thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. private boats have joined the greek coastguard picking people up from beaches on the east of the island. the greek army has also been helping get tourists to safety. no injuries have been reported. plumes of smoke can be seen blanketing the island with its many resorts. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country s deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. it comes as the country suffers its hottest weekend in half a century. one climate expert says the current heatwave could last up to 17 days making it the longest since records began. in the past hour, i spoke to the bbc s warren muggleton, who himself has had to evacuate from the wildfires in rhodes. you have been staying there in rhodes. you be near the fires themselves to make yourself. you re in a hotel.
the head of the mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin pictured here leaving the russian city of rostov on don on saturday evening is reportedly going into exile in belarus after abandoning his advance on moscow. and with wagnerforces firing their guns into the sky and cheers from the watching public, his troops also departed the city. just hours before, they had taken control of a military building with further wagner troops moving towards moscow, travelling north on the m4 motorway, passing the city of vuronezh, and were spotted as far north as lipetsk, which is around 300 miles south of moscow. then, in the early evening, prigozhin announced that he had agreed to stop the advance. tensions had been building between mr prigozhin and russia s military leadership for some time over their approach to the war in ukraine. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. leaving as heroes. the wagnerfighters pulling out of rostov last night. you d think they d just won a war. the lea
group, pictured here leaving the russian city of rostov on don, is reportedly going into exile in belarus after abandoning his advance on moscow. gunfire. and with wagnerforces firing their guns into the sky and cheers from the watching public his troops also departed the city, just hours after they controlled a military building, with further wagner troops moving towards moscow. they were heading north on the m4 motorway, passing the city of voronezh, and were spotted as far north as 300 miles south of moscow. this all took place on saturday. then, in the early evening of saturday, prigozhin announced that he had agreed to stop the advance. tensions had been building between mr prigozhin and russia s military leadership for some time, over their approach to the war in ukraine. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera reports. applause. the strange end of a mutiny forces from the wagner mercenary group left rostov last night watched by crowds after a chaotic and extraor
yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group pictured here leaving the russian city of rostov on don on saturday evening is reportedly going into exile in belarus after abandoning his advance on moscow. and with wagnerforces firing their guns into the sky and cheers from the watching public, his troops also departed the city. tensions had been building between mr prigozhin and russia s military leadership for some time over their approach to the war in ukraine. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. leaving as heroes. the wagnerfighters pulling out of rostov last night. you d think they d just won a war. the leader of the mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin, was off too. he d just done a deal with the kremlin to end their mutiny. the rebellion started here then spread north. it was the biggest challenge to vladimir putin s authority since he came to power. vladimir vladimirovich putin. russia s commander in chief likes to project an image of strength. a
as a global power in the 21st century. you have helped to reinvigorate the quad, your leadership of the 620 is making new strides on climate finance, and you ve been a proponent of international institutions and global solutions to global challenges. prime minister narendra modi expressed happiness over the strengthening of ties between india and the us in recent years. translation: friends. during my visit in 2014, my dear friend, president biden, was also here with me at the state department. at that time, he had referred to india america partnership as a partnership over the horizon. in this period of nine years since then, we have been on a very long and beautiful journey. we have added and expanded the scope of mutual cooperation in defence and strategic areas. we are working with renewed trust in areas of new and emerging technologies. we are resolving long pending and difficult issues in trade. live now to our correspondent in washington samira hussain. hello to you. v