with thousands of protesters, demanding fresh elections, descending on the capital. a study finds greenland s ice sheet is the warmest it s been for over a thousand years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. we start with breaking news from new zealand where prime ministerjacinda ardern says she is standing down, and will leave office in february. she has led her country for five years. her resignation comes ahead of a general election, which is due to be held in october. here s how she broke the news. macro, this summer, i had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year but another term, not just another year but anotherterm, because not just another year but another term, because that is what this year requires. i have not what this ear reauires. i have what this year requires. i have not been able what this year requires. i have not been able to what this year requires. i have not been able to do what this year requires. i have no
four days on the run. the escaped pet tiger who left johannesburg residents worrying for their safety. hello and welcome. the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, has announced she will stand down next month, saying she no longer has enough in the tank after 5.5 challenging years in charge. her party will elect her replacement on sunday. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil sent this report. holding khalil sent this report. back tears, as she made this holding back tears, as she made this announcement. i holding back tears, as she made this announcement. this announcement. i will not be seeking this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. - this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. in . this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. in ani be seeking re-election. in an emotional be seeking re-election. in an emotional press be seeking re-election. in an emotional press conference i emotional press conference jacinda ardern said she w
want or not any new constitution. we are calling this referendum and we hope that this is also going to be. apologies for cutting you off. we will have delivered there. but congresswoman of the together for peru party, but congresswoman of the togetherfor peru party, thank you very much for your time on bbc news. you very much for your time on bbc newe in other news now. new data has revealed that temperatures in greenland are the warmest they have been in 1,000 years, under scoring the growing impact of human driven climate change on the natural world. a study published in the scientific journal, nature, found that temperatures have risen 1.5 degrees celsius above the 20th century average since 1995. joining me live now from budapest is diana urge vorsatz a professor of the central european university and vice chair of the intergovernmental panel for climate change. thank you very much forjoining me. first of all, what more can you tell us about the increase
expected to be a close election. ., ~ , ., , . election. thank you very much for our election. thank you very much for your time election. thank you very much for your time here election. thank you very much for your time here on - election. thank you very much for your time here on bbc - election. thank you very much i for your time here on bbc news. a state of emergency is in place in the peruvian capital, lima, where thousands of anti government protestors are taking part in demonstrations. they are calling for the resignation of president dina boluarte, the release from custody of the man she replaced, pedro castillo, and new elections. dinner buses brought protestors into the capital. organisers have described their action as the taking of lima. joining me now is sigrid bazan who is a congress woman of the together for peru party. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. the protesters have been out on the streets for five weeks now. have been out on the streets forfive wee
sigrid bazan is a congresswoman of the together for peru party. she is demanding the immediate resignation of president dina boluarte and early elections. what s been happening in peru, we ve been having these protests since december 7 with the ousting of pedro castillo. and also, they have been growing due to the excessive repression of this government. we re joining these protests that ask or demand, basically, dina boluarte s resignation, also early elections, and finally, a new constitution that s also something that in many regions outside lima, protesters have been demanding and claiming. so tomorrow there s a big protest that has been called by several unions, indigenous communities and other organisations, students, etc. so we re hoping that this peaceful protest that is