with thousands of protesters, demanding fresh elections, descending on the capital. a study finds greenland s ice sheet is the warmest it s been for over a thousand years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we start with breaking news from new zealand where prime ministerjacinda ardern says she is standing down, and will leave office in february. she has led her country for five years. her resignation comes ahead of a general election, which is due to be held in october. here s how she broke the news. macro, this summer, i had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year but another term, not just another year but anotherterm, because not just another year but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not what this ear reauires. i have what this year requires. i have not been able what this year requires. i have not been able to what this year requires. i have not been able to do what this year requires. i have no
international politics. this was not just a international politics. this was notjust a leader of this country. jacinda ardern has really made her mark as an international icon, a global icon, leading with kindness, leading with progressive politics, with compassion. remember that at the height of covid i9, she described new zealand as the team of 5 million, and you could see how emotional that is for her, that decision. she choked back tears as she announced that she will no longer be the prime minister, the leader of new zealand, from seventh february. she said essentially that the pressures of this job have basically worn her down. there is not enough energy for her to seek re election, and that there wasn t a big secret or a big scandal. i think the one thing that she is said that for me pinpointed exactly why she was doing it, she said it is one thing to lead your country through peacetime, another to lead it through crisis, and i have the privilege of being alongside new zealand i
to take time off now. find we can but it was time for her to take time off now. and what has been the to take time off now. and what has been the reaction - to take time off now. and what has been the reaction to - to take time off now. and what has been the reaction to this i has been the reaction to this news in new zealand? you know, this has shocked news in new zealand? you know, this has shocked the news in new zealand? you know, this has shocked the nation. - this has shocked the nation. watching that press conference you could see the shock in the room, you could see that everyone was taken aback by that decision but we also got reaction from australia s prime minister anthony albanese. he said jacinda ardern has shown the world how to lead with intellect and strength, she has demonstrated an empathy, insight and how powerful leadership qualities. she has been a inspiration for so many and a great friend to me. she is really renowned, again not just in the region but arou
to find a way to prepare for not just another year but another term, not just another year but anotherterm, because not just another year but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not what this ear reauires. i have what this year requires. i have not been able what this year requires. i have not been able to what this year requires. i have not been able to do what this year requires. i have not been able to do that. and so today i am announcing that i will not be seeking re election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than 7th february. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do itjustice. it s that simple. live to sydney in australia, and our correspondent shaimaa khalil. thank you forjoining me. she made quite an emotional speech there, didn t she? just tell us more about why, and how this decision came about.- decision came about. what a moment. decision came about. what a moment, not decisi
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