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we start this hour with breaking news there has been a major earthquake in turkey near the border with syria. the epicentre was in gaziantep close to the border of syria. strong tremors were felt across the region. the quake was recorded at a magnitude of of 7.8 and at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometres. reports have been coming in of many collapsed buildings. azadeh moshiri is our reporter. sketchy details but a lot of reports and people across the region have felt this? the governor region have felt this? the governor of region have felt this? the governor of malaysia, - region have felt this? tue: governor of malaysia, close region have felt this? tte: governor of malaysia, close to gaziantep and he has reported 130 buildings collapsed. when you look at the pictures, the pictures we re showing you now. . this hit local time at around a quarter past four and since the early hours of the morning. you re seeing people bewildered and search and rescue tea ....
in iran fury from the parents of hundreds of schoolgirls who ve been victims of suspected poisonings. welcome to a place that is astonishing. and the wonders of the natural world. for the first time ever, sir david attenbourgh looks at britain s wildlife. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it s a month since the devastating earthquakes which killed more than 50,000 people across turkey and syria and which left vast numbers without proper shelter. the un estimates that in turkey alone at least 1.5 million people who are still within the disaster zone are homeless. the true figure could be even higher. 0ur correspondent anna foster, who s been covering the tragedy from the start, sent this report from hatay province in southern turkey. surviving in the ruins. turkey s south is unrecognisable, ripped apart by the power of the quakes. this new landscape brings new challenges. those with nowhere to live, now sleep where they can. some try to sta ....
but that hasn t been possible because of the latest escalation. here s a reminder of why this is happening. sudan s army general abdel fattah al burhan is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group, the rsf, led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. they had been sharing power since they led a coup in 2021. now though, they disagree on how sudan should be governed. let s go live now to our correspondent kalkidan yibetal in addis ababa, who is closely monitoring the situation. first of all, the sudanese army saying there are plans in place to begin evacuating foreign nationals. what more do we know about those plans right now? plans right now? yes, we have already seen plans right now? yes, we have already seen the plans right now? yes, we have already seen the first - plans right now? yes, we have already seen the first rescue . already seen the first rescue operations in which more than 150 foreign nationals have arrived in jeddah. there was a statement released by t ....
as another cease fire fails. here now a reminder of why this has all taken place. sudan s army general is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group which is led by general mohammed dagalo. they had been showing karas they led a coup in 2021. now they disagree on how sudan should be governed. with multiple ceasefires broken and fighting entering its second week, there are questions about how and when this conflict will end. a former us assistant secretary former us assistant secretary for state in africa spoke yesterday. for state in africa spoke yesterday- for state in africa spoke esterda . . ., yesterday. earlier we heard from general yesterday. earlier we heard from general himself - yesterday. earlier we heardi from general himself giving yesterday. earlier we heard l from general himself giving a speech. you have seen scenes are fighting continuing. what do you think this country will be facing in the coming weeks or months? i am very pessimistic. normally opt ....
iranian state television says that the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has pardoned a large number of prisoners linked to protests. iranian media outlets say that a letter from the head of the judiciary said that a number of people, especially the young, had committed wrongful actions and crimes because of incitement and propaganda by the enemy. taraneh stone, from the bbc s persian service, joins me now. thank you for coming in. talk us through, first of all, what we know about what has happened here. figs through, first of all, what we know about what has happened here. as you mentioned, about what has happened here. as you mentioned. the about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme leader - about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme leader has . mentioned, the supreme leader has agreed to pardon and commute sentences of tens of people who are imprisoned or who are w ....