Sarah Rainsford
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This is clearly a devastating attack. It's one of the biggest attacks of its kind, or one of the most devastating attacks of its kind for several weeks here in Ukraine. It was an attack on the city of Zaporizhia in the southeast of this country, one of the big cities. We know that 13 people so far have lost their lives.
We know that dozens of people, according to President Zelensky, have been injured, and they include a teenage girl. According to the local head of the administration, Ivan Fyodorov, he's also said that several of those who are injured are seriously injured. Now, this was an attack that happened in the middle of the afternoon.
We know that dozens of people, according to President Zelensky, have been injured, and they include a teenage girl. According to the local head of the administration, Ivan Fyodorov, he's also said that several of those who are injured are seriously injured. Now, this was an attack that happened in the middle of the afternoon.
I've seen dashcam footage from cars at the time of the strike, and those were very busy streets. The local regional head did talk about the initial area that was hit. He talked about industrial infrastructure being targeted, but it's clear that there were also residential buildings there, and much of the damage occurred. is in the main street.
I've seen dashcam footage from cars at the time of the strike, and those were very busy streets. The local regional head did talk about the initial area that was hit. He talked about industrial infrastructure being targeted, but it's clear that there were also residential buildings there, and much of the damage occurred. is in the main street.
So where people were walking, there's a tram with windows blown out. There's at least one, if not two, minibuses that I've seen in the footage from the scene of that missile strike. Totally, windows totally shattered and people just lying scattered in the street amongst the rubble, amongst the glass and amongst pools of blood.
So where people were walking, there's a tram with windows blown out. There's at least one, if not two, minibuses that I've seen in the footage from the scene of that missile strike. Totally, windows totally shattered and people just lying scattered in the street amongst the rubble, amongst the glass and amongst pools of blood.
So an extremely serious strike on a very big city and one that, as you said, President Zelensky himself has condemned as Russian terror. He said that there is nothing more cruel than launching aerial bombs on a city when you know that civilians will suffer.
So an extremely serious strike on a very big city and one that, as you said, President Zelensky himself has condemned as Russian terror. He said that there is nothing more cruel than launching aerial bombs on a city when you know that civilians will suffer.
Ten years ago, he was a remarkably popular, glamorous young leader. Justin Trudeau has been forced out of office with voters unhappy about the high cost of living and internal party disagreements over how to handle the incoming US President Donald Trump. He announced his decision outside the Prime Minister's residence in Ottawa.
Ten years ago, he was a remarkably popular, glamorous young leader. Justin Trudeau has been forced out of office with voters unhappy about the high cost of living and internal party disagreements over how to handle the incoming US President Donald Trump. He announced his decision outside the Prime Minister's residence in Ottawa.
His government had been destabilised by a row over how to respond to Donald Trump's threat to level crippling 25% tariffs on Canadian imports. Mr Trudeau rushed to Mar-a-Lago to try to placate the president-elect, but his fate was sealed when his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned, saying Canada needed to push back harder against America-first economic nationalism.
His government had been destabilised by a row over how to respond to Donald Trump's threat to level crippling 25% tariffs on Canadian imports. Mr Trudeau rushed to Mar-a-Lago to try to placate the president-elect, but his fate was sealed when his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned, saying Canada needed to push back harder against America-first economic nationalism.
She's now seen as a front-runner to replace Mr Trudeau, alongside the former governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney. It remains to be seen who will have to deal with the thorny issues of inflation, immigration... and President Trump that Canada is facing.
She's now seen as a front-runner to replace Mr Trudeau, alongside the former governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney. It remains to be seen who will have to deal with the thorny issues of inflation, immigration... and President Trump that Canada is facing.
Okay, so are you suggesting that absinthe now is no more potent or dangerous for you than any other spirit? Yes, I'm saying that. We heard there, it's anise, it's aniseed flavour.
Okay, so are you suggesting that absinthe now is no more potent or dangerous for you than any other spirit? Yes, I'm saying that. We heard there, it's anise, it's aniseed flavour.
How would you explain the excitement around it? Because there is an excitement around absinthe, isn't there?
How would you explain the excitement around it? Because there is an excitement around absinthe, isn't there?
So when they talked about him mixing the drink, all he'd done was add water to it?