have pushed further into tigray.ard about considerable resistance from the tigray forces particularly around a crossroads town, so it is a mixed situation. undoubtedly there was momentum on the ethiopian and eritrean side in the last couple of weeks. host: let me come back to you, andualem. what is happening in and around tigray? it has been difficult to get information from the region. the federal government prior to the talks have said it would restore communication services across tigray. did they take that action? is more age going into the region to alleviate the humanitarian situation there? >> yes, we also follow support from the government side, and we have seen some pictures, restoring electricity and telephone and video on social media in the areas where the national defense force has taken control. we have seen those deliveries being done by the government. when we see underground what is happening, the war is advancing into the different regions of tigray, and we heard it is surrounding a city and the ass

what they want is an indendent self-re system in tigray whereby the people of tigray can have a say on destiny. it if the people in tigray want to go for referendum, it is enshrined in the constitution. it is their constitutional right. tpla cannot help that. but so far i don't think tpla will be taking the lead and having article 30 not invoked. the federal government has invited the foreign army to occupy the territorial addition independence of the state. [indiscernible] according to the constitution. this is the dynamics in play at the moment. amy: 10 seconds. >> at the moment it is better we focus on the hopes and the peace negotiation, the hopes they would agree on cessation of hostilities which would pave way for access to humanitarian and liing the siege. medieval era siege that has been imposed on tigray. no banking, no road. seven laypeople -- we need that to be lifted. we hope the talks would guarantee people in tigray can be having access to their own bank come having access to telecommunication -- amy: tsedale lemma, inc. you for being with us, journalist and founder of th

federal forces waged a scorched earth campaign and occupied parts of tigray.y withdrew in june 2021 and began their blockade. a report last month from the united nations accused all parties, including the tigrayans, of hun rights abuses. it blamed the abiy government for crimes against humanity in tigray which it said may be ongoing, including the use of starvation as a weapon of war. abiy maintains he is simply defending ethiopians from the tigrayan militia and political party known as the tplf, which ran the country for almost 30 years. this week's ceasefire talks will take place ahead of an ignominious anniversary. on november 4, the conflict will turn two years old. for “pbs news weekend,” i'm ali rogin. geoff: our thanks to ali for that report. and here at home, former president donald trump appeared at a political rally last night in texas. speaking publicly for the first time since being subpoenaed by the january 6 committee, trump criticized the committee's actions, but would not say whether he'll comply. and today, representative liz cheney, thcommitt

in tigray.iggest concern is for children. data gathered by health workers and shared with the bbc shows that dozens of children who became severel malnourished have died since the war began. between july of 2021 and july of this year, more than 240,000 children screamed suffered from moderate or acute malnutrition. another 76,000 suffered from severe acute among nutrition. nearly 2500 of them died. one of those who died is this baby. when i reported on his health earlier this year, he was three months old and he weighed less than he did at birth. so, how does this compare to previous years? between 2017 and 2020, the number of deaths of severely malnourished children was 508. after the war began in late 2020, deaths shut up to more than 1900. now, to nearly 2500. health officials believe these cases are just the tip of the iceberg, because the war has made it impossible to find all malnourished children. >> these figures are an underrepresentation of the actual figure, they are not near the true

ethiopia's tigray region has been besieged by war for almost two years.and tigrayan forces have been postponed and there are reports of fresh clashes. filmmakers charles emptaz and 0liverjobard got rare access and visited a hospital in tigray that's struggling to treat its patients. hussein mohamed has this report for bbc africa eye and a warning, it contains distressing images. the tigray region in northern ethiopia has been cut off from the world by war. in this village, no—one has enough to eat. many are starving. fighting prevented farmers from planting crops and the market stalls are barren. there are no medical centres nearby and people from this village are forced to walk 100km to a bigger town. even there, resources are scarce. dr tsehaye runs a hospital that has barely any medicine, electricity or gas. he says more and more malnourished children are being brought here. the ethiopian government and the tigrayan regional authority blame each other for the humanitarian crisis and while peace talks falter, the fighting has intensified, restricting th

ethiopia's tigray region has been besieged by war for almost two years.postponed and there are reports of fresh clashes. the un estimates that almost one in three children under five in the region are malnourished, but the full scale of the humanitarian crisis is still not clear. communications from the area are restricted, and journalists have been barred from entering the region. film—makers charles emptaz and 0liverjobard got rare access and visited a hospital in tigray that's struggling to treat its patients. hussein mohamed has this report for bbc africa eye, and a warning — it contains distressing images. the tigray region in northern ethiopia has been cut off from the world by war. in this village, no—one has enough to eat. many are starving. fighting prevented farmers from planting crops and the market stalls are barren. there are no medical centres nearby and people from this village are forced to walk 100km to a bigger town. even there, resources are scarce. dr tsehaye runs a hospital that has barely any medicine, electricity or gas. he says mor

ethiopian officials have repeatedly denied blockading tigray. focused on the war in ukraine. in the meantime, the war in ukraine. in the meantime, the deadly war in ethiopia has only gotten worse, leaving millions trapped in a catastrophic, humanitarian crisis. here in the uk, people who work with children and don�*t report allegations of child sexual abuse should be prosecuted, according to a long—awaited independent inquiry. it is among the white set of reforms recommended following a seven—year inquiry which described child six abuse in england and wales as horrific and deeply disturbing. here is our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. the testimony heard in this room has been devastating. of the eight boys in my dormitory at st leonards, six are now dead from drug overdoses and suicides. devious perpetrators protected by institutions more worried about their reputations. today, the final verdict of the panel, which has heard it all. the nature and scale of the abuse we encountered was shocking and deeply disturbing. this is notjust a his

there was food and cash and fuel getting through to tigray.ich means that millions of people are not getting any aid. they're not getting any medicine for diseases. they are not getting any support. it all seems very depressing, kalkidan. i mean, can you see any long term or medium term way out of this? there have been efforts to bring peace in this war. one thing that we must remember in this war is it's been unpredictable. there have been so many turns and twists. but it seems at least now the war is going on. reports of air strikes have continued. and, on the ground, it seems the fighting is intense and on multiple fronts. kalkidan yibeltal, speaking from ethiopia. economic woes everywhere, but especially britain. savage climate events happening right round the globe, almost daily, from canada to the philippines. and a chaotic and vicious war being fought out in front of our eyes in ukraine. it's not exactly a happy time. still, as we heard just now from famil ismailov from the bbc russian service, there are reasons to hope that president p

there was food and cash and fuel getting through to tigray.which means that millions of people are not getting any aid. they're not getting any medicine for diseases. they are not getting any support. it all seems very depressing, kalkidan. i mean, can you see any long term or medium term way out of this? there have been efforts to bring peace in this war. one thing that we must remember in this war is it's been unpredictable. there have been so many turns and twists. but it seems at least now the war is going on. reports of air strikes have continued. and, on the ground, it seems the fighting is intense and on multiple fronts. kalkidan yibeltal, speaking from ethiopia. economic woes everywhere, but especially britain. savage climate events happening right round the globe, almost daily, from canada to the philippines. and a chaotic and vicious war being fought out in front of our eyes in ukraine. it's not exactly a happy time. still, as we heard just now from famil ismailov from the bbc russian service, there are reasons to hope that president

the head of the world health organization, who is from tigray, says cities are being carpet bombed.deaths of 41 miners in an explosion to "destiny", saying such accidents "will always be". president erdogan made the comments during a visit to the site in bartin province on saturday. protests have taken place in istanbul objecting to his remarks, with some protestors describing the accident as a "massacre". private screenings of a film starring british and pakistani stars including emma thompson and sajal ali are being auctioned to raise funds forflood victims in pakistan. around 1,700 people have died and nearly eight million people have been displaced by the floods. emb hashmi has been speaking to the screenwriter and producer of the film what's love got to do with it?, jemima goldsmith, about the auctions of the screenings. mo, here. — mo the matchmaker. no photos? yeah, no photos yet. so, jemima, you have a new film out, what's love got to do with it?, and you are showing an awful lot of love for pakistan right now by auctioning off viewings of your film, that is due out injanuar

there are eritrean troops partnering with ethiopian government troops continuing to fight in tigray andosing huge costs on the tigrayan people. i am encouraged that the peace talks have begun. the united states has tried to provide encouragement, support, pressure where appropriate, to get the parties to the table, and i am hopeful both sides will agree to return to a cease-fire and return to allowi both humanitarian relief to the people who are suffering and accountability for the gross human rights viotions committed by many of the parties to this conflict. laura: thank you so much for being with us. russia has informed the u.s. it will conduct annual exercises of its nuclear forces, which are expected to include missile test. this comes as pressure continues to claim that ukraine is preparing to use an explosive device laced with radioactive material. russia passed its case at the united nations security council tuesday, but western officials have dismissed the allegation. president biden has warned russia it would be making an incredibly serious steak if it used a tackler -- tactica

amy: he is from tigray. thousands have been killed in the brutal conflict. one analyst estimas the deat toll tbe as highs 800,000 people millions have been displaced and hundreds of thousands are facing famine. investigaon last ye found that a sides figing in the war d committed violations that might amount to war crimes. russian president vladimir putin has declared martial law in four regions of ukraine recently annexed by russia in violation of international law. the order will include new limits on public gatherings, the -- great for people to police, and will curtail the right of people to travel and communicate freely. in the occupied city of kherson, russian-installed leaders have began evacuating 60,000 people as ukraine's military presses a counter-offensive aimed at retaking the city. in brussels, belgium, european union leaders have announced new sanctions on iran after russia launched a series of attacks on ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure using iranian-made drones. meanwhile, britain's top military official has shrugged off putin's t

amy: he is from tigray. thousands have been killed in the brutal conflict. one analyst estimas the deat toll tbe as highs 800,000 people millions have been displaced and hundreds of thousands are facing famine. investigaon last ye found that a sides figing in the war d committed violations that might amount to war crimes. russian president vladimir putin has declared martial law in four regions of ukraine recently annexed by russia in violation of international law. the order will include new limits on public gatherings, the -- great for people to police, and will curtail the right of people to travel and communicate freely. in the occupied city of kherson, russian-installed leaders have began evacuating 60,000 people as ukraine's military presses a counter-offensive aimed at retaking the city. in brussels, belgium, european union leaders have announced new sanctions on iran after russia launched a series of attacks on ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure using iranian-made drones. meanwhile, britain's top military official has shrugged off putin's t

amy: in ethiopia, more than 50 people were killed and more than 70 injured in the northern tigray region tuesday after an air strike ripped through a school housing people displaced by fighting between ethiopia's military and separatist rebels. it's among the deadliest attacks carried out in tigray since conflict erupted in november of 2020, leaving thousands dead and millions displaced from their homes. on wednesday, both ethiopia's government and tigray rebels said they had accepted an african union invitation to join peace talks in south africa aimed at ending the conflict. russian president vladimir putin has signed papers formally declaring russia's annexation of four regions of ukraine. his signatures came as ukraine's military continued to claim battlefield victories against russia, saying it retook more settlements with two of the regions come by the kremlin. also putin signed a decree over the zaporizhzhia power plant, the largest nuclear station, which hahas been occupied by russia's military since march. in a video statement posted online, the head of ukraine's nuclear power a

fighting in and around ethiopia�*s northern tigray region has left tens of thousands dead and createdunveiled a prototype lunar rover with living space for astronauts. the move is part of the agency�*s push to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in half a century under its artemis project. the rover was put on display in the us state of arizona, this vehicle can crawl across rocks, drive in all directions, and comes complete with a toilet. wednesday marks a0 days since the death of the young iranian woman mahsa amini. her death while in custody of iran�*s morality police sparked nationwide protests that are now in their sixth week. a0 days after someone has died is significant in iran as it marks the end of the mourning period. i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri what we can expect, given the day of mourning. authorities tend to be very concerned when it comes to funerals, or any sort of mourning ceremonies for that matter, because they tend to turn into protests. that�*s been happening in the last six weeks, people chanting anti—government slogans, women have started

100% afraid because if they sent me back to africa it is going to be easy or the government of tigray — arrived in africa. others he had told me _ arrived in africa. others he had told me the _ arrived in africa. others he had told me the new - arrived in africa. others he j had told me the new prime minister would scrap the rwanda plan. there is little evidence of that there are many reasons why people are still drawn to this crossing and many ways to rationalise the risks. time for all the sports news. hello there, this is your updates from the bbc sport centre. lesterthrashed centre. lester thrashed nottingham forest centre. lesterthrashed nottingham forest 4—0 to secure their first english premier league win of the season and move off the bottom of the table at the expense of the opponents. james madison scored twice either side of a harvey barnes strike as lester opened up barnes strike as lester opened up a 3—0 lead before halftime. medicine teed up to make it 4-0. the medicine teed up to make it 4—0. the result means forest have lost their last five games and dropped to the bot

amy: representatives rubble forces in tigray gathered for mediation talks. the talks came as the united nations warned the situation in ethiopia is spiraling out of control with reports of widespread atrocities, including airstrikes and artillery fire that have exacerbated the humanitarian catastrophe. some estimates put the number of dead in tigray at 800,000 in the last two years. the u.n. says the resulting health crisis now threatens 6 million people. the u.n. international atomic energy agency says it will send inspectors to two ukrainian nuclear sites after russia claims without evidence that ukraine was preparing to deploy a radioactive device known as a dirty bomb against russia. ukraine has rejected the charge and plans to bring up the issue at the u.n. security council and meets today. meanwhile, germany's president has arrived in kyiv in the first visit to ukraine since russia invaded in february. calling for a dramatic boost in german and european union aid to ukraine's military. here in the united states, a group of 30 progressive congressmember

neave: ethiopian government troops have captured three towns from rebel forces in the war-torn tigray region. it comes as the government tries to take control of airports from the tigrayan are both front. the violence has killed thousands of civilians. it has left thousands on the brink of famine. the ethiopian government is committed to defending the country's territorial integrity. >> on august 24, the world was and i did by the tigrayan rebels. [indiscernible] neave: floods in venezuela have killed at least three people. the downpour because the dam to overflow, sending floodwaters down to the city. heavy rains and mudslides have killed dozens and left hundreds melt -- homeless. >> it is not easy to watch people being taken by the flood. it is not easy to see the houses being taken. we are fine, thank god. soon we will be out of here. reporter: still ahead, joe biden promises to legalize abortion across the united states if democrats can maintain their hold over congress. >> bertens respondent -- britons respond to list trusses attempt to hold onto her job. >> major flooding remain

health organization, who is from tigray, warned their carpet bombing whole cities and says one million people aret risk of starvation after a 17 month arcade left food and medicine in short supply. russia's military has launched a freswave of long-range attacks on ukraine's critical infrastructure, cutting off water and power to large parts of the country. authorities say at least two people were killed in today's attacks on kyiv, a day after russian drone attacks left five people dead in ukraine'capital ty. president volodymyr zelenskyy said 30% of ukraine's power stations have been destroyed by the latest attacks, causing massive blackouts. ukraine's culture minister says the orchestra conductor yuri kerpatenko was shot and killed in his home by russian soldiers in the russian-occupied city of kherson. the 46-year-old conductor reportedly refused to take part in a concert meant to show support for russia's annexation of the southern port city. an associated press investigation has found thousands of ukrainian children have been deported to russia or russian-occupied parts of ukraine

air strike in the country's northern tigray region. it happened yesterday at a school that was sheltering people displaced by the two-year long internal conflict. survivors of the strike fled to the nearby town of shire, about 15 miles from the blast. a malfunctioning south korean ballistic missile blew up as it hit the ground today during a live fire drill with the u.s. the missile crashed inside an air force base near the city of gang the young -- of gangneeung. there were no reports of injuries. the joint military drill was a reprisal for north korea's nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over japan the previous day. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken called the north's provocations dangerous and reckless. >> i think what we' seeing is that if they continue down this road it will only increase the condemnation, increase the isolation, increase the steps thatre taken in response to their actions. judy: hours later, north korea launched two more ballistic missiles toward the -- toward its east coast. its sixth launch in 12

then, ethiopia in crisis -- with peace talks set to begin tomorrow, we look at the fighting in tigrayer look at how the role of women on screen and behind the camera is shaping the hbo hit series "house of the dragon." >> there is a reason to revisit this world of these characters and to really closely examine how women are treated in this society and how those systems either fail them or prop them up, depending on how the power is swinging. geoff: all that and the day's headlines on tonight's "pbs news

says he's encouraged by early signs of a commitment to peace by the government delegation and rival tigraythousands of people dead and created a humanitarian crisis.. nasa has unveiled a prototype lunar rover with living space for astronauts. it's part of the agency's plans to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in half a century under its artemis project. the rover can crawl across rocks, drive in all directions, and comes complete with a toilet. ukraine has urged its citizens who are abroad not to return until the spring, to help ease the pressure on the severely damaged energy system. russian missile and drone attacks on power plants and other infrastructure have reportedly destroyed a third of the country's energy sector. we can now speak to yuriy sak, an adviser to ukraine's minister of defense. he joins us from kyiv. thank you for being on the programme, what is the situation when it comes to energy and the provision you have got at the moment? good mornin: , have got at the moment? good morning. like — have got at the moment? good morning, like you _ have got at the momen

the ethiopian government and its allies have been fighting tigray forces in the north of the countrylict has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands on the brink of famine. the former pakistani prime minister, imran khan, has filed an appeal in court against the election commission's decision to bar him from public office. on friday, the commission found him guilty of unlawfully selling gifts he received from foreign leaders during his tenure. mr khan says the case is politically motivated. the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, has said he will overhaul the country's anti—corruption measures following an investigation into "state capture" abuses that took place under his predecessor, jacob zuma. mr ramaphosa said people were tired of corruption, describing it as a betrayal of democracy. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: back on top — rory mcilroy is world number one after a gap of more than two years. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country, a

integration, command post integration, and then i realize the common operating in command boasted tigray shun and operations, that is -- one of them when it comes to developing doctrine. and i think that she has advocated to the department of defense but there specifically to replace these large centralized computer systems with smaller distributed computers. and in larger interface to work with computer node and common databases across the network. this influences the way we do distributed operations today. more importantly, the idea of requiring and vetting a testing stand for computer components to make sure that we have increasing interoperability which is important for the multinational operations and joint operations today. so we cannot think about the modern data center computer -centric without the idea that this woman contributes directly to a complex distribute question of operations, especially for command posts. and -- the idea of missions have borders, in the centralized operations are decent draw lived execution relies on commanders, commanders rely on computers, and ultima