and the russian co founder of crypto exchange bitzlato is arrested in miami, accused of processing $700 million of illicit payments. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, prime ministerjacinda ardern of new zealand says she is standing down and will leave office in february. her resignation comes ahead of a general election, which is due to be held in october. here s how she broke the news. this summer, i had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year, but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not been able to do that. and so today, i m announcing that i will not be seeking re election and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than february 7. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do itjustice, it s that simple. after she made her announcement, together with her fiancee, clarke gayford, she was greeted by her party colleagues. applause as you can h
four days on the run. the escaped pet tiger who left johannesburg residents worrying for their safety. hello and welcome. the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, has announced she will stand down next month, saying she no longer has enough in the tank after 5.5 challenging years in charge. her party will elect her replacement on sunday. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil sent this report. holding khalil sent this report. back tears, as she made this holding back tears, as she made this announcement. i holding back tears, as she made this announcement. this announcement. i will not be seeking this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. - this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. in . this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. in ani be seeking re-election. in an emotional be seeking re-election. in an emotional press be seeking re-election. in an emotional press conference i emotional press conference jacinda ardern said she w
another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. an aristocrat father pleads for his estranged daughter to turn herself into the police after going missing with her newborn baby and her convicted sex offender partner i beseach you to find a way to turn yourself and your wee one into the police as soon as possible so you and he or she can be protected. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. international leaders have paid tribute to new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, who s made the suprise announcement that she ll step down early next month. she says she simply doesn t have enough left in the tank to fight this 0ctober s general election. her australian counterpart, anthony albanese, has described ms ardern as an inspiration to many, as a leader of intellect, strength, and empathy. arder
the condition is completely extreme, it s 30 to 50, and the route is hard. you can say that again. when you are not running at a constant energy sapping angle, you are trying to climb up a rope as quickly as possible. it normally takes anything up to a week to scale mount vinson. fernanda did it in little more than 6.5 hours. and after a quick look around, she and sam promptly ran all the way back down. we had so much fun, to go down this 1200 metres rope, it was so funny to run that, it s crazy. with gravity on their side the return trip took little more than three hours. and fernanda is now thinking of a fresh challenge. her dream is to run up mount everest.
at a constant energy sapping angle, you are trying to climb up a rope as quickly as possible. it normally takes anything up to a week to scale mount vinson. fernanda did it in little more than six and a half hours. good job, guys. awesome. and after a quick look around, she and sam promptly ran all the way back down. you had so much fun going down 1,000 metres. 1200 1200 metres. it was steep. it was so funny to run that, it s crazy. with gravity on their side, the return trip took a little more than three hours. and fernanda is now thinking of a fresh challenge. her dream is to run up mount everest. tim allman, bbc news. what an amazing achievement. you can reach me on twitter. and you are watching bbc news.