azadeh moshiri, thank you — beforehand. azadeh moshiri, thank you very _ beforehand. thank you very much. - joining us now is the writer, lecturer and broadcaster, kenan malik. thank you forjoining us on the programme, sorry about the circumstances. what is your reaction? it circumstances. what is your reaction?— circumstances. what is your reaction? , , , reaction? it is truly shocking. one can only _ reaction? it is truly shocking. one can only hope _ reaction? it is truly shocking. one can only hope that - reaction? it is truly shocking. i one can only hope that salman rushdie recovers as well as he can, and that report you just run doesn't sound very hopeful in terms of injuries that he suffered. it's particularly shocking that having survived all those years in hiding after the fatwa, ten years almost in hiding, and then being able to come out, move freely, give talks, right, relatively freely, that should happen now 33 years after the fatwa. it's a price that many writers and artists and cartoonists have to play to break taboo, challenge blasphemy. it's what wri

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. we have all your business news coming up very shortly.re coming up september. plenty more coming up very soon. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @vfritznews. hello, i'm sure many people have been making the most of this generally dry weather with some sunshine. we had a lot of sunshine around on tuesday and more of the same today. we start with temperatures on the hole in double figures early on wednesday morning, but it will be a bit colder in the north—east of scotland, down to three or 4 degrees here. many places will start wednesday dry and sunny, but cloud coming in off the north sea to bring showers into the far north of england. cloud bubbling up in eastern england, there could be the order light show here, but dry for england and wales on the whole, winding through the english channel, but not as windy for northern ireland and scotland. sunnierthan windy for northern ireland and scotland. sunnier than a tuesday. temperatures not changing, so 24 in southern parts of england and south wales. high pressure extends all the way down fr

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has this report.rapped in a coal mine have reached a crucial point. the miners have been deep underground since wednesday after their excavation caused the tunnel wall to cave in and triggered floods in three wells. rescuers are working on pumping out the water that has filled the mine to allow divers to enter. translation: the good news is that the pump, i which has much more capacity is empty in one of the wells. this will hopefully deliver a very positive result, compared to what was achieved throughout the night. five of the workers managed to escape within the first 2a hours but since then, no survivors have been found. so, the families have been waiting and hoping for good news, sleeping through the night in cots, blankets, plastic chairs, and whatever else they could find. translation: we are still hoping that they l are in a higher part, although it is too much water, the well was up to the top, but we trust in god. the incident has brought back memories of the pasta de conchos tragedy in 2006

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.rom the united states and other neighbouring countries to tackle a major fire in fuel storage tanks, which were struck by lightning on friday night in the city of matanzas, about 80km east of the capital havana. our central america and cuba correspondent will grant told me more. we know that at least 17 firefighters are missing, which is obviously a horrific situation for cubans, for the island more generally, and this couldn't come at a worse time for the nation, in many ways, in the grip as it is of a nationwide electricity, rolling electricity blackouts. havana, the capital, has recently been told it is going to have to start experiencing blackouts as they try to move elements of the electricity grid to other parts of the island that need it, so, really, it comes at a terrible, terrible time to have a fuel depot on fire to such an extent that they can't bring it under control and have appealed to neighbours like mexico and indeed the ideologicalfoe of the united states, both of whom

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.. she also loses the huge number of points she gained when winning the title as a qualifer in 2021. you can reach me on twitter — i�*m @marklobel thanks for watching. goodbye. hello there. i�*m sure many people have been making the most of this generally dry weather with some sunshine — we had a lot of sunshine actually around on tuesday, and we�*ve got more of the same for today. we start, though, with temperatures on the whole in double figures early on wednesday morning. but it�*ll be a bit colder, i think in the northeast of scotland, could be down to 3—4 celsius here. now many places will start wednesday dry and sunny, but there�*s cloud coming in off the north sea to bring a few showers into the far north of england, and with the cloud bubbling up in eastern england, there could be the odd light shower here. but on the whole, it�*ll be dry for england and wales. quite windy in the south, especially through the english channel. not as windy for scotland and northern ireland, a sun

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.iners who were trapped underground when a mine in northern mexico flooded earlier this month have started to wind—down their vigil at the site. it comes after authorities indicated that the weeks—long rescue operation has become a recovery mission rather than search for survivors. the coal mine filled with water after a wall collapsed. a study has found that a major sea level rise from the melting of the greenland ice cap is now inevitable, even if the world stops emitting greenhouse gases immediately. the research found that global warming to date will cause more than 100 trillion tons of greenland's ice to melt, causing sea levels to rise by at least 27 centimetres, more than 10.5 inches. that would have severe consequences for billions of people who live in coastal areas. russia is due to begin a series ofjoint military exercises with china on tuesday, as relations between the two countries continue to build. the military drills will run for a week and include a number of other nati

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. states and other countries for help to put out a fire in fuel storage tanks in the coastal city of matanzas. the blaze began when the depots were hit by lightning on friday night. the mexican state oil company pemex is also sending a team to the island. one fatality has been reported so far. earlier this week, china started unprecedented military drills around taiwain in retaliation for a visit to the island by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. china considers taiwan part of its territory, and said the visit amounted to a direct threat to china's sovereignty. the military muscle—flexing means cultural and family ties between the chinese mainland and taiwan are once again being put to the test. the increased tensions have particularly left young people in taiwan wondering what their future might hold. let's talk to albert wu — he's a historian, and joins us now from taipei. yourfamily your family spanned both mainline yourfamily spanned both mainline china and taiwan, how does it feel

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.tral pakistan which has seen repeated flash flooding for the past month. officials have just opened the main access roads and started relief activities in the area. she has been speaking to those who have walked for hours to get relief help. right now, i'm at koh—e sulaymans mountains. it's a region of south punjab that is hit badly by a flood. there was a blockage, there was landsliding. people were there. now, today, we have reached to this place, and if you could see, there are mountains all around and currently people are talking about them. they don't have anything to eat because relief operation could not reach here because of the area that you can see behind me. we have one of the affected of this flood. we will try to talk to him. translation: our- problems are enormous. the whole area has been wiped off. we didn't get any food, not even a single onion or a grain of salt. 25 people spent the night under a tent, the whole night, and the children kept crying. they're claiming tha

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.t's ever developed, artemis 1. it was scheduled to take off on monday for an uncrewed test flight to the moon. the space agency had a 2—hour window for lift—off but the launch was aborted when one of its engines couldn't cool down to the required temperature. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle is at the kennedy space center in florida and sent this report. it was all looking so good, even the weather. nasa's new rocket was ready to make history and head to the moon, but then the problems began. the hydrogen team reporting that they started seeing a leak trending up. first of all, a fuel leak, with liquid hydrogen escaping. that one was fixed. then a possible crack was spotted, holding things up even more, although this turned out to be frost in a crevice. but it was an issue with an engine that spelled the end. launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub. nasa's administrator, bill nelson, was on hand to explain. this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has this report.the walrus was having a good summer. leaving the arctic to go on a euro trip, she landed in oslo fjord whereby mid—july she had become a popular attraction. nicknamed after the norse goddess of love and beauty freire was making a splash, chasing after ducks, clambering onto boats to sunbathe and weighing £1300 sometimes even sinking them. but things became problematic when people wouldn't stay away. so much so that after several warnings to the public authorities decided to put her down. translation:. authorities decided to put her down. translation: .- down. translation:. public safety has — down. translation:. public safety has been _ down. translation:. public safety has been prioritised, l safety has been prioritised, animal welfare a priority, human life and wealth come first and that was decisive this time. first and that was decisive this time-— first and that was decisive this time. ,, , , ., this time. sleep is important to walruses, _ this time. sleep is important to walruses

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.a palestinians die in air strikes on the gaza strip. israel says it's targetting the militant group — islamichhad. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog — the iaea — says he's increasingly alarmed about the risk of disaster at the zaporizhzhia power plant in ukraine. let's stay with that story. earlier i spoke to amy nelson who's a seniorfellow at strobe talbott center for security, strategy, and technology at the brookings institution. i asked if she agreed with the iaea's warning.. it's definitely concerning. of course, we have had these concerns off and on throughout the conflict and it reallyjust highlights how unsettling these incidents are and how little the solution we have in place for managing these kinds of concerns at this time. there are reports of several strikes. pressure blames ukraine, ukraine blames russia. how vulnerable is the site at the moment? it's hard to tell in the fog of war what the vulnerabilities are. we know that russians are in control of the plant for a

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. yolande knell, our middle east correpondent joins me from jerusalem.ting to happen now? well, at the moment, we still have sirens warning of incoming palestinian missiles, they have been sounding in the past few minutes and some of the big israeli citizens out of the country close to gaza. there are more reports of israeli strikes endows as well with at least one killed there. the military says it is targeting the islamichhad militant group. those letters began firing their rocket after dark ring the funeral of the islamicjihad commander. at one point, the warning sirens were reaching into the suburbs of tel aviv. we are hearing from the israeli ministry that they have intercepted a number of the rockets that were fired from gaza, most of them in fact, the last figure they gave us was about 190 rockets that had been fired. this all adds up really to the most serious flare—up we have seen in the past year between israel and gaza. but so far despite the fighting talk and defiant statements from hamas, the bigger militant group which actually governs gaza

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. more on the situation in the uk now.pected to be declared in many parts of england, meaning stricter controls over the use of water. here's dan johnson. england's green and pleasant land is now looking pretty dry and parched after weeks of hot weather and so little rain. and later today, a drought is expected to be declared in some parts of the country. golfers have had it rough. this corn course has a stream feeding screens, but that is running dry and the are already baked. there is so little water, even the fish are struggling. the environment agency has been rescuing fish from a river in surrey, moving them to deeper, cooler pools. t surrey, moving them to deeper, cooler pools-— cooler pools. i think it is auoin cooler pools. i think it is going to _ cooler pools. i think it is going to be _ cooler pools. i think it is going to be really - cooler pools. i think it is going to be really busy. | cooler pools. i think it is i going to be really busy. we have got another two weeks of predictable dry weather and we are sa

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.tions nuclear inspectors are on their way to the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia power plant in southern ukraine. members of the iaea group will monitor the security and safety of the plant. kyiv and moscow have repeatedly traded accusations of shelling at the plant, and its operator has warned of the risks of a radioactive leak. the institute for fiscal studies think—tank has labelled some of the economic proposals of conservative leadership front—runner liz truss as "simplistic" and "worrying". her campaign team say she will "boost growth rates in the long term". let's talk now with our political correspondent david lockhart wallace. and pressure seems to be growing on liz truss to say more on the energy and cost of living crisis? there is. liz truss says nothing is off the table in terms of helping people, we know that she believes the best tool is tax cuts so she is promising to reverse a recent rise in national insurance, she wants to scrap a planned rise in corporation tax. it is a

azadeh moshiri reports. a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters surround him. lifting him up to safety. it's but one of the countless rescue efforts that are happening as pakistan faces one of the worst floods in years, with more than 1,000 people dead and millions affected. i find it very difficult to put into words. the phraseologies that we're used to, whether it's monsoon rains or flooding, doesn't quite seem to encapsulate the ongoing devastation and disaster that we're still witnessing. the satellite images show the sheer scale of the flooding. this is what rajanpur in pakistan's punjab province looked like before the flooding. its homes and fields clearly visible. this is the situation now. overrun and overwhelmed. stepping away from the political turmoil surrounding his government, prime minister shahbaz sharif was seen distributing relief items. while poor planning and infrastructure has played a role in all this, climate change is also to blame. pakistan only produces 1% of global emissions, yet the country is dealing with some of its worst consequenc

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has this report.n workers trapped in a coal mine have reached a crucial point. they have been underground since wednesday after the excavation caused a tunnel wall to cave in and triggered floods. rescuers are working on pumping out the water to allow divers to enter. translation: the good news is the pump which has much more capacity in emptying one of the wales, this will hopefully deliver and very positive result compared to what was achieved throughout the night. five of the workers managed to escape within the first 2a hours but since then no survivors have been found. so the families have been waiting and hoping for good news. sleeping through the night in cots, blankets, plastic chairs and whatever else they could find. translation: we whatever else they could find. translation:— whatever else they could find. translation: ~ ., , ., , translation: we are still hoping that they are _ translation: we are still hoping that they are in _ translation: we are still hoping that they are in a _ transla

earlier i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri libya is a country torn into and this is coming fromeds to rival political. the situation is in tripoli, you have a un recognised government with its own prime minister, and yet in the east you have a rival parliament that has appointed its own prime minister months ago, prime minister bashaga. and this is coming after months of tensions and as you said, libya is no stranger to violence, but this is the worst violence the country has seen in perhaps two years. what is happening is that forces aligned with the east are trying to seize territory in tripoli and using things like mortars, heavy machine—guns and small firearms. the worry is this could become much worse and this could turn into a full—blown war. you say it could become much worse. what has international reaction been so far? the us, the un as well as turkey, which has presences around tripoli, are all calling for an immediate ceasefire. the us has asked for talks between two rival factions and in particular the us ambassador to libya has called for new elections because the l

azadeh moshiri reports. i never meant to hurt anybody.t of the population. i never meant to break any laws here. it was her final plea to a russian court as the us basketball star brittney griner said she had made an honest mistake, but it made no difference. despite insisting she had never intended to use the cannabis oil authorities had found in her luggage, brittney griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for smuggling and possessing narcotics. her lawyers have said they will appeal the verdict. translation: if you look. at the statistics, at least one third of russians on similar charges receive a suspended sentence, and all the rest receive a minimum sentence under article 229, but not nine years. considered one of the best female players in the world, ms griner travelled to russia to play club basketball in the us�*s off—season, but after her arrest at a moscow airport, it took six months for the trial to finally reach this point. her only hope now is a prisoner exchange. i know everybody is making some assumptions here about w

let's talk to our reporter azadeh moshiri who has been looking at this story for us.amme. explain to us, what was he accused of and what does this ruling mean? figs was he accused of and what does this ruling mean?— this ruling mean? as you mentioned _ this ruling mean? as you mentioned this _ this ruling mean? as you mentioned this goes - this ruling mean? as you| mentioned this goes back this ruling mean? as you i mentioned this goes back to sandy hook and that killing of children and adults back in 2012 and alexjones is known as a far right broadcaster, a conspiracy theorist and the host of info walls and he has repeatedly claimed that the shooting was a hoax organised by the government to take away gun ownership rights and in fact the parents of these children were actors and so for the parents to come to court they have been seeking at least $150 million in damages because they claim that alex jones's comments have led to harassment and emotional distress. alex jones, for his part, has argued that all of this is an attack on his freedom of speech and he seeks to d

with me is our reporter azadeh moshiri. what more do we know?u date what more do we know? we have an update from — what more do we know? we have an update from his _ what more do we know? we have an update from his condition, - an update from his condition, from his literary agent, andrew wylie, who released a statement before 7pm on friday new york time. it reads: also added that salman rushdie, at 75 years old, is on a ventilator. the police have released the name of the suspect. while they did reiterate they do not know the motive of the attack and that nationality of the suspect right now, his name is hadi matar, he is 2a years old and he is from fairview, new jersey. he is from fairview, new jerse _ ., , he is from fairview, new jerse . ., , jersey. salman rushdie has received death _ jersey. salman rushdie has received death threats - jersey. salman rushdie has received death threats for l received death threats for years. tells a bit more about the to this.— the to this. that's right. it's hard to overstate _ the to this. that's right. it

earlier, i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri for the latest on the attack.e an update on his condition, from his literary agent, andrew wylie, who released a statement shortly before 7pm on friday local new york time. it reads: he also added that salman rushdie, at 75 years old, is currently on a ventilator. the police have also released the name of the suspect. while they did reiterate they do not know the motive of the attack and they don't know his nationality right now, his name is hadi matar, he is 2a years old and he is from fairview, newjersey. azadeh, salman rushdie has received death threats for years. tell us a bit more about the background to this. that's right. it's hard to overstate what a huge figure salman rushdie is in the literary world. it was a second novel, midnight's children, which was a huge commercial success. he said a bestselling novel was not his real goal, he wanted to do serious literature and it is what his fourth novel in 1989 was, the satanic verses, so much so that its impact forced him to go into hiding for nine years. the b

earlier i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri, what more we know about these military drills.hat these drills are going to involve long—range ammunition shooting, happening in waters about ten miles away from taiwan so that's about 16 kilometres and it is one of the most busy waterways in the world. taiwan has also said that china has sent 27 warplanes in its air defence zones prior to these drills beginning and they are arguing that given the zones that china is covering, the fact that it's encircling this island, it effectively amounts to a blockade. china is arguing that it is whollyjustified based on the us visit, that the us violated its sovereignty and warned that anyone who offends china will be punished. how about china and other countries like the us, how are they responding? taiwan has responded by putting in some contingency measures for its own safety, as you said it has scrambled more than 20 jets to warn them off but it has also directed its ships to find alternative routes to avoid these drills. it is also in negotiation with japan and the philippines to find ot

with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri.a is a country torn into and this is coming from a month—long stand of tween needs to rival political. the situation is in tripoli, you have a un recognised government with its own prime minister and yet in the east you have a rival parliament that has appointed its own prime minister months ago, prime minister months ago, prime minister months ago, prime minister bashakah. and as he said, libya is no stranger to violence, but this is the worst violence the country has seenin worst violence the country has seen in perhaps two years. what is happening is that forces aligned with the east are trying to seize territory in tripoli and using things like mortars, heavy machine—guns and small firearms. the worry could become much worse and this could turn into a full—blown war. could turn into a full-blown war. ., . ., could turn into a full-blown war. ., . war. you said could become much worse. war. you said could become much worse- what _ war. you said could become much worse. what has _ wa

with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. not know exactly what the european commission is going to set out yet, but what you think is likely? set out yet, but what you think is likel ? ~ ., ., ., is likely? we do have a sense of it. is likely? we do have a sense of it- this _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one of _ is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one of the - is likely? we do have a sense of it. this is one of the worst| of it. this is one of the worst energy emergencies that the region has faced in decades, and so naturally leaders are looking for really big solutions, and one of the areas they are looking at is the electricity market. let us take a listen to the president of the european commission who was talking about how the system works right now. the skyrocketing - works right now. the l skyrocketing electricity works right now. the skyrocketing electricity prices are now — skyrocketing electric

azadeh moshiri reports. gaza's sky lights up israel's military launches successive air strikes. this is the footage they released of the attack. it lasted hours and claimed several lives — including that of a top military commander of palestinian islamichhad, a militant group also known as the pi]. israel carried out a precise counterterrorism response against an immediate threat. our fight is not with the people of gaza. islamichhad is an iran proxy that wants to destroy the state of israel and kill innocent israelis. in response, the militant group fired back more than 100 rockets towards israel, most of them hitting its iron dome missile shield. sirens sounded out across the streets, with israelis seeking shelter. hamas, which governs the palestinian territory, condemned the strikes on gaza. translation: the occupation has initiated crimes in the middle - of the day by targeting residential buildings while the inhabitants were inside on a weekend and targeting a resistance leader. the crime occurred despite all our communication through mediators. the occupation must pay the

azadeh moshiri reports. garzo�*s skylight are israel's military lodges excessive air strikes.his is the footage that they released at the attack. it lasted hours and claimed several lives, including that of a top military commander of palestinian islamichhad, a militant group also known as the pig. , ., ., ., the pig. israel carried out a recise the pig. israel carried out a precise counterterrorism i precise counterterrorism response against an immediate threat. ourfight is not response against an immediate threat. our fight is not with the people of gaza. islamic jihad is proxy of her too. we want to destroy the state of israel and kill innocent israelis.— israel and kill innocent israelis. , israelis. in response, the military _ israelis. in response, the military grow) _ israelis. in response, the military group fired - israelis. in response, the military group fired back| israelis. in response, the - military group fired back more than 100 rockets towards israel, most hitting the iron dome missile shield. sirens rang out and israelis sought shelter. translation: the occum

azadeh moshiri reports. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to hurt anybody. never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the rest of the population. i never meant to break any laws here. it population. i never meant to break any laws here.- population. i never meant to break any laws here. it was her final plea _ break any laws here. it was her final plea to — break any laws here. it was her final plea to a _ break any laws here. it was her final plea to a russian - break any laws here. it was her final plea to a russian court - final plea to a russian court as the us basketball star britney griner said she had made an honest mistake, but it made an honest mistake, but it made no difference. despite insisting she had never intended to use the cannabis oil authorities had found in her luggage, britney griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for smuggling and possessing narcotics. the lawyers said they will appeal the verdict. translation: iii the verdict. translation: , ., theverdict. translation: ,,~u, translation: if you look at the sta

let's get more on this from our news reporter azadeh moshiri.s say that they needed to do this? as you sa , they needed to do this? as you say. freya _ they needed to do this? as you say. freya had _ they needed to do this? as you say, freya had become - they needed to do this? as you say, freya had become a - they needed to do this? as you i say, freya had become a popular attraction in oslo, she was named after the goddess of love and beauty and she had been on somewhat of a euro trip this past year. there were sightings in the united kingdom and sweden and evelyn. she eventually ended up in norway where she became quite a sensation, she was climbing aboard boats, she was sunbathing, she was sometimes thinking those boats because she weighed £1300. the problem came up when crowds wouldn't stop crowding around her and no matter how many times authorities warned these crowds to stay away, children were gathering around the walrus as well, theyjust kept coming back and of course walrus attacks aren't that common but walruses can typically sleep a

earlier i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri, what more we know about these military drills. drills will involve long raise ammunition shooting. they will happen in what is about ten miles or 16 kilometres from taiwan. it is one of the most busy waterways in the world. taiwan has also said that china has sent about 27 warplanes in its air defence zones prior to these drills beginning. they are arguing given the zones that china is covering, the fact it is in circling the islands, it affect the effectively amounts to a blockade. china is arguing this is wholly justified blockade. china is arguing this is whollyjustified based on the us visit saying the us violated its sovereignty and anyone who offends china will be punished. anyone who offends china will be punished-— anyone who offends china will be punished. how about china and other— be punished. how about china and other countries _ be punished. how about china and other countries like - be punished. how about china and other countries like the i and other countries like the us, how are they responding? taiwan has respond

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's get more on this. we are going to speak to a palestinian activist.ch for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme._ i- thank you very much for coming on i the programme._ i believe the programme. thank you. i believe ou have the programme. thank you. i believe you have been _ the programme. thank you. i believe you have been in _ the programme. thank you. i believe you have been in contact _ the programme. thank you. i believe you have been in contact with - you have been in contact with friends and people who are close to what has been happening. can you just tell us how they are failing, what's happening? first just tell us how they are failing, what's happening?— just tell us how they are failing, what's happening? first of all, to be very clear. — what's happening? first of all, to be very clear, israel _ what's happening? first of all, to be very clear, israel is _ what's happening? first of all, to be very clear, israel is not - be very clear, israel is not defend

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ring, one of the worst affected areas is sindh province. 0ur pakistan correspondent pumza fihlani has been to a community living in a make—shift shelter on the outskirts of sakkur. the floods have been cruel to the people of pakistan. they've been especially devastating for those who had little to start with. the people in this community usually worked as extra pairs of hands on farmland. a lot of that farmland has been destroyed, so, many of them are now out of work. they've travelled for kilometres to try and get to higher ground. this is where they've settled for the time being, for about two weeks, some of them say they've been living here out in the open on the side of the road, they have not received any relief, they have not received any aid. there are many children and they don't know what they are going to feed them. these floods have been devastating because they've taken whatever little means of survival they had and laid that completely to waste. they say they don't know ho

with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. good to have you with us. do we know about these drills that china is due to begin? do we know what they will involve?— will involve? while this is all in reaction — will involve? while this is all in reaction to _ will involve? while this is all in reaction to the _ will involve? while this is all in reaction to the us - will involve? while this is all in reaction to the us visit. in reaction to the us visit military response is completely focused on taiwan. in terms of what china has told us we know that these drills are going to involve long—range ammunition shooting, happening and what is about ten miles away from taiwan so that's about 16 kilometres and it is one of the most busy waterways in the world. taiwan has also said that china has sent 27 warplanes and its air defence zones prior to these drills beginning and they are arguing that given the zones that china is covering, and the silent, it effectively amounts to a blockade. china is arguing that it is whollyjustified based on the us visit, that the

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.cil yesterday that fighting near the plant has sparked a grave crisis. our correspondent in kyiv — hugo bachega — told us what's happening at the plant today. the situation remains extremely tense at the nuclear power plant and this level of military activity has obviously raised fears of a catastrophe. four days, russia and ukraine have traded accusations of who is to blame for selling the complex, the latest round of accusations happened yesterday, hours before the meeting at the un security council. the background to this is that ukrainian officials have accused russia of turning this nuclear facility into a military base, using it to launch attacks against ukrainian targets, knowing that ukrainian forces are unlikely to retaliate. yesterday at the un there were more calls for russia to allow international monitors to visit the complex, we heard from the un secretary general antonio petit was calling for a demilitarised zone around the region and we heard from the russian ambassador

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.en mazzig, he is an israeli writer and senior fellow at the tel aviv institute, which aims to combat hate and violence againstjews and other communities. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thanks for having me. do ou the programme. thanks for having me. do you think — the programme. thanks for having me. do you think the _ the programme. thanks for having me. do you think the air— the programme. thanks for having me. do you think the air strikes _ the programme. thanks for having me. do you think the air strikes by - do you think the air strikes by israel was justified? do you think the air strikes by israel wasjustified? i do you think the air strikes by israel was justified?— do you think the air strikes by israel was justified? israel was 'ustified? i think it was 'ustified. israel wasjustified? i think it was justified. israel— israel wasjustified? i think it was justifi

azadeh moshiri reports. a young boy stranded on a rock as raging waters around him.cue work edging out of the helicopter, lifting up to safety. it is one of the countless rescue efforts that are happening as pakistan faces one of the worst floods in years. more than a thousand people dead and millions affected. �* ,, �* people dead and millions affected. ~ ,, ~ , affected. translation:. it is difficult to _ affected. translation:. it is difficult to put _ affected. translation:. it is difficult to put into _ affected. translation:. it is difficult to put into words, - difficult to put into words, the phraseology we are used to, whether it is monsoon rains, flooding doesn't quite seem to encapsulate the ongoing devastation and disaster are still witnessing. the satellite ima . es still witnessing. the satellite images show _ still witnessing. the satellite images show the _ still witnessing. the satellite images show the sheer - still witnessing. the satellite images show the sheer scale i still witnessing. the satellite i images show the sheer scale of the flooding,

with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri.iting to see her appear in south korea but the most controversial visit was this time yesterday when she was in taiwan.— was in taiwan. she is on this next leg _ was in taiwan. she is on this next leg of _ was in taiwan. she is on this next leg of her _ was in taiwan. she is on this next leg of her age - was in taiwan. she is on this next leg of her age and - was in taiwan. she is on this next leg of her age and tour| next leg of her age and tour her visit and fallout from that visit to taiwan is still continuing in any moment now, we would expect these chinese drills to begin, that's when they said they would begin, and as far as china has said, they said their response will involve live long—range ammunition shooting, that it will be around ten miles away from taiwan, that's about 16 kilometres away, in the seas surrounding the island, so much so, that taiwan has warned, given its expensive military drills, given the fact that these are in the six positions around the island it effec

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.spondent pumza fihlani is in sindh province for us. pumza, tell us what conditions are like there at the moment.- like there at the moment. every villaue like there at the moment. every village that _ like there at the moment. every village that we _ like there at the moment. every village that we have _ like there at the moment. every village that we have visited - like there at the moment. every l village that we have visited across here is entirely overwhelmed, many of the mud homes have sunk under water and people have had to leave and move to higher ground. where we are currently is one of the places where they have tried to find temporary shelter, on the side of a busy motorway. the people i spoke to here say they have been here for weeks and no help has come. there are not even tense, a lot of them is just coverings of plastic bags which have been stitched together. they don't know if officials even though they are here so they don't know if they are here so they don't know if t

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.again. rory mcelroy says he won't be easy to tee up mcelroy says he won't be easy to tee up against other golfers.. he'll return to europe to play on the dp world tour at the bmw championship full of confidence in a year where he just missed out on winning the open at st andrews and finishing in the top eight at the other three majors, too. incredible day, incredible week. i called my way back and ended up winning the tournament. incredible just a real, really proud of my resilience and how i in the loop that start. and just stuck my head down and kept going all week. and i took advantage of the opportunity i was given today. today marks ten years since the opening ceremony of the london paralympics. baroness tanni grey—thompson was involved in the bid and delivery of those games, and while she enjoyed the success of 2012, she thinks things can still improve in paris in 2024 and four years later in los angeles. you cannot expect a couple of weeks to the olympics and a couple of weeks o

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.s where the water on the rhine used to be. good morning to you from the riverbed of the mighty rhine. we should be underwater here and get the water levels have dropped so significantly that it has simply dried out. behind me, you can see there is an island in the river. usually, people say they cannot get to the island without the use of a boat but the water level is so low, you can see someone picking their way over a stone bridge which has now been exposed. it is worth pointing out the water levels drop here every year, that is not unusual but this time it is happening more frequently, people tell us, and it is happening earlier in the year. usually, the dry season is september, october. whilst the levels are very low, they have not reached a record low set in 2018 but people here are extremely worried that the forecasters say they will drop further and the record will be surpassed. from here, you can see a section of the river which is still navigable for the vessels which fetch an

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.inning the next election unless inflation is quickly brought under control. while liz truss, said the uk should not talk itself into a recession. we can speak now to our political correspondentjonathan blake. jonathan, whose argument is winning with the membership? they are taking different approaches, aren't they? rishi sunak is trying to offer some measure but not necessarily appealing to those whose votes count.— not necessarily appealing to those whose votes count. good morning. yes. the whose votes count. good morning. yes- the two _ whose votes count. good morning. yes. the two candidates _ whose votes count. good morning. yes. the two candidates and - whose votes count. good morning. yes. the two candidates and their| yes. the two candidates and their message on the economy could not be more different, really and as you said there we heard that again last night at the latest hustings in eastbourne when richey —— when rishi sunak warned that if inflation took hold the conservativ

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.spired by mexican folklore. circus artists show off their skills on stilts with gymnastics and music. and it is a summer favourite among young people. but the event got interrupted because of the pandemic. translation: during the pandemic we locked ourselves in and the children did not go outside, we went outside because we had to earn a living but the children needed to get out. now that we have this, we came to enjoy it, the children can enjoy themselves and learn more about our culture. each sculpture represents elements from different animals and none are alike. translation: it is interesting to create and bring to life those monsters we might have in our dreams. everyone can build a creature but it takes up a lot of time. at the end of the parade, they are placed on display. prizes are awarded for the best one. it has become so popular in mexico city entire families cannot resist taking part. let's have a look at the weather with carol. this morning, e—mail start to the day but we

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ers from more than 190 countries, on septemberfifth. they'll also visit the wellchild awards, three days later. it'll be their first visit to the uk since attending some of the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations in earlyjune. a red panda which made a daring escape from its enclosure —— and evaded recapture for two days —— has been caught and safely returned. this is ravi —— who made his breakout from adelaide zoo on friday —— but was found in a tree in the nearby botanic park. zoo workers were unsuccessful in luring him out with bamboo —— and were forced to use a tranquiliser dart. once the drug took effect, some very helpful people safely caught the falling ravi in a sheet. have a good day. hello again. as we go through this week, we are looking at lower temperatures than last week and also some thunderstorms. we have got rain across scotland, some showers across northern ireland, england and also wales and all of those could prove to be thundery in nature. but the showers are fair

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. know, the next marvel movie. despite the festival's stunning backdrop, there are ripples of tension beneath the surface. its leadership has always prioritised theatrical releases — even making it a requirement for entries. but they're facing the reality that audiences are turning on the telly to stream, rather than walking into film theatres. but for the next 11 days, they'll put all that aside — after all, the show must go on. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. today is the last day of the meteorological summer and we do still have some summer weather in the forecast. high pressure is firmly in charge of things today and still we've got a keen breeze across england and wales, especially the north sea coastline and the channel islands. that's bringing in some showers from the east, a few of them moving further west but they are fairly isolated. the cloud across scotland continuing to break so most of us having a dry day with sunn