trial against her. he s accusing her of sullying his reputation. the lawsuit is over an opinion piece that ms heard wrote, in which she calls herself a victim of domestic violence. he denies any abuse. 0ur correspondent david silito has the latest. good afternoon, mr depp. good afternoon. can you please tell the jury why you re here today? erm, yes, erm. that pause rather captures the moment. his audience, a court, and this, johnny depp s one chance to salvage his reputation. watching was his ex wife, amber heard, who says she endured months of violence during their brief marriage. all of it, he says, is a lie. never. ..did i myself reached the point of striking miss heard in any way. nor have i ever struck any woman in my life.
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the afghan capital, kabul, in a series of explosions which were reported to be aimed at schoolchildren. it s thought the islamic state group was behind the attacks in a western part of the city, which is dominated by the shi ite, hazara minority which has been targeted repeatedly by is militants in the past. police in sri lanka have opened fire on people protesting about severe fuel shortages. one man was killed and 11 people wounded in the central town of rambukka na. the country is facing its worst economic crisis since 19118. fuel prices increased today by more than 60%. in virginia, the actorjohnny depp has told a courtroom, that his ex wife amber heard s allegations against him were heinous and disturbing , as he took the stand in his $50 million defamation
of one side of his mouth, a new set of deflections and distortions pour from the other. we ll have the latest on today s events at westminster. we ll also have more from ukraine where russian forces are now targeting the east. among the victims of russia s aggression are ukraine s children we ll have a special report on the families who ve suffered terrible loss. the uk economy will be hit harder than most by the effects of the war in ukraine according to the international monetary fund. and in virginia, the actorjohnny depp ex wife amber heard. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. we ll have all the reaction from the battle of the bitter rivals as liverpool go head to head with manchester united at anfield.
of their prime minister. and the actorjohnny depp takes the stand in his $50 million defamation trial against his former wife, amber heard. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in eastern ukraine, where russia has launched a major offensive after pulling back its forces from near the capital, kyiv. moscow claims to have struck more than 1200 military targets overnight as part of efforts to establish full control over the donetsk and luhansk regions,