondent phil mercer is f

in the last minute or so, we've had an update from the united nations secretary general, antonio guterresatment. he also told reporters that he's hoping this three day cease—fire after a meeting, which he had virtually with the heads of the african union, the arab league and regional... they are working together to find some sort of peaceful solution and so don —— in suit on, you can find that on the bbc news website. our correspondence across the region are updating us hourly on the website. due to covid lockdowns and disruption caused by the pandemic. unicef says across the world, up people have missed out on the united nations children's agency says millions of children have missed some or all of their routine vaccinations, due to covid lockdowns and disruption caused by the pandemic. unicef says that across the world, up to 67 million children have missed out on vaccinations in some way. the organisation believes increased misinformation during the pandemic has contributed to vaccine hesitancy. and the consequences are potentially very serious. last year, the number of measles cases d

and has the us been spying on un secretary general, antonio guterres?nformation from the classified documents leaked. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. president biden has arrived in the republic of ireland. we are going to show you some pictures of his visit now. this was him visiting dundalk, in county louth, the home county of his ancestors. thousands of people came out to greet him, and he paid tribute to his irish heritage and met distant relatives. he's back in dulblin now, and tomorrow he'll go to county mayo. earlier, he was in northern ireland, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, the deal that brought an end to decades of violence in the region. this trip though, comes at a time of political deadlock in northern ireland, after its power sharing government here at stormont, collapsed over a year ago. our correspondent chris page has more. president biden has begun what, for him, is a very personal tour of places in ireland where he has ancestral ties. he began by visiting the village of conferred income to allow the, that's

exactly on that point, | just as you were completing that sentence, antonio guterres, the un secretary—generals well, itjust remains to be seen whether it will be heeded. for people watching around the world, explain in simple terms why it is exploded in the way it has, why it is, what's actually playing out here? ., ., , ., , , ., is, what's actually playing out here? ., ., ,._ , ., �*, here? part of the story is that it's a ower here? part of the story is that it's a power struggle _ here? part of the story is that it's a power struggle between - here? part of the story is that it's a power struggle between these i here? part of the story is that it's i a power struggle between these two generals as to who will be the top dog, so to speak, as they move towards a new political dispensation. this explosion of violence has happened in the very closing stages of a four month process to negotiate a transition to civilian rule, which would have seen the military have to return to their barracks which is what pridham at all the sudanese civilians would like to see. but at the very last moment there

in new york, the un secretary—general antonio guterres appealed for an immediate, three—day truce toe muslim holiday of eid. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding has sent this report. another sunrise over khartoum, but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan's shell—shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these, the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that's being waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can't even reach many of the wounded. 0ur volunteers didn't feel safe to go and to provide service apart from hospitals very close to their home area so far. but we are waiting for a situation to allow us to go there to provide service to all needy people, including wounded people. many families are trying to escape from khartoum, but the airport remains closed and there are growing reports of marauding soldiers, of looting. here, two army helicopters fly low over the river nile. these images filmed by a british businessman still trapped in the city centre. the buildings have been

these countries do not have un secretary-general antonio guterres in a statement saying that humanitarian operations in sudan are almost impossible . the leader of the aid group was attacked . the commander of the sudanese army announced in carton airport that in a conversation with al jazeera , we are ready to negotiate if the support forces return to their positions before december. and we will negotiate with the rapid support forces only on your head . in the pictures published on social media, they use hair sprays and other equipment to disperse the crowd. the police tried to disperse the protesters and called their translation illegal . the family of the 46-year-old wakra, who was killed by police officers last january , filed a lawsuit against the police last year. had and nickle was killed by five police officers in january. he was killed just for violating driving laws. the killing of black people by the police has increased dramatically in the united states in recent years. this has caused the american people to demand an end to racism. they went to the streets of kansas and dema

before the ceasefire was announced, we heard from the un secretary general antonio guterres. united nations would not leave sudan, even though some staff were relocated temporarily. there was also this warning. since the start of fighting on 15th april, hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured. the finance must stop. it risks a catastrophic conflagration within sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond. today's un security council meeting was chaired by russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov. the un secretary general took direct aim at russia, accusing the nation of inflicting great suffering through its invasion of ukraine. the us, france and britain were among the nations condemning russia for its war against ukraine, saying it struck at the heart of the un charter. mr lavrov offered a counter—argument, criticising previous us—led wars and saying that no—one had appointed the west to speak for all humankind. the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas—greenfield, was in the chamber as russia's foreign minister was speaking. i spoke to

secretary general antonio guterres has confronted the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, over theof ukraine. during a security council meeting, guterres called moscow's military operation, in violation of international law. russia's top diplomat is in new york this week to lead sessions of the security council, as part of russia's-month long rotating presidency. to china now where, they are looking to distance themselves from remarks by its ambassador to france, who questioned the independence of former soviet states the. chinese military office says the comments were a personal point of view and not a political declaration. global news, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am su keenan. this is bloomberg. haidi: a review of australia's military is recommending more spending on long-range missiles and countering risks posed by china's rapid military buildup. the view is quite explicit in planting out the threat from china. usually they dance around these things. have we heard much of a reaction? paul: this was raised yesterday, at the fo

the united nations says its secretary—general, antonio guterres, will convene a meeting of envoys onhis deputy, amina mohammed, suggested the meeting could include what she called "baby steps" towards an eventual conditional recognition of the taliban government. let's have a listen to what she said. out of that we hope we'll find baby steps to put us on the pathway to recognition. is it possible? i don't know. recognition of? of the taliban, i mean, obviously _ recognition of? of the taliban, i mean, obviously there _ recognition of? of the taliban, i mean, obviously there are - mean, obviously there are conditions.— mean, obviously there are conditions. , ., ., ~ ., conditions. these remarks from amina mohammed there _ sparked a huge reaction, particularly amongst the women in afghanistan. my colleague, zari kargar, has been following all the reactions. this has had a huge reaction in afghanistan, particularly among afghanistan, particularly among afghan women. prominent afghan women have gone on social media to tweet about this, for example, this woman, who used to be a former mp,

mark: the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, there.300 people have been killed so far. over 3300 wounded in fighting. the majority civilians. >> smoke billows in the distance near khartoum international airport. the escalation in violence in recent days impacting residents in the sudanese capital. with the airport now close, getting humanitarian assistance into the country by air is impossible. medics are warning a catastrophic health care problem is looming. >> the primary challenge we face is not the availability of hospitals or not. it is how we can get the sick to this hospital. how we can get the wounded to the hospital due to the dangers of the situation. getting the wounded there, getting the medical supplies to these hospitals, all of this is very difficult. >> sudan's military has ruled out talks with the rival pillen -- the rival paramilitary force for now. >> schelling has not stopped them in the areas of conflict in khartoum which are even hard to define at the moment, but there are places that are we can say worse than oth

strengthen support for the palestinian people, did amir abdullahian, in these messages sent to antonio guterres, secretary general of the united nations, hossein ibrahim taha, of the organization of islamic cooperation, as well as the foreign ministers of islamic countries, ask them to investigate the situation in palestine urgently? and to stop the crimes of the zionist regime, the head of the diplomatic service also reminded iran's plan registered in the united nations to determine the future system of palestine in the hands of its original inhabitants, we will break the fast in jerusalem , we will protect jerusalem, these are the latest issues on the eve of international quds day, the large murals of tehran city are in front of the eyes of the passers-by. the song of the quds corps is an international letter in support of the fighters of the west bank who are fighting against the occupying regime of quds . who wants a powerful palestine and the protection of the environment outside the home of the designers of the islamic revolution, we dedicated the al-quds day mural to this campaign with a

and you also had secretary blinken meeting with the secretary-general of the united nations antonio guterres, he said that they are trying everything they can to stop this conflict. >> we're working very closely together to deal with the crisis in sudan. hopefully working toward a more enduring ceasefire, cessation of hostilities and helping to put sudan back on the track that it was on to civilian-led government while dealing with i think an increasingly challenging humanitarian situation there. >> reporter: all attempts to get the two leaders to sit face-to-face or even a protracted ceasefire have not succeeded at this point. >> david mckenzie for us in johannesburg, thank you so much. >>> developing story we're following this hour, the u.s. army says three soldiers were killed after two military helicopters crashed in alaska. another is injured and treated at the hospital. the choppers were returning from a training flight at the time of the crash. >>> and an ex-fox news producer is speaking out about pervasive sexism while working on tucker carlson's show team. >>> and the nation trying

conversations of the secretary general of the united nations indicates that the washington post reports antonio guterres contain direct quotes from him and his assistants and are mixed with the analysis of the american intelligence officials about the feelings and that is the disclosure of this reaction. following the united nations , the spokesperson of this organization expressed his concern about this kind of behavior of the united states in a press conference. the bank is against what is stated in the united nations charter . through the representative of the united states in the united nations, he presented it to other officials of this country, and if it has been a few days, the 21-year-old iran military jacket has been disclosed that he was arrested and the first hearing of his trial was held on friday, but the disclosure of these documents increased the distrust of the american society towards the government. this country has become an issue that napoli is the judge of the former supreme court of the state of new jersey states that the published information is completely true that the government

secretary-general antonio guterres. u.s. intelligence officials accused him of being overly soft on russian president vladimir putin. meanwhile, germany's reign minister has urged china to use its influence on moscow to push for an end to the war following similar calls from the french president and european union. in russia, supporters of alexy navalny say the jailed opposition leader's health has rapidly deteriorated in recent days. spokesperson kira yarmysh says navalny lost nearly 20 pounds in just two weeks after complaining of stomach pains. >> conclude idea he is being poisoned. [indiscernible] did not die immediately but to suffer. amy: navalny is one of president prince most prominent critics. in 2020, he narrowly survived an apparent assassination attempt when he was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. saudi arabia has exchanged more than 800 prisoners of war with yemen's houthi rebels. it's the largest such prisoner exchange since 2020 and comes after saudi arabia and iran recently agreed to restore ties, boos

secretary-general antonio guterres said nations must now act to prevent a catastrophe. >> a devastating drought and the tragic loss of thousands of lives in 2022 alone. displacement of 1.4 million somalis, with women and children making up 80%. driving food prices up. for invulnerable -- court communities are pushed to the brink of starvation. the situation can get worse. amy: ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy called wednesday for an international response after video surfaced online appearing to show a russian soldier beheading a ukrainian prisoner of war. >> there is something no one in the world can't ignore, how easily they kill. this video of the execution of a ukrainian pow, the world must see it. this is a video of russia. amy: a kremlin spokesperson called the video awful but questioned its authenticity. meanwhile, brazilian president luiz inÁcio lula da silva has arrived in china for a state visit where he's planning to ask president xi jinping to have china join brazil as mediators in peace talks to end to -- peace talks between russia and ukraine. this comes after the u

secretary general antonio guterres. >> it is incumbent to put the interest of their people front and center. this conflict will not and must not he resolved on the battlefields with the bodies of sudan's people. amy: harry belafonte, pioneering activist, singer, and tor has died at e age of6. harry belafonte was born in harlem to jamaican immigrant parents. he is credited with popularizing caribbean music in the u.s. with s chart-pping 19 album "calso," whi includethe hitsjump in e line," "jamai farewel" and "d-o." his sical suess led muiple actg offers heent on tstar in zens of lms and shows. buhis drivg force s activism. he leveraged his successful entertainment career to shine a spotlight on civil rights and to fund movements like the student nonviolent coordinating committee and reverend dr. martin luther king's southern christian leadership conference. he participated in the 1963 march on washington. belafonte famously said, "i was an activist who became an artist, i was not an artist who became an activist." after headlines, we will spend the hour with harry belafonte in his ow