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[00:00:09] MUSIC
[00:00:12] Live from Singapore. This is BBC
[00:00:17] BBC News. The main airport in Riyadh Riyadh has been hit by a projectile
[00:00:21] projectile for a second consecutive consecutive day, as the Houthis in
[00:00:23] in Yemen continue their missile attacks
[00:00:25] attacks on Saudi Arabia. Ukraine Ukraine accuses Russia of continuing
[00:00:29] continuing to target its energy infrastructure, infrastructure, despite US President
[00:00:32] President Donald Trump having announced announced an energy ceasefire. There's
[00:00:34] There's been no word from Moscow. Moscow. Police in Delhi detained
[00:00:38] detained hundreds of protesters on on Sunday as the Gen Z led Cockroach
[00:00:42] Cockroach Janta Party continued to to demand the resignation of India's
[00:00:45] India's election chief. And despite despite a frosty reception in Liverpool, Liverpool, Manchester City secure
[00:00:48] secure a win in their first match match since being found guilty of
[00:00:51] of multiple breaches of financial
[00:00:53] financial rules by the English Premier
[00:00:56] Premier League.
[00:01:06] You're watching News Day and we start with Saudi Arabia, where the
[00:01:10] the international airport in the the capital Riyadh remains closed closed after coming under attack
[00:01:14] attack for a second consecutive day day on Sunday. Saudi officials say
[00:01:18] say a projectile hit a passenger passenger hall at the King Khalid
[00:01:22] Khalid International Airport, sparking sparking a fire and killing one person.
[00:01:25] person. A day earlier, a separate separate attack on the same airport
[00:01:28] airport killed 13 people, marking marking the deadliest single attack
[00:01:30] attack on a Gulf country since the the start of the US-Iran war. The
[00:01:34] The Houthis in Yemen said they were were behind the attacks and warned
[00:01:38] warned airlines and passengers against against using Saudi Arabian airports
[00:01:41] airports and airspace. Here's our our correspondent Joe Inwood. May
[00:01:44] May I have your attention, please?
[00:01:48] please? This in the. Chaos at one
[00:01:51] one of Saudi Arabia's most important
[00:01:53] important airports. Inside the terminal,
[00:01:55] terminal, the damage is clear. The
[00:01:57] The result of a missile strike. More
[00:02:00] More than 300 people injured. Emergency
[00:02:02] Emergency services are said to be
[00:02:05] be overwhelmed. The Houthis have have claimed responsibility not just
[00:02:08] just for this attack but for this
[00:02:10] this one. Last Thursday at the same
[00:02:13] same airport as well as one at a
[00:02:14] a state run gas plant with the help
[00:02:18] help of Almighty God, the armed forces
[00:02:19] forces carried out for qualitative qualitative operations over the past
[00:02:23] past 24 hours using a number of ballistic ballistic and winged missiles as
[00:02:27] as well as drones. The first operation operation targeted King Khalid Airport
[00:02:30] Airport in Riyadh. The second operation
[00:02:32] operation targeted an Aramco gas
[00:02:35] gas plant. The Iran-backed group
[00:02:37] group control large parts of Yemen.
[00:02:39] Yemen. Saudi Arabia's strategically strategically significant southern southern neighbour. For more than
[00:02:43] than a decade, the Houthis have been been involved in a brutal civil war
[00:02:47] war with the internationally recognised recognised government, which has
[00:02:50] has Saudi backing. Now, for the last last couple of years, there's been
[00:02:53] been an uneasy truce. But that was
[00:02:56] was shattered in recent months. The The Houthis made lightning advances
[00:02:59] advances down the Red Sea coast last
[00:03:01] last month, giving them an even greater greater ability to threaten shipping
[00:03:05] shipping in the Red Sea. Now Saudi
[00:03:07] Saudi Arabia responded with air strikes
[00:03:10] strikes and with the government recently recently retook some territory. The
[00:03:13] The Houthi response to that could
[00:03:15] could be seen at Riyadh airport from
[00:03:19] from the US President. Condemnation Condemnation of the attack, but no
[00:03:22] no promise of support. I think it's
[00:03:25] it's terrible, terrible. The Saudis Saudis table is south southwest.
[00:03:29] southwest. Well, they're able to to defend look, the Saudis are good
[00:03:32] good fighters. But I think the attack attack was a terrible thing. This
[00:03:35] This attack was one of the most severe
[00:03:37] severe on Saudi soil in over a decade.
[00:03:40] decade. Some of those killed are are now being identified, one of
[00:03:43] of them, Bothinaa Awada, was a mother mother of four from Syria. She was
[00:03:47] was a victim of a conflict she had
[00:03:49] had no part in, but that seems to
[00:03:52] to be escalating dangerously. Joe
[00:03:55] Joe Inwood, BBC News. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, there's new CCTV video
[00:03:58] video of Saturday's strike and a a warning it is distressing now this
[00:04:01] this footage is coming to us from from Al Arabiya, a media organisation
[00:04:05] organisation funded by the Saudi Saudi government. We paused the video
[00:04:07] video at the moment of impact before before an explosion tears through
[00:04:11] through the airport hall as people people run to shelter. The BBC has
[00:04:14] has not independently verified the the video. It's been obtained by
[00:04:17] by multiple news agencies including including AFP and Reuters. Well, Well, joining me for more on this
[00:04:21] this is Ben and Ben Taleblu, a senior senior director at the Iran programme
[00:04:25] programme at the Foundation for Defence Defence of Democracies. Benham, what's
[00:04:28] what's your read then on what we've we've been seeing play out over the
[00:04:31] the last 48 hours? This escalation escalation resulting in Saudi Arabia's
[00:04:34] Arabia's airport being struck. Great Great to be with you, Steve. And
[00:04:38] And listen, this is indeed, as you you mentioned, a marked escalation
[00:04:42] escalation in the Saudi-Houthi conflict conflict but also a marked escalation
[00:04:45] escalation in this larger Multi-front Multi-front region wide Iran war. war. And that's really the perspective
[00:04:49] perspective to keep these operations operations in. If we remember just
[00:04:52] just a few weeks ago, I think three three weeks ago in response to the
[00:04:55] the sanctioning of most of Iran's Iran's aviation sector and all of
[00:04:59] of its commercial airlines, the chief chief of Iran's Supreme National
[00:05:03] National Security Council threatened threatened airports and airfare across
[00:05:07] across the region, saying that no no other country's airports would
[00:05:09] would be safe. And now we see the the regime's proxy in the region
[00:05:12] region on the southern part of the the Arabian Peninsula, the Houthis
[00:05:15] Houthis in Yemen, equipped and armed armed with Iranian short range and
[00:05:18] and medium range ballistic missiles, missiles, as well as copies of land
[00:05:21] land attack cruise missiles and one one way attack drones, striking civilian
[00:05:24] civilian airports. Now, for sure sure this isn't the first civilian civilian airport that the Houthis
[00:05:28] Houthis have hit. And if the conflict conflict continues, it won't be the
[00:05:30] the last. But make no mistake, there there is co-ordination and intonation
[00:05:34] intonation between patron and proxy proxy here, and we have to see this
[00:05:38] this marked escalation coming as as the Islamic Republic is looking
[00:05:41] looking for leverage in what it believes believes is going to be another round
[00:05:45] round potentially from America or or Israel directly against it. Yeah.
[00:05:48] Yeah. So where does this leave the the United States then? I mean, they've they've been it's all been quite
[00:05:51] quite quiet between them and Iran Iran so far over the last few weeks
[00:05:54] weeks or so. But, you know, are they they going to get involved? We know
[00:05:57] know that Saudi Arabia and the US
[00:05:59] US do have a relationship. Certainly Certainly in Saudi Arabia and the
[00:06:02] the US do have a relationship. The The million dollar question is what
[00:06:05] what is that relationship going to to look like and how is it going
[00:06:08] going to bear fruit against the Houthis? Houthis? Or is America keeping its
[00:06:10] its powder dry to deal with the patron,
[00:06:13] patron, the Islamic Republic over over in Iran? There were reports
[00:06:16] reports and grumblings. I think just just a few weeks ago about Saudi
[00:06:19] Saudi Israeli contacts. Would there there be potential intelligence sharing
[00:06:22] sharing or ISR against the Houthis? Houthis? That's an open question.
[00:06:25] question. How does the fact that that Saudi Arabia is still dealing
[00:06:29] dealing with a Gulf co-operation co-operation Council that is still still kaleidoscopic, even with the
[00:06:33] the UAE with whom it collaborates collaborates and competes with, given
[00:06:36] given any different day here and and also, perhaps most importantly,
[00:06:40] importantly, if America doesn't support support the Saudis militarily, will
[00:06:43] will the Saudis look to what they've they've recently signed, meaning
[00:06:46] meaning this pact with the Turks Turks and the Pakistanis? So a lot
[00:06:49] lot more questions than answers here. here. And Saudis right now looking
[00:06:52] looking for what is their best bet bet against both patron and proxy.
[00:06:56] proxy. Is there a risk that this this could escalate further, that
[00:06:59] that more countries could be drawn
[00:07:02] drawn in? Precisely. There is there's there's a geographic risk of escalation,
[00:07:05] escalation, different civilian targets targets within Saudi Arabia, different
[00:07:08] different countries, as you mentioned, mentioned, a different domain from from the land to the maritime domain.
[00:07:12] domain. If the Houthis choose to to double down on the Red Sea. And
[00:07:15] And then there's also escalation escalation in terms of tools and
[00:07:19] and targets, different weapons that that Iran backed proxies could employ.
[00:07:21] employ. You're seeing the Saudi as as you're seeing the Iran-backed Iran-backed Houthis right now in
[00:07:25] in Yemen, employ the full spectrum spectrum of unmanned aerial threats
[00:07:28] threats low tier, mid-tier and high high tier one way drones, cruise
[00:07:32] cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. missiles. So unless they have something
[00:07:35] something else up their sleeve or or switch to a different domain, domain, I think when we're talking
[00:07:39] talking about escalation, it has has to be defined as intensity of
[00:07:42] of more of the same. Benham, thanks thanks very much for your thoughts
[00:07:45] thoughts as always, Ben. Ben Taleblu, Taleblu, senior director of the Iran
[00:07:48] Iran programme at the Foundation Foundation for Defence of Democracies.
[00:07:51] Democracies. I just want to quickly quickly show you this live map then
[00:07:54] then of air traffic in the region region after those attacks on the
[00:07:58] the King Khalid International Airport. Airport. You can see there is a lot
[00:08:01] lot of movement happening in the the airspace just over Riyadh at
[00:08:04] at the moment with planes diverting
[00:08:07] diverting around it. Now Ukraine Ukraine is accusing Russia of attacking
[00:08:10] attacking power plants and civilian civilian areas despite a so-called
[00:08:13] so-called energy cease fire proposed proposed by the US President Donald
[00:08:16] Donald Trump. Mr Trump has claimed claimed that Moscow and Kyiv have
[00:08:19] have agreed to halt attacks on energy energy infrastructure. Ukrainian
[00:08:23] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Zelensky initially expressed surprise surprise at the announcement, saying
[00:08:27] saying it was news to him before before agreeing to support it if
[00:08:30] if Moscow did. The Kremlin has yet yet to comment. It comes a couple
[00:08:33] couple of days after the US President President said he was lifting sanctions
[00:08:36] sanctions on Russian diesel. Our Our Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson
[00:08:39] Johnson sent this report from Kyiv
[00:08:41] Kyiv on the. Edge of Kharkiv this
[00:08:45] this evening. A reminder Russia has
[00:08:49] has not stopped attacking Ukraine.
[00:08:53] Ukraine. This woman was filming after
[00:08:55] after the sirens asking where would
[00:08:58] would be hit. She was lucky to survive
[00:09:00] survive a strike on a shop that killed
[00:09:03] killed three people and injured more
[00:09:05] more than 20. This just hours after
[00:09:09] after Donald Trump announced his
[00:09:10] his partial truce on Truth Social.
[00:09:13] Social. He wrote effective immediately, immediately, there is an energy ceasefire
[00:09:17] ceasefire in the war between Russia Russia and Ukraine. Both parties
[00:09:21] parties have agreed. Do not break
[00:09:24] break it. Ukraine's been targeting
[00:09:27] targeting Russian oil refineries refineries in response to attacks
[00:09:30] attacks on its own power grid. Ukraine Ukraine said it was ready to cease
[00:09:33] cease if Russia did the same. But But Donald Trump's announcement appeared
[00:09:37] appeared to come as a surprise to
[00:09:39] to President Zelensky. Ukraine is
[00:09:43] is ready to refrain from striking striking Russia's energy infrastructure,
[00:09:46] infrastructure, and we expect Russia Russia to show the same readiness
[00:09:49] readiness and honour the agreement agreement reached with the President
[00:09:52] President of the United States. He
[00:09:55] He better damn well stop. It's been
[00:09:57] been a tense weekend of fractured
[00:10:00] fractured US Ukraine relations. I I suggest they get a new leader who
[00:10:04] who can make a deal. The row started
[00:10:07] started when Donald Trump lifted lifted export restrictions on Russian
[00:10:10] Russian diesel. Many believe to ease
[00:10:12] ease fuel prices driven up by the
[00:10:14] the war in Iran. In Kyiv, the streets
[00:10:19] streets have fallen dark and quiet
[00:10:22] quiet as its power network has been
[00:10:24] been pounded. Many people here are are without light, heat or water
[00:10:28] water because electricity is needed needed to pump it. Ukrainians were
[00:10:31] were braced for a very difficult difficult few months ahead into the
[00:10:34] the winter, so there's a lot riding riding on this ceasefire. But even
[00:10:37] even if it holds, the war is not
[00:10:41] not over. And that was hammered home
[00:10:45] home tonight with more drones heading
[00:10:46] heading for the capital. In less
[00:10:50] less than two hours in this was Kharkiv's
[00:10:52] Kharkiv's main power station tonight
[00:10:54] tonight ablaze and leaving Ukrainians Ukrainians questioning what impact
[00:10:57] impact this cease fire will have. have. I spoke to Sonia Mycak, a research
[00:11:01] research fellow in Ukrainian studies studies at the Australian National National University, and she said
[00:11:04] said Russia's continued attacks suggest suggest it is not serious about a
[00:11:07] a ceasefire. Firstly, Ukraine itself itself didn't know anything about
[00:11:10] about this cease fire but has agreed
[00:11:14] agreed to uphold any ceasefire that that would be in place. But we see
[00:11:18] see Russia continuing to attack and
[00:11:20] and in fact it's in keeping with
[00:11:23] with the fact that even hours after
[00:11:25] after President Trump announced his
[00:11:28] his deal to purchase Russian diesel diesel Zaporizhzhia was attacked
[00:11:31] attacked and 20 people were killed killed within hours of that. So there's
[00:11:34] there's no sign that Russia is actually
[00:11:37] actually willing to engage in any any kind of ceasefire. When President
[00:11:41] President Trump says that Ukraine Ukraine should get themselves a new new president and lift sanctions
[00:11:45] sanctions on Russian diesel, critics critics might wonder whose side he's
[00:11:48] he's on. Well, I think that unfortunately,
[00:11:51] unfortunately, there doesn't seem seem to be any doubt on whose side
[00:11:54] side he's on right now. I mean, really
[00:11:58] really calling for elections. Yes, Yes, we've heard this before. We've We've heard Zelensky respond to this
[00:12:02] this before. He's immediately said said they'd give us 60 days of complete
[00:12:06] complete ceasefire and that will will be arranged. Although to be be honest, I don't know whether it
[00:12:09] it could be arranged. I mean, there there are many, many barriers to
[00:12:11] to having an election right now under under martial law. But in general
[00:12:15] general this diesel deal is a betrayal betrayal and it's a betrayal not
[00:12:18] not only of Ukraine, but it's actually
[00:12:20] actually a betrayal of American foreign
[00:12:23] foreign policy and European allies. allies. I mean, both Europe and America
[00:12:27] America have really based their reaction
[00:12:32] reaction on economic sanctions, on
[00:12:34] on reducing the income of the Putin
[00:12:36] Putin regime so that it cannot continue
[00:12:40] continue to build weapons, buy weapons
[00:12:42] weapons and murder Ukrainians. So So really, President Trump's action
[00:12:46] action here is a betrayal of everything everything that stands for. In India.
[00:12:49] India. Leaders of the country's youth youth led Cockroach movement have
[00:12:53] have been released from detention, detention, but have vowed to continue continue protests in Delhi demanding
[00:12:56] demanding the resignation of a top top election official over a revision
[00:12:59] revision of voter lists that they they say disproportionately benefits
[00:13:02] benefits the ruling party. Protests Protests continued on Sunday, with
[00:13:05] with demonstrators vastly outnumbered outnumbered by security personnel.
[00:13:08] personnel. The BBC witnessed numerous numerous detentions as police moved
[00:13:10] moved to break up gatherings and and restrictions remained in place
[00:13:13] place across parts of central Delhi. Delhi. Our BBC correspondent Arunoday
[00:13:17] Arunoday Mukharji sent us this report
[00:13:18] report from Delhi on Sunday. We heard
[00:13:22] heard the first press conference conference from the Cockroach Janta Janta Party after its leaders, who
[00:13:25] who had been kept in detention for for nearly 24 hours, were released.
[00:13:28] released. They reiterated their demand demand for the resignation of the
[00:13:31] the Chief Election Commissioner and and also criticised the way in which
[00:13:35] which their leaders were detained detained and several other protesters
[00:13:37] protesters to the tune of thousands thousands had been detained. We have
[00:13:40] have seen sporadic protests in pockets pockets in different parts of the
[00:13:43] the city taking place. There are are some congregations but they are
[00:13:47] are quickly intervened by the police police and then they are picked up, up, detained, taken in vans to other
[00:13:50] other places, which is why you're you're still seeing this level of of security take place. Barricading
[00:13:54] Barricading in several parts continue. continue. You've got traffic restrictions
[00:13:58] restrictions as well and essentially essentially ensuring that no protesters
[00:14:02] protesters can go to places where where they intend to protest. But But the other parts of Delhi, you
[00:14:05] you can see traffic very much as as usual. It's a regular day in Delhi.
[00:14:09] Delhi. So central parts of Delhi Delhi still remain relatively affected.
[00:14:12] affected. What happens next? Well, Well, the Cockroach Janta Party made
[00:14:15] made it very clear that this battle battle has only just begun. They
[00:14:19] They haven't announced a next date date for protest, but they essentially
[00:14:21] essentially urged everyone to carry carry out protesting in other parts
[00:14:25] parts of the country in whatever whatever manner they can. Let's take
[00:14:28] take a look at some other stories
[00:14:29] stories in the headlines. Eight orangutans orangutans have been released back
[00:14:33] back into the wild in Borneo after after they were taken into captivity,
[00:14:36] captivity, when their habitat was was threatened by wildfires over
[00:14:39] over the summer. Three mothers, their
[00:14:41] their three daughters and two adult adult males have been freed in the
[00:14:45] the reserve in the west of the island, island, according to Indonesia's
[00:14:48] Indonesia's forestry ministry said said authorities rescued 46 orangutans
[00:14:52] orangutans from fires in August and and September. Wildfires in the region
[00:14:55] region are usually are usual for for the country's dry season, but
[00:14:59] but intensified this year. Malaysian Malaysian airline Firefly has cancelled
[00:15:03] cancelled all flights between Singapore's Singapore's Seletar Airport and Subang,
[00:15:06] Subang, near Kuala Lumpur, because because of the haze. The cancellations
[00:15:09] cancellations affect six return services services a day through Monday. Passengers
[00:15:12] Passengers are being offered alternative alternative flights via Changi and
[00:15:15] and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Airport, subject to availability availability or a full refund. The
[00:15:19] The disruption comes as air quality quality remains unhealthy across
[00:15:22] across Singapore and parts of Malaysia.
[00:15:25] Malaysia. More to come here on News News Day, including fresh floods
[00:15:28] floods in Nepal, sweeping away houses,
[00:15:31] houses, bridges and damaging hydropower hydropower infrastructure
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[00:16:37] League season here on BBC News. In
[00:16:44] In Nepal, a flash flood has left
[00:16:45] left at least five people missing
[00:16:48] missing more than 140 houses have have been damaged either fully or
[00:16:51] or partially, while bridges and hydropower hydropower infrastructure have been
[00:16:54] been swept away. Officials suspect
[00:16:55] suspect a landslide blocked the Budhi
[00:16:58] Budhi Gandaki River before the water water burst through a more than 90
[00:17:02] 90 people, including nine foreigners, foreigners, have been rescued so so far, a disaster management official
[00:17:06] official says. SMS alerts helped helped avert a much greater loss
[00:17:09] loss of life. The country remains remains on high alert seven weeks
[00:17:12] weeks after devastating floods swept swept away thousands of people following
[00:17:15] following a glacial glacier collapse collapse along the border with Tibet.
[00:17:18] Tibet. I spoke to Ayush Joshi director director of advocacy campaigns and
[00:17:22] and communications at Save the Children Children in Nepal, and he said access
[00:17:26] access remains a major challenge. challenge. Yes, it is the devastating
[00:17:29] devastating floods struck northern northern Gorkha district sweeping,
[00:17:32] sweeping, sweeping away homes, bridges bridges and hydropower construction
[00:17:36] construction camp. The full extent extent of the damage and casualty
[00:17:39] casualty is still being assessed. assessed. Access remains a major
[00:17:43] major challenge. Floods and landslides landslides have disrupted roads.
[00:17:46] roads. Several bridges have been been washed away, making it very
[00:17:50] very difficult to transport relief relief supplies. Save the children
[00:17:53] children is responding to this crisis crisis and we are co-ordinating very
[00:17:56] very closely with the governments governments and the local partners
[00:17:59] partners to reach impacted children children and families as quickly
[00:18:01] quickly and safely as possible. Together Together with local partners, we
[00:18:05] we have mobilised and dispatched dispatched essential relief supplies
[00:18:09] supplies including tarpaulins, blankets,
[00:18:12] blankets, mosquito nets, hygiene hygiene and dignity kits. We also
[00:18:15] also very deeply concerned about about children's protection, particularly
[00:18:18] particularly for girls and women women because they're forced to stay
[00:18:21] stay in temporary shelters or out
[00:18:23] out in the open without proper access
[00:18:26] access to water, sanitation and basic basic necessities. And we are co-ordinating
[00:18:30] co-ordinating with the government government and other humanitarian humanitarian actors to identify emerging
[00:18:34] emerging needs and support recovery recovery beyond what is required
[00:18:37] required right now. Yeah, it does does seem like there are a lot of of challenges that are being faced.
[00:18:41] faced. This is the third such flash flash flood we've seen. We saw that
[00:18:45] that huge one seven weeks ago. Does Does Nepal have the resources to
[00:18:48] to cope with all of this? To be very
[00:18:52] very honest, you know, like given given the multiple disasters that
[00:18:55] that we are facing right now, the
[00:18:58] the governments, organisations like like us are also super stretched.
[00:19:02] stretched. And one thing that we we also need to realise is Nepal
[00:19:05] Nepal has experienced multiple floods floods and other disasters within
[00:19:08] within a very short period of time, time, and it has created a lot of
[00:19:12] of anxiety and children and families
[00:19:16] families impacted as this recurring recurring disaster does not even
[00:19:18] even give them time to recover. The
[00:19:21] The August floods affected communities communities in the same district,
[00:19:25] district, although the areas affected affected this time are different,
[00:19:27] different, these overlapping emergencies emergencies are putting immense pressure
[00:19:31] pressure on the government's capacity capacity to respond and are also
[00:19:35] also strained resources for many many humanitarian organisations.
[00:19:38] organisations. That's why Save the the Children is calling upon donors
[00:19:41] donors and leaders for greater investment investment in disaster preparedness.
[00:19:45] preparedness. Effective early warning
[00:19:47] warning systems to save life, safer safer infrastructure and climate
[00:19:50] climate resilient schools and buildings.
[00:19:53] buildings. Because one thing that that these multiple disasters prove
[00:19:56] prove is that children and communities communities must have the information,
[00:20:00] information, resources and time they they need to prepare for disasters
[00:20:03] disasters and evacuate safely. And And that is what Save the Children
[00:20:06] Children is doing right now. So we
[00:20:09] we do need flexible, timely funding
[00:20:11] funding that allows us to respond
[00:20:13] respond to these emerging needs and
[00:20:15] and sustain support beyond the initial
[00:20:18] initial emergency. Polio made a surprise surprise health announcement on Sunday,
[00:20:22] Sunday, saying he'll undergo surgery surgery to remove a small lung nodule. nodule. The Pope said the nodule,
[00:20:26] nodule, which usually refers to a a lump or tissue growth, was detected
[00:20:29] detected at a very early stage during during a routine medical check up.
[00:20:32] up. The Vatican said. The operation operation is scheduled for the first
[00:20:35] first days of this week, and the the estimated post-operative recovery
[00:20:38] recovery time will be about one week. week. Our Rome correspondent Sarah
[00:20:41] Sarah Rainsford has more. Yeah, as as you say, a real surprise, of course, course, for everybody who had gathered
[00:20:45] gathered here on Saint Peter's Square Square at midday today. That's when
[00:20:48] when Catholics come here to see the
[00:20:51] the Pope, to have a blessing by the
[00:20:53] the Pope from the balcony here. After
[00:20:55] After that, though, the Pope then then delivered this announcement, announcement, as you say, a big shock
[00:20:59] shock for those who were listening. listening. He said that he had had
[00:21:02] had medical checks and that doctors doctors had discovered a nodule on
[00:21:05] on his lung. Now, he said, as he he put it, that this had been detected
[00:21:08] detected at a very early stage and and was well localised, but that
[00:21:12] that doctors had advised him he should should have it removed. So he is
[00:21:15] is going to have surgery and that that will take place in the next
[00:21:17] next few days here in Rome. The Vatican
[00:21:20] Vatican is not giving many more details details than that, just saying that
[00:21:23] that it will take him about a week week to recover from the surgery surgery itself. We do know that nodules
[00:21:27] nodules like this are relatively relatively common and that usually
[00:21:30] usually they're not cancerous. But But certainly I think Catholics around around the world are concerned are
[00:21:34] are watching this news very closely. closely. I think in particular, because
[00:21:38] because this is a relatively young young Pope. He's in his early 70s. 70s. He goes to the gym, he likes
[00:21:42] likes playing tennis. He's always always been thought of as fit and
[00:21:45] and as healthy. And this is the first
[00:21:47] first health scare that he's had
[00:21:49] had since he was elected last year. year. One encouraging note, I think,
[00:21:52] think, was perhaps his tone as he he made that announcement. He seemed
[00:21:54] seemed very calm. He even smiled smiled a couple of times during the
[00:21:58] the statement and also he mentioned mentioned today a trip that's coming coming up in November to Peru, the
[00:22:02] the place where he was a missionary missionary for many years and a bishop.
[00:22:05] bishop. He has talked about that that with the suggestion that that
[00:22:08] that trip should still go ahead in in November. So perhaps encouraging encouraging news for Catholics even
[00:22:12] even as they absorb this. Pretty Pretty surprising and for some shocking
[00:22:16] shocking news. Let's take a look look at some other stories in the
[00:22:19] the headlines. Christa Pike has returned returned to prison in Tennessee ten
[00:22:22] ten days after surviving a failed failed execution. The 50-year-old 50-year-old regained consciousness
[00:22:26] consciousness and began speaking speaking after the lethal injections injections left her in a critical
[00:22:29] critical condition. The state has has yet to explain why the execution
[00:22:32] execution failed. It's unclear whether whether officials will try again. again. A lawyers want her sentence
[00:22:36] sentence commuted to life in prison.
[00:22:40] prison. British Prime Minister Andy Andy Burnham says Russia interfered
[00:22:43] interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum referendum after being given what what he called a clear answer on
[00:22:47] on the issue when he entered Downing Downing Street. He says the UK has
[00:22:50] has not done enough to warn people people about foreign interference interference and that Russian disinformation
[00:22:54] disinformation is also targeting targeting politics in France and
[00:22:57] and Germany. At least 11 people have
[00:22:59] have been killed and 27 injured after after a tour bus collided with a
[00:23:03] a tow truck in western Turkey. The
[00:23:05] The crash happened near Tollbooths
[00:23:07] Tollbooths on a highway in Manisa Manisa province on Sunday morning.
[00:23:10] morning. Images showed the bus overturned overturned and badly damaged. Police
[00:23:14] Police detained the bus driver after
[00:23:15] after he was discharged from hospital.
[00:23:18] hospital. At least 139 people have
[00:23:21] have died, including 15 children, children, after a boat sank off the
[00:23:24] the shores of Djibouti and that's that's according to the International
[00:23:28] International Organisation for Migration Migration Survivors said the vessel,
[00:23:30] vessel, which was carrying around around 350 people from Djibouti to
[00:23:34] to Yemen, capsized north of the town town of Obock overnight on October
[00:23:38] October the 8th. 82 people all Ethiopian Ethiopian nationals, were rescued.
[00:23:42] rescued. It's among the deadliest deadliest shipwrecks recorded on on a route used by migrants from
[00:23:45] from the Horn of Africa trying to
[00:23:47] to reach the Gulf states. Alexandre
[00:23:51] Alexandre Coissac is the International International Organisation for Migration's
[00:23:53] Migration's chief of mission in Djibouti. Djibouti. He's visited the shoreline shoreline where the shipwreck took
[00:23:57] took place and told my colleague colleague Catherine Byaruhanga what
[00:24:01] what he witnessed there. We've met met some survivors actually, as we
[00:24:05] we were going there with the car,
[00:24:08] car, some was in the desert, got
[00:24:11] got lost and ran towards us very very frankly. I mean the one I met
[00:24:14] met could hardly speak. He had been
[00:24:17] been lost in the desert for one and and a half when we met him. We brought
[00:24:20] brought him to our centre. We. We
[00:24:22] We are providing support to another
[00:24:25] another 8081 of them. Altogether Altogether it's 82 people that we
[00:24:29] we are currently helping in a migrant migrant response centre that we have
[00:24:32] have in Obock. They are all in state
[00:24:34] state of shock. It's very difficult
[00:24:37] difficult for them to, to express express what happened and what we
[00:24:40] we are trying to do for them is to to provide food, water, shelter.
[00:24:44] shelter. I mean human contact. And
[00:24:46] And we have our health doctors and and psychologists who are also working
[00:24:50] working with them. Better sports sports news for you. Manchester City
[00:24:53] City defied a hostile reception by by Liverpool fans, beating their
[00:24:56] their hosts 3-0 in their first match match since being found guilty of
[00:24:59] of multiple breaches of financial financial rules by the English Premier
[00:25:01] Premier League. Ahead of the game,
[00:25:03] game, Liverpool fans were not impressed.
[00:25:07] impressed. The atmosphere is going going to be volatile. I think it's
[00:25:11] it's always a special game, not as as big as Man United and Everton, Everton, but I think it's still up
[00:25:15] up there with the best. I think because because some they're dominating for
[00:25:18] for a lot of years. I think once once they get the perch back from
[00:25:22] from the year before. So I think think it is more more difficult because
[00:25:25] because of what's going on, on city.
[00:25:28] city. It's isn't it? It's more. Yeah,
[00:25:30] Yeah, I think so. And it's kind of
[00:25:33] of also the whole saga really I'm I'm losing my passion for the game,
[00:25:37] game, to be honest. It just feels feels like it's no longer for supporters,
[00:25:40] supporters, no longer for fans. It's It's all about the money nowadays.
[00:25:44] nowadays. Money, money. How many
[00:25:46] many teams have been relegated or
[00:25:48] or lost Champions League spots, Europe
[00:25:50] Europe spots. I mean I'm a Liverpool Liverpool supporter. I don't want
[00:25:54] want tainted titles. I just like like some justice. That's all for
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[00:30:24] Kyiv and Moscow had agreed to an
[00:30:25] an energy ceasefire. And as Microsoft Microsoft CEO calls for emergency
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[00:30:32] company's president, who warns artificial artificial intelligence is moving
[00:30:34] moving faster than the speed of safety.
[00:30:42] safety. And welcome to Business Today Today with me Steve Lai. Now oil oil prices are dropping on the hope
[00:30:46] hope of some relief on the global global supply crunch after President
[00:30:49] President Donald Trump claimed Russia Russia and Ukraine have agreed to
[00:30:52] to an energy ceasefire and both countries countries have been trading major
[00:30:55] major strikes on energy infrastructure infrastructure for weeks now. On
[00:30:58] On Friday, President Trump also said said that Russia