again try to end the protests that have now raged for seven weeks. we start with a special report from ukraine as russia has again targeted ukraine s energy infrastructure in a wave of missile strikes across the country, including the capital, kyiv, where the mayor says four out of five people have been without running water. ukraine says russia fired at least 50 missiles, but it was able to shoot down most of them. our international editor jeremy bowen has spent the last week travelling through ukraine from the frontline battlefields of the donbas, to the villages in kherson, where some of russia s best troops are concentrated to try to stop the ukrainian offensive. his report contains some deeply distressing details. for ukrainians, this is a fight for national survival. the hardest test any nation can face. it upends every life. it has ended the lives of thousands. this is bakhmut, under heavy shelling. at the moment, the centre of the artillery war in donbas. more than 70
The island. And pulled towards mars. A nasa spacecraft enters the orbit of the red planet. Just what are scientists after this time . Also in the program, jamie takes a look at whats happening in business, and trouble in the isles for tesco. It is something of a humiliation. The worlds second biggest supermarket group, but theres this shock revelation that tesco had overstated its profit forecast by more than 250 million pounds, about 400 million. And its shares have plunged around 10 . Hello. It is midday here in london. The authorities are struggling to cope with another huge influx of refugees, have begun to close the countrys borders against syrian kurds fleeing the murderous advance of Islamic State. In the last two days, more than 130,000 syrian kurds have crossed the border into turkey, on top of the millionplus Syrian Refugees already there. Most of the recent influx have come from the predominantly kurdish town of kobane. But Turkish Security forces are also clashing with kurd
The Worlds Health Organization Says ebola is still spreading in west africa. The latest account puts the official number of dead at 3400. In the u. S. , the threat of ebola continues to grow. Todays, more from dallas, his condition has taken a turn for the worse. For an update action live to diana sorok outside of dallas Presbyterian Hospital where he is being treated. What are Health Officials there saying . Reporter . Richelle, they are saying thomas duncans condition has been downgraded from serious to critical. We have a call out to the hospital to get more information about that. We have not heard back yet from them. Yesterday, you may recall, hazmat team went into the apartment he had been staying at. They cleaned that apartment. They took several items, several personal items, towels, linens and put them in containers. They were sealed and carried away. The family has been moved to another location in dallas. They are staying in a private home. They are still under quarantine. C
A court due to decide whether last months election was rigged. And in australia a show of musical support for al jazeeras journalists gaoled in egypt. Now, within the past two hours or so hamass military wing confirmed that it fired a rocket towards tel avivs ben gurian airport. This people at least have been killed in air strikes on gaza overnight. Hamas says three of its commanders are among the dead. Well go live to Jacky Rowland in west jerusalem, first to jane arraf in gaza. What can you see . Im in rafah, and until 1am, this was a house in which the three hamas military commanders were staying. Ill step out so you can see the level of distrugz. It was hit by israeli air strikes around 1am local time on thursday morning, where theres three military commanders were staying. They are senior military commanders in hamas itself. They would have been very high targets for the israelis. Their names are Mohammed Barr home, Mohammed Bush moralea and atala. He was accused of being involved
History be confined to the history book. We look at the changing face of indias post at service. The European Union is considering more sanctions against russia after accusing moscow of invading eastern ukraine. Leaders who will meet in brussels are expected to discuss ukranian requests for military assistance. Prorussian separatists are in charge. Large parts of eastern ukraine. They have recently taken the coastal town. Al jazeeras bren paul brennan is live from mariupol. Many live it will be the next front. Tell us about the situation from the ground and the military manoeuvres from both sides. The military manoeuvring has been intensifying in the last couple of days. Here in mariupol, theres a state of nervous tension, frankly. The reinforcements arrived that the Ukranian Army promised to bolster defenses to the east of the city, in between the main body, and the town that has been captured and occupied by prorussian forces. We saw volunteer residents digging with the Ukranian Army