Zimbabwe as the president declares in a national a national emergency. Hello. We begin with the crisis in the Kashmir Valley, which has been placed in the lockdown after india stripped the region of special rights. The decision has outraged pakistan, which has expelled the ambassador and suspended bilateral trade. The two have battled over kashmir since independence, leaving a ceasefire line. This report from new delhi. A ghost town, troops on every corner, barricades everywhere in the largest city in the kashmir. Indias government says recent trip reinforcements are to enforce security and maintain order as they see the effects of the significant changes to their autonomy and statehood. They did not tell us anything. All the phone lines are down. The trains are not working. We have not seen anything like this in our lives. Migrant workers who hope to find employment have been stranded for days. Internet is down. We cant access cash machines. No one is listening to our plight. No one cares about us. In new delhi, this person is worried about his elderly parents. He questions the timing of the governments decision to revoke the states autonomy and divide it into two territories. The one thing about the timing of this decision is that thenems awfully timed, so one is forced to wonder why this happened. Crudely, yes, the kashmir story has pushed the impending economic crisis off the front pages for this week, and who knows, until the next round of elections. Legal challenges are being planned. Legislation has been filed against the governments decision. More is expected. Experts say there are some legal loopholes the judges may consider. The process is a certain constitutional expect the, which i Supreme Court or any Constitutional Court to look at closely. Constitutions do not work on the whim of a few people alone, no matter how high they are in the constitutional structure. Led by onegovernment party say the special status with discriminatory and a change of status will be open to investment in more jobs. For now, these shops are closed, and no one knows for how long. The conflict over the Kashmir Valley has forced thousands of families to be separated. Many in refugee camps on the pakistani side of the divided region say they fear for their relatives on the others of the line of control. We have this report from a refugee camp. Moved from indianadministered kashmir in 1990s to this refugee camp. Her family has lived through the relations between india and pakistan, but says this time is different. It has been three days since we have heard from my sister and her family. Rumors 40 to 50 people have been killed. Are they even alive . Escapedusband said they kashmir when he was tortured and had forces occupying their lands. All we want is freedom. Is anyone listening . Muslims all over the world, god will ask them on the day of judgment. The conflict has separated many families for years. More than 35,000 people live in refugee camps on the pakistani side of the divided region. Most people are from indianadministered kashmir, although structures have been turned in homes, but every household has family relatives on the others. The Indian Government crackdown continues. This person came here when she was just over one year old, went to school in the camp, and now teaches at college for refugees. One of her brothers was killed before they moved, and forces have killed other relatives in their fight for freedom. It is an emotional issue when she talks about not being able to contact her extended family because phone lines and the internet are cut off. What if they were burned alive . What if they were killed . We dont know anything about what is happening in kashmir to our brothers, sisters, and children. Does anyone care . At a girls school, students talk about politics. Before the latest escalation, her grea relatives asked her not to call because they fear harassment by forces. They say if we talk to them, they will be detained, so we have not talked to him for days. We are worried and people are being persecuted in kashmir. Even children know how tensions have flared since constitutional changes to the status of kashmir. They say india is holding 12 Million People hostage and calling on government leaders to do more than the usual rhetoric. The United Nations is alarmed by the escalation of violence in one yemeni city. At least one person was killed and two injured during clashes between Government Forces and uaebacked separatists. The fighting happened near the president ial palace. Fighter jets are reported in the skies above the city. Shops have been closed because of fears there would be clashes during the funeral of a highranking commander. They attacked us. We are peaceful and they are firing bullets. Were holding the funeral of our heroic martyrs, may they rest in peace. The yemen interior minister forurged calm after a call an advance on the president ial palace. As the minister of interior, i call on citizens to stay calm and be patient. We are capable of dealing with irresponsible behavior. We ask everyone not to respond to the call, because war is its objective. Reports. Rsonnel person now reports. Following the attack on the andde for the security group,g camp t of that such events have followed many campaigns of arrest for those from the Northern Areas of the country. Today, the first confrontation started when the funeral procession at the commander, who was the commander of the forces, and support which is backed by the uae, the first confrontation started as the funeral procession moved from the president ial palace, the confrontation has taken place between forces of the internationally recognized government and Security Forces loyal to this killed commander. There are reports that have already taken control of the first gate of the president ial palace. Members of the government have been reportedly fled the area. Many experts leave the situation is going ahead towards the fromation of the area united yemen. People from the north, especially who have lived there for decades, businessmen, and also people who are deeply rooted in the society have been expelled from the city. There are reports that thousands of people. They have been deported. Experts believe the situation is going ahead for the separation of the south, especially starting from this area, which is going ahead to the separation of the south from the north, unless the United Nations is about to take series control. Many observers serious control. Many observers hope they would do something about it. And 150 injured in a suicide bombing near a Police Building in kabul. His trucker detonated at a checkpoint outside the complex, setting off a huge explosion. The taliban were quick to claim responsibility. More than half of the victims were civilians. Donald trump has arrived in el paso, texas, where 22 people were killed in one of two Mass Shootings last weekend. He is meeting survivors and First Responders and local officials. The shooter in el paso is said to have targeted the hispanic population living in the border town and posted an antiimmigration document online. Before coming to texas, trump visited survivors in hospital and deighton, ohio, the scene of a mass shooting in which nine people were killed. Lets go alive to rob reynolds in el paso. How is it going . , it is being held completely out of public view. With thedent arrived first Lady Lady Melania trump on air force one. He was greeted by the governor and two senators from the state, all republicans. Vehiclento an armored and was whisked away. Hes going to visit with Law Enforcement officers, praising him and thanking them for their Quick Response to capturing the shooter and probably preventing even more carnage on saturday. He will go to the hospital, where some of the victims have been treated for their wounds. He will speak to emergency personnel, doctors, nurses, and also some of the wounded victims, some of the family members of either wounded victims or people who have passed away. Has gonecity through a lot to say the least over the past several days, and it is going through more as time goes on. The first oforrow, 22 funerals will be held in el paso and in cities across the border, neighboring cities in mexico. The visit by President Trump to the city has been quite controversial for a number of reasons. One, he has criticized el paso in the past for being a crime infested city, a false claim refuted by the mayor and other city officials with statistics showing this a safe city. About anso talked invasion of people south of the border from latin america coming into the united states. That same invasion terminology was used in the diatribe that please believe the alleged shooter used, so Many Democrats at President Trump should stay away. He came anyway and is here now. Hopefully we will have more information in the hours to come. Thank you very much. Still to come, a controversial goldmine project ignites protests in turkey. A call for peace. Ukraine appeals to the russian president to end the years of conflict in the east. Hello. More wet and windy weather across australia. Clouds streaming in, bringing rain, but strong in the southern regions of victory appeared victorino. Cloudsne, rain, cooler, lining coastal areas, shower, but staying dry, a degree warmer on friday. Meanwhile, warm and dry in townsvillele. Cooler in sydney on friday with a high of 18. New zealand, be prepared, plenty of rain. More sporadic across the south. Christchurch not a bad day on thursday, but friday, you will see some rain showers. Plenty of rain in auckland. It is strong and time e gusty winds. Japan, Tropical Storm now downgrgraded and will work its y through the sea of japan, bringing heavy rain. Why friday, the end of the week by friday the end of the weweek, we could see some rain. 22 celsius there in san pablo. A reminder of the top stories , pakistan has expelled indias ambassador and cutrate over the decision to strip autonomy from the part of cashmere it administers. It is in lockdown for the Third Straight day. The u. S. Is alarmed by the escalation of violence in a yemeni city. One person has been killed and two injured during clashes between Government Forces and uaebacked militias. Donald trump has arrived in el paso, texas, where 22 were killed in one of two Mass Shootings last weekend. He is meeting survivors, First Responders, and local officials. Rico just a sec. Has been sworn in as the new governor. Justice secretary has been sworn in as the new governor. The move which cannot be appealed is expected to spark widespread protests. Many Puerto Ricans are opposed to him as governor. We are live from the capital of san juan. Tell us what happens now. Well, we will have to be watching the streets closely to see if these massive protests start a new here. There is a small was behind me. It is small, but vocal, right outside the governors mansion. Essentially what we have now is a deepening political crisis, but really uncertainty, i would say, because now we have had three governors in puerto rico in six days, unheard of. About after the previous governor step down earlier wednesday, after the Supreme Court ruled unanimously 90 that he assumed power unconstitutionally. Before that governor, it was another person who step down amid widespread protests. He stepped down because of some vulgar chats released, making fun of the puerto rican people, also allegations of being tied we haveption, so what seen here is an incredible last three last three days, governors, last three or four days, three governors in five days, so much uncertainty at a time this island does not needed. Is this affecting ordinary peoples lives . Lets remember puerto rico is an island of 3 Million People, a u. S. Territory, so it relies on its funding from washington, d. C. , the mainland. Washington said they could hold up hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for puerto rico until this political crisis is resolved. Puerto rico right now is going through one of its worst financial crisis ever and is two years removed from hurricane maria, that wiped out this island financially and otherwise and left it without power. It is still recovering from that , the island and the people, so they need to get this political crisis results quickly. Elections are not scheduled until november next year, 2020, so the longer this uncertainty goes on, the more it will affect the finances of this island and the people here, and that is why it is so difficult. Thank you very much. Zimbabwe has left millions on the brink of starvation, forcing the president to declare a national disaster. The United Nations says more than 2 Million People need emergency food aid now. The government estimates 2. 2 Million People in urban areas also require food aid. By march, seven. 7 million could 7. 7cted, nearly half million could be affected, nearly half of zimbabwes population. An appeal will be used to provide food, water, and cash handouts. Some bob wei is also grappling with an economic crisis and a deadly cyclone earlier this year. This person has lived in this same thefor years, rains have become more erratic. Drought has cut zimbabwes harvest by half and reduced water levels. Morningnt eat in the and afternoon. We eat only at night. We eat as little as possible so the food can last longer. The president has declared this latest route a national disaster, and the United Nations once more help. It has phrased its appeal to International Donors to 331 million. We are talking about people marching toward starvation if we are not there to help them, 2. 3 Million People in this country. , it will be substantially higher at 3. 6 Million People, because the lean season is coming upon us. Next year, we are looking at 5. 5, 5. 3, give or take a Million People. Third ofnumbers mean a the countrys 15 million population will need food aid. Some of the money raised would be used to buy food, clean water, and to give cash handouts. Raising all the money needed could be difficult. Zimbabwe is competing with syria, yemen, and other crises around the world. Worse, adire situation Tropical Cyclone hit a province in the east of the country earlier this year, heavy rain, floods, and strong winds destroyed crops. The cashstrapped government is buying grain from other countries to replenish stocks. We are doing our part. We are doing a lot. Andre not sitting back waiting for our colleagues from abroad to assist us. We are doing something ourselves, and we have the ministry looking after social protection problems. Many are first rated by rising inflation and a weak economy and feel the government is not doing enough. He is one of them. He only has a few bags of mace left. Maize corn left. China says hong kong is facing its most severe situation since the handover in 1997. Increasingly file and protests have been going on for months. On wednesday, the prodemocracy movement staged a different demonstration. Hundreds gathered at the harbor front space museum, aiming their lights on the domeshaped building. Protesters have used intense beams of light against each other. The philippines has this glared in national dinghy fever epidemic after hundreds died this year. 140 6000 cases of the illness have been recorded this year. Illness00 cases of the have been recorded this year. Dozens of children have been given the vaccine is part of a nationwide immunization program. Ukraines new leader has cold on the russian president to bring an end to fighting in eastern ukraine. He urged Vladimir Putin to resume peace talks one day after four ukrainian soldiers were killed by prorussian separatists. He also cold on france and germany to help broker an agreement for the don bosse region. Over 13,000 people have been killed since the conflict began in 2014. A phonet had conversation with Vladimir Putin. I cold him immediately and said if this does not bring us closer to peace, i beg you to influence the other side so they can stop the killing of our people. We have more from moscow. That was a long phone call between the ukrainian and russian president s. The new ukrainian president has cold Vladimir Putin called Vladimir Putin and told him that soldiers willour not help bring peace to the region. He blamed russianbacked malicious active in that area for the attack, a mortar attack, but the authorities have denied any involvement in said there were no militia in that area at the time. Since 2014, more than 13,000 people have died in the violence between the Ukrainian Army and russianbacked malicious in the east of ukraine, and the ukrainian president has made i ts highest priority to bring peace that area and has suggested to bring back the normandy group, russia, ukraine, france, and germany, and something both leaders have discussed during this phone conversation, and both leaders also decided to speed up the process of releasing prisoners on both sides. There are still 24 ukrainian sailors in detention in russia since late last year, and they were basically charge with illegally entering russia waters , and despite International Pressure to release the sailors, they are still in detention here. Controversial goldmine project has sparked protests in northwestern turkey. Environmentalists say the operator is doing irreversible damage to the environment. We have this report from the province. High in the mountains, protesters on the move through a fast wilderness of turkey and fast wilderness of t turkey. The area is also rich in gold, leading to this, a scar on the landscape. This crime will stop. That is our only hope. You think it is a crime . Yes. Killing a living thing is a crime. It is the work of a canadabased Gold Mining Company and its turkish subsidiary. According to these environmentalists, 190 5000 trees have been cut down to make way for this mine, four times the approved number. There is also the concern of the use of cyanide to separate gold from its ore, material that could end up polluting the water and soil. The turkish government rejects the pollution fears. Major projects such as this have fueled the economy in recent years. A protest camp is taking shape. The mine, highly organized with power and regular supplies of food and water. It is all given by the local municipality, run by turkeys main opposition party, the chp. They are preparing for a long fight. The people in turkey are relying on this beautiful nature , there are lots of villages here making use of the forest, why do we do why, this . , turkeyoying this land has cut off its arm in the world is losing a finger. Everybody should care about what is happening here. Of thechief executive Goldmining Company call the protest politically motivated misinformation and said in six and a half years, the whole focus of this area will be to replant, and in a decade, more than that. It would look like a forest again. Leakage isd cyanide impossible. Convincing these environmentalists otherwise will be no easy task. Not far from the mine is mount ida, where according to legend, the gods watched the trojan war. Now environmentalists look down on a different flight, one for the natural fight, one for the natural environment. Some have brought saplings to replace trees one at a time in the hope of returning life to this area, hoping there protests grows. Narrator on this episode of earth focus, Climate Change is forcing traditional Dairy Producers to look for more sustainable methods. In central california, farmers have found wayays to reduce and evenen reue methane gas, while in eastern africa, drought is creating a market for an unexpected source of milk