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[00:00:13] Live from London. This is BBC
[00:00:15] News. The Houthis in Yemen warn against
[00:00:17] against the use of airports in Saudi Saudi Arabia after 12 people are
[00:00:21] are killed and hundreds wounded in in a deadly attack at Riyadh's international
[00:00:25] international airport. After President President Trump accused him of prolonging
[00:00:29] prolonging the war, President Zelensky Zelensky says Ukraine will stop striking
[00:00:32] striking Russian oil refineries if
[00:00:34] if Russia stops hitting Ukrainian Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
[00:00:38] infrastructure. Pope Leo is to have have an operation in the coming days
[00:00:41] days for what the Vatican says is
[00:00:42] is a nodule on his lungs. A second
[00:00:45] second day of protests in Delhi as as the leader of India's Cockroach
[00:00:49] Cockroach Janta Party says they will
[00:00:50] will neither back down nor be intimidated.
[00:00:53] intimidated. Flash floods in central central Nepal sweep away bridges
[00:00:56] bridges and homes as five people people are reported missing. Eight
[00:01:00] Eight orangutans rescued from wildfires
[00:01:02] wildfires in Indonesia's Borneo are
[00:01:05] are released into protected forest.
[00:01:15] forest. Hello, welcome. I'm Martine Martine Croxall. We begin with a
[00:01:18] a major escalation in the Middle Middle East conflict. Yemen's Iran
[00:01:22] Iran backed Houthi group has warned warned airlines and passengers not
[00:01:25] not to use airports in Saudi Arabia Arabia after the deadliest attack
[00:01:29] attack on Saudi soil in more than than a decade. Saudi Arabia says
[00:01:33] says the Houthi missile attack at at Riyadh's international airport
[00:01:35] airport has killed 12 people and and injured more than 300. We've
[00:01:39] We've received these pictures from from inside the airport terminal.
[00:01:42] terminal. Reports say there was a a missile strike on one of the airport
[00:01:45] airport gates. A Saudi authorities authorities are calling it a war
[00:01:49] war crime and have promised a forceful forceful response. The airport has
[00:01:53] has been closed and hundreds of flights flights have been cancelled or diverted
[00:01:56] diverted for the second time in less less than a month. Schools in Riyadh
[00:01:59] Riyadh have switched to remote learning learning for the week. A number of
[00:02:02] of Western diplomatic missions, including including the UK and US, have warned
[00:02:05] warned their nationals to stay away away from the airport. Jon Donnison
[00:02:09] Donnison reports. May I have your
[00:02:11] your attention, please? One of Saudi
[00:02:16] Saudi Arabia's main airports under
[00:02:18] under attack again inside the terminal.
[00:02:21] terminal. The damage was clear. Emergency
[00:02:26] Emergency services were overwhelmed overwhelmed with more than 300 people
[00:02:30] people reportedly injured. It's thought thought the attack was carried out
[00:02:33] out by the Houthis from Yemen. The
[00:02:35] The Iranian backed group struck the
[00:02:37] the airport twice earlier this week.
[00:02:40] week. The civil war in Yemen between between the Houthis and the Saudi
[00:02:44] Saudi backed, internationally recognised recognised government has been going
[00:02:47] going on for more than a decade. decade. But in recent weeks, the
[00:02:50] the Houthis have stepped up attacks
[00:02:52] attacks on Saudi Arabian soil. Speaking
[00:02:56] Speaking after a campaign rally, rally, President Trump condemned
[00:02:58] condemned the latest strike. I think
[00:03:01] think it's terrible, terrible. The
[00:03:03] The Saudis cable. Well, they're able
[00:03:06] able to defend look, the Saudis are
[00:03:08] are good fighters. But I think the
[00:03:10] the attack was a terrible thing.
[00:03:13] thing. But for a president who promised promised to reduce US involvement
[00:03:17] involvement in foreign wars, he's he's unlikely to want to get embroiled
[00:03:20] embroiled in another one. Just weeks
[00:03:22] weeks before crucial mid-term elections.
[00:03:24] elections. It's another dangerous dangerous moment in a region already
[00:03:28] already fraught with tension and and conflict. Jon Donnison reported.
[00:03:32] reported. Let's speak to our Middle Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega,
[00:03:35] Bachega, who joins us from Beirut. Beirut. It looks, then, Hugo, that
[00:03:39] that Saudi Arabia was caught out
[00:03:42] out by this. Exactly. So this is
[00:03:46] is another dangerous moment in this this region, the deadliest attack
[00:03:49] attack in Saudi Arabia in more than than a decade. And I think lots of
[00:03:52] of questions will be asked about
[00:03:53] about how an attack of this magnitude
[00:03:56] magnitude targeting a key civilian
[00:04:00] civilian infrastructure happened. happened. This wasn't the first time
[00:04:02] time that this airport in Riyadh, Riyadh, in the capital, was targeted
[00:04:06] targeted by the Houthis. The Houthis Houthis had threatened to continue
[00:04:10] continue to carry out these attacks.
[00:04:12] attacks. So this is obviously putting putting a lot of pressure on the
[00:04:15] the Saudi leadership. And again,
[00:04:18] again, the context here is the conflict
[00:04:20] conflict in Yemen, a conflict that that proved to be humiliating for
[00:04:23] for the Saudis in the past. This
[00:04:25] This is a conflict between the internationally internationally recognised government
[00:04:29] government in Yemen, which is supported
[00:04:31] supported by the Saudis against the
[00:04:33] the Houthis, who are backed by Iran.
[00:04:36] Iran. And this is a conflict that that has raged for more than a decade.
[00:04:39] decade. Thousands of people have have been killed. There is a significant
[00:04:43] significant humanitarian crisis in in Yemen. And I think all of this
[00:04:46] this is linked to the conflict between between the US and Iran. There hasn't
[00:04:50] hasn't been a deal to end this conflict.
[00:04:52] conflict. And I think as long as
[00:04:54] as this war between the US and Iran Iran continues, we will continue
[00:04:58] continue to have a lot of instability instability and violence all across
[00:05:00] across the region. How likely, though, though, is this attack by the Houthis
[00:05:04] Houthis on Saudi Arabia to widen
[00:05:07] widen the conflict between or lengthen lengthen the conflict between Iran
[00:05:11] Iran and the US? Yeah. So this is
[00:05:15] is the key question here because because obviously we've seen this
[00:05:18] this escalation in Yemen after the the Houthis made some significant
[00:05:21] significant gains in recent weeks weeks along the Red Sea, threatening
[00:05:25] threatening a vital shipping route. route. And they say that they will
[00:05:29] will continue to carry out attacks attacks against Saudi Arabia, which
[00:05:32] which has been, you know, helping helping the government in Yemen with
[00:05:36] with air strikes as forces linked linked to the government are trying
[00:05:40] trying to take back territory seized seized by the Houthis. We've seen
[00:05:43] seen President Trump saying that
[00:05:45] that he is considering the possibility
[00:05:48] possibility of a striking, you know, know, Houthi positions in Yemen.
[00:05:52] Yemen. And obviously, this is a very
[00:05:55] very sensitive moment for the President President just weeks before crucial
[00:05:58] crucial mid-term elections. The President
[00:06:01] President was re-elected, promising promising to end American involvement
[00:06:05] involvement in conflicts around the the world. And I think lots of voters voters in the US will be saying,
[00:06:08] saying, hang on a second. This is is the opposite of what the President
[00:06:11] President had promised. So very difficult
[00:06:15] difficult moment for the President President here. And again, as the
[00:06:19] the conflict between the US and Iran Iran continues with no end in sight.
[00:06:22] sight. There you go. Thank you very
[00:06:24] very much. Hugo Bachega in Beirut.
[00:06:27] Beirut. Hannah Porter is a Yemen Yemen research specialist at Arc
[00:06:30] Arc Group and an expert on the Houthis, Houthis, and she joins us now. Hannah
[00:06:34] Hannah Porter welcome. What does does this attack tell us about the
[00:06:37] the military capabilities and strategy
[00:06:39] strategy of the Houthis? Now? Well,
[00:06:42] Well, in terms of their military military capabilities, it's clear
[00:06:45] clear that their weapons and their their targeting have improved and
[00:06:48] and increased drastically in the
[00:06:50] the past few years. So since 2022,
[00:06:53] 2022, we've seen, of course, increased increased usage of drones. Obviously
[00:06:57] Obviously they have ballistic missiles missiles and other forms of missiles. missiles. And most importantly, it
[00:07:01] it seems like their targeting has has improved as well, which makes
[00:07:04] makes these attacks more frequent, frequent, more effective and also
[00:07:07] also more deadly in terms of their their goals. The Houthis are very
[00:07:11] very adamant right now at using this
[00:07:14] this opportunity to really push for
[00:07:15] for an end of the blockade. The Saudi
[00:07:18] Saudi enforced blockade on northern northern Yemen, the territories that
[00:07:21] that the Houthis control. The Houthis
[00:07:23] Houthis have deemed this to be the the right opportunity to push for
[00:07:27] for this because they see that Saudi's Saudi's allies and partners are not
[00:07:31] not coming to their rescue and are are not coming to their assistance,
[00:07:33] assistance, at least to the extent extent that would be necessary to
[00:07:37] to truly do damage to the Houthis. Houthis. And so I think that the
[00:07:40] the Houthis are making this calculation calculation in the hopes that they
[00:07:43] they can hurt the Saudis enough that that it will bring them back to the
[00:07:46] the negotiating table or, in fact, fact, lead them to lift the blockade
[00:07:49] blockade altogether. So have we got
[00:07:52] got two different dynamics here?
[00:07:55] here? What's happening in Yemen itself,
[00:07:57] itself, but also the conflict between between the US and Iran, which is
[00:08:01] is pushing them? Well, certainly
[00:08:04] certainly both of them are pushing pushing the Houthis and influencing
[00:08:07] influencing their behaviour and their their decision making. And I think
[00:08:10] think the dynamics surrounding both both of these conflicts are really
[00:08:14] really important to understanding understanding the Houthis decisions decisions right now to be attacking
[00:08:17] attacking Riyadh. And I think also also specifically their decision
[00:08:20] decision to attack airports repeatedly. repeatedly. It's interesting that
[00:08:23] that initially the Houthis had announced announced a maritime blockade on
[00:08:27] on the Saudis. But now if you look look at the language used by the
[00:08:30] the military spokesman for the Houthis, Houthis, Yahya Saraiya, he's focusing
[00:08:34] focusing on the targeting of airports airports with the exclusion they
[00:08:37] they note, of Mecca and Medina. And And I suspect that that is because
[00:08:41] because the Houthis are attempting attempting to stave off US involvement.
[00:08:44] involvement. And perhaps they believe
[00:08:46] believe that if they stick to targeting targeting Saudi airports rather than,
[00:08:50] than, for example, oil shipments,
[00:08:53] shipments, that may reduce the likelihood
[00:08:55] likelihood of increased US involvement. involvement. How sensible, though,
[00:08:59] though, was that calculation by the the Houthis, given that we're now
[00:09:01] now hearing President Trump saying
[00:09:03] saying that he might strike to. Well,
[00:09:07] Well, time will tell how sensible sensible it is, but I can definitely
[00:09:09] definitely say that from the Houthi Houthi perspective, they are willing
[00:09:12] willing to sustain air strikes from from the US military, and they have
[00:09:16] have done so before. And of course, course, it will hurt them. It will
[00:09:20] will probably kill a lot of Houthi Houthi soldiers and also civilians,
[00:09:23] civilians, and it may even affect affect their territorial control control and certainly their weapons
[00:09:26] weapons supplies. But ultimately, ultimately, and this is the most most important point, these air strikes
[00:09:30] strikes will not defeat the Houthis. Houthis. We have seen this repeatedly
[00:09:34] repeatedly over more than a decade.
[00:09:36] decade. The US., Israel, the Saudi Saudi led coalition conducting intensive
[00:09:40] intensive air strikes against the the Houthis and the group is now
[00:09:43] now stronger than ever. So unfortunately, unfortunately, it is going to take
[00:09:46] take more than just air strikes to
[00:09:49] to address the conflict in Yemen. Yemen. And that's not even through
[00:09:52] through a ground invasion or ground ground forces. It needs to be diplomacy.
[00:09:56] diplomacy. There is no military solution solution to the current conflict
[00:09:58] conflict in Yemen, whether it's the the regional aspect of it or the
[00:10:02] the domestic aspect. Hannah Porter Porter from Art Group, thank you
[00:10:04] you very much for talking to us.
[00:10:07] us. Ukraine has continued to launch launch strikes on Russian infrastructure
[00:10:11] infrastructure after Donald Trump Trump called on President Zelensky Zelensky to stand down for prolonging
[00:10:15] prolonging the war. The US leader's leader's comments followed criticism
[00:10:18] criticism from Mr Zelensky after after the White House lifted sanctions
[00:10:20] sanctions on Russian diesel. Joe
[00:10:23] Joe Inwood reports. Night after night,
[00:10:27] night, Ukraine faces bombardment bombardment from above. This time
[00:10:30] time a warehouse on the outskirts outskirts of Kyiv. But the attacks
[00:10:34] attacks over the last 24 hours have
[00:10:35] have not only been physical but also
[00:10:38] also diplomatic with Donald Trump Trump doubling down on his calls
[00:10:41] calls for President Zelensky to go. go. Well, I think he should have
[00:10:45] have an election and he could have have settled this thing many times
[00:10:48] times and he should have an election election and he can't raise the price
[00:10:52] price of oil. He's done enough. His His reference there to the price
[00:10:56] price of oil indicates how this row row began with the remarkable news
[00:11:00] news that the US had done a deal deal with Russia to start buying
[00:11:03] buying their diesel. It was an attempt attempt by the Trump administration administration to bring down prices
[00:11:07] prices at the pumps ahead of mid-term mid-term elections, with many voters
[00:11:10] voters blaming his war on Iran for
[00:11:13] for causing record prices. That was
[00:11:15] was met with fury from Ukraine and
[00:11:18] and accusations of betrayal. President
[00:11:19] President Trump then went on to blame
[00:11:22] blame these Ukrainian strikes on on Russian refineries for being behind
[00:11:25] behind the rise in oil prices, saying
[00:11:28] saying they should stop or President President Zelensky should resign.
[00:11:31] resign. The choice as to who leads leads Ukraine is one for the Ukrainians.
[00:11:35] Ukrainians. Speaking to the BBC this this morning, the Defence Secretary
[00:11:38] Secretary criticised the US decision decision to buy Russian oil and gave
[00:11:40] gave his backing to President Zelensky. We stand with Ukraine,
[00:11:43] Ukraine, we stand with President President Zelensky and in terms of
[00:11:47] of what we've seen overnight, it's it's not the first time that we've
[00:11:50] we've seen a public disagreement disagreement between Washington and
[00:11:53] and Kyiv. And when these things happen,
[00:11:55] happen, we see it as our responsibility responsibility as the UK to try and
[00:11:59] and bring our friends back together together again. There was a defiant
[00:12:02] defiant response from President Zelensky, Zelensky, who said Ukraine will be
[00:12:06] be ready to stop striking Russian Russian oil refineries if Russia
[00:12:09] Russia stops striking our energy
[00:12:13] energy infrastructure. For now, there there is little sign of that happening.
[00:12:16] happening. Russia continues to strike strike Ukraine and will feel it now
[00:12:20] now has a new diplomatic advantage.
[00:12:24] advantage. Joe Inwood, BBC News. News. William Taylor is a former
[00:12:28] former US ambassador to Ukraine and and he joins us now. Ambassador,
[00:12:32] Ambassador, welcome. How much help
[00:12:34] help will it really be to the United
[00:12:37] United States to have access to Russian Russian diesel, which previously
[00:12:40] previously had been subject to
[00:12:43] sanctions? Not very much, Martin.
[00:12:46] Martin. This is a symbolic attempt attempt to put some downward pressure
[00:12:50] pressure on prices. It may have some
[00:12:53] some temporary effect, marginal effect, effect, but it will not really move
[00:12:56] move the needle in terms of prices. prices. The big the big push on oil
[00:12:59] oil prices as you just as Joe just
[00:13:02] just said, is the war in Iran. Which
[00:13:05] Which of course is within the gift
[00:13:07] gift of Donald Trump to do something
[00:13:10] something about how concerned should
[00:13:13] should President Zelensky be that that President Trump is now calling
[00:13:16] calling for him to hold elections elections and go, which of course course we know he can't because the
[00:13:20] the Constitution in Ukraine prevents prevents it right now, while they're
[00:13:22] they're at war. President Zelensky
[00:13:24] Zelensky is probably not that worried.
[00:13:27] worried. I suspect that President
[00:13:29] President Trump's comments will increase increase support for President Zelensky.
[00:13:33] Zelensky. Last time this happened, happened, as you recall in the Oval
[00:13:36] Oval Office meeting the support for
[00:13:39] for Zelensky went way up, I think think ten points up the next day.
[00:13:43] day. That's likely to happen this
[00:13:44] this now. And the President's comments, comments, President Trump's comments
[00:13:48] comments are less and less relevant.
[00:13:51] relevant. The United States provides provides less and less assistance assistance to Ukraine. It's less
[00:13:54] less and less of an actor. So it's
[00:13:57] it's influence and President Trump's Trump's influence certainly over
[00:14:01] over the leadership of Ukraine, but but even also over the direction
[00:14:05] direction of policy in Ukraine is
[00:14:07] is declining. You mentioned popularity, popularity, of course, and we're
[00:14:11] we're heading towards the mid-term mid-term elections. How different
[00:14:15] different might the whole picture picture of US involvement with the
[00:14:18] the Ukraine conflict and the Iranian
[00:14:21] Iranian conflict look after the mid-terms?
[00:14:25] mid-terms? I imagine that it would
[00:14:27] would not be a big change if the
[00:14:32] the House and the Senate, the US US Congress changes hands, if they
[00:14:35] they change hands to go towards the
[00:14:38] the opposition, the Democratic opposition,
[00:14:41] opposition, then there will be some some constraints on what President
[00:14:44] President Trump can do legislatively.
[00:14:47] legislatively. But in terms of the the foreign policy, not major changes
[00:14:50] changes is what I would expect. William
[00:14:55] William Taylor, former US ambassador ambassador to Ukraine. Good to get get your insight. Thank you for your
[00:14:59] your time today. Thank you. Martin.
[00:15:02] Martin. Authorities in Nepal have have called for the evacuation of
[00:15:04] of villages on the banks of the Budhi Budhi Gandaki River after severe
[00:15:08] severe flooding in the centre of of the country. Nepali officials
[00:15:11] officials say they've rescued 49 49 people from areas affected by
[00:15:14] by the flash flood, which has washed washed away bridges and damaged a
[00:15:18] a hydropower facility. Five people people are missing. It's believed
[00:15:20] believed the flash flood was caused caused by a landslide. Upstream,
[00:15:23] Upstream, the country remains on on high alert after devastating floods
[00:15:26] floods swept thousands of people
[00:15:27] people away only seven weeks ago,
[00:15:30] ago, thanks to Ayush Joshi from Save
[00:15:32] Save the Children, director of programmes
[00:15:35] programmes in Nepal, Aayush, thank thank you very much for talking to
[00:15:38] to us. How are you preparing to help
[00:15:41] help the people affected by this
[00:15:42] this latest flash flood? Thank you
[00:15:45] you for reaching out to us early early this morning. A devastating
[00:15:49] devastating flood struck the northern northern Gorkha district in Nepal,
[00:15:52] Nepal, sweeping away homes, bridges bridges and even a hydropower construction
[00:15:55] construction camp. The initial reports reports suggest that thousands of
[00:15:59] of children and families have been been impacted. Many have lost their
[00:16:03] their lives. Livestocks livelihood livelihood the full extent of the
[00:16:07] the damage is still being assessed. assessed. What makes this particularly
[00:16:11] particularly heartbreaking is today today marks the first day of the
[00:16:14] the Asahi, which is one of Nepal's Nepal's biggest festivals, and children
[00:16:17] children and the families were preparing preparing to celebrate with their
[00:16:20] their loved ones. But instead many
[00:16:22] many of them now face loss, displacement,
[00:16:25] displacement, uncertainty. This is
[00:16:26] is also the same district that was
[00:16:29] was affected by the devastating floods floods in August. Although the areas
[00:16:33] areas impacted this time is different.
[00:16:35] different. But for families and children children this means facing yet another
[00:16:39] another disaster in such a short short period of time. And these repeated
[00:16:43] repeated floods are creating growing
[00:16:44] growing anxiety and fear among children children and communities and they're
[00:16:48] they're still struggling to recover. recover. That is why Save the Children
[00:16:52] Children is responding alongside alongside our partners, providing providing life saving assistance
[00:16:55] assistance and working closely with with the government authorities to
[00:16:59] to access the full-scale of the disaster disaster and just letting you know
[00:17:02] know that the floods and landslide landslide that hit Nepal yesterday
[00:17:06] yesterday has also disrupted roads roads and several bridges have been
[00:17:09] been washed away, making it very
[00:17:11] very difficult to transport relief
[00:17:13] relief supplies. I realise that,
[00:17:16] that, you know your resources are
[00:17:19] are finite. How does a second flash
[00:17:23] flash flood like this on top of the the first one, change your thinking
[00:17:26] thinking about how you need to approach approach working in these areas and
[00:17:30] and being prepared for more extreme
[00:17:33] extreme conditions like this. The
[00:17:38] The government has really mobilised mobilised rescue and relief efforts
[00:17:40] efforts and we really recognise the the critical work being undertaken
[00:17:44] undertaken by the government authorities authorities and emergency responders.
[00:17:47] responders. However, we must recognise recognise that there is enormous
[00:17:50] enormous pressure. All of us under under Nepal is dealing with multiple
[00:17:54] multiple flood affected areas overlapping
[00:17:58] overlapping humanitarian needs, placing placing significant demands on already
[00:18:00] already stretched resources and response
[00:18:02] response capacity of both the government government and organisations like
[00:18:06] like Save the Children. And I guess guess that is where humanitarian humanitarian organisations like Save
[00:18:10] Save the Children, along with our our pre-positioned stocks working
[00:18:13] working very closely with the local local partners and communities have
[00:18:16] have a very important role to play
[00:18:18] play and we are stepping up our response, response, co-ordinating with the
[00:18:21] the government and supporting efforts efforts to reach affected children
[00:18:25] children and families with urgent urgent assistance. We are also appealing
[00:18:29] appealing donors for more flexible flexible funding so that we can respond
[00:18:33] respond to recurring climate related related shocks and disasters to address
[00:18:36] address these emerging needs and and sustain support beyond the emergency
[00:18:40] emergency period. So the biggest biggest priority for us right now
[00:18:43] now is to keep children safe, ensure
[00:18:46] ensure that immediate needs are met met and assistance reaches. Those
[00:18:49] Those who most need the most. Despite
[00:18:52] Despite these difficult access related related conditions. Ayush Joshi from
[00:18:56] from Save the Children in Nepal. Nepal. Thank you very much for talking
[00:18:59] talking to us. Thank you. Poland's
[00:19:03] Poland's Interior Ministry is holding holding an emergency meeting after after what it said were possible
[00:19:07] possible assassination attempts against against the country's Prime Minister Minister and the Defence Minister,
[00:19:11] Minister, a spokesperson said the the police had received credible
[00:19:14] credible intelligence about possible possible attacks targeting the two two men. Government ministers are
[00:19:18] are due to meet with the secret services services later today. The announcement
[00:19:21] announcement comes as authorities authorities in Poland remain on high
[00:19:23] high alert following a wave of violence violence at schools, including an
[00:19:27] an incident on Thursday in which
[00:19:29] which a school caretaker was killed.
[00:19:32] killed. At least 109 migrants have
[00:19:34] have been killed, including 15 children,
[00:19:37] children, after a boat sank off the the shores of Djibouti, according
[00:19:41] according to the International Organisation Organisation for Migration Survivors Survivors said the vessel, which
[00:19:45] which was carrying 350 people from
[00:19:48] from Djibouti to Yemen, capsized capsized north of the Djibouti town
[00:19:50] town of Obock overnight on October
[00:19:53] October the 8th. Around 116 people
[00:19:55] people are still missing. Let's turn
[00:19:58] turn our attention to India, where
[00:20:01] where the leader of the Cockroach Cockroach protest movement has been
[00:20:05] been released from detention. As As the Delhi sees a second day of
[00:20:08] of protests. The Cockroach Janta
[00:20:10] Janta Party said its founder, Abhijeet Abhijeet Dipke, was detained with
[00:20:14] with other leaders shortly after after landing in Delhi to lead protests
[00:20:17] protests seeking electoral reform reform just months before crucial
[00:20:21] crucial state elections. He began
[00:20:22] began the movement in May after India's India's chief justice likened some
[00:20:26] some jobless young people to cockroaches.
[00:20:29] cockroaches. In his first comments comments after his release,... Said
[00:20:32] Said the Cjp will neither back down
[00:20:35] down nor be intimidated. Narendra Narendra Modi is the biggest coward
[00:20:39] coward this country has ever seen.
[00:20:45] seen. Protesters have returned to to central Delhi for a second day,
[00:20:48] day, and much of the area has seen
[00:20:50] seen roads barricaded. Offices, shops shops and restaurants are shut and
[00:20:54] and internet services curtailed. curtailed. For now, demonstrators
[00:20:56] demonstrators are vastly outnumbered outnumbered by security personnel
[00:20:59] personnel and the BBC has witnessed witnessed many detentions. The Cjp
[00:21:03] Cjp and other opposition parties parties are calling for the election election commissioner to be sacked
[00:21:07] sacked over revisions to the electoral
[00:21:09] electoral roll, an accusation denied
[00:21:11] denied by the authorities. The Gen Gen the youth has been stopped from
[00:21:15] from being a voter since 2024 and
[00:21:19] and this is being done because the
[00:21:22] the government is scared that these these young generation people who
[00:21:25] who are awakened, who are asking asking questions, who are asking
[00:21:28] asking for accountability will come come after them and will seek answers answers from them. The government
[00:21:32] government does not like it and therefore
[00:21:36] therefore it is resorting to violence violence against the citizens of
[00:21:39] of this country. Our correspondent correspondent in Delhi, Arunoday
[00:21:42] Arunoday Mukharji, has the latest latest from the protesters in the
[00:21:44] the Indian capital. This is the first
[00:21:46] first time we're hearing the senior senior members of the Cockroach Janta
[00:21:50] Janta Party movement essentially essentially talking about their experiences
[00:21:54] experiences over the last 24 to 48 48 hours, highlighting what happened
[00:21:57] happened to them when the police police detained them and criticising
[00:22:00] criticising the Delhi Police once once again and essentially very,
[00:22:03] very, very combative in their messaging messaging targeting Prime Minister
[00:22:06] Minister Narendra Modi as well as as the interior minister or the home home minister as he's called here,
[00:22:10] here, Mr Amit Shah, accusing them them of shielding the Chief Election
[00:22:13] Election Commissioner for their own own gains. They've also said the
[00:22:15] the way in which the Delhi Police
[00:22:18] Police has gone about carrying out out these detentions across Delhi
[00:22:21] Delhi to the tune of thousands, they
[00:22:23] they said that demonstrates the fear
[00:22:25] fear that the authorities have regarding
[00:22:28] regarding these protests. They have
[00:22:30] have not outlined what their next next plan of action is. That still
[00:22:34] still remains a bit of a question question at the moment. All we've
[00:22:37] we've heard in terms of them urging urging others to continue their protests,
[00:22:40] protests, they said that this is is just the beginning of the battle. battle. They've urged people from
[00:22:44] from other states to go ahead and and protest in any way that they
[00:22:48] they can to ensure their voices are
[00:22:49] are heard. At the moment over here,
[00:22:52] here, we still see some security security that is there. It is not
[00:22:55] not as strict as yesterday. We've
[00:22:57] We've seen a little bit of relaxation,
[00:23:00] relaxation, not completely, but there there has been a little bit of difference
[00:23:03] difference compared to what it was was yesterday. But there are still
[00:23:06] still barricades in other parts of of the city. We've also heard from
[00:23:09] from the Supreme Court, which has has now said and asked the Delhi
[00:23:12] Delhi Police to review its security security measures in place and only
[00:23:16] only do it where it is
[00:23:20] necessary. Arunoday Mukharji in Delhi. Delhi. Hurricane Simon is bearing bearing down on Mexico's Pacific
[00:23:24] Pacific coast, bringing torrential
[00:23:26] torrential rain and sustained winds
[00:23:28] winds of up to 240km an hour. The
[00:23:30] The category four storm is expected
[00:23:33] expected to make landfall near the
[00:23:35] the port city of Manzanillo in a a few hours' time. Residents on the
[00:23:39] the coast of Colima and Jalisco have
[00:23:41] have been warned that eight metre metre waves could bring storm surges
[00:23:44] surges and coastal flooding. People People have been boarding up windows
[00:23:48] windows and doors ahead of its arrival. arrival. Simon is the latest in a
[00:23:51] a very busy hurricane season in the
[00:23:54] the Pacific, where the powerful El El Nino ocean warming phenomenon
[00:23:57] phenomenon is allowing the storms storms to gain in strength. Our weather
[00:24:01] weather presenter Matt Taylor explains explains just how powerful this hurricane
[00:24:04] hurricane is. Hurricane Simon. It's It's quite a phenomenal storm. We
[00:24:07] We measure hurricanes on a scale scale of 1 to 5. This is right at
[00:24:10] at the top end of a four. Sustained Sustained winds. That's mean winds
[00:24:14] winds of 250km an hour 155 miles
[00:24:16] miles an hour gusts much, much quicker quicker than that as well. If I just
[00:24:19] just show you the satellite imagery imagery of where that storm is at at the moment, you can see the well-defined
[00:24:23] well-defined eye there. It is getting getting close about 60 miles offshore
[00:24:27] offshore at the moment. The big question question mark, though forecasters
[00:24:30] forecasters are having, is just the the behaviour of what is going to to happen with this storm. Is it
[00:24:33] it going to come on land or is it it just going to skirt parallel to
[00:24:36] to the coast for a bit longer? Now Now that's crucial because the second
[00:24:39] second it goes on land because it's it's quite mountainous just inside inside of the coast, it will rip
[00:24:43] rip the storm apart quite quickly. quickly. But if it stays offshore offshore for a little bit longer,
[00:24:46] longer, it means those coastal areas areas will be battered by those catastrophic
[00:24:50] catastrophic winds for a much longer longer period. We're going to be
[00:24:53] be piling in more in the way of a a storm surge towards those coastal
[00:24:56] coastal districts as well. And then then the rainfall is going to be
[00:24:58] be piling in as well across the mountainous
[00:25:01] mountainous region just inland. Matt
[00:25:03] Matt Taylor from BBC Weather Football
[00:25:06] Football Now and in the Premier League, League, Manchester City will face
[00:25:09] face Liverpool this afternoon. The The fixture at Anfield comes amid
[00:25:13] amid heightened tension following following the Premier League's ruling
[00:25:17] ruling that a city were guilty of of all charges related to breaches
[00:25:20] breaches in the financial rules governing governing the game. It's the first first time the club will have faced
[00:25:24] faced a rival team since the decision, decision, and security has been increased
[00:25:27] increased around the stadium in advance
[00:25:30] advance of their arrival by team
[00:25:32] team bus. Eight orangutans rescued
[00:25:35] rescued from the wildfires that recently recently swept through parts of Borneo
[00:25:39] Borneo have been released into a a protected forest. The orangutans
[00:25:43] orangutans three mother and baby baby pairs and two male teenagers
[00:25:46] teenagers were saved from various
[00:25:49] various locations in West Kalimantan Kalimantan on the Indian part of
[00:25:53] of the island. Their new home is
[00:25:54] is in the Batu Nambu Reserve. It's
[00:25:57] It's been chosen by conservationists conservationists because of the availability
[00:25:59] availability of food and water resources,
[00:26:03] resources, as well as its connectivity connectivity to other forests.
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