at the cop26 meeting, a major step towards eliminating the use of coal one of the most harmful energy sources but most of the big polluters are not on board. the host nation says 46 countries had signed up to end coal use. the ethiopian government has said it will continue its fight against tigrayan rebel forces, despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. the government says it s on the brink of victory but tigrayan forces have been advancing towards the capital and seizing key towns in recent days. the world health organisation has described the current surge of coronavirus cases in the wider europe region, as a warning shot for the entire world. europe saw almost 1.8 million new cases last week alone the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic.
towards eliminating the use of coal, one of the most harmful energy sources, but most of the big polluters are not on board. the host nation says 46 countries had signed up to end coal use. the ethiopian government has said it will continue its fight against tigrayan rebel forces, despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. the government says it s on the brink of victory, but tigrayan forces have been advancing towards the capital and seizing key towns in recent days. the world health organization has described the current surge of coronavirus cases in the wider europe region as a warning shot for the entire world. europe saw almost 1.8 million new cases last week alone the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic. a new study suggests that cervical cancer has been virtually eradicated in young women because of
country that has lost nearly 300,000 people to covid 19. translation: after all that we have lived through and the people - that have passed away, we now see a boom after being locked up. these exhibits of mexican culture bring a joy to the city. in a world where masks are now the norm, in mexico city, they are much more pretty. suzanne kianpour, bbc news. the united states secretary of state says he s alarmed by reports that tigrayan rebel forces have taken over two key ethiopian towns. the 0romo liberation army, or 0la, is in a formal alliance with tigrayan rebels in the north against ethiopia s government. the bbc s africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga is the first internationaljournalist to be given access to the 0la, a secretive and controversial armed group. a warning her report contains some distressing images.
community of tigrayans and amhara people and, according to multiple eyewitnesses, tigrayan youths, working alongside tplf forces, shot, stabbed, and killed hundreds of amhara civilians. you ve had months to investigate that. you tell me what you found. you know, stephen, you know that we still are open for investigation, even in the case of mai kadra. as far as we know, we re not in a position to even field. excuse me, you ve had. ..teams for investigation. you ve had eight months to investigate. what have you discovered in eight months? you know, stephen, iwill give you a rudimentary idea of what was happening the last 6 7 months. we were struggling for our lives. we were training our people. we were cornered in many parts of tigray. and of course, we had to come back and reassert ourselves. we still are open for investigation. but, you know, the story about mai kadra is a story of advertising. you keep saying something a thousand times over,
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the humanitarian crisis in northern ethiopia is worsening as conflict continues on multiple fronts. tigrayan rebel forces have won a string of victories over the ethiopian military. ethiopia s prime minister now says all of the state s military resources will be deployed to halt the rebels. my guest is getachew reda, spokesman for the tigray people s liberation front. with the death toll rising and man made famine taking hold, what is the endgame for tigray s rebels?