bombing that killed dozens at kabul s airport has been killed by the taliban. that s according to us officials. 70 civilians and 13 american troops were killed when a bomber detonated his device among packed crowds as people tried to flee afghanistan, in august 2021. the officials did not reveal the name of the man, who was the leader of an islamic state cell. they said the leader died weeks ago, but it took time to confirm his death. us officials say intelligence gathering and monitoring of the region led them to conclude the leader had died, though they did not provide further details on how they learned that he was responsible for the bombing. the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. earlier, i spoke with the director of the center for strategic and international studies, sethjones, about the reports. what do we know about what happened and who the leader of this is cell is? what us officials have talked about is th
to go. rm math evacuate themselves. i m ust going to go. i m not waiting. evacuate themselves. i m ust going to go. i m not waiting. i evacuate themselves. i m just going to go. i m not waiting. i hope - evacuate themselves. i m just going to go. i m not waiting. i hope i ve i to go. i m not waiting. i hope i ve made to go. i m not waiting. i hope i ve made the to go. i m not waiting. i hope i ve made the right decision. around 4,000 british nationals are thought to be trapped in sudan after fierce fighting errupted there ten days ago. also on the programme. prince harry claims his brother william was paid a large sum of money in 2020 by the publisher of the sun to settle phone hacking the crisis affecting nhs dentistry in england mps are told its time for a complete overhaul of the system. let s finish thisjob. let s finish this job. i know we can. are you ever too old? joe biden says he ll run for a second term as us president next year at the age of 81. # island
can you imagine it? we had to go, sneak the road to go someplace where there is dirty water, and we had to bring it to house and use it for cooking and drinking. we will have more of the eyewitness reports of those making the journey to egypt and live in larnaca for the latest on the rescue flights. also tonight. prince harry claims that the sun newspaper paid prince william a very large sum to settle claims of phone hacking. let s finish this job i know we can. joe biden announces he ll run again for the white house next year. at 81, he will be the oldest president to seek re election. # island in the sun. and the singer and human rights campaigner harry belafonte, who helped break racial barriers in america, has died aged 96. and in the sport on bbc news, we ll have the results from todays premier league matches including leeds against leicester with both fighting to avoid relegation. good evening. the first of three special flights rescuing british nationals from the v
a very large sum to settle claims of phone hacking. # 0h, island in the sun. and tributes to the legendary singer, actor and civil rights activist harry belafonte, who s died at the age of 96. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one am in khartoum in sudan where an uneasy truce appears to be holding. thousands of people have been fleeing the country due to the violence there, as countries from around the world work to evacuate their citizens. people living in sudan have spoken of their fears of looting, vandalism and hunger. andrew harding has this report. safely out of sudan, the first plane carrying british nationals landed back in cyprus this evening. the rescue mission began early in the morning, several raf planes setting off for sudan capital khartoum not know if a ceasefire in the city would last days or even hours. it has been incredibly challenging because of the changing nature. we have had to work up complex plans involving numerous royal air force air
hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. the bbc s davide ghiglione is outside the hospital in rome. a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. so his condition remains stable at the moment. the vatican is trying to reassure journalists, people and catholics all over the world. according to italian news agency ansa, the pope should be discharged within the next couple of days. and he should be able to celebrate next sunday s mass. everybody knows at the vatican that the pope has been particularly weak over the last couple of months. we do know already that he was forced to use a wheelchair. so it could be quite tiring for him even if he is able to attend all the ceremonies and easter celebrations. we can get mo