August 10, 2021 - a podcast by TRT World

*) Taliban continues with offensive despite calls for peace

Taliban militants are escalating a nationwide offensive in Afghanistan after rejecting international calls for a ceasefire.

The insurgents have already seized six provincial capitals since Friday.

Civilian casualties are rising with the UN saying dozens of children have been killed in the last 72 hours.

*) Bombshell climate report says humanity has failed the Earth

A major UN report on climate change has set off warning bells that humans are changing the climate in unprecedented ways, and some of the damage is irreversible.

The report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says heatwaves, torrential rains and droughts will happen more frequently.

The report is being described as a code red for humanity, who need to stop using fossil fuels and focus on taking care of Earth.

*) Greek PM apologises for govt’s failure in responding to wildfires

The prime minister of Greece has publicly apologised for the government's failure in tackling wildfires that are burning across the country for an eighth day.

The country is now counting the high cost after homes, farms and livelihoods were destroyed.

More than 500 fires are burning across mainland Greece and some of its outlying islands, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of villages and thousands of people.

*) Prince Andrew sued for sexually abusing a woman three times

Britain's Prince Andrew has been sued for sexually abusing a woman three times, 20 years ago.

Virginia Giuffre who was 18 at the time, claims she was trafficked for sex by Jeffrey Epstein.

She's filed a civil complaint in New York accusing Prince Andrew of abusing her at the London home of Epstein's longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

And finally ...

*) Jury selection in R.Kelly trial begins

Jury selection for R.Kelly's trial began in a federal New York court.

The disgraced R&B singer faces a host of charges including racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery and forced labor, spanning from 1994 to 2018, across several states.

All jurors will remain anonymous and be escorted to and from court by US marshals.

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