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the ceremony, which was attended by the rapper s sister and step brother, paid tribute to the star who died at the age of 25. to north america now where the white house is sending support to canada to help battle wildfires there that have caused smoke to drift over a large portion of the united states and canada. here are some of the live pictures now from philadelphia. you can make out the skyline through the haze just there. and we can also see these latest pictures from new york. earlier on wednesday, flights were briefly grounded at new york s laguardia airport. meanwhile public health officials have urged people not to exercise outside and warned the haze could last for days. here is the statement from new york city mayor. the city still must function. there are jobs that must
welcome to bbc news. i m david willis. our top stories: a dire warning about the near critical situation in ukraine s zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, under russian control, as they train for a crisis that some fear could be more serious than the chernobyl disaster. translation: it s impossible to ensure the safety of the nuclear power plant while the russian occupying forces are there. this is the key concern that we all need to clearly understand. a powerful blast at a kabul mosque during evening prayers amid reports of multiple casualties. we ll have the latest from the afghan capital. a desperate scramble for safety as firefighters in spain battle wildfires, which have seen thousands of homes evacuated.
welcome to bbc news. i m david willis. our top stories: a dire warning about the near critical situation in ukraine s zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, under russian control, as they train for a crisis that some fear could be more serious than the chernobyl disaster. translation: it s impossible to ensure the safety of the nuclear power plant while the russian occupying forces are there. this is the key concern that we all need to clearly understand. a powerful blast at a kabul mosque during evening prayers amid reports of multiple casualties. we ll have the latest from the afghan capital. a desperate scramble for safety as firefighters in spain battle wildfires, which have seen thousands of homes evacuated.
the day s other news. at least 10 people have been killed in a grenade attack on a truck in pakistan s largest city, karachi. the victims included four children, who were travelling home from a wedding on saturday night. ten other people were injured. no one has yet admitted carrying out the attack. a plane sent to help battle wildfires in turkey has crashed, killing all eight people on board. russia s defence ministry reported that five of those who died were russians and three were turkish citizens. the aircraft came down while preparing to land. fires in southern turkey have caused widespread destruction in recent weeks. a massive search and rescue operation is continuing in northern turkey where at least 44 people have died in flash floods. the floods swept through the black sea region earlier this week, causing buildings to collapse and damaging roads, bridges and power lines. here in the uk, an investigation is underway