the, the, this is the w news. why? from berlin? ukraine says it is sending reinforcements to hockey. eve, keep attempts to strengthen its positions as russia claims gains in the region with its surprised defensive prompting mass evacuations. and switzerland. nemo, lift the prize that the eurovision song contest in sweden winning with their song, the coat about their journey as a non binary person, the

warm welcome to viewers around the world. unlike a low, could we begin in ukraine, where all attention has turned to the north eastern front. ukraine's military chief says, forces or facing a tough situation in the hard key region, where a surprise russian defensive prompted mass evacuations on saturday. moscow claim to have control of 5 villages in the region. it now says it has captured for more. g says the fighting is ongoing and that hundreds of civilians have flat as ukraine weights for more ammunition and aid from its allies, presidential landscape has responded to the threat posed by russia as new offensive . he is called for steven, resolved from his armed forces, and is deploying reinforcements to the emerging new front. so the national level says must achieve maximum results to destroy the enemy everywhere. to evaluate reports from a commander in chief alexander to escape the former,

we are strengthening all positions, especially in the region by the pulling additional forces. the artillery is operating exactly as planned on the budget, but we were going to moran of the war studies department at kings college london, offered this assessment on the situation in the hockey region from the reports. and what we're seeing right now is that the russians are trying to create the so called castle around both trans. however, we have to bear in mind that we still cannot talk about a large scale offensive. and hark is because at the moment the russians are using minimum force meaning about ground force. it is 5 battalion. so about 5000 people. so it is not clear what is going to happen. however, if that trigger, perhaps the response that the russians were hoping for, namely the fact that the ukrainian command has sent reinforcements and the choice so that you create increment is difficult because they have to get people from

other directions and send them to her. keep possibly neglecting i was very important locations, but the actual ukraine is treating it as i knew from the ends are furious, that the russians might also try an incursion in the swimming old list. however, we don't know what is going to happen because we also have other directions. we still have trusted, we are, we have supper risha. we also have to remember that the russians, how the breakthrough in of the car, which was an important line of defense for the ukrainian um, forces on was a fall of what you're wrapped in it. it could be possible that the russians will be trying to develop 0 offensive and the direction of crossover and the close. so that is also an important logistical point. and meaning that if you create incense all the reinforcements to hierarchy and possibly swimming, or there just stop the russians and the tracks there. these important directions

will be lost and the id, or for the russian forces would be sent to cost. the formed into, to cross the logistics and communications for the ukranian armed forces for the groupings are, again now moving around from the worst studies department at kings college london. let's take a look now. i had some more stories making news around the world at this hour, un secretary general antonio gutierrez, as again called for an immediate cease fire in gaza as israel launch is more strikes and expands and evacuation order in rough. israel's military says some $300000.00 people have fled the southern area and claims rough or is the last refuge of hamas, which will launch the october 7th terrorist attacks. allies and agencies have urged israel not to go into rafa without a clear plan to protect people. floods and landslides have hit the china is south western kwan she region following heavy rainfall. rescue teams have been evacuating

residents to safety using boats. trench will rain, has impacted several cities across southern china and evacuation. order has been issued for the canadian town of fort mcmurray, alberta, an out of controlled wildfire is raging near the major oil town. the government has worn that canada faces another catastrophic wildfire season. after and during its worst ever last year, donald trump may face a tax bill in excess of a $100000000.00. if he loses a years long audit battle, and internal revenue inquiry was uncovered by the new york times and pro public, a. trump allegedly used a dubious accounting maneuver to claim tax breaks from his chicago tower. the voters in spain's catalonia region have begun casting ballots in an election next to determine the influence of the separatist movement. opinion polls suggest that spanish prime minister pedro center as socialist or ahead of the hard line

separatist party separatists have held the regional government for more than a decade. switzerland nemo, has won the eurovision song contest becoming the 1st non buying area contested to take home the price. the annual contest is billed as a fuel good celebration of europe's diversity and organizers and says the event is non political. but this year's contest was mired and politically charged controversy. for weeks, thousands of pro palestinian demonstrators had marched through the streets of the whole city, valuable sweden against israel's participation, the the they want to buy the jury and the public. and dr. a nail biting final name or to comb the top price of to performing the code of household tract and rates.

the journey of self discovery in finding one's place in the world. the liver, promising continues for peace. nima if you revisions 1st, we know who identifies as known binary, they hope the victory can blaze a trail for others having to cope with prejudice or discrimination. this was one of the most clear represent patients. we seem at your vision, which is like amazing. i want to shut out all the other clear artist this year, like, give it up, give it up for at least use contest was overshadowed by protest and drama that keeps the music celebration into chaos. just hours before the grand

finale to golf dots, contender used klein was disqualified because of the back stage incident that came off the days of protests on the streets of host city melma, calling for israel to be excluded over its military campaign in gaza. once to time, we're here to have russia because it has a war against our prime. yeah. and today we have is right. and so as i hear proceeds, painful ease rose eaten goal on finished 5th and was partially booed during her performance. there was also boeing when the points of these railey jerry were present. it organizes say the event is known, police equals the see, it was as political as it ends up being fed even. so the music and the classic you are a vision plan shown through for more on

the eurovision song contest. we now welcome journalist poll reece who has followed the competition from malmo, paul, what is it that made the most stand out among the group of standouts? yes i like, oh, i think your a pull to summed everything up very well in terms of the competition inside the arena and obviously touching outside as well. um, i was a, as a combined camera, run reports manually covering the demonstrations involved by. but from what i understand from, well i, from what i saw from inside name, i was just considered to have a very good voice on the day when some of the back to night in the office such as always, alexander from new k will consider to if i'm not, i'm not done justice to themselves. basically, i'm also, i mean by being a, being a great performer from what, from what i've seen of it. so it seems that, that, that's the reason, but i think there was also a lot of relief from prototypes. does that solve the arena that need by one?

um, no israel mm. what were the reactions to the final outcome at the venue and across the media landscape as well? it's a very complicated picture and sweden is a very tolerant society. um, you know, it's a po on a huge police operation in order to make sure the demonstrations went off safely, to protect the, to protect the public, the protect demonstrators from come and take the saying that the police operation is the biggest that sweet. and is that a had but, and the thing, you know, i had reinforcements from, from no way from denmark. i'm the, the right to, for people to protest is incredibly strong in sweden, at the same time, common types and some of the sweetest media today. for example, in spends guy at dog blog at s b date, saying that it's sweet and last this event because having to have such

a huge security of your gratian around the music festival, with snipers on the roof, drones shoes, police operation said something about the fact that that can be such a stretch around around the competition. we heard from members of the jewish community. he said they feel for us and we can't, we can't stand back up. what we do now is to put the protests went off pretty much a 100 percent peacefully, but that was a huge police operation around it. and you know, it certainly doesn't appear. the organizers succeeded in keeping the event non political this year. i know that's a statement and not a question, but i wonder how you follow up with that? no, i absolutely. the microwave was, it was impossible. and you know, the pain broadcasting union a, as said the compensation to be a political and that's why is route were allowed to a lot stay in. they've made

a statement the reference broadcast to bro, cuz i rules in 2022 and i said the israel, haven't they asked aiden, go on. a demanded that she changed the name from october. right. and the reference to a mouse is attacked in october through hurricane and timed on the lyrics. and so they claim that it was a political as well. obviously the demonstrations outside didn't think that that was correct and felt it was hypocritical to allow his routes protest by instead of russia. well, we do know it has been incredibly complicated competition this year. and one that sweetie will be really desire for in any case that is a journalist, paul res. thank you, sir. for your time. the strong and solo storm in decades has super charge. the northern and southern lights setting off dazzling displays and skies across the world for the 2nd night in a row. it's normally visible further north,

but the aurora borealis shimmered over the u. k. germany china. the us and many other countries, scientists say the lights will continue to be visible over the weekend. 100 glimpse of the spectacular. not the lights from europe to the united states on lookers are taking in the color for joe and the sky, produced by a powerful soda as tom the are all to put our lives can be seen quite regularly. and there are some gimme spheres near the pull out in the polar regions, but it's, it's not very user of the, the diesel pulled out lights seen at the 192. it's a like germany also to meet your need for the dawn. and remember that 2000 as we a good could see them in spain, and that's, that means we had

a very stalled stall. us a space visit agency. it showed us to do a magnetic storm bonding. minnesota outbursts these to us on friday afternoon. e to an option newness, go to another mazda objections can update billions of tons of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun. but this is phyllis tail lights. you can also both see this pets in the clinic, branches of an extreme storm. you can have a lot of, uh, problems with the technology, infrastructure, communications that vacation systems and so on. but this, the home was not so extreme that'd be really have to feel for any cv adair inches. the multicolored lights are expected to continue over the weekend. so you may still have a chance to enjoy the amazing lie till the

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