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00:00:13Live from Washington. This is
00:00:16BBC News. The bloodshed in Ukraine
00:00:18Ukraine continues. Three dead in
00:00:21in this Russian strike, while President
00:00:23President Zelensky says Russia struck struck energy facilities after President
00:00:26President Trump's announcement of of an energy ceasefire. President
00:00:30President Zelensky welcomes Donald Donald Trump's announcement, but
00:00:33but Moscow has yet to comment. Another
00:00:36Another strike hits Riyadh airport
00:00:38airport in Saudi Arabia a day after
00:00:40after 13 people were killed and hundreds
00:00:43hundreds wounded in a Houthi attack. attack. And it was a frosty reception
00:00:46reception in Liverpool. But Manchester Manchester City secure a win in their
00:00:49their first match since being found
00:00:51found guilty of breaching all financial
00:00:55financial rules. Hi, I'm Helena Humphrey,
00:01:05Humphrey, good to have you with us. us. Ukraine is accusing Russia of
00:01:09of ongoing deadly attacks despite despite a so-called energy ceasefire
00:01:13ceasefire proposed by President Trump. Trump. President Zelensky says Russia
00:01:16Russia struck power plants following following the announcement and has
00:01:19has continued to strike civilian civilian areas. This footage shows
00:01:23shows damage from an industrial site site near Kyiv, while on Sunday President
00:01:26President Trump posted this claiming claiming the two sides agreed to
00:01:29to stop attacks on energy facilities facilities effective immediately.
00:01:33immediately. But the Kremlin has has yet to comment. President Zelensky
00:01:36Zelensky said the announcement was, was, quote, news to him but that
00:01:39that Ukraine would support a ceasefire
00:01:42ceasefire if Russia sticks to the the terms both UK and Canada have
00:01:45have since affirmed support for a a sustained energy cease fire, and
00:01:49and I've been speaking to Dan Johnson, Johnson, our Ukraine correspondent,
00:01:53correspondent, about the reaction reaction from Ukrainians to Trump's
00:01:55Trump's cease fire declaration. Yeah,
00:01:58Yeah, this did seem to take Ukrainians Ukrainians by surprise this afternoon
00:02:02afternoon when Donald Trump posted posted on Truth Social that an energy
00:02:05energy cease fire was in immediate immediate force and that it had been
00:02:09been signed up to by both parties.
00:02:11parties. There was no immediate comment
00:02:15comment from the Ukrainians, but but President Zelensky then released released a statement saying that that this is what he had wanted so
00:02:18so that he would sign up to it even
00:02:20even though he was waiting for further
00:02:25further details from the Americans. Americans. The reports are that perhaps perhaps behind the scenes over the
00:02:28the past weekend this was being discussed discussed and that the Americans Americans may have actually been
00:02:32been threatening the Ukrainians that that if they didn't sign up to this,
00:02:35this, they may find that their weaponry weaponry and intelligence was cut.
00:02:39cut. So the Ukrainians may have felt felt under some pressure. But certainly
00:02:41certainly the way this was announced announced felt like the Ukrainians
00:02:45Ukrainians were not actually signed signed up to it. But this is what what they've been calling for. It's
00:02:48It's what they said they were ready ready for if Russia would respect respect it, that they would cease
00:02:52cease their attacks on Russian oil oil refineries. But what we haven't
00:02:56haven't had is any comment so far
00:02:58far from the Kremlin. And Ukraine Ukraine is already accusing the Russians
00:03:02Russians of breaching this energy energy cease fire because we've seen
00:03:05seen an attack on a power station station in Kharkiv less than two
00:03:08two hours after Donald Trump made made this announcement. President
00:03:11President Trump has starkly criticised criticised the Ukrainian president.
00:03:14president. When you speak to Ukrainians, Ukrainians, how do they feel about
00:03:17about that? Are they worried about
00:03:20about US support slipping away? Yeah,
00:03:24Yeah, it's been a really tricky weekend
00:03:26weekend of bitter, fractious U. S
00:03:28S Ukraine relations with Donald Trump
00:03:30Trump calling for a new president
00:03:33president and for elections. And And Volodymyr Zelensky saying that
00:03:36that President Trump was being weak weak because of the deal that he'd he'd done with Vladimir Putin to
00:03:40to allow Russia to export diesel
00:03:42diesel on the open market. Once again,
00:03:44again, Ukrainians tend to rally behind behind their president whenever there's
00:03:48there's that sort of slapdown from from the US that's what we saw the
00:03:52the last time Donald Trump tore into into President Zelensky. Although
00:03:55Although there have been questions questions about his approach, the the sort of targets that he's chosen,
00:03:58chosen, the strategy that he's adopted
00:04:01adopted during this war, that sort sort of criticism from the American
00:04:04American President tends to unite unite people behind their president.
00:04:08president. The question now amongst amongst Ukrainians is whether this
00:04:11this is for real, whether this is is a ceasefire that will have any
00:04:15any impact in the real world. The The evidence from across Ukraine
00:04:18Ukraine this evening is perhaps not not because they've seen a continuation
00:04:21continuation of Russian attacks on on energy infrastructure and other
00:04:24other targets too. And even if this this is respected by Russia, no one
00:04:28one is expecting that this will bring
00:04:30bring an end to the war in entirety. entirety. There are plenty of other
00:04:34other targets that Russia could choose choose to fire its missiles and drones
00:04:37drones at. So although Ukrainians Ukrainians may be hoping that this
00:04:40this brings some relief in terms terms of their electricity supplies
00:04:43supplies and the power that they they need to get them through the the winter, they are still aware
00:04:46aware that Russia has all sorts of of ways of doing damage right across
00:04:50across Ukraine. Dan Johnson reporting reporting there. Now, all of this
00:04:54this comes just days after Donald Donald Trump announced a deal with
00:04:57with Russia to allow diesel imports imports into the United States, a
00:05:00a deal that sparked criticism from from European leaders. British Defence
00:05:03Defence Secretary Wes Streeting told
00:05:05told the BBC, quote, we stand with
00:05:08with Ukraine and condemned the US's US's deal with the Kremlin. Don't
00:05:11Don't support that decision. As the the Prime Minister set out, we are
00:05:15are strengthening sanctions against against Russia. So is the President President wrong? Well, look, I think
00:05:19think the way I have interpreted interpreted what President Trump
00:05:21Trump has done is very much in the the context of the US mid-term elections
00:05:25elections that are taking place and and the inevitable pressure that
00:05:28that all of us are feeling at the the moment to try and ease the cost
00:05:31cost of living. I've been speaking speaking to Lesia Vasylenko, a Ukrainian
00:05:35Ukrainian MP from part of Zelensky's Zelensky's coalition in Kyiv. I asked
00:05:39asked her how Ukraine is reacting
00:05:41reacting to this declared
00:05:45ceasefire. I don't think there's there's going to be anything coming
00:05:47coming out of the ceasefire for the
00:05:50the reason. The main reason being
00:05:53being that Ukraine was not part of
00:05:55of the deal making of the negotiations
00:05:58negotiations around the ceasefire. ceasefire. This information just
00:06:02just came through social media from
00:06:04from President Trump and the reaction reaction of President Zelensky was,
00:06:07was, as you correctly said, that that it came as a complete surprise
00:06:10surprise to him. It came as a complete complete surprise to Ukrainian people
00:06:14people as well. The relationship
00:06:17relationship between President Trump Trump and President Zelensky appears
00:06:20appears to be strained again. What's
00:06:23What's your assessment of where things things stand right now? Is it as
00:06:26as bad as what we saw after that
00:06:29that difficult Oval Office
00:06:34meeting? The relationship is very very difficult with the United States
00:06:37States since President Trump came
00:06:40came into office, into power. You
00:06:43You have seen that the supplies,
00:06:46supplies, the military supplies to
00:06:48to Ukraine have dwindled since then.
00:06:52then. We have had an intensification intensification of Russia's attacks.
00:06:55attacks. Russia seems to think that
00:06:59that they can go unpunished for continuously
00:07:01continuously bombing Ukrainian civilian civilian infrastructure instead of
00:07:04of putting pressure on Putin, President
00:07:08President Trump continuously tries tries to put pressure in every way
00:07:11way he can on President Zelensky
00:07:14Zelensky to cease and to the demands
00:07:17demands of Vladimir Putin, which which is kind of ridiculous because
00:07:20because it really should be the other other way around. What we are witnessing
00:07:24witnessing here in Ukraine, even
00:07:26even after this announcement of the
00:07:29the so-called energy ceasefire, is is more attacks in Kyiv. I have counted
00:07:32counted at least three air raids
00:07:34raids since the announcement of the
00:07:36the ceasefire. I'm sure that down
00:07:39down east and southeast Ukraine have
00:07:41have it even worse. The truth is
00:07:44is that Russia has a strategy to
00:07:47to make Ukrainian cities unliveable. unliveable. By the time winter comes.
00:07:50comes. So not even through winter, winter, but even by the time that
00:07:54that winter arrives. So as of 30th
00:07:5730th September, they have started
00:07:59started bombing precision bombing bombing Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
00:08:02infrastructure. So power lines, power
00:08:05power distribution grids, the heating heating system, the water system
00:08:09system are all under constant attack
00:08:11attack from Russian missiles, drones
00:08:14drones and where it is possible closer closer to the border, glide bombs
00:08:18bombs and artillery. Leslie, are are you concerned that the relationship
00:08:21relationship with the United States States could deteriorate further?
00:08:23further? There's been reporting today today from the Financial Times that
00:08:27that the US has threatened to block
00:08:29block arms for Ukraine over attacks attacks on Russian refineries. Have
00:08:33Have you heard that? Are you concerned
00:08:36concerned about it? There is great
00:08:38great concern. I mean, we still view
00:08:41view the United States as well as
00:08:43as all other Nato member states as
00:08:45as key allies, strategic allies for
00:08:47for Ukraine, the United States has
00:08:49has been playing a key role in maintaining
00:08:53maintaining democracy across the the world. As things stand, we would
00:08:57would really appreciate the United United States providing air defence
00:09:00defence for Ukraine, in particular
00:09:03particular Patriot missiles, which
00:09:06which the supplies are nearly zero
00:09:09zero in Ukraine. We look to the United
00:09:12United States for further defence
00:09:15defence partnerships and for weapon
00:09:17weapon deliveries. However, for some
00:09:20some time now, these weapon deliveries deliveries have been unsteady if
00:09:24if available at all, and it has become
00:09:26become increasingly difficult even even for our European partners for
00:09:30for the EU, mainly to buy, to buy,
00:09:33buy, not even to receive for Ukraine,
00:09:35Ukraine, but to buy for Ukraine. Ukraine. Weapons and weapon systems
00:09:38systems from the United States. All All of this is making defence of
00:09:42of Ukrainian civilians more and more
00:09:44more difficult. And at this point,
00:09:47point, as we speak, the only reliable
00:09:49reliable defence that we have is
00:09:51is using our own long range strike
00:09:55strike weapons to hit targets inside inside of Russia. And by targets
00:09:58targets I mean the very sources that
00:10:01that fuel Russia's war economy and
00:10:04and that make Russia's continued continued war of aggression possible.
00:10:07possible. And you've got President President Trump, for example, saying
00:10:10saying that he believes that Ukraine
00:10:12Ukraine needs a new president. You
00:10:16You are a lawyer. There are barriers
00:10:18barriers to that, aren't there. To
00:10:21To hold an election in Ukraine. We
00:10:24We would need to be in peace time time conditions. Ukraine's constitution
00:10:28constitution is no different from from the constitution of many other
00:10:31other countries across the world, world, and it prohibits any type
00:10:34type of elections during martial martial law. And Ukraine has been
00:10:37been in martial law conditions since
00:10:42since the 24th of February 2022. 2022. Now President Zelensky has
00:10:46has also said that should there be
00:10:48be a ceasefire, a full ceasefire
00:10:52ceasefire for two months, 60 days,
00:10:54days, then preparations for elections
00:10:57elections could be on the way. But,
00:11:01But, again, in my opinion, being being a Ukrainian living through
00:11:05through sometimes 20 hour air raids
00:11:07raids in Kyiv, I think it's impossible
00:11:09impossible for Russia to maintain maintain a ceasefire even for one
00:11:13one day, let alone for 60 days needed
00:11:16needed to prepare the country to to start preparing the country for
00:11:19for an election process. Well, now
00:11:21now to Saudi Arabia, where the international
00:11:23international airport in Riyadh remains remains closed after again coming
00:11:27coming under attack. Saudi officials officials say that a projectile hit
00:11:30hit a passenger hall on Sunday, sparking sparking a fire and causing injuries.
00:11:34injuries. A short time later. Yemen's
00:11:35Yemen's Houthi movement claimed responsibility
00:11:38responsibility for Saturday's strike strike on that same airport. That
00:11:41That attack killed 13 people, marking marking the deadliest single attack
00:11:45attack on a Gulf country since the
00:11:47the start of the US-Iran war. No
00:11:50No flights are going in or out of of Riyadh. This is a live illustration
00:11:54illustration of air traffic largely largely avoiding the Saudi capital,
00:11:57capital, which usually handles more more than 100,000 passengers each
00:12:00each day. Joe Inwood reports. May
00:12:04May I have your attention, please?
00:12:09please? Chaos at one. Of Saudi Arabia's
00:12:12Arabia's most important airports. airports. Inside the terminal, the
00:12:15the damage is clear. The result of
00:12:17of a missile strike. More than 300
00:12:20300 people injured. Emergency services services are said to be overwhelmed.
00:12:24overwhelmed. Tonight. The Houthis Houthis have claimed responsibility
00:12:27responsibility not just for this this attack but for this one. Last
00:12:31Last Thursday at the same airport airport as well as one at a state
00:12:34state run gas plant. With the help
00:12:37help of Almighty God, the armed forces
00:12:39forces carried out for qualitative qualitative operations over the past
00:12:42past 24 hours using a number of ballistic
00:12:45ballistic and winged missiles as as well as drones. The first operation
00:12:48operation targeted King Khalid Airport Airport in Riyadh. The second operation
00:12:52operation targeted an Aramco gas
00:12:54gas plant. The Iran-backed group
00:12:57group control large parts of Yemen.
00:12:59Yemen. Saudi Arabia's strategically strategically significant southern southern neighbour for more than
00:13:03than a decade, the Houthis have been been involved in a brutal civil war
00:13:07war with the internationally recognised recognised government, which has
00:13:09has Saudi backing. Now, for the last last couple of years there's been
00:13:12been an uneasy truce. But that was
00:13:15was shattered in recent months. The The Houthis made lightning advances
00:13:19advances down the Red Sea coast last last month, giving them an even greater
00:13:23greater ability to threaten shipping shipping in the Red Sea. Now Saudi
00:13:26Saudi Arabia responded with air strikes. strikes. And with the government
00:13:30government recently retook some territory.
00:13:32territory. The Houthi response to
00:13:34to that could be seen at Riyadh airport
00:13:37airport last night from the US President.
00:13:40President. Condemnation of the attack, attack, but no promise of support.
00:13:42support. I think it's terrible, terrible.
00:13:45terrible. Without being able Esme Esme Stallard southwest. Well they're
00:13:49they're able to defend the Saudis Saudis are good fighters. But I think
00:13:52think the attack was a terrible thing. thing. This attack was one of the
00:13:56the most severe on Saudi soil in
00:13:59in over a decade. Some of those killed killed are now being identified.
00:14:03identified. One of them, Buthaina Buthaina Awada, was a mother of four
00:14:06four from Syria. She was a victim victim of a conflict she had no part
00:14:10part in, but that seems to be escalating
00:14:12escalating dangerously. Joe Inwood,
00:14:15Inwood, BBC News. Meanwhile, inside
00:14:17inside Yemen, Houthi run television television claims to show buildings
00:14:21buildings damaged by a Saudi strike strike in the capital Sanaa. The
00:14:24The BBC has not independently verified
00:14:26verified that footage. All of this this as Yemen's internal civil war
00:14:30war rages on. Yemen's government government forces say that these
00:14:32these pictures show military operations operations against the Houthis east
00:14:36east of Sanaa. It is extremely difficult difficult for journalists to get
00:14:39get access to Yemen, but the BBC BBC is Orla Guerin has been allowed
00:14:43allowed in and is currently in the the southern port city of Aden. She
00:14:46She walks us through the implications implications of the Houthis deadly
00:14:50deadly attack inside Saudi Arabia.
00:14:52Arabia. The conflicts in this region
00:14:54region are intertwined, and one of of those conflicts is certainly now
00:14:57now getting worse. The attack on
00:14:59on the airport in Riyadh was a major
00:15:02major strike by the Houthis. They They managed to target a building
00:15:06building that was not only economically economically important to Saudi Arabia,
00:15:09Arabia, but also a very politically politically sensitive site. Now,
00:15:13Now, since the strike on Saturday, Saturday, the Houthis have struck
00:15:16struck again. We know they have hit hit a building at the airport. We
00:15:19We don't yet know if there are any
00:15:21any fatalities. The Houthis are saying saying that Saudi airspace remains
00:15:25remains a target. They are telling telling airlines to stay away and
00:15:29and say that that warning should should be heeded. Now Saudi Arabia,
00:15:33Arabia, for its part, has pledged pledged a decisive retaliation. Now
00:15:36Now we don't know what that will will be. But people here in the region
00:15:40region are certainly bracing. And And there is also a dimension to
00:15:43to all of this that stretches far
00:15:45far beyond the Middle East. This
00:15:48This renewed increased insecurity
00:15:51insecurity is going to drive concerns
00:15:53concerns about the flow of global global exports from this region.
00:15:57region. The Houthis have taken control control of the strategic strait of
00:16:00of Bab al-Mandab. That's already already a problem. So all of this
00:16:04this will exacerbate concerns about about global supplies and fears about
00:16:07about prices. So the impact will
00:16:10will be felt well beyond this region.
00:16:12region. Well, joining me live now now is Ambassador Michael Ratney,
00:16:16Ratney, former US ambassador to Saudi
00:16:20Saudi Arabia from 2023 to 2025. Ambassador, Ambassador, good to have you with with us. I understand that you've
00:16:24you've been trying to get out of of Saudi Arabia for a number of days.
00:16:27days. You eventually left via Bahrain. Bahrain. What was that experience
00:16:30experience like? What does that tell tell us about the situation on the
00:16:33the ground? You know, when I got got to Saudi Arabia last week, it
00:16:37it felt pretty normal. But it was was just the next night as some friends
00:16:40friends were arriving at the airport airport that there was a Houthi strike
00:16:43strike seemingly intercepted at that that point. But it was pretty unnerving.
00:16:46unnerving. We were planning on leaving
00:16:49leaving on Friday via the airport. airport. In the event the airport
00:16:52airport was actually fine on Friday, Friday, but we left via Bahrain and
00:16:55and sure enough, Saturday was this
00:16:58this last atrocious attack again, again, repeated another one today.
00:17:01today. I think it's really unnerving unnerving for people because in so
00:17:04so many ways Riyadh feels relatively relatively unscathed. And I think
00:17:08think this is the Houthis sending sending a message that it's not just
00:17:11just military targets, it's not just just energy infrastructure. They're
00:17:14They're going to strike at civilian
00:17:15civilian airports in a way that could
00:17:18could kill a lot of people. So what
00:17:19what do you think we will see in
00:17:22in response now from Saudi Arabia?
00:17:24Arabia? It's vowed some kind of retaliation. retaliation. What kind of form do
00:17:28do you think that could take? I do
00:17:30do think the Saudis are going to to try to escalate air strikes against
00:17:34against Houthi targets. They had had been doing some damage to the
00:17:37the Houthis, who had taken last month. month. These positions along the
00:17:40the Bab el Mandeb and the Saudis Saudis felt it necessary just as as a matter of their national security,
00:17:44security, to push them back. It threatened threatened commercial navigation.
00:17:48navigation. They were targeting Saudi Saudi oil tankers. This was the Houthi
00:17:52Houthi retaliation. And it puts the the Saudis in a real difficult situation
00:17:55situation because as a matter of of national security, I think they
00:17:59they have to retaliate. They have have to push back. They have to try
00:18:01try to degrade the Houthis ability ability to do this damage. On the
00:18:04the other hand, they know the Houthis Houthis can respond asymmetrically
00:18:07asymmetrically with these airport airport attacks that disincentivize disincentivize tourists and investors
00:18:11investors and others from visiting visiting the country. It's really really kind of a no win proposition
00:18:15proposition for the Saudi government government right now. Ambassador, Ambassador, in the last few hours,
00:18:18hours, we heard that Saudi Arabia's
00:18:20Arabia's foreign minister had spoken
00:18:23spoken to his Iranian counterpart counterpart about efforts to lower
00:18:26lower tensions. How do you read that? that? Do you take that at face value
00:18:30value when, of course, Iran also
00:18:32also backs the Houthis? I do think
00:18:35think that eventually some kind of of a de-escalation of this conflict
00:18:38conflict with the Houthis is probably
00:18:39probably going to start with a de-escalation de-escalation with the Iranians.
00:18:43Iranians. It's still sort of unfinished unfinished business at this point
00:18:46point with both an Iranian and a
00:18:47a US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
00:18:50Hormuz. I think the Saudis and other other GCC states are probably going
00:18:53going to want to come to some arrangement arrangement with the Iranians that
00:18:57that regularises that it might be be politically difficult, but at
00:19:00at least it will be practically a
00:19:02a solution that will allow oil tankers tankers to continue moving. I think
00:19:06think with the de-escalation with with the Iranians, that sets the
00:19:09the stage for some sort of de-escalation de-escalation with the Houthis. The
00:19:12The Houthis are in some sense a proxy proxy of the Iranians, but they're
00:19:15they're also quite independent minded. minded. So it's not a sure thing.
00:19:18thing. But I do think it has to start start with diplomacy with the Iranians.
00:19:21Iranians. Depending on how all of of this goes. Do you see a prospect
00:19:25prospect of Western nations getting getting involved when President Trump
00:19:28Trump has said the US is weighing weighing its options? The UK also
00:19:31also looking at what kind of assistance
00:19:34assistance they could offer. As I I understand it, the UK has been
00:19:38been offering assistance. I think think it's possible as well that
00:19:41that the US has been offering some some behind the scenes support, short
00:19:44short of what the Saudis really want, want, which is support on air strikes
00:19:48strikes against Houthi targets. I I think the Saudis will be reaching
00:19:51reaching out to all of their partners. partners. I think it's disappointing disappointing and frustrating for
00:19:54for them that the US., at a moment moment when they're being the Saudis
00:19:57Saudis being attacked by their mortal
00:20:00mortal enemies, President Trump seems seems disinclined to get further further involved. So I do think the
00:20:04the Saudis will be doing what they they can with Europeans in particular
00:20:07particular to try to get more help. help. We've got about a minute left,
00:20:10left, but I do just want to ask you you about comments from Senator Murphy
00:20:13Murphy saying that he thinks this this is spiralling out of control.
00:20:17control. Do you think this situation
00:20:19situation gets worse before it potentially
00:20:21potentially gets better? I think think that's entirely possible. I
00:20:25I think this current conflict with with the Houthis is the inevitable,
00:20:28inevitable, the predictable outgrowth outgrowth of a war that the Saudis Saudis really none of the states
00:20:32states of the Gulf ever wanted. They
00:20:34They all knew this was an entirely entirely predictable outgrowth of
00:20:37of it. And now they're grappling grappling with it. I do think it
00:20:41it gets uglier before it really de-escalates. de-escalates. Ambassador Michael
00:20:44Michael Ratney, former US ambassador
00:20:46ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2023
00:20:502023 to 2025. Very good to have your your thoughts. Thanks for being with
00:20:52with us. Any time. At least 139 people
00:20:57people have died, including 15 children,
00:21:00children, after a boat sank off the the shores of Djibouti. That's according
00:21:03according to the International Organisation Organisation for migration. Survivors
00:21:06Survivors said the vessel, which which was carrying around 350 people
00:21:10people from Djibouti to Yemen, capsized
00:21:13capsized north of the town of Obock
00:21:16Obock overnight on the 8th of October. October. 82 people all Ethiopian
00:21:19Ethiopian nationals, were rescued. rescued. It is among the deadliest deadliest shipwrecks recorded on
00:21:23on a route used by migrants from
00:21:25from the Horn of Africa trying to
00:21:28to reach the Gulf states. Now a flash
00:21:30flash flood left at least five people
00:21:32people missing in Nepal. More than
00:21:35than 140 houses were fully or partially partially damaged, and bridges and
00:21:38and hydro power infrastructure was
00:21:40was swept away. More than 90 people, people, including nine foreigners,
00:21:44foreigners, have been rescued so so far. And a disaster management
00:21:47management official said that SMS SMS alerts helped avert a major loss
00:21:50loss of life. The country remains
00:21:52remains on high alert after devastating devastating floods swept thousands
00:21:56thousands of people away seven weeks
00:21:58weeks ago, triggered by a glacier
00:22:01glacier collapse along the border border with Tibet. Pope Leo made
00:22:05made a surprise health announcement announcement on Sunday, saying that
00:22:08that he'll undergo surgery to remove
00:22:10remove a small lung nodule. The Pope Pope said that the nodule, which
00:22:13which usually refers to a lump or or tissue growth, was detected at
00:22:17at a very early stage during a routine
00:22:20routine medical check-up. The Vatican Vatican said the operation is scheduled
00:22:23scheduled for the first days of this
00:22:26this week, and the estimated post-operative post-operative recovery time will
00:22:28will be about one week. Well, the
00:22:31the 71-year-old pontiff has previously previously known as no previously
00:22:35previously known health problems. problems. Our Rome correspondent correspondent Sarah Rainsford has
00:22:38has more. Yeah. As you say, a real real surprise, of course, for everybody everybody who gathered here on Saint
00:22:42Saint Peter's Square at midday today. today. That's when Catholics come
00:22:45come here to see the Pope, to have have a blessing by the Pope from
00:22:49from the balcony here. After that,
00:22:51that, though, the Pope then delivered delivered this announcement, as you
00:22:54you say, a big shock for those who who were listening. He said that
00:22:57that he had had medical checks and and that doctors had discovered a
00:23:00a nodule on his lung. Now, he said, said, as he put it, that this had
00:23:03had been detected at a very early
00:23:06early stage and was well localised, localised, but that doctors had advised
00:23:09advised him he should have it removed. removed. So he is going to have surgery surgery and that will take place
00:23:13place in the next few days here in in Rome. The Vatican is not giving
00:23:16giving many more details than that. that. Just saying that it will take
00:23:19take him about a week to recover recover from the surgery itself. itself. We do know that nodules like
00:23:23like this are relatively common and and that usually they're not cancerous.
00:23:27cancerous. But certainly I think think Catholics around the world world are concerned are watching
00:23:31watching this news very closely. closely. I think in particular, because
00:23:34because this is a relatively young young Pope. He's in his early 70s. 70s. He goes to the gym. He likes
00:23:38likes playing tennis. He's always always been thought of as fit and
00:23:41and as healthy. And this is the first first health scare that he's had
00:23:45had since he was elected last year. year. One encouraging note, I think,
00:23:48think, was perhaps his tone as he he made that announcement. He seemed
00:23:51seemed very calm. He even smiled smiled a couple of times during the
00:23:54the statement and also he mentioned mentioned today a trip that's coming
00:23:57coming up in November to Peru, the the place where he was a missionary
00:23:59missionary for many years and a bishop. bishop. He has talked about that
00:24:03that with the suggestion that that that trip should still go ahead in
00:24:06in November. So perhaps encouraging encouraging news for Catholics even
00:24:09even as they absorb this. Pretty Pretty surprising and for some shocking
00:24:12shocking news. Football now a Manchester. Manchester. City have won their first
00:24:16first match since being found guilty
00:24:17guilty of all charges related to to breaches of the financial rules
00:24:21rules governing the game. Now the the team were met by boos in Liverpool
00:24:24Liverpool this afternoon. Take a a listen to this crowd reaction from
00:24:27from Sky sports match coverage. All
00:24:31All the venues. And it was city who
00:24:36who took the victory, securing a a three zero win. The club maintained
00:24:39maintained they haven't broken any any rules and have appealed against against the verdict. Well, security
00:24:43security was stepped up around Anfield Anfield ahead of the arrival of the
00:24:46the City team bus, which was also also greeted by boos and chants.
00:24:50chants. Our sports editor Dan Roan Roan sent this update after the final
00:24:54final whistle. Now city have won won convincingly here today. I think
00:24:57think that is the result that many many fans, not just Liverpool fans fans but supporters of other clubs
00:25:01clubs would have feared because it it does mean that their perfect start start to the season continues that
00:25:05that six wins out of six. There are
00:25:07are three points clear at the top top of the table, nine points ahead
00:25:11ahead of Liverpool. But how much much does it actually mean that?
00:25:15that? That is a hard question to to answer. If city go on and win
00:25:18win or even just if they're in the the title race, how much pride can
00:25:21can they take? How much excitement excitement can it spark when you
00:25:25you know, when everybody knows that that there is a very real prospect prospect that they could be handed
00:25:29handed a huge points deduction that that would condemn them to relegation
00:25:32relegation or even expulsion from from the league? And until we know
00:25:36know what that punishment is and and until we know the outcome of of any appeal, we know that city
00:25:39city have appealed, but we don't don't know how long that will take
00:25:41take or whether indeed they'll then then go beyond football jurisdiction
00:25:45jurisdiction and take it to the courts.
00:25:48courts. Then this sense of limbo limbo will hang over this campaign.
00:25:52campaign. And what many will fear
00:25:53fear is future seasons. If it's not
00:25:57not concluded before the start of of next season. Dan Roan reporting
00:26:00reporting there. Do stay with us
00:26:02us here on BBC News. I'll see you you soon.
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