once the book came out, i felt i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian forces have come under increased pressure from russian troops in the besieged city of bakhmut which russia has been trying to capture in months of intense fighting. the deputy mayor of the city has told the bbc that the 4,000 civilians still living there out of an original population of 75,000 - have no gas, electricity or water. thousands of russian troops have died trying to take the eastern city. if it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught, but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of t
nicolas negoce is my colleague with bbc afrique and joins us live from 0uagadougou. how has it all gone? it sounds very exciting. it how has it all gone? it sounds very exciting- very exciting. it was really nice and very exciting. it was really nice and exciting. - very exciting. it was really nice and exciting. more i very exciting. it was really i nice and exciting. more than very exciting. it was really - nice and exciting. more than a week, 170 films made by africans were showcased to the population. fespaco as you said is the biggest african film festival, the first edition took place here in burkina faso in 1969 and since then, each two years, film lovers gather here in burkina faso to exchange, to talk, to discuss about the future of african cinema. ., , about the future of african cinema. .,, , cinema. and it hasn t been the most smooth cinema. and it hasn t been the most smooth week cinema. and it hasn t been the most smooth week in - cinema. and it hasn t been
community centres. large release of taken place across israel for the ninth consecutive week in protest of the plans to overhaul the judicial system. tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in tel aviv where police used water cannons to clear the crowds. there were also some clashes injerusalem. this is bbc news. the headlines. fighting in the streets of bakhmut as russian forces continue their attempt to capture the ukrainian city. the united nations and iran reach an agreement that would allow further inspections of tehran s nuclear programme. tunisian director youssef chebbi has won the top prize at the fespaco that s africa s largest film festival, which ended saturday in burkina faso s capital 0uagadougou. thousands of film makers from across the continent took part in the festival, which started a week ago.