for more on this, we re joined by the bbc s europe correspondent, bethany bell. bethany, could we see a verdict today? why is she on trial today? i ve just why is she on trial today? i ve ust ste ed why is she on trial today? i ve ust stepped out why is she on trial today? i ve ust stepped out of fl why is she on trial today? i ve ust stepped out of the i why is she on trial today? i ve ust stepped out of the court why is she on trial today? i ve just stepped out of the court room. - why is she on trial today? i ve just| stepped out of the court room. she is on trial because she is charged with having disobeyed a police order when she was at a protest in the oil terminal at the malmo port, very close to here, injune. i was in courtjust now, i saw the prosecutor playing video from the protest, and you saw greta thunberg sitting on the road at the ports. the police were speaking in english to a processor to her, explaining if they didn t leave of their own free will, the police
for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. the swedish climate activist greta thunberg has been fined for disobeying the police during a an anti oil protest in malmo injune. she had pleaded not guilty claiming she was acting out of necessity. for more on this we re joined by the bbc s europe correspondent bethany bell who was in the courtroom. just take us through the court appearance. just take us through the court appearance- just take us through the court a- earance. , ., , appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we saw- appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we saw from i herself in court today. we saw from the prosecution videos of greta thunberg the prosecution videos of greta thunberg at the port injune where she disobeyed a poli
the un says it has started a conversation with north korea over missing american soldier travis king. we speak to a us hostage negotiator. it has been 100 days since the war in sudan started. aid agencies say up to 19 million people are facing hunger because of the fighting. climate activist greta thunberg is found guilty of disobeying a police order at a protest we get the latest. all of those stories in a moment, let s head to the bbc sport sender. brazil had a comfortable win in their opening match at the women s world cup, beating debutants, panama, four nil. ary borges was the star of the show scoring a hatrick. the pick of the four brazillian goals though was the third, scored by bia zaneratto, but the beautiful backheel to set it up came from borges. that puts them top of group f, ahead of france and jamaica
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying police during a June climate protest in southern Sweden, media reported Wednesday, most likely risking a fine.
like janet yellen, the us treasury secretary. the world bank says it will ease financing for countries hit by natural disasters. but the event has also attracted protests. climate activist greta thunberg attended one demonstration and pointed to hypocrisy from decision makers. let s turn to ukraine and the destruction left after the kakhovka dam burst. ukraine has blamed russia for the attack, which has left communities struggling with what s become a humanitarian and environmental disaster. those above the dam are suffering chronic water shortages. satellite imagery shows how the dam s destruction has caused the kakhovka reservoir, upriver from the dam, to dramatically shrink and dry up, while those below it, in the city of kherson, are cleaning out their homes after water levels that were once higher than their houses now recede. more than 50 people have died, dozens more are missing, as russian forces continue to shell the region. andrew harding sent this report