hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the national zoo in washington bids farewell to its beloved trio of giant pandas who were loaned as goodwill ambassadors from china. welcome back, a russian battalion comprised of ukrainian prisoners welcome back, a russian battalion comprised of ukrainian prisoners of war will likely deploy to ukraine in the nearfuture. in an apparent violation of the geneva convention. they will be deployed to the east of the country where active combat is taking place under the control of the donetsk people s republic. the russians claim the soldiers will receive equal treatment, to the russian infantry, including salaries and benefits. george barros is a russian analyst at the institute for the study of war and geospatial intelligence team lead. what do you know about the men in this battalion and have been chorused and fighting their own side? ~ . ~ ., , ., ., chorused and fighting their own side? . ~ ., ., side? what
and bracing for severe storms tonight and tomorrow. first tonight, president biden on the world stage with the lessons from the heroes of d-day. the president on the urgent need to defend democracy and freedom and america s alliances, he argued, are more important than ever, saying democracy begins with each of us. mary bruce traveling with the president. the news here at home tonight, that fiery plane crash in a front yard. two adults and two children pulled from the wreckage by good samaritans. the pilot had been desperately looking for a place to land. also, the emergency landing after flames were seen shooting out from a passenger jet moments after taking off. we are also watching the threat of severe storms tonight and tomorrow, the potential for damaging winds. and we re tracking the dangerous heat building across this country so early on in the season. the hunter biden trial tonight. hunter biden fighting back tears today, growing emotional, as his own daught
A libyan man has won the right to sue the former Foreign Secretary, jack straw, over claims of kidnap and torture. An 18 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenage girl in rotherham. Three years after the Malaysia Airlines flight mh370 went missing, the search is called off, leaving families devastated. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Theresa may is due to set out her strategy for brexit this lunchtime. In a speech in central london, the Prime Minister is expected to signal she wants a full break from the European Union rather than a deal that leaves britain half in, half out. Her speech comes as new figures show the rate of inflation increased sharply last month, exceeding some economists predictions. The cost of living was 1. 6 higher than a year earlier. Thats up from an annual rate of 1. 2 the previous month. We can go to Vishala Sri Pathma in the city. Tell us more about these figures . As you say, it is higher than the previous month. And it ha
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 2 00am in the morning in the swiss resort of davos, where president xijinping has told a gathering of elites from across the world that china wants to be a champion of free trade and stability. Mr xi made no direct reference to donald trump, but his comments are in stark contrast to mr trumps America First vision. The chinese leader warned against a trade war with the us, saying there would be no winners. 0ur Economics editor kamal ahmed has this report. He arrived with full security detail. The president of china, here to speak to an eager audience of political and business leaders. Mr xi didnt actually mention President Elect donald j trump. He didnt need to. The message was clear. Translation pursuing protectionism is just like locking oneself in a dark room. While wind and rain may be kept outside, so are light and air. No one will emerge as a winner in a trade war. He also said that countries should redouble their commitment to the p
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 2 00am in the morning in the swiss resort of davos, where president xijinping has told a gathering of elites from across the world that china wants to be a champion of free trade and stability. Mr xi made no direct reference to donald trump, but his comments are in stark contrast to mr trumps America First vision. The chinese leader warned against a trade war with the us, saying there would be no winners. 0ur Economics editor kamal ahmed has this report. He arrived with full security detail. The president of china, here to speak to an eager audience of political and business leaders. Mr xi didnt actually mention President Elect donald j trump. He didnt need to. The message was clear. Translation pursuing protectionism is just like locking oneself in a dark room. While wind and rain may be kept outside, so are light and air. No one will emerge as a winner in a trade war. He also said that countries should redouble their commitment to the p