The countrys president. The organisation earlier set a deadline of sunday to reinstate deposed president , mohamed bazoum. A delegation from the bloc visited niger thursday but failed to meet coup leaders, or mr bazoum. Video has emerged purporting to show a Sea Drone Driving into the side of a Russian Naval vessel in the black sea. The bbc has not yet verified this video, but the footage appears to show a drone hitting the side of the large ship. The video was released by the Ukrainian Security services. But Russias Defense Ministry says it repelled an attack, not admitting to any damage. Heres our correspondent in kyiv james waterhouse. Unlike these drone attacks weve seen deep inside russia, around moscow, for example, kyiv seems more willing to admit to being behind these strikes using sea drones on the black sea, or sea of azov. And sources at the Security Service have told us that they successfully damaged a major landing ship at the port of novorossiysk, which is on the russian coast. It is a major terminal, where 1. 8 Million Tonnes of oil make their way out from there every day. And its also an important naval base for moscow. So the objects for this strike are obvious. The Security Service sources have shared with us footage of the apparent moment of impact with an onboard camera. Theres unverified footage of the vessel subsequently listing to one side, suggesting that it has indeed been damaged. But in a fortnight where ukrainian ports have been pummelled by russian drones, it seems ukraine has been keen to respond. But its interesting, because president zelensky has previously warned of the war coming to russia. He has been keen to apply pressure in just about every way possible. But in the same breath he suggested that peace talks could happen as soon as autumn. But you just need to look at russias continued invasion and the pictures from today that suggests that neither side is exactly setting the conditions for talks to take place. Staying in ukraine, and in the early days of the invasion, observers were surprised at how poorly the russian armys Electronic Warfare units performed. But nearly 18 months later theyre causing significant problems for ukraines counter offensive, affecting even the most sophisticated weapons its troops have received from nato countries. The bbc� s Abdujalil Abdurasulov has more details. Their battles are invisible, but the dangers they face are real. This is a ukrainian electronic intelligence unit. Theirjob is not to fight with guns, but to monitor emissions signals used by drones, air defense systems, multiple Rocket Launchers and other weapons. We cant show their faces for security reasons. The team leader, with the call sign alain, says that Russian Forces constantly hunt down units like his. Their mission is part of a hidden confrontation called Electronic Warfare. But how does it work . Almost every modern weapon uses radio waves, microwaves, infrared or other signals to send or receive data. And Electronic Warfare uses this vulnerability in order to disrupt enemys communications, gather intelligence and identify targets. And for the First Time Since world war two, were witnessing a conflict where both sides are heavily relying on the Electronic Warfare systems as part of their military strategy. Drones have become a key feature in this war, but this is what happens when they are jammed by Electronic Warfare systems. Its notjust drones that can be affected. Most sophisticated arms ukraine has received from nato countries use a gps link for navigation. So when russia jams this signal, even High Precision weapons, including himars rocket artillery, can miss their target. That is why both russia and ukraine keep their Electronic Warfare or ew capabilities in secret. This war represents new and very effective abilities of drones, radars, communications. And all of these system could be affected with ew means. If we destroy russian jammers, we improve capabilities of our troops in detection and the ability to have precise strikes. Here, Ukrainian Special forces have spotted pole 21, a russian system that jams gps signals. Ukrainian artillery put it out of action. But russia is on the hunt for ukrainian Electronic Warfare units too. Alains group comes under fire. He thinks that Russian Troops may have discovered their antenna and now are looking for their base. Alain tells everyone to use single rounds in order to last till the morning. He decides to change their location because the position is compromised. The key in Electronic Warfare is being invisible to your enemy. Abduljalil abdurasulov, bbc news, kyiv. Russian president Vladimir Putins fiercest Domestic Critic Alexei Navalny has had his jail term extended to 19 years in a maximum security penal colony on friday. Navalny is already serving sentences totalling 11 and a half years on fraud and other charges. He says those charges are bogus. Our russia editor Steve Rosenberg sent in this report from the court. This is the closest we were allowed to get to russias most famous prisoner. Wed been let inside the High Securityjail where Alexei Navalny was already incarcerated. But journalists werent allowed into the makeshift courtroom. All we could do was watch on a screen. At this trial behind bars, the kremlin critic was found guilty on extremism charges and handed a new 19 year prison sentence. Hell be transferred to a so called Special Regime colony and harsher conditions. We may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in this court case, the actual proceedings were closed to the press and to the public and held in a high security prison. Describing this trial as Behind Closed Doors feels like an understatement. Later, in a message posted for him by supporters, mr navalny wrote that the figure of 19 years was meaningless. He would be imprisoned for life either his life, or the life of the current regime. They chant. A charismatic Protest Leader and Anti Corruption crusader, Alexei Navalny fell foul of the kremlin long ago. In 2020, in siberia, he was poisoned with a nerve agent and airlifted to germany. He claims the kremlin had tried to kill him. The russian authorities deny it. On his return to russia in 2021, he was arrested and jailed. Ever since, hes faced trial after trial, punishment after punishment. It indicates that this regime is ready to be extremely cruel. It sends messages to the broader audience we will not stop. The machine is working. And it means that they are ready to continue all possible trials against all possible dissidents. That includes this man. Igor girkin is no pro democracy liberal. The russian nationalist backs the war in ukraine, but has criticised Vladimir Putins handling of it. Now hes under arrest, as the kremlin tries to crack down on any kind of criticism from any quarter. Back at the navalny trial, case over, we were ushered off the penal colony premises. But after todays verdict, and with Alexei Navalny predicting fresh charges of terrorism against him, he looks set to be locked up for years to come. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, in the town of melekhovo, russia. Donald trump is facing new legal action after being arranged in his third criminal case amid his campaign to return to the white house. The former us president wavied his notice to appear in Florida Court next week for an Arraignment Hearing connected to to his mishandling of classified documents after leaving the white house. On thursday, mr trump plead not guilty to charges related to the january 6th attack on the us Capitol Building and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. And trump will face his first hearing in that case just five days after the first televised debate of the election season. Live now to Washington Post national columnist, philip bump. We have seen the former president using the indictments hes faced as part of his campaign. Are we going to see the two merge as we head into Election Year and the trials begin . Unquestionably. Eye mac at this point in time is reporting this effect and sees his political fortune as being his best way of resolving legal problems. He understands if you becomes the Republican Party not in the next year and wins election in 2024 immediately, any federal investigations will come to a halt, if hes arty been convicted he can pardon himself theoretically which will open up theoretically which will open up this whole new constitutional challenge but no question, donald trump sees opening politically as the key to winning legally. He and his team have rejected the indictments as political targeting and accused the Biden Administration of weaponinzing the justice system. And theyve pointed directly to legal troubles facing the current president s son, hunter biden, as evidence of that. Why has this message appeared to work so well among Republican Voters . Because it is specifically designed for the voters he is hoping to give his base of support a reason to believe that he is been targeted unfairly and that the other side has done something worse something his son since he started running. So he and his sees allies have focused on hunter biden who is of course not a government official, on his actions as a way to impugn President Biden and as a way of distracting his base from the actual serious challenges that he and himself faces. He looks up he and himself faces. He looks up a tree all of this is being a grand scheme of plot to get him which of course speaking objectively is not. If him which of course speaking objectively is not. Obectively is not. If you look at objectively is not. If you look at his own objectively is not. If you look at his own legal objectively is not. If you look at his own legal challenges l objectively is not. If you look. At his own legal challenges do you think they have actually to strengthen, especially looking at his poll numbers seemingly have gone up. Unquestionably. When he first have gone up. Unquestionably. When he first was have gone up. Unquestionably. When he first was indicted have gone up. Unquestionably. When he first was indicted in i when he first was indicted in manhattan earlier this year in march, april, his poll numbers search. I was the point at which he started to pull away from ron desantis in second place. And he stayed there, hes pulling better now than he ever did in 2015 16. If the election were tomorrow he would be the republican nominee. This has been a boon to them. The question is this new indictment is to different, categorically different and it deals with this threat to american democracy which very much worked against republicans in the midterm elections in 2022. The question is if it will do any harm to him. Moving forward and probably want the republican primary likely to for the general but of course it is a long way away. He for the general but of course it is a long way away. He has a grueling schedule it is a long way away. He has a grueling Schedule Trials and i grueling Schedule Trials and Campaign Events see any possibility that this will chip away and change some of the support he has enjoyed . It is support he has enoyed . It is certainly possible support he has enjoyed . It 3 certainly possible but he is not a normal prostitution he does not contain normal he just has go and has a big Campaign Events. I have been with them at the Iowa State Fair in 2015 when he sort of walked into a crowd and shake hands. He does not do stuff like that coming does not act that way, he does not need to come hes a celebrity and all ready well known so to some extent he is advantaged by that so he can go from next march to a hearing and rushed to deceive and fly down to North Carolina into a big rally in speech. A hearing in florida than to something in mississippi. He has the ability to combine these things absolutely together. It will not keep them off the can be troll he just wont spend much time on the campaign trail. You wrote about how the beliefs voters hold on these indictmnts is impacted by the information they consume. We saw that play out in the last election what can be done to break through Information Barriers this time . I dont know. Thats one of the biggest questions in American Politics and media. Is how do you reach people who exist within an isolated bubble of agreement and rhetoric. Speaking about the people who watch only fox news and nothing else, people who watch french rate television networks, we dont know how. We hit the Washington Post with the things that we do our best to presenting fair objective information to people but thats not what people want to hear. People dont want to cure that donald trump is actually at risk, because he did these things which puts american democracy at risk and cost for documents in mar a lago if they choose not to hear in living nicely the space we simply dont know how to burst the bubble. ~. ,. , dont know how to burst the bubble. ~. ,. ,. ,. , bubble. What you that means then for the bubble. What you that means then for the president bubble. What you that means then for the president joe then for the President Joe Biden and his teams efforts to reach out to voters . I biden and his teams efforts to reach out to voters . Reach out to voters . I think forjoe biden reach out to voters . I think Forjoe Biden For reach out to voters . I think Forjoe Biden For A reach out to voters . I think Forjoe Biden For A largest l reach out to voters . I think i Forjoe Biden For A largest and Forjoe Biden For A largest and he will do what he did in 2020 was highlight the contrast between him and donald trump. He was not elected in 2020 as everyone loves him and he has huge babies, he wanted 20 20 because people were afraid of truck having a second term in office. That does not go away and if only it accelerated in the aftermath. I would not say he is very happy, joe biden, but i think he understands what the strategy will be to run against donald trump and it may be easierfor him to put together that strategy than a Republican Opposition somewhere else. ~ ,. , Republican Opposition somewhere else. , else. Thank you so much for oininu else. Thank you so much for joining us Around The World and across the uk. This is bbc news. Bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. Five weeks to go until her big day. On saturday the 2nd of september, millie and herfiance, mitchell, should have been tying the knot at the club at tuffley park. But now, who knows . After the club confirmed it was going into liquidation. To my family, i think it meant a lot. I am their first grandchild that was meant to be getting married. I am an only child as well. Millie and mitchell had been planning their wedding for 18 months and saving hard too. They had already paid £7,000. The club said that it is with the heaviest heart that we have to announce that we will be closing down and entering into liquidation. Please note this hasnt been the easiest of decisions, and we understand people will be angry, upset and worried. They go on to say, we have tried everything we can to remain open, but with bills continuing to rise, it is no longer possible. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Youre live with bbc news. Two Us Navy Sailors have been charged with providing sensitive Military Information to china. These are pictures of us officials announcing the arrests earlier. Jinchao wei is accused of conspiring to send National Defence information to a chinese agent. And petty officer wenheng zhao was charged with accepting money for sensitive photos and videos. It is unclear if the same chinese agent is alleged to have contacted both sailors. The United States army has become the Second Branch of the Us Armed Forces to be left without an official Chief Of Staff the consequence of an ongoing row over abortion between the pentagon and a conservative us senator. Tommy tuberville, A Repbublican from alabama, is opposed to the pentagons policy of paying for time off and travel costs for Service Members who choose to have an abortion. Mr tuberville is stalling Confirmation Hundreds of military appointments. He says he will keep doing so until the senate is given a vote on the abortion policy. As a result, in the past few hours, the term of the us army Chief Of Staff Generaljames Mcconville expired without a Senate Confirmed successor, leaving general randy george in charge as acting Chief Of Staff. Mr tubervilles protest already caused the Us Marine Corps to lose its Senate Confirmed commandant, and the same is likely to happen to the us navy in the coming weeks. Mr tubervilles move also blocks officers from moving theirfamilies with them to new assignments, as well as any associated pay rises. Us defence secretary lloyd austin has called mr tubervilles campaign irresponsible. Lets turn to some Important News Around The World. Republican president ial nominee and former newjersey governor, chris christie, met with ukrainian president Voldymyr Zelensky in a surprise visit to kyiv on friday. Mr christie expressed his support for ukraine and praised its president for having the resolve � to survive a war�. This visit comes as the former trump ally turned rival makes a run for the 2024 Election Vying for the Republican Party nomination. China will send a team to saudi arabia to discuss a pathway for peace for ukraine. Chinese Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs li hui Willjoin Leaders and representatives from over 40 countries injeddah to discuss a potential future Peace Settlement between ukraine and russia. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said he hopes this meeting will lead to a potential peace summit. Earlier this week, jewish organisations in the us welcomed the Death Sentence imposed by a jury on a gunman who murdered worshipers at a synagogue in pennsylvania. Eleven people died in the 2018 attack on The Tree Of Life Synagogue, in pittsburgh. It is thought to be the worst anti semitic attack in us history. Family members expressed relief at the Death Sentence, and jewish groups said it showed that america was taking Anti Semitism seriously. But what is the state of Anti Semitism in the United States, five years on from the attack . To learn more, i spoke with pamela nadell, director of Thejewish Studies Programme at american university, in washington dc. Pamela, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. How significant was this sentencing and the trial coming to a close . I think this was very significant because it brings some closure to the community that has wrestled with something that is so difficult for so long. Im not sure, however, that the trial is brought to a close because i imagine there will be appeals. What do you think this means to the families and also the community where this shooting took place . I work very closely with some of the people who are involved with the project to rebuild the on the site where The Tree Of Life Synagogue shooting took place. And i know that the trial has been very difficult for many people on the one hand. 0n the other hand, for some people, it has brought a sense of closure. So i cant say that theres one single reaction within the community. But this has been a shadow that the community has been living underfor a very long time, knowing that they would have to face this trial in their own city. I want to ask you about the larger picture here as well, because a report from the Anti Defamation League found that anti semitic incidents increased by 36 in 2022 to the highest level since 1979. Why are we seeing this trend . The first thing i want to say about this trend is please note that is reported anti semitic incidences. And i know for certain that there are many anti semitic incidences that are never reported. What we are seeing is that as a nation, we are in a moment of crisis. You have to remember that on january 6th, one of the photographs that was really featured prominently in the news showed a man who was wearing a sweatshirt and in the front of it said camp auschwitz. As he was attacking the capital, what we didnt see on the news was that the back said � staff�. And of course, we live in a moment where social media enables people who share this form of hate. This is not the only form of hate that americans embrace, but they share the particular form of hate against the jewish people. They can reach each other and they can reach millions and millions of people through social media. So it has kind of an exponential platform that didnt exist before. If we talk about the political environment, Amy Spitalnick, the chief executive of the Jewish Council for public affairs, tweeted in june that the attack at The Tree Of Life Synagogue was, quote, part of a broader cycle of right wing extremism in which each attack inspires the next. And in the five years since tree of life, the White Supremacist Conspiracy Theory behind it has been fully normalised in our politics and our society. Do you agree that these types of Conspiracy Theories have been normalised . I unfortunately, i do. I think Amy Spitalnick is extraordinary. Remember that she was also one of the forces behind the civil trial of those at charlottesville. And that which was a trial where they where they were found guilty of under an old civil rights act, actually civil rights piece of legislation, conspiring to restrict the rights of the city Of Charlottesville and the people who live there. So underpins Anti Semitism are Conspiracy Theories. And those Conspiracy Theories are really old. Some of them go all the way back to mediaeval christianity. And so what we see here are we see updates of these ideas that the jews are conspiring to control the world. And so i absolutely agree with what she was saying. Youve called the rise in Anti Semitism, the canary in the coal mine for other types of hate. What do you mean by that . What i mean by that is that when that Anti Semitism is often seen as a red flag, that when theres a major crisis going on under way, that thatjews are the ones who get attacked. But that the reality is, is that the jews are reallyjust one of many groups that are being attacked at that moment in time. So we say the canary in the coal mine. What were what were saying is that when society goes after the jews, that theyre going to be going after so many others and that we better look over our shoulders and see what else is going on. And we are at that moment right now in the United States. I want to ask you about how americans view Anti Semitism, because there was a University Of Maryland Critical Issues poll last month that asked americans about their impression of the level of Anti Semitism in the us compared to five years ago, and there were 32 of people who said they didnt know. Do you think americans understand how serious a threat Anti Semitism is today . I think americans actually have absolutely no idea how serious a threat is, how serious Anti Semitism is as a threat in the United States. And what you have to remember is that when americans think about Anti Semitism, all they think about is the holocaust. Thats whats taught in schools. More than 20 states require that. So Anti Semitism looks like something that happens across the sea. And it happened a very long time ago, and it has absolutely no relationship whatsoever to the american experience. The reality is, is that Anti Semitism has been on american soil since the very firstjews landed here in 1654. So final question for you. What message would you have then to americans . I think its very important that americans pay very close attention to the plan that the white house issued in may, a strategy to counter Anti Semitism that has all sorts of steps that could be taken, including educating our youth about the history of Anti Semitism in the United States. So i think that that is the first step, a powerful first step, and one that we should be taking. Pamela, really interesting conversation. Thank you so much for your thoughts today. Thank you. Thank you for inviting me. Stay tuned next hour for a special on former president Donald Trumps growing legal problems. Iam sumi i am Sumi Somaskanda in washington, dc. Stay with bbc news. Hello there. Weather across the uk has certainly been testing our patience of late. We are heading for the fourth consecutive weekend where an area of low pressure will dominate the weather story, bringing us some wet and windy weather. But every cloud has a silver lining. And next weekend, i can offer you something a little more promising, settled and summer like. But at the moment, its all about storm anthony, which is moving its way across Northern Ireland, bringing a heavy spell of rain during the early hours of saturday morning. And as that rain continues to drive its way steadily eastwards, the winds will strengthen as well. So were widely likely to see 20 to 40 millimetres, maybe more for Northern Ireland for a time. And then the winds gusting 50 to 65 miles an hour along west facing coasts of wales and south west england. Very unusual, really, for this time of year. The rain drives its way quickly eastwards, and then into the afternoon, circulating around that low, we will see a rash of sharp, possibly thundery downpours. Slowly improving into Northern Ireland and lighter winds and fewer showers likely for scotland. But the temperatures will be disappointing right across the country, a maximum ofjust 14 to 18 celsius. By the middle part of the afternoon, the low pressure will gradually move away and the winds will die down. So as we push into sunday, it might be a pleasant start, with some Early Morning sunshine, particularly in eastern areas, lighter winds. And as we go through the day, we will see a scattering of showers developing out to the west, and some of these will gradually move further inland. But with a little more sunshine coming through, it will be a degree 01 so warmer. Top temperatures of 20 degrees, 68 fahrenheit. Not that much change monday into tuesday. Showers or longer spells of rains likely, particularly on tuesday. Another spell of wet weather to come. But we can offer you a glimpse of something more optimistic by the middle part of next week. An area of High Pressure is likely to build, and we havent seen this for quite some time. So from wednesday onwards, we are likely to see some drier settled and more summer like weather. Theres still an uncertainty how long its likely to last, but for next week, showers or longer spells of rain to begin with. But as the High Pressure builds, certainly things will settle down and warm up for many. This is bbc news. Well have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. India. More than 75 years after independence, this emerging world power of more than a billion people is still changing. Im on a journey to two extremes of this vast subcontinent. Its just crystal, its hard crystals. White salt probably taste it. I began in gujarat, in the far west. This is genuinely incredible. Im in heaven. Looks pretty crowded . And this week, ive travelled 2,000 miles over to the north east. Im on the banks of the mighty River Brahmaputra and about to go to a very spiritual place. Its one of indias lesser known regions. Were really high up. And just to my right is the border with bangladesh. 0ne. A part of the country that prides itself on its traditions. He makes it look so easy, and its incredibly difficult. But its also looking forward and embracing progress. So now, im on my way to go and see assams very own eco warrior. Its going to be an incredible adventure
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