we start this hour with breaking news. reports are coming in of a strong earthquake that has hit turkey near the border with syria. the epicentre was in gaziantep and the tremor has been felt across the region. the united states geological survey said it was of 7.8 magnitude and at a depth of 10 kilometres, considered to be shallow. gaziantep has a local population of around two million people and is also hosting almost 500,000 syrian refugees. azadeh moshiri is our reporter. what can you tell us? this is what we know so far. the quaker s epicentre was in gaziantep, the southern part of turkey with a population of 2 million people. it is an industrial hub is lots of buildings chair. it s on the border of syria, so that s why it hosts about half a million syrian refugees will stop so it is an industrial hub, hosting many refugees, and the epicentre of this earthquake right now. when you look at the buildings, it is clear in the area that the damage is fairly significant. we ha
we start this hour with breaking news there has been a major earthquake in turkey near the border with syria. the epicentre was in gaziantep close to the border of syria. strong tremors were felt across the region. the quake was recorded at a magnitude of of 7.8 and at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometres. reports have been coming in of many collapsed buildings. azadeh moshiri is our reporter. sketchy details but a lot of reports and people across the region have felt this? the governor region have felt this? the governor of region have felt this? the governor of malaysia, - region have felt this? tue: governor of malaysia, close region have felt this? tte: governor of malaysia, close to gaziantep and he has reported 130 buildings collapsed. when you look at the pictures, the pictures we re showing you now. . this hit local time at around a quarter past four and since the early hours of the morning. you re seeing people bewildered and search and rescue teams doi
as another cease fire fails. here now a reminder of why this has all taken place. sudan s army general is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group which is led by general mohammed dagalo. they had been showing karas they led a coup in 2021. now they disagree on how sudan should be governed. with multiple ceasefires broken and fighting entering its second week, there are questions about how and when this conflict will end. a former us assistant secretary former us assistant secretary for state in africa spoke yesterday. for state in africa spoke yesterday- for state in africa spoke esterda . . ., yesterday. earlier we heard from general yesterday. earlier we heard from general himself - yesterday. earlier we heardi from general himself giving yesterday. earlier we heard l from general himself giving a speech. you have seen scenes are fighting continuing. what do you think this country will be facing in the coming weeks or months? i am very pessimistic. normally optimisti
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says is outside the law. it is not the law of the land, it is not the law of the land, it is it is not the law of the land, it is the it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uk s biggest horse racing festival is kicking off with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighterjets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour and said the drone was involved in a routine operation in international airspace. russia denied the us claims, instead saying the drone crashed after it lost altitude while manoeuvring sharply. this was the pentagon spokesman a little earlier. at approximately 7:03am central european time, one of the us su 27 struck the propeller su 27. this incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional. let s talk to our north america corres