of iraq s oldest libraries burned and bomb during the patient by the so-called islamic state now a group of are wrong the students are fighting to rescue thousands of books from the rubble. and welcome to the program the world cup is kicking off in just a few hours time in the russian capital moscow the first match sets hosts russia against saudi arabia and will be held in the capital s luzhniki stadium some thirty two teams will be competing in more than sixty games across the country over the next month thousands of fans from around the globe have been pouring into the country and defending champions germany are hoping to become the first team to win the tournament back to back since one thousand nine hundred sixty two. football fever already running high in moscow let s go live to w. correspondent emily is sure when emily it s good to see you it s always
london for more on the commemorations. and international calls for restraint as yemeni forces backed by a saudi led coalition launch a fierce assault on the rebel stronghold of the data two thirds of yemen s population already on the brink of famine depend on the supplies that come through to support city. welcome to the program the world cup is kicking off in a few hours time in the russian capital moscow the first match sets hosts russia against saudi arabia and will be held in the capital lose nicky s stadium seen here thousands of fans from around the globe have been pouring into the russian capital defending champions germany are hoping to become the first team. back to back world