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00:00:14Live from Washington. This is
00:00:16BBC News Ahead this hour. Saudi authorities
00:00:19authorities say one person has been
00:00:21been killed in another attack on on Riyadh's international airport.
00:00:25airport. It follows Saturday's Houthi Houthi attack on the same airport
00:00:28airport that killed 13 people. We'll
00:00:30We'll have new video showing the
00:00:33the moment of the strike, the bloodshed
00:00:35bloodshed in Ukraine continues. Three Three dead in this Russian strike
00:00:38strike while President Zelensky says says Russia struck energy facilities
00:00:42facilities after President Trump's Trump's announcement of an energy
00:00:46energy ceasefire, President Zelensky Zelensky welcomes Donald Trump's Trump's announcement, but Moscow
00:00:50Moscow has yet to comment. And Pope
00:00:53Pope Leo says he's to undergo surgery surgery after his detected doctors
00:00:57doctors what he called a very early
00:00:58early stage nodule in his lung. Helena
00:01:10Helena Humphrey, good to have you you with us. We start with breaking
00:01:14breaking news out of Saudi Arabia. Arabia. Officials say that one person
00:01:16person has died and 11 others were
00:01:19were injured in the second strike strike on the Riyadh International
00:01:22International Airport in as many
00:01:24many days. Officials say that a projectile projectile hit a passenger hall,
00:01:28hall, sparking a fire. It comes just just a day after Saturday's attack
00:01:31attack by Yemen's Houthis, which
00:01:34which killed 13 people, injuring
00:01:36injuring over 300 people. Now there's there's new CCTV video of that strike,
00:01:40strike, a warning that it is distressing.
00:01:43distressing. This footage is coming
00:01:45coming to us from Al Arabiya, a media
00:01:48media organisation funded by the the Saudi government, with paused
00:01:50paused the video here. At the moment
00:01:53moment of impact before an explosion. explosion. As you can see tears through
00:01:57through the airport hall as people people run to shelter. The BBC has
00:02:01has not independently verified the the video and it's been obtained
00:02:03obtained by multiple news agencies
00:02:05agencies including AFP and Reuters.
00:02:08Reuters. Now no flights are going going in or out of Riyadh. This is
00:02:11is a live illustration of air traffic traffic largely avoiding the Saudi
00:02:15Saudi capital, which usually handles handles more than 100,000 passengers
00:02:19passengers each day. Meanwhile, inside
00:02:22inside Yemen, Houthi run television television claims to show buildings
00:02:25buildings damaged by a Saudi strike strike in the capital Sanaa. The
00:02:28The BBC has not independently verified
00:02:30verified the footage. All of this
00:02:33this as Yemen's internal civil war war rages on. Yemen's government government forces say that these
00:02:37these pictures show military operations operations against the Houthis east
00:02:40east of Sanaa. Joe Inwood reports.
00:02:43reports. May I have your attention,
00:02:46attention, please? It in the. Chaos
00:02:50Chaos at one of Saudi Arabia's most
00:02:52most important airports. Inside the the terminal, the damage is clear.
00:02:56clear. The result of a missile strike.
00:02:59strike. More than 300 people injured.
00:03:01injured. Emergency services said
00:03:04said to be overwhelmed tonight. The The Houthis have claimed responsibility
00:03:07responsibility not just for this this attack but for this one. Last
00:03:10Last Thursday at the same airport airport as well as one at a state
00:03:14state run gas plant with the help
00:03:17help of Almighty God, the armed forces
00:03:19forces carried out for qualitative qualitative operations over the past
00:03:23past 24 hours using a number of ballistic ballistic and winged missiles as
00:03:26as well as drones. The first operation operation targeted King Khalid Airport
00:03:29Airport in Riyadh. The second operation
00:03:31operation targeted an Aramco gas
00:03:34gas plant. The Iran-backed group
00:03:37group control large parts of Yemen.
00:03:39Yemen. Saudi Arabia's strategically strategically significant southern southern neighbour. For more than
00:03:43than a decade, the Houthis have been been involved in a brutal civil war
00:03:47war with the internationally recognised recognised government, which has
00:03:49has Saudi backing. Now, for the last last couple of years, there's been
00:03:52been an uneasy truce. But that was
00:03:55was shattered in recent months. The The Houthis made lightning advances
00:03:59advances down the Red Sea coast last
00:04:01last month, giving them an even greater greater ability to threaten shipping
00:04:04shipping in the Red Sea. Now Saudi
00:04:06Saudi Arabia responded with air strikes
00:04:09strikes and with the government recently recently retook some territory. The
00:04:13The Houthi response to that could
00:04:15could be seen at Riyadh airport last
00:04:17last night from the US President. President. Condemnation of the attack,
00:04:21attack, but no promise of support.
00:04:22support. I think it's terrible,
00:04:27terrible. The Saudis able to find find themselves. Well. They're able able to defend look, the Saudis are
00:04:31are good fighters. But I think the the attack was a terrible thing.
00:04:34thing. This attack was one of the
00:04:36the most severe on Saudi soil in
00:04:39in over a decade. Some of those killed killed are now being identified,
00:04:43identified, one of them, Buthaina Buthaina Awada, was a mother of four
00:04:46four from Syria. She was a victim victim of a conflict she had no part
00:04:50part in, but that seems to be escalating
00:04:52escalating dangerously. Joe Inwood,
00:04:55Inwood, BBC News. Democratic Senator Senator Chris Murphy has been on
00:04:59on a tour of US allies in the Middle
00:05:01Middle East. He says that he was was in the Riyadh airport the day
00:05:05day before it was struck. We're back back now in Washington. Senator Murphy,
00:05:08Murphy, ranking member on the Foreign Foreign Relations Committee, described
00:05:11described the conflict to our partners
00:05:13partners at CBS News as a full-blown full-blown war that is spiralling
00:05:17spiralling out of control. In regard
00:05:20regard to this particular strike.
00:05:22strike. The US has not committed
00:05:24committed to retaliating on our partners, partners, the Saudis behalf. Do you
00:05:28you think that would be appropriate? appropriate? No, I don't think the the United States should go to war
00:05:32war in Yemen. I mean, this administration
00:05:35administration is absolutely incompetent incompetent in war making. And so
00:05:38so just as we have made the Middle Middle East worse and more chaotic
00:05:42chaotic by getting involved in a a war against Iran, we would simply
00:05:46simply escalate and make the situation situation even more dangerous if
00:05:48if we then went to war not only with
00:05:50with Iran but with the Houthis in
00:05:53in Yemen as well. Well, joining me me live now is Allison Minor, director
00:05:57director of the project for Middle Middle East Integration at the Atlantic Atlantic Council, and she also served
00:06:01served as deputy special envoy for
00:06:03for Yemen and as director for Arabian
00:06:05Arabian Peninsula affairs on the the National Security Council. Allison,
00:06:08Allison, when you look at that attack
00:06:10attack on Riyadh airport, two attacks
00:06:13attacks now, does this mark a turning turning point, do you think, in this
00:06:16this conflict for Saudi Arabia? Hi,
00:06:19Hi, Helena. It's good to be with with you. I really think it does.
00:06:21does. I think this raises the stakes stakes of the conflict quite a bit.
00:06:25bit. And we've seen repeated Houthi
00:06:27Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, infrastructure, both since this conflict
00:06:31conflict escalated in recent weeks
00:06:34weeks and prior to the 2022 truce truce between the Houthis and the
00:06:37the Saudi backed coalition. But I
00:06:39I think the level of damage from
00:06:42from this attack striking the capital's capital's airport, a major artery
00:06:46artery for the country and killing killing over a dozen people. This
00:06:49This has has demonstrated that the the Houthi capabilities have grown
00:06:53grown over time, and they're showing showing the strains of Saudi Arabia's Arabia's ability to continue to deflect
00:06:57deflect those attacks. So I think think we will see a widening, intensifying
00:07:00intensifying war, at least over the the short-term. So, Allison, where
00:07:03where do you think this goes? What
00:07:05What are the options for Riyadh right right now and how determined do you
00:07:09you see the Houthis as being? You've You've said that their capabilities
00:07:13capabilities have increased. How
00:07:14How much can they dig in? So the
00:07:18the Houthis are very dug in. You You know, they are trying to settle
00:07:21settle the Yemen conflict basically basically on surrender terms. And
00:07:25And this is, you know, an existential existential fight for them, for Saudi
00:07:28Saudi Arabia. They have to respond. respond. We're already seeing them
00:07:31them preparing to respond to yesterday's yesterday's attack on the airport.
00:07:35airport. And I think they are going going to continue to try to impose
00:07:39impose costs on the Houthis for these these attacks. But really, the question question in the Yemen war is, is
00:07:43is the balance of power on the ground ground between the Houthis and the
00:07:47the Saudi backed Yemen government? government? And that fight is is
00:07:50is continuing to rage, centring now
00:07:51now on the city of Taiz, a strategic strategic connection between the
00:07:55the Houthi controlled north and the the government controlled south.
00:07:58south. And you know that fighting fighting shows. So shows no sign sign of abating either. So I think
00:08:02think we're going to continue to to see reverberating consequences.
00:08:06consequences. And if we see other other countries get involved not
00:08:09not just in defending Saudi Arabia,
00:08:11Arabia, but also in direct hostilities hostilities on in the ground on the
00:08:15the ground inside of Yemen. I think think we could see the Houthis expanding
00:08:18expanding their target set to include include new countries in the region
00:08:22region and also other assets in the
00:08:24the Red Sea. Which countries do you you think that could potentially
00:08:28potentially be? Allison. So as we
00:08:31we heard earlier, the US is certainly
00:08:34certainly top of the list for Saudi Saudi Arabia for a more robust response.
00:08:37response. I think there's a real real question in my head about what
00:08:41what additional US air strikes could could accomplish. But that's something
00:08:45something clearly that Riyadh is
00:08:46is is seeking. Other countries include include Pakistan and Turkey. We saw
00:08:50saw earlier this month the activation
00:08:52activation of the Mecca Defence agreement. agreement. So far, Pakistan and Turkey
00:08:56Turkey have both sent various forms
00:08:58forms of support to Saudi Arabia Arabia to help defend the kingdom.
00:09:02kingdom. And we've heard reports reports of Turkish military assets
00:09:06assets on the ground inside of Yemen. Yemen. But in terms of both those
00:09:09those countries actually joining joining hostilities inside of Yemen,
00:09:11Yemen, that's yet to be seen. I mean, mean, what do you think all of this
00:09:15this means for global energy markets markets as well? So far, the Houthis
00:09:18Houthis have been saying that we
00:09:20we are only targeting Saudi flagged flagged vessels in the Bab al-Mandab
00:09:24al-Mandab Strait. Do you see that
00:09:25that changing? I think if other countries
00:09:28countries join in, in the conflict conflict or we see really devastating
00:09:32devastating Saudi strikes on, on on the Houthis, they could certainly
00:09:35certainly expand their attacks. The The Houthis have realised that constraining constraining traffic through the
00:09:39the Red Sea is one of their most most effective tools. And if they
00:09:42they feel backed into a corner in in this wider war, I think we could could see them expanding those attacks.
00:09:46attacks. You know, I do think over
00:09:48over the course of both this re-escalation
00:09:51re-escalation of the Yemen war and and the broader Iran conflict, we've
00:09:54we've seen that, you know, there there are ways to keep oil moving.
00:09:57moving. But I think this the latest
00:10:00latest events in Yemen and Saudi Saudi Arabia point to the fact that
00:10:03that we're going to see, if not catastrophic catastrophic oil prices, elevated
00:10:06elevated oil prices for months and
00:10:08and perhaps even years to come. Briefly, Briefly, if you don't mind, you know,
00:10:12know, are we seeing shrinking routes, routes, though for oil first Strait
00:10:15Strait of Hormuz, then Bab al-Mandab, al-Mandab, you know, are all of the
00:10:18the back-up plans perhaps slipping
00:10:21slipping away? Yes and no, it's not
00:10:23not been a completely linear progression.
00:10:25progression. We saw a surge of exports
00:10:28exports through the Strait of Hormuz Hormuz earlier this month, but then
00:10:32then that started to wane again as as we saw Iranian attacks on those
00:10:35those vessels start to increase. increase. So I think, you know, we've
00:10:39we've seen that there are various
00:10:41various ways to get around these
00:10:44these constrictions. But those two two then get subject to attacks and
00:10:48and to other means of subversion. subversion. So again, I think it's
00:10:51it's not necessarily going to be be that all oil will stop flowing
00:10:55flowing from the Gulf, but it will will remain constrained, especially especially for refined products.
00:10:59products. That means higher gas prices, prices, higher diesel prices, not
00:11:01not just here in the United States
00:11:04States but globally. Allison Minor, Minor, director of the project for
00:11:07for Middle East Integration at the the Atlantic Council. Thanks for
00:11:10for being with us. Thank you. Now
00:11:13Now Ukraine is accusing Russia of of ongoing deadly attacks despite
00:11:17despite a so-called energy ceasefire ceasefire proposed by President Trump.
00:11:21Trump. President Zelensky says Russia Russia struck power plants following
00:11:24following the announcement and has has continued to strike civilian civilian areas. This footage shows
00:11:28shows damage from an industrial site
00:11:30site near Kyiv. On Sunday, President President Trump posted this, claiming
00:11:34claiming that the two sides agreed agreed to stop attacks on energy
00:11:38energy facilities effective immediately. immediately. But the Kremlin has
00:11:40has yet to comment. President Zelensky Zelensky said the announcement was,
00:11:43was, quote, news to him, but the the Ukraine would support a ceasefire
00:11:47ceasefire if Russia sticks to the the terms. Both the UK and Canada
00:11:50Canada have since affirmed support support for a sustained energy cease
00:11:53cease fire. Our Ukraine correspondent correspondent Dan Johnson sent us
00:11:56us this report from Kyiv. On the
00:11:59the edge of Kharkiv this evening.
00:12:04evening. A reminder Russia has not
00:12:06not stopped attacking Ukraine. This
00:12:10This woman was filming after the
00:12:12the sirens asking where would be
00:12:15be hit. She was lucky to survive
00:12:17survive a strike on a shop that killed
00:12:20killed three people and injured more
00:12:22more than 20. This just hours after
00:12:25after Donald Trump announced his
00:12:27his partial truce on Truth Social,
00:12:30Social, he wrote effective immediately, immediately, there is an energy ceasefire
00:12:33ceasefire in the war between Russia Russia and Ukraine. Both parties
00:12:37parties have agreed. Do not break
00:12:41break it. Ukraine's been targeting targeting Russian oil refineries
00:12:45refineries in response to attacks attacks on its own power grid. Ukraine
00:12:48Ukraine said it was ready to cease cease if Russia did the same. But
00:12:52But Donald Trump's announcement appeared appeared to come as a surprise to
00:12:56to President Zelensky. Ukraine is
00:12:59is ready to refrain from striking striking Russia's energy infrastructure,
00:13:03infrastructure, and we expect Russia Russia to show the same readiness
00:13:06readiness and honour. The agreement agreement reached with the President
00:13:09President of the United States. He
00:13:12He better damn well stop. It's been
00:13:14been a tense weekend of fractured
00:13:17fractured US Ukraine relations. I I suggest they get a new leader who
00:13:20who can make a deal. The row started
00:13:23started when Donald Trump lifted lifted export restrictions on Russian
00:13:26Russian diesel. Many believe to ease
00:13:28ease fuel prices driven up by the
00:13:31the war in Iran. In Kyiv, the streets
00:13:36streets have fallen dark and quiet
00:13:38quiet as its power network has been
00:13:40been pounded. Many people here are are without light, heat or water
00:13:44water because electricity is needed needed to pump it. Ukrainians were
00:13:48were braced for a very difficult difficult few months ahead into the
00:13:51the winter, so there's a lot riding riding on this cease fire. But even
00:13:54even if it holds, the war is not
00:13:57not over. And that was hammered home
00:14:01home tonight with more drones heading
00:14:03heading for the capital. In less
00:14:06less than two hours in this was Kharkiv's
00:14:09Kharkiv's main power station tonight
00:14:11tonight ablaze and leaving Ukrainians Ukrainians questioning what impact
00:14:14impact this cease fire will have.
00:14:17have. Meanwhile, in the US., a growing growing coalition of Democratic and
00:14:21and Republican lawmakers are criticising criticising President Trump over
00:14:25over the diesel deal. Republican Republican Senator Thom Tillis called
00:14:28called it dangerous in an interview
00:14:29interview with NBC's Meet the Press.
00:14:32Press. Look, this is this has deadly
00:14:35deadly consequences, giving Vladimir Vladimir Putin any sense that we're we're going to put our foot on the
00:14:39the brakes versus put our foot on
00:14:41on the accelerator to ending this
00:14:43this war and ensuring peace in Europe. Europe. We've got to we've got to
00:14:47to go back. And I do believe there's there's a legitimate case for saying saying the President is not following
00:14:50following the law. We were very clear
00:14:53clear that we are that Russia is is the aggressor. Russia is the one
00:14:56one who can end this war by backing backing out of territory that they
00:14:59they occupied. I've been speaking speaking to Lesia Vasylenko, a Ukrainian
00:15:03Ukrainian MP from part of Zelensky's Zelensky's coalition in Kyiv, and
00:15:06and I asked her how Ukraine is reacting
00:15:09reacting to this declared energy
00:15:11energy ceasefire. I don't think there's
00:15:14there's going to be anything coming
00:15:16coming out of the ceasefire for the
00:15:19the reason. The main reason being
00:15:21being that Ukraine was not part of
00:15:24of the deal making of the negotiations
00:15:27negotiations around the ceasefire. ceasefire. This information just
00:15:31just came through social media from
00:15:33from President Trump and the reaction reaction of President Zelensky was,
00:15:36was, as you correctly said, that that it came as a complete surprise
00:15:39surprise to him. It came as a complete
00:15:42complete surprise to Ukrainian people
00:15:43people as well. The relationship
00:15:46relationship between President Trump Trump and President Zelensky appears
00:15:49appears to be strained again. What's
00:15:52What's your assessment of where things things stand right now? Is it as
00:15:55as bad as what we saw after that
00:15:58that difficult Oval Office
00:16:03meeting? The relationship is very very difficult with the United States
00:16:06States since President Trump came
00:16:09came into office, into power. You
00:16:12You have seen that the supplies,
00:16:15supplies, the military supplies to
00:16:17to Ukraine have dwindled since then.
00:16:20then. We have had an intensification intensification of Russia's attacks.
00:16:24attacks. Russia seems to think that
00:16:27that they can go unpunished for continuously
00:16:29continuously bombing Ukrainian civilian civilian infrastructure instead of
00:16:33of putting pressure on Putin, President
00:16:37President Trump continuously tries tries to put pressure in every way
00:16:40way he can on President Zelensky
00:16:43Zelensky to cease and to the demands
00:16:46demands of Vladimir Putin, which which is kind of ridiculous because
00:16:49because it really should be the other other way around. What we are witnessing
00:16:53witnessing here in Ukraine, even
00:16:55even after this announcement of the
00:16:57the so-called energy ceasefire, is is more attacks in Kyiv. I have counted
00:17:01counted at least three air raids
00:17:03raids since the announcement of the
00:17:05the ceasefire. I'm sure that down
00:17:08down east and southeast Ukraine have
00:17:09have it even worse. The truth is
00:17:13is that Russia has a strategy to
00:17:15to make Ukrainian cities unliveable. unliveable. By the time winter comes.
00:17:19comes. So not even through winter,
00:17:20winter, but even by the time that
00:17:23that winter arrives. So as of 30th
00:17:2630th September, they have started
00:17:28started bombing precision bombing bombing Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
00:17:31infrastructure. So power lines, power
00:17:34power distribution grids, the heating heating system, the water system
00:17:38system are all under constant attack
00:17:40attack from Russian missiles, drones
00:17:43drones and where it is possible closer closer to the border, glide bombs
00:17:46bombs and artillery. Are you concerned
00:17:49concerned that the relationship with with the United States could deteriorate deteriorate further? There's been
00:17:53been reporting today from the Financial
00:17:55Financial Times that the US has threatened
00:17:57threatened to block arms for Ukraine
00:17:59Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries. refineries. Have you heard that?
00:18:03that? Are you concerned about it?
00:18:06it? There is great concern. I mean,
00:18:08mean, we still view the United States
00:18:11States as well as all other Nato Nato member states as key allies,
00:18:14allies, strategic allies for Ukraine. Ukraine. The United States has been
00:18:18been playing a key role in maintaining
00:18:22maintaining democracy across the the world. As things stand, we would
00:18:26would really appreciate the United United States providing air defence
00:18:29defence for Ukraine, in particular
00:18:31particular Patriot missiles which
00:18:35which the supplies are nearly zero
00:18:38zero in Ukraine. We look to the United
00:18:40United States for further defence
00:18:44defence partnerships and for weapon
00:18:46weapon deliveries. However, for some
00:18:49some time now, these weapon deliveries deliveries have been unsteady if
00:18:53if available at all, and it has become become increasingly difficult even
00:18:57even for our European partners for
00:18:59for the EU, mainly to buy to buy,
00:19:02buy, not even to receive for Ukraine,
00:19:04Ukraine, but to buy for Ukraine. Ukraine. Weapons and weapon systems
00:19:08systems from the United States. All All of this is making defence of
00:19:11of Ukrainian civilians more and more
00:19:13more difficult. And at this point,
00:19:16point, as we speak, the only reliable reliable defence that we have is
00:19:20is using our own long range strike
00:19:24strike weapons to hit targets inside inside of Russia. And by targets
00:19:27targets I mean the very sources that
00:19:30that fuel Russia's war economy and
00:19:33and that make Russia's continued continued war of aggression possible.
00:19:36possible. And you've got President President Trump, for example, saying
00:19:39saying that he believes that Ukraine
00:19:41Ukraine needs a new president. You
00:19:45You are a lawyer. There are barriers
00:19:47barriers to that, aren't there. To
00:19:50To hold an election in Ukraine. We
00:19:53We would need to be in peace time time conditions. Ukraine's constitution
00:19:56constitution is no different from from the constitution of many other
00:20:00other countries across the world, world, and it prohibits any type
00:20:03type of elections during martial martial law. And Ukraine has been
00:20:06been in martial law conditions since
00:20:10since 24th of February 2022. Now
00:20:13Now President Zelensky has also said
00:20:16said that should there be a ceasefire,
00:20:18ceasefire, a full ceasefire for two
00:20:22two months, 60 days, then preparations
00:20:25preparations for elections could
00:20:26could be on the way. But, again,
00:20:30again, in my opinion, being a Ukrainian Ukrainian living through sometimes
00:20:34sometimes 20 hour air raids in Kyiv,
00:20:37Kyiv, I think it's impossible for for Russia to maintain a ceasefire
00:20:40ceasefire even for one day, let alone
00:20:43alone for 60 days needed to prepare prepare the country to start preparing
00:20:46preparing the country for an election
00:20:48election process. At least 139 people
00:20:53people have died, including 15 children,
00:20:55children, after a boat sank off the the shores of Djibouti. That's according
00:20:58according to the International Organisation Organisation for Migration Survivors Survivors said the vessel, which
00:21:02which was carrying around 350 people
00:21:05people from Djibouti to Yemen, capsized
00:21:08capsized north of the town of Obock Obock overnight on the 8th of October,
00:21:12October, 82 people all Ethiopian Ethiopian nationals, were rescued.
00:21:14rescued. It is among the deadliest deadliest shipwrecks ever recorded
00:21:17recorded on a route used by migrants migrants from the Horn of Africa
00:21:20Africa trying to reach the Gulf states,
00:21:23states, Alexandre Coissac is the the International Organisation for
00:21:26for Migration's chief of mission mission in Djibouti. He visited the
00:21:30the shoreline where the shipwreck shipwreck took place and told my my colleague Catherine Byaruhanga
00:21:34Byaruhanga what he witnessed there. there. I arrived. One day after and
00:21:37and I saw I mean, it's very tragic.
00:21:39tragic. It's very difficult to describe. describe. Sorry, but many, many,
00:21:43many, many dead bodies that were were on the scene that have been
00:21:46been pushed on the sea the day just
00:21:49just before the army, which was the the first to intervene together with
00:21:52with the local authorities, had already
00:21:54already are buried 67 bodies, but but more were being pushed by the
00:21:58the sea. So I saw devastation. That's
00:22:01That's what I've seen. Yes. And what
00:22:03what have survivors had to say? We've
00:22:06We've met some survivors actually, actually, as we were going there
00:22:09there with the car, some was in the
00:22:12the desert, got lost and run towards towards us very frankly. I mean,
00:22:16mean, the one I met could hardly hardly speak. He had been lost in
00:22:20in the desert for one and a half half when we met him. We brought
00:22:23brought him to a centre. We. We are
00:22:25are providing support to another
00:22:28another 8081 of them. Altogether Altogether it's 82 people that we
00:22:32we are currently helping in a migrant migrant response centre that we have
00:22:35have in Obock. They are all in state
00:22:37state of shock. It's very difficult
00:22:40difficult for them to, to express express what happened and what we
00:22:43we are trying to do for them is to to provide food, water, shelter.
00:22:47shelter. I mean human contact. And
00:22:49And we have our health doctors and and psychologists who are also working
00:22:53working with them. A flash flood flood left at least five people missing
00:22:57missing in Nepal. More than 140 houses
00:22:59houses were fully or partially damaged, damaged, and bridges and hydropower
00:23:03hydropower infrastructure swept away. away. More than 90 people, including
00:23:05including nine foreigners, have been been rescued so far, a disaster management
00:23:09management official said that SMS SMS alerts helped avert a major loss
00:23:13loss of life. Well, the country remains remains on high alert after devastating
00:23:17devastating flooding which swept swept thousands of people away seven
00:23:19seven weeks ago. Triggered by a glacier
00:23:22glacier collapse along the border border with Tibet. Pope Leo made
00:23:26made a surprise announcement on Sunday Sunday saying that he is to undergo
00:23:30undergo surgery to remove a small small lung nodule. The Pope said
00:23:33said that the nodule, which usually usually refers to a lump or tissue
00:23:37tissue growth, was detected at a a very early stage during a routine
00:23:41routine medical check-up now, the the Vatican said that the operation
00:23:44operation is scheduled for the first
00:23:46first days of this week and the estimated estimated post-operative recovery
00:23:50recovery time will be about one week.
00:23:52week. The 71-year-old pontiff has has no previously known health problems.
00:23:55problems. Our Rome correspondent correspondent Sarah Rainsford has
00:23:58has more. Yeah, as you say, a real real surprise, of course, for everybody
00:24:01everybody who had gathered here on on Saint Peter's Square at midday midday today. That's when Catholics
00:24:05Catholics come here to see the Pope, Pope, to have a blessing by the Pope
00:24:09Pope from the balcony here. After
00:24:11After that, though, the Pope then then delivered this announcement, announcement, as you say, a big shock
00:24:15shock for those who were listening. listening. He said that he had had
00:24:18had medical checks and that doctors doctors had discovered a nodule on
00:24:21on his lung. Now, he said, as he he put it, that this had been detected
00:24:24detected at a very early stage and and was well localised, but that
00:24:28that doctors had advised him he should should have it removed. So he is is going to have surgery and that
00:24:32that will take place in the next next few days here in Rome. The Vatican
00:24:36Vatican is not giving many more details details than that. Just saying that
00:24:39that it will take him about a week week to recover from the surgery
00:24:41surgery itself. We do know that nodules nodules like this are relatively
00:24:45relatively common and that usually usually they're not cancerous. But But certainly I think Catholics around
00:24:49around the world are concerned are are watching this news very closely,
00:24:52closely, I think in particular, because because this is a relatively young
00:24:55young Pope. He's in his early 70s. 70s. He goes to the gym. He likes likes playing tennis. He's always
00:24:59always been thought of as fit and
00:25:01and as healthy. And this is the first first health scare that he's had
00:25:05had since he was elected last year. year. One encouraging note, I think,
00:25:09think, was perhaps his tone as he he made that announcement. He seemed seemed very calm. He even smiled
00:25:13smiled a couple of times during the the statement. And also he mentioned mentioned today a trip that's coming
00:25:17coming up in November to Peru, the the place where he was a missionary
00:25:20missionary for many years and a bishop. bishop. He has talked about that
00:25:23that with the suggestion that that that trip should still go ahead in
00:25:26in November. So perhaps encouraging encouraging news for Catholics even
00:25:29even as they absorb this. Pretty Pretty surprising and for some shocking
00:25:32shocking news. Eight orangutans rescued
00:25:35rescued from the wildfires that recently recently swept through parts of.
00:25:38of. Borneo have been released into into a protected forest. Now the
00:25:42the orangutans three mother and baby baby pairs and two male teenagers
00:25:46teenagers were saved from various
00:25:48various locations in West Kalimantan Kalimantan on the Indonesian part
00:25:51part of the island. Their new home
00:25:54home is the Batu Nyambu reserve, reserve, chosen by conservationists conservationists because of the availability
00:25:57availability of food and water as
00:26:00as well as connectivity to other
00:26:02other forests of orangutans are critically
00:26:04critically endangered.
00:27:36will emerge low 40s and Celsius in
00:27:39in Kuwait.
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