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
evacuations, now the evacuation of foreign nationals has been a priority. of foreign nationals has been a riori . , . , of foreign nationals has been a riori , ., , ., priority. this was earlier when eo - le priority. this was earlier when peeple from priority. this was earlier when people from saudi priority. this was earlier when people from saudi arabia, - priority. this was earlier when i people from saudi arabia, egypt and india were shipped out from and india were shipped out from a nearby port. earlier attempts to get people out were put on hold with one of the most intense days of fighting since violence broke out in the country one week ago. this was the capital khartoum, gunfire and explosions were heard across the city. a reminder now of what has been taking place in sudan, the army general is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group the f led by mohammed hamdan dagalo. they had in sharing power, now though they disagree on how sudan should be in governmen
the capital khartoum. the presidentjoe biden has just issued a statement saying :. there are sf, one of the two army groups at the centre of the conflict are fighting for the conflict are fighting for the sudan army for control. they released a separate statement saying they are co ordinating with you with evacuations but the us has not confirmed whether or not is true. earlier, attempts to get people out were put on hold with one of the most intense days of fighting since violence broke out more than a week ago. it is not clear how the evacuations happen, considering khartoum is badly damaged by shelling and the sudanese airspace is closed. the new york times is reporting the pentagon positioned more troops in recent days in the nearby nation of djibouti where the military has a base to prepare for a rescue. military has a base to prepare fora rescue. military has a base to prepare for a rescue. the us military. the us state department releasing a statement saying th
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