trying to reach the us. the current dire economic circumstances meet this exodus is more acute than it had been for many years. the russian defence ministry says its forces are in complete control of the vast steelworks in the port of mariupol, following the surrender of the ukrainian soldiers defending it. fighters from the azov regiment were holed up inside the plant for weeks, while the city suffered constant bombardment. meanwhile, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky has said that the donbas region in the east of the country has been completely destroyed. he said it was like hell . jeremy bowen has the latest. explosions. the russians are shelling severodonetsk, as they try to encircle it. more than 100,000 people lived in the city before the invasion. now, it s one of russia s biggest targets. this is russia using the methods it perfected in syria and chechnya. heavy bombardment to try to break the will of its opponents. ukrainian rescue crews can still operate
comes amid an exodus of cubans trying to reach america. dancing trying to reach america. onto the red carpet, we look dancing onto the red carpet, we look at how the cannes film festival is looking at the end of its first week on the french riviera. polls have just opened in australia s general election to decide who will be the next prime minister. these are live pictures from a polling station in sydney. the race is between the incumbent scott morrison and his rival, the labor leader anthony albanese. whoever wins have tough challenges ahead the cost of living crisis is squeezing households, and many say climate change is making some parts of australia unliveable. more than 17 million people are enrolled to vote which is compulsory for over 18s. the bbc s shaimaa khalil joins us now from sydney. the polls have just opened, looking brisk so far? welcome to this polling looking brisk so far? welcome to this polling station - looking brisk so far? welcome to this polling
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the general election. plus, republicans in north carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with madison cawthorn as trump s pick in that race is voted out. we ll break down those results. and speaking in the wake of the buffalo tragedy, president biden vowed to, quote, expose those who use power and prestige to spread hate. but the question this morning, will he name names? good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 18th. i m jonathan lemire. we ve got a lot of news to get to today. here we go. results are still coming in this morning for pennsylvania s closely-watched primary election. in the hotly-contested senate race, republicans still do not have a winner. the election is too close to call between trump-backed dr. mehmet oz and hedge fund executive david mccormick. mccormick is backed by several trump administration officials, including former secretary of state mike pompeo. recent polling saw him losing momentum after trump
and that s why the american academy of pediatrics is saying, look, we re going to change things. the american academy of pediatrics has now come out and said we re going to change our recommendations for feeding babies. let s take a look at what those changes are. they re saying instead of waiting until the baby s first birthday to introduce cow s milk, whole cow s milk may be an option for babies older than six months, babies who usually would take regular formula. this is not ideal, they say they only want babies to do this for a brief period of time. they don t splin what that means. they also say the toddler formula is safe for a few days for babies close to their first birthday. that s how bad this has gotten, that the american academy of pediatrics is changing its recommendations. not because anything changed medically, but solely because of this shortage. thanks so much. more breaking news for you in our world lead. the nearly three months long siege at the azovsta