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Russia: using energy as a weapon of war

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have left 4.5 million people without power as winter sets in.

Ukraine's President Vlodomyr Zelensky has said Russia is using energy as a weapon of war as millions of Ukranians are now without power following Russian bombings. We head to the city of Mykolaiv now not only dealing with electricity cuts, but battered after bearing the brunt of targeted attacks.

Pakistan is reeling from the shock shooting of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. He is recovering in hospital after being injured but there's anger at what his party is calling an obvious assassination attempt.

And the COP 27 environment summit begins in the Egypt this weekend. All today we are finding out how climate change is impacting on lives in different parts of the world - this hour we hear from India where floods in neighbouring Pakistan are having a spill over effect.

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  • Fri 4 Nov 2022 06:06GMT