environmental movement in 1970. it s a chance to focus on some of the biggest challenges, and possible solutions, for addressing environmental issues. it s been marked in different ways across the globe. in peru, shamans from all over the country gathered to make an offering to mother earth, in preparation on friday. the ancestral rituals, whose origins lie in the indigenous cultures there, are made to thank the earth and to build an awareness of the planet. there were also protests in cities around the globe. in southern france, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of toulouse today to denounce plans to build a new 30 mile highway they say will cause pollution, worsen global warming and threaten biodiversity. and here s the scene in london where thousands of climate activists gathered at a rally organised by the extinction rebellion group, to draw attention to the climate crisis and encourage more people to act. in the us capital, washington, dc, climate activists
in a first of its kind. most importantly, though, for the people of australia. everyone should be respected for who they are. and tonight s a celebration of that. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says the trade deal with the eu on northern ireland represents unfinished business on brexit and that he ll give everything he s got to get an agreement over the line. he made his comments in an interview for the sunday times. since brexit, exports from the uk are subject to checks to ensure they conform with eu rules. but for goods crossing the irish sea, they are checked on arrival in northern ireland, effectively creating a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. this is in order to keep open its border with the republic. the democratic unionist party says this cuts northern ireland off from the rest of the uk, and for two years they ve refused to share power at stormont until a different solution is
by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regions. and in this polling station on the mainland of lagos, electoral officials never even showed up. they will tell us that the area is dead. there is nothing free and fair in this election. most people passing through this place were telling us that they were not able to vote. they are cancelling polling units all over this place. we have stayed here since past ten and this is past three. we ve not heard anything, we ve tried to call them. i have a twitter account, i ve been trying to tag any officials. actually it s a sin for you to stay at home today. young urbanites who want better economic opportunities have been encouraging each other to vote on social media. and it seems to be working. in lagos, despite the lack of organisation, voters told us more people showed up than in the last elections. turn out here in lagos, nigeria s most populous city, tends to be quite low. in 2019, only 18% of the electorate sho
some of these guys have been flying over 1000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they will continue to keep going as long as aid is needed. china fails to condemn russia s invasion of ukraine, causing tensions at a meeting of the 620 major economies. marchers in sydney s gay and lesbian mardi gras are joined by their prime minister in a first of its kind. most importantly, for the people of australia. everyone should be respected for who they are, and tonight s a celebration of that. votes are being counted in nigeria s most competitive presidential election in decades. the process has been largely peaceful, but there were some reports of violence in lagos earlier. the contest is a tight race between three frontrunners, as mayenijones reports. shouting. frustration and anger. many nigerians want to take part in this election but have been disappointed by the lack of organisation. gang violence and threats by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regio
is used in more than half of all abortions in the us. this decision is a victory supporters of abortion rights, as it defends broad acces to this pill. and a victory for the biden administration. president biden has responded: our correspondent jess parker has more. with me is our correspondentjess parker. jess what does this ruling say? it means nothing changes for an hour on women s access to mifepristone. kawann uses a two drug regiment in more than half of abortions across america so thatis of abortions across america so that is highly significant. what had happened, as you were just mentioning, a judge in texas had halted potential approval of mifepristone so we could not be available but that decision was stayed for seven days and an appeals court said, no, we will restrict it, lower the amount of time women can take it to when they are pregnant down from ten weeks to seven weeks and you will not be able to order it by mail either. the supreme court has said none of tha