we ve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. are you the best teacher there? that s a yes. ahmed s been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and he s growing up near a front line in a city under siege. it s very scary, he tells me. we re afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts, we can t go to the park or the valley or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? last night, he says. it s quiet now, but there s danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. ahmed s father, abdul, says they re about 600 meters in front of us. a gunshot away, he tells me. for ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, leading morning assembly at al wahda primary. it was bombed by the saudi led coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. the classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. young minds getting an education in war. ahmed was lead
ahmed has been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings and he s growing up near a front line in a city under siege. it s very scary, he tells me. we are afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts we can t go to the park or the valley, or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? last night, he says. it is quiet now, but there is danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. ahmed s father, abdel, says they re are about 600 metres in front of us. a gun shot away, he tells me. for ahmed, school has always been a refuge, of sorts. this was our first been a refuge, of sorts. this was ourfirst glimpse been a refuge, of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him been a refuge, of sorts. this was ourfirst glimpse of him in january 2021, leading morning assembly at his primary. it was bombed by the saudi led coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. the classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. young minds getting an edu
now on bbc news.the briefing smiling through. this is ahmed naguib. he s 11 years old and he doesn t let much get in his way. he s heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. life was tough here, even before the war. but ahmed is a fighter. we ve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. are you the best teacher there? that s a yes. ahmed s been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and he s growing up near a front line in a city under siege. it s very scary, he tells me. we re afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts, we can t go to the park or the valley or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? last night, he says. it s quiet now, but there s danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. ahmed s father, abdul, says they re about 600 meters in front of us. a gunshot away, he tells me. for ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. this was our first glimpse of h
welcome to the programme. in the coming hours, world leaders will start arriving in new delhi ahead of this weekend s 620 summit. recent meetings have been dominated by russia s war in ukraine but india has chosen to try and focus the group s attention on issues affecting the developing world. the 2 day event will be attended by the likes of us presidentjoe biden, seen here beginning hisjourney to india. british pm rishi sunak will also attend. here s our south asia correspondent, samira hussain, with more. india s moment on the global stage. to the world, it s promoting itself as a leader. at home, it made the 620 part of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves that this grouping bears an exceptional responsibility. ..holding 200 meetings in 60 different cities. sustainable development goals. ..making the 620 matter. 620 means a lot to me as an indian and it is the biggest achievement i feel for the government. it feels like we are the ones hosting it. that sense of collect
we have a special report from 0rla guerin about the extraordinary resilience of some of its youngest citizens. hello, i m anjana gadgil. we start in the uk, where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife escaped from wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn t held in a higher security prison. 0ur reporter simonjones has more. currently britain s most wanted man. the hunt for daniel khalife, facing serious charges of threats to the state, is being described as urgent and extensive. despite all the security that should have been in place here at wandsworth prison, the former soldier managed to escape from the jail s kitchen by strapping himself to the bottom of a food delivery van. he was wearing his distinctive chef s uniform. he could be anywhere in the country