dreams and reality are not shared, syrsky gives a cold sweat of dissonance in an interview with the western bbcnd here are his quotes, solid lyrics. we wanted would get very fast results, but in fact it is almost impossible. did he expect that our military would be greeted with x bouquets of flowers, but it’s only geraniums then syrsky says that for him it’s a matter of honor to return bakhmut, only bakhmut. no, it already is, artyomovsk and its imaginary bakhmut. he can return as much as he wants in a dream. artyomovsky bakhmut e no longer has such a military sense of strategic. everything is destroyed there. it was a fairly strong transport hub through which everything passed. he has already lost these things, so i don’t know why hmm syrskogo is such a fetish bahmut. there are more valuable settlements there. and generally speaking. uh, even this is a little suggestive of their inadequacy, the government of these western countries can change their point of view when they see it. their futility, uh, tension in ukraine and the west considers its money, out finant shield times writes that ukrain

interview with the western bbc gives syrsky and here are his quotes - solid lyrics.like to get very fast results, but in reality this is almost impossible. did he expect that our military x would be greeted with bouquets of flowers, but it ’s only geraniums then syrsky says that it’s a matter of honor for him to return bakhmut, only bakhmut. no, it already is, artyomovsk, but its imaginary bakhmud. he can return as much as he likes in a military dream artyomovsky bakhmut no longer has such a strategic meaning. everything is destroyed there. it was a fairly strong transport hub, through who went through everything. he's already lost those things, so i don't know why. eh, such a fetish cheese is bakhmut. there are more valuable settlements there. and generally speaking. uh, even this is a little suggestive of their inadequacy, the government of these western countries can change their point of view to see. their futility, uh, tension in ukraine, and the west considers its money out financial time writes that the military needs of ukraine expose the defense industry of

state of euphoria the last effect again everyone is talking about him yesterday he gathered western journalists bbc name he is not even called as the president and leader of belarus, he is happy because he is the center of attention. he loves pr , he loves to be talked about, he loves to be important and needed, who solves important issues, but the hangover from this role of a peacemaker is already starting to pass and yesterday at the press conference, he was already confused when several unpleasant questions about wagner and his role were raised. he didn't know how to answer and blamed everything on putin. well, we don't know if there will be wagners in belarus, we don't know, so they ask him, they will go to the ensemble, he says well, i will consult with putin briefly again. he is starting to show his ass, see oleksiy avramenko. well , now he is such a minister, this is for our viewers. i say who died suddenly and we are now thinking why did he die suddenly what was he doing or what did he say? why did he die or did he just die ? well, these are the questions . who is this ? belarusians found o

fight againstjihadist extremism and collaboration of western allies, especially france and us, which have their bases in the country. chris ewokor, bbc news, abuja, nigeria. wildfires have left a trail of destruction across parts risk affecting the fight againstjihadist extremism and collaboration of western allies, especially france and us, which have their bases in the country. chris ewokor, bbc news, abuja, nigeria. wildfires have left a trail of destruction across parts of southern europe — and the mediterranean region. in greece, emergency services have tried to prevent new wildfires in the central area. fires there triggered explosions at an air force ammunition depot in the town of nea akealos on thursday. authorities say the outlook is improving for firefighters on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia. greece's climate crisis and civil protection minister told a news conference earlier there were more than 600 fires over a 10 day period. for more, foreign correspondent bethany bell sends this report from greece. temperatures have dropped somewhat and many of the fires that have been reaching over the country of the last two

parliamentary committee on international affairs, the police kerrons, in an interview with the bbc, called the inaction of western officials regarding the wagner pvk worthy of condemnation since 2014. almost a decade has passed since they they act essentially like mafia groups enter a country, breed corruption, steal the country's natural resources and leave behind a trail of simply terrible atrocities , they act in every way as an arm of the kremlin, they also pursue their own interests, but in the end everything they do leads to the enrichment of the russian elites now we have a turning point after prigozhyn's march to moscow so we ask the british government to ban the activities of the wagner pvc and declare it a terrorist organization, this will be a warning to those countries of regimes that only plan to cooperate with them and will also allow them to be brought to court we must consider that we need a policy regarding private military companies because the demand for their services will grow and reach industrial proportions in the coming months and years, meanwhile, wagner seems to be expanding his own geog

western allies have condemned the situation in niger. around a lot across the uk, this is bbc news.from across the uk. each summer cornwall bob latta populations as well as thousands of that flock. it often means healthcare services are put under extreme pressure. as a summer holiday start the nhs hopes people can help them by notjust nhs hopes people can help them by not just turning nhs hopes people can help them by notjust turning up here unless there is an urgent need. we want to do is help people get to the right place and get seenin get to the right place and get seen in a timely fashion. that's really important for us here in the emergency department because we want to be able to treat people who have emergency conditions like threatening conditions and are really timely way.— threatening conditions and are really timely way. what you can do now because _ really timely way. what you can do now because we _ really timely way. what you can do now because we have - really timely way. what you can | do now because we have remote technology is ring your own gp who knows you, he ha

above average with those reds, and the heat really building again across western and central europe into next week. this is bbc

bbc news. let's go to afghanistan now where the taliban in the western province of herat have collected and setnstruments, hookahs, and other equipment. they say they've have been ordered to destroy anything that promotes immorality in society. since taking power in 2021, the taliban have imposed numerous restrictions including the playing of music in public. thousands of dollars worth of kit went up in smoke, with much of it seized from wedding venues. even before taliban took over afghanistan, so many of my interviews said that they are the exact seam or when we are dealing with between the years 1996 inch 2001. they are the same ignorant backward thinking extremists, terrorists and radical group as before. except this time around they have been trained better by their creators which is isi to fool the world in a smarter manner. i did think that this would happen again and within my own capacity, i tried to warn the world. i believe that this is just the to warn the world. i believe that this isjust the beginning of their oppression of our people. as time goes on and on and as the world turns

reds, temperatures above average and the heat really builds again across western and central europe into next week. this is bbc8 degrees celcius expected to break records next week. some of the world's famous attractions are closed during the hottest part of the day to protect visitors from the heat. could the sale of disposable vapes be banned by next year? well, that's what councils in england and wales are calling for. the local government association is concerned about the environmental impact of vapes and their appeal to children. this is bbc news.

western england. if you look at the outlook through the week and into the weekend, it is unsettled. this is bbcs. the headlines... the un says it has started a conversation with north korea over missing american soldier travis king. we speak to a us hostage negotiator. it has been 100 days since the war in sudan started. aid agencies say up to 19 million people are facing hunger because of the fighting. climate activist greta thunberg is found guilty of disobeying a police order at a protest — we get the latest. all of those stories in a moment, let's head to the bbc sport sender. brazil had a comfortable win in their opening match at the women's world cup, beating debutants, panama, four nil. ary borges was the star of the show scoring a hatrick. the pick of the four brazillian goals though was the third, scored by bia zaneratto, but the beautiful backheel to set it up came from borges. that puts them top of group f, ahead of france and jamaica who have a point apiece. germany began their world cup campaign in style, beating debutants morocco 6—0 in melbourne. alexandra popp scored twice in th

western britain here. we've had about 179% of the rain. goodbye. live from london. this is bbc news.ces he's the country's new leader — after wednesday's coup. the action of the cns p is motivated by the sole desire to preserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the high court rules an expansion of the london's ultra low emission zone — which is aimed at reducing air pollution — can go ahead. donald trump says he will not end his 2024 presidential campaign if he is convicted and sentenced on the various charges against him. and at the women's world cup, a crucial win for england over denmark. hello, i'm nancy kacungira. welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. the head of the presidential guard in niger has appeared on state television as the country's new ruler after leading a coup on wednesday.

western media? an information campaign to discredit russian development in europe was launched by britain, then the wave was dispersed by bbcters interviews with a. also controlled by npos is the level of demonization. russia just went off scale , it turned out to be the first country in the world to invent and put into effect a vaccine against coronavirus. ah. in the west, it was regarded as, uh, a strong reputational blow. and how a is an attempt to displace them, uh, from a leading position, a and this largely explains the information war that was unleashed by the satellite issue. well, finally. i need to forget that all these topics with uh global competition. they ended up being. uh, the question of money in the west, real vaccines unfolded warriors, the main target was the companion vixen, too, were not particularly friendly. but they actively imposed their own product, for example, a fizer about it. we said above, that is, we actively divided the markets of people with the help of a single version. the true lessons of the coronavirus pandemic are clear public health. it may well be the reason. for speculation on the

bbc news. a new outbreak of wildfires in western canada is again sending plumes of unhealthy smoke into the unitedeffect saturday for at least eight states across the northern plains and upper midwest as smoke from the wildfires returns. smoke will be heaviest across parts of montana, the dakotas, minnesota and iowa throughout the early parts of next week. more than 24 million acres have already burned so far this year, an area roughly the size of indiana. live now to benjamin hatchett, assistant professor of atmospheric science at the desert research institute in reno. welcome to you. thank you for being on the programme. i want to begin with the wildfires that we were talking about in canada, 900 fires still burning. put that into perspective for us.- still burning. put that into perspective for us. that is a [an e perspective for us. that is a large number _ perspective for us. that is a large number of _ perspective for us. that is a large number of fires - perspective for us. that is a large number of fires and i perspective for us. that is a i large number of fires and what is maybe more imp

affecting the fight against jihadi extremism and collaboration of western allies, especially france and u.s., would have their places in the country. bbc nigeria. >> the extreme heat that began in the u.s. southwest is now being felt in central and eastern regions, baking a majority of the country and putting some 200 million americans under extreme weather warnings. we are seeing record-breaking temperatures in several major cities, including in phoenix, arizona, which saw its 28th consecutive day with a high temperature exceeding 110 degrees kick fahrenheit or 43 degrees celsius. the brutal heat is start -- harming the states resilient cactus. experts warned the plants are losing their limbs, collapsing, entirely transforming in shape. >> the heat is affecting everybody. we are kind of concerned because we have seen the waters, but this can happen to any type of cacti. we have seen them suffering the effects of extreme heat and drought. everybody always have thought that cacti are perfectly adapted to heat and drought, but plants can hold on during the whole dry season for this wet season to arrive. but they just can't hold on for so

western media. we wake up to the sound of our fights, the bbc and voice of america, their attitude towards cooperation, between europe and russia, is of course hostile. but the common man does not experience that hostility. this is amazing, and lately i can't even explain it. given all the attempts by the west to create that hostility, there is sympathy for such a symbol of the states as the president's. there was incredible sympathy for russian president vladimir perusing in africa, especially in the congo one can almost everywhere come across such a concept as the right of precedence. it's when you respect someone who is your elder unit to listen to them said b, this is reflected even when you address them. when you address an elder, you call them your big brother was recently ordinary people when talking about flooding their food and began to call him our brother regarding the moon. but he tried to get support from the united nations. what was refused. so he turned to the soviet union. they agreed to give him an airplane. of course, that's not something grandiose, but it showed intentions. from tha

on this battlefield there is also wrecked western armour, including these british supplied vehicles. ukraine says it needs patience and time. jonathan beale, bbc petersburg. but fewer of them are taking part, than in previous years — and the invasion of ukraine is believed to be one of the main reasons. when the event was first held in 2019, 43 african leaders took part. but this time only 17 are attending. another update from that summit — our colleagues at bbc verify have confirmed that this image circulating on social media is genuine and shows the wagner founder yevgeny prigozhin shaking hands with ambassador freddy mapouka, a senior representative of the central african republic. the image was first posted on 26th july by a russian official. bbc verify has confirmed that the meeting took place at the trezzini palace hotel in st petersburg. wagner has developed a highly successful business model — supporting the governments of several african countries. very interesting to see him there at that summit. the bbc�*s africa correspondent, andrew harding, developments at the summit from johannesburg. it's interesting that african leaders are st

bbc news, seoul. in the united states, 38 southern and western cities, including las vegas, expect to record their highest—everperatures. authorities have issued heat alerts for almost a third of the country. an all—time high of 48 degrees was recorded on saturday in arizona. i'm joined now by our correspondent sophie long who's in las vegas. how are you dealing with the heat? extremely hot. just like everybody else here in las vegas. it is on course to be the hottest day ever recorded here, with it poised to hit 48 celsius. it is pretty hard to imagine it being any hotter. it's not much cooler in places like phoenix, arizona, they have had temperatures above 43 for the last two weeks. that is when the problem is, it is notjust that we are expecting these dangerous levels of heat, there is no respite. el paso in texas have had temperatures of 38 celsius for more than a month and there is no end in sight. 38 cities across the southern and western united states are expected to have record—breaking temperatures today. at the moment, some 100 million americans are in what they call an extreme heat warning. there i

western england. if you look at the outlook through the week and weekend, unsettled. live from london. this is bbcflames. we will have the latest on the wildfires and the evacuation is being organised. george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most respected journalists — has died of bowel cancer at the age of 67. we came to think that in george's reporting, there was a kind of outstretched hand of a shared humanity. i kind of shared and human solidarity. he stretched that out to almost everybody he reported on. twitter�*s blue bird departs — as elon musk changes the platform's logo to x. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them.

western media. we wake up to the sound of our fights, the bbc and voice of america, their attitude towards cooperation, between europe and russia, is of course hostile. but the common man does not experience that hostility. this is amazing, and lately i can't even explain it. given all the attempts by the west to create that hostility, there is sympathy for such a symbol of the states as the president. there was incredible sympathy for russian president vladimir putin in africa, especially in the congo. one can almost everywhere come across such a concept as the right of precedence. it's when you respect someone who is your elder, you need to listen to them. this is reflected even when you address them. when you address an elder, you call them your big brother. recently, ordinary people, when talking about flooding their food and began to call him our brother regarding the moon, but he tried to get support from the united nations. what was refused. so he turned to the soviet union. uh, they agreed to give him an airplane. of course, that's not something grandiose, but it showed intentions from that mo

the western press, judging by the reports, the behavior of the president of ukraine at the vilnius summit was generally not very satisfied. hello e bbcites that for several weeks before the start of this summit , such a targeted company, trying to obtain specific guarantees and specific time frames from western partners on the country's accession to nato however, without receiving these guarantees, kiev can hardly call this summit a historic one for itself . uh, the behavior of vladimir zelensky raised questions from the american and some western delegations, in particular, and ian stoutenberg at his final press conference called this very historical joe bideno during his speech at the lithuanian university, he also said that this is a grandiose event, a lithuania is congratulated on holding this large-scale event 33,000 ukrainian flags were placed on the streets of this city. the central part was completely blocked by these. and the banners demanding urgently to make ukraine the thirty-third member of the alliance assumed that sweden would become the thirty-second here. eh, everyone says that this summit was as ukrainian as it shoul

well, and, accordingly, all western media resources that are included in the same cnn bbc wargames gridthey all used this information widely disseminated, but now, as our proverb says, shilo cannot be hidden in a bag, that is , a huge amount of lined equipment, and it is very characteristic of a specific technique. nato used to have, so to speak, photographing one bandit of a russian tank, there from five or six angles, and ukrainian propagandists transferred it to such rice, and they considered each photo as a separate technique, respectively, distribution. that is now. with leopards lined with brands, such a trick does not work for them, and so to speak, they are out of the game, so at the moment the resource announces the termination of its activities, but in all honesty, you need to understand that such resources, such teams, of course, are under control. they are created with the close participation of the secret service in financing. uh, let's say the state structure and most likely will happen. uh, well, some sort of rebranding change. that is, as in its time, the sensational odi

western armor, including these british supplied vehicles. ukraine says it needs patience and time. jonathan beale, bbcs. >> russia's defense minister and a chinese delegation have both been in north korea for cebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the korean war armistice. the north and south are technically still at war because no peace agreement was reached when the conflict ended. that left tens of thousands of south korean priners of war stuck in north korea for decades, never free. here is jean mackenzie. >> what is usually cause for commemoration, but in pyongyang, it's more of a celebration. the red carpet treatment, vip guests to the party. russia's defense minister. the pre-party was a tour of north korea's fine nuclear weapons. and it's latest model of drones. is mr. kim hoping for a new customer? these weapons could be used against south korea any day. a reminder that this war is not over. >> the document is signed by general harrison. >> the armistice was only supposed to be temporary, but he treat -- peace treaty never followed. leaving them in a perpetual state of war. we are here at

are not working, the commanders of the ground forces in the ussr in an interview with the bbc convince westernt faster results. so now he claims that the russians have prepared a powerful planned defense on the move to break through, which he did not manage to tell the british propagandists. the meeting took place in a secret place, where at that moment the movement was located. the senior post-sor commander talked to the bbc film crew with ukrainian artillerymen. they are waiting for the american cluster munitions to finally be handed over to them and say they will use all human weapons without the slightest. the bloody confrontation for bakhmut is not over yet, the city is now held by russian troops, but we are traveling with ukrainian soldiers who are trying to take the city back. progress is very slow, and they also meet with resistance. well, on the spring , alexander says that the situation is also tense. he notes that the enemies are striking at the positions. they tried to shoot back with their western mortar, but even foreign weapons can sometimes misfire. last once when i was in the

western sanctions. it's a decision which affect's ukraine economy, its farmers and the tens of millions of people who rely on its grain. james waterhouse, bbc first time since mr lukashenko helped end last month's mutiny in russia by wagner paramilitaries. mr lukashenko had agreed to host some fighters and wagner's leader, yevgeny prigozhin, in his country. he told president putin he's now having to restrain wagner fighters who are eager to move into poland — but he's keeping the forces in central belarus. twitter�*s logo might change as early as later today, that's if we are to belive the platform's current owner, elon musk. mr musk says that "soon we shall bid adieu adding that, "if a good enough x logo is posted tonight, we'll make go live worldwide tomorrow". the billionaire tech entrepreneur did not provide any further details. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good weather for ducks at the moment, but it's not all doom and gloom, the weather story for this sunday and we've already had lovely sunshine in devon earlier on. there is some rain and some of it quite heavy and persistent. this was lancashire earlier this morning an