very foundations of our republic. an urgent international appeal is launched to help the millions of people affected by the flooding in pakistan. look at all this water, it s like being in the middle of the ocean, except those people s houses, and the water levels here are rising. and divers seal the vents on a tanker leaking fuel off the coast of gibraltar. marine crews are trying to scoop up the oil that s escaped. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. inspectors from the united nations have finally arrived at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine, which has been occupied by russian forces since march. shelling around the plant has led to fears of a catastrophic nuclear accident. ukrainian troops are pressing ahead with a counter offensive in the nearby region of kherson, to retake areas seized by russia. our correspondent quentin sommerville filed this exclusive report from the frontline, in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. and a war
all along this pathway. an urgent international appeal is launched to help the millions of people affected by the flooding in pakistan. just look at all this water. it s like being in the middle of the ocean, except those are people s houses, and the water levels here are rising. and japan declares war on retro technology after discovering almost 2,000 government processes are still carried out using minidiscs, floppy disks and cds. president biden has made an impassioned speech in defence of american democracy. he warned that donald trump and what he termed maga republicans represent a form of extremism that threaten the us way of life. he urged all americans to come together to defend american democracy regardless of their ideology. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic. i want to be very clear. applause. very clear up front. not every republican, not even the majority of republicans are maga repub
by the flooding in pakistan. just look at all there is water. it s like being in the middle of the ocean except over there are people s houses and there are people s houses and there are people s houses and there are many more in far flung communities and the water levels here are rising. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. inspectors from the united nations have finally arrived at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine, which has been occupied by russian forces since march. shelling around the plant has led to fears of a catastrophic nuclear accident. ukrainian troops are pressing ahead with a counter offensive in the nearby region of kherson, to retake areas seized by russia. our correspondent quentin sommerville filed this exclusive report from the front line, in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. and a warning, there are some distressing scenes in his report. in donbas, there will be no harvest. as russian shells fall about us, these
ukrainian troops are pressing ahead with a counter offensive in the nearby region of kherson, to retake areas seized by russia. our correspondent quentin sommerville filed this exclusive report from the frontline, in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. and a warning, there are some distressing scenes in his report. in donbas, there will be no harvest. as russian shells fall about us, these fields and furrows are instead ploughed by gun tracks and fighting men. ukraine s national guard leads us through the barrage. they pause only briefly and by the cover of tree lines. this is a war of artillery, of seemingly limitless firepower, and of scorched earth. the destruction is measured in the square kilometres. with phosphorus and cluster bombs, russia burns and scores what it seeks to capture.
in bonus aries. a minister called it an attempted assassination. a police spokesperson said a man had been arrested near the residence and a weapon had been found a few metres from the scene. we will bring you more details as we get it. no shots were fired. inspectors from the united nations have finally arrived at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine, which has been occupied by russian forces since march. shelling around the plant has led to fears of a catastrophic nuclear accident. ukrainian troops are pressing ahead with a counter offensive in the nearby region of kherson, to retake areas seized by russia. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville filed this exclusive report from the frontline, in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. and a warning, there are some distressing scenes in his report.