yoon suk yeol.going to stay with the general conflict in ukraine. it's been three weeks since the russian mercenary organisation, the wagner group, staged a mutiny over the way the russian military was fighting its war in ukraine. in the aftermath, they were granted an amnesty and offered the chance to go and live in belarus — but it was unclear what would become of them. now, the belarusian government says members of the wagner group have begun training its troops in the country. this footage has been shown on state tv there. the announcement is the first official confirmation that some wagner mercenaries are actually in the country. so far, belarus has not openly taken part in russia's invasion of ukraine, although it did allow its territory to be used by the russian military as a staging post last year. a heatwave is continuing across europe — with italy's health ministry issuing a red alert for 16 cities due to the high temperatures. temperatures have been closing in on a0 degrees celsius — that

japan's prime minister kishida fumio is making arrangements to sit down with south korean president yoon suk-yeolt week on the sidelines of a nato summit. observers say kishida seeks to gain yoon's understanding of the plan. >> authorities in china are expressing concerns about the iaea report and about the safety of the water release plan. they say they'll increase inspections of seafood imported from japan. >> reporter: a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin said the report was not able to calm voices in japan and abroad that oppose the release. he stressed china has strong concerns. >> translator: the authenticity and accuracy of the data have not been proven, and the long-term impact of the water on food safety and people's health is not clarified. >> reporter: wang said relevant chinese departments will step up monitoring of the marine environment, along with the inspection and quarantine of seafood from japan. ♪ >>> many japanese reserve their kimonos for special occasions. they tuck them away and some lose their luster, but one artist has given these garments a new life. nhk w

south korea's president yoon suk yeol is making a surprise visit to ukraine today. dged $150 million in humanitarian aid, and has promised more non-lethal military supplies, like body armour and helmets. south korea is a major arms exporter but has not sent weapons to ukraine, citing its long-standing policy of not arming nations at war. and, at wimbledon today, marketa vondrousova of the czech republic became the first ever unseeded woman to the win the single's championship. vondrousova upset ons jabeur of tunisia, the number 6 seed. she did it in two sets to win her first grand slam title. vondrousova began the tournament ranked 42 in the world and beat two top-10 players at wimbledon. still to come on "pbs news weekend." the dangers of living in an ambulance desert. and a look at falconry, one of thworld's oldest sport. -- sports. >> this is "pbs news weekend," from teta studios -- weta studios in washington and pbs. john: the extreme heat scorching mu of the country is particularly brutal for prisoners and the guards that watch over them. by one count, 44 states

the south korean president, yoon suk yeol, is in kyiv to meet with ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky. the surprise trip comes after yoon attended the vilnius nato summit and visited poland earlier this week, where he expressed solidarity with ukraine and expressed support in its fight against russia. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. today, we are going to be taking a look at the unrest in france earlier this month and the issues forjournalists covering the story. president macron blamed video games and social media for inciting the violence and has even floated the idea of cutting off the likes of tiktok and snapchat in future times of crisis. meanwhile, fake news, false claims about what is going on, have been in abundance. journalists have been attacked and injured, so lots to discuss around the media's role. katya adler, the bbc�*s europe editor is with us. we have also gotjournalists who have been out reporting for french outlets. and we have got one of the bosses of agents france press, the big news agency. but before we get into that, i want to cross to new york and star

on a surprise visit to kyiv, south korea's president, yoon suk yeol, says he will expand his country'sope remain on red alert — as temperatures continue to soar across the continent. in the uk, a scheme designed to help people who missed out on last winter's energy bill subsidy has been described as a "staggering failure" by a senior mp. and marketa vondrousova, has beaten tennis star ons jabeur at wimbledon. the czech is the lowest—ranked women's singles player to win the competition since official rankings were introduced. over into scandinavia. in the uk, a scheme designed to help people who missed out on last winter's energy bill subsidy has been described as a "staggering failure" by a senior mp. and marketa vondrousova, has beaten tennis star ons jabeur at wimbledon.

on a surprise visit to kyiv, south korea's president, yoon suk yeol, says he will expand his country's as temperatures continue to soar across the continent. and tennis star 0ns jabeur hopes to make history for tunisia and africa by winning a grand slam title. she's facing czech player marketa vondrousova.

on a surprise visit to kyiv, south korea's president, yoon suk yeol, says he will expand his country'sto soar across the continent. in the uk, a scheme designed to help people who missed out on last winter's energy bill subsidy has been described as a "staggering failure" by a senior mp. and tennis star, 0ns jabeur, has taken to centre court at wimbledon with the hope hopes to make history for tunisia and africa by winning a grand slam title.

president yoon suk yeol inspected areas devastated by heavy rains, flooding and landslides — after atcent days. severe floods have ripped through central and southern regions since thursday. the country has received more than the total amount of rainfall typical for annual monsoons, even though it's only halfway through this rainy season. earlier, i spoke to hyung min kim, a senior lecturer in urban planning at the university of melbourne. the central government has been very passive in investing in disaster preventative measures and establishing climate change actions. the approaches to extreme weather conditions must be considered together with climate change and environmental sustainability. but the government hasn't demonstrated a clear will to do. unless the government prioritizes environmental values over other things like economic prosperity, i'm pretty doubtful that substantial progress will be made by the current government. i mean, this isn't the first time the country has dealt with deadly torrential rains. they had flood mitigation in place, but where did it fall short? it

the south korean president, yoon suk yeol, is in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, to meet president zelenskyh korea has one of the biggest stockpiles of ammunition in the world, and a thriving defence industry. but government policy prohibits it providing lethal aid to countries at war. ukraine and its allies have been urging seoul to make an exception. live now to kristine berzina, who is the managing director of the german marshall fund north. she joins us from latvia's eastern border near russia. welcome to the programme. what's the likelihood that south korea would make an exception in the case of russia's war on ukraine?- make an exception in the case of russia's war on ukraine? there are hiuh russia's war on ukraine? there are high thoughts _ russia's war on ukraine? there are high thoughts that _ russia's war on ukraine? there are high thoughts that south _ russia's war on ukraine? there are high thoughts that south korea - russia's war on ukraine? there are high thoughts that south korea can make an exception. it is already providing a lot of additional aid. there is talk of providin

south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol has said he will expand his country's military and humanitarianiv. he confirmed seoul would continue to supply much needed military equipment, including bullet—proof vests and helmets. south korea has one of the largest stockpiles of ammunition in the world and a thriving defence industry. but government policy prohibits arms deliveries to countries at war. ukraine and its allies have been urging seoul to make an exception. let's hearfrom him and president zelensky now. translation: south korea - will continue to provide military supplies that ukraine needs. following last year's military supplies such as bulletproof vests and helmets, we will support military equipment on a larger scale this year. translation: i can happily state that the agreement to transfer i the transport and special equipment, including demining cars, is already being executed. it helps us to save lives. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has been telling us about the significance of a visit to kyiv from an asian leader. we don't often see them there. the president o

we start in ukraine, where the south korea's president, yoon suk yeol, has committed to expanding his country's military and humanitarian aid support to ukraine. he was speaking during a surprise visit in kyiv. he confirmed seoul would continue to supply much needed military equipment, including bullet—proof vests and helmets. south korea has one of the largest stockpiles of ammunition in the world — and a thriving defence industry. but government policy prohibits arms deliveries to countries at war. ukraine and its allies have been urging seoul to make an exception. for more on the significance of this visit, the bbc�*s abdujalil abdurasulov reports from kyiv. one of the main questions many people here in ukraine were asking prior to the meeting of these two presidents today was whether south korea would provide lethal aid to ukraine. this asian country has one of the biggest stockpiles of ammunition in the world, and ukraine is facing severe shortages of them, especially artillery shells. and south korea has been facing growing pressure from its main allies in the us and in the uk t

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meanwhile, the south korean president, yoon suk yeol is in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, to meet presidenty. south korea has one of the biggest stockpiles of ammunition in the world, and a thriving defence industry. but government policy prohibits it providing lethal aid to countries at war. ukraine and its allies have been urging seoul to make an exception. well to discuss how significant this visit it, i'm now joined by shashankjoshi, who is the defence editor for the economist. how should this visit be viewed? it is important in a number of respects. 0ne is important in a number of respects. one is south korea's status as a significant defence industrial provider. and despite government policy, it has indirectly provided muck vast numbers of artillery shells to ukraine. the ukrainian counteroffensive we are seeing unfold since the beginning of june properly can happen without south korea's shells. that's how significant it is. south korea hasn't yet provided any heavy weapons like tanks or artillery pieces, despite the fact it is selling significant numbers of those to countries like po

the headlines: on a surprise visit to kyiv, south korea's president, yoon suk yeol, says he will expand people who missed out on last winter's energy bill subsidy has been described as a "staggering failure" by a senior mp. of thunder mixed in as well.

last week, south korea's president, yoon suk-yeol, became the first foreign leader to ever board a u.slear-armed submarine. meanwhile, on monday, north korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea to protest the u.s. on monday, north korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea hours after another u.s. submarine, the nuclear-propelled uss annapolis arrived at a port on jeju island. this all comes 70 years after the signing of the korean armistice which was signed on july 27, 1953. while the agreement halted active fighting in the korean war, a peace agreement was never signed. this week, peace activists are gathering in washington, d.c. for a national mobilization to call on president biden and congress to officially end the korean war and replace the armistice with a peace agreement. we are joined now by two guests. bruce cumings, professor of history at the university of chicago. he is the author of several books on korea, including "korea's place in the sun: a modern history" and "north korea: another country.” first, we go to christine ahn, executive director of women cross d

the south korean president — yoon suk yeol — is in the ukrainian capital kyiv for a suprise visit.re impacting countries across southern europe, and are expected to break records next week. live from london. this is bbc news. the belarusian government says the russian mercenary group after an attempted mutiny.

amy: south korean president yoon suk yeol, who also placed blame on authorities, called for better planso deal with weather-related disasters which are becoming commonplace due to the climate crisis. at least 100 people have died in india this month as the monsoon continues to wreak havoc with entire towns swamped, while flooding washes away vehicles, bridges, and roads. delhi has received over 90% more rainfall than is considered normal during the monsoon. but the worst flooding has been experienced in the himalayan region of himachal pradesh, where new construction to accommodate tourists has worsened landslides and flooding. this is a young girl whose former school was swept away. >> i used to study in this school and i felt bad with the building was washed away. the studies have children who are from far-off places are also suffering. i feel sad the children are hit by this loss. our memories are also washed away with the school. amy: here in the u.s., parts of the northeast were pummeled with more rain over the weekend. in the philadelphia suburbs of bucks county, at least five peop