cyril van. yeah, it s great to have you with us. this is al jazeera life from doha. also coming up today, former u. s. president donald trump facing legal trouble. as new york s district attorney investigates, alleged hush money payments. the push for peace in yemen gathers pace as warring sides regional reach, an agreement to swap hundreds of prisoners. humanity is on thin ice and that ice is melting fast. a strong warning from the un chief urging countries to do more to battle climate change or face more extreme weather events. ah, the russia s president has told his chinese counterpart that he is open to talks on beijing s plan to end the you with a war and ukraine. choosing ping is visiting moscow for the 1st time since the russian invasion. he and vladimir putin hale that there are historic, close ties in the face of russia, isolation from most of the international community. ashley, my hell bar reports. ah, this is a trip china hopes would end war in ukraine. but it s a