hello and welcome. new zealand s government has become the latest to ban tiktok on devices with access to its parliamentary network, due to security concerns. this is because of fears that the chinese owned app passes information about users to the chinese government, something the owners, bytedance, deny. earlier on thursday, the uk followed the united states, and the european commission, in banning the app from sensitive government devices. china says it s a politically motivated decision, not one based on facts. our news reporter, azadeh moshiri, joins us now. why governments are so worried? given by lbs is a chinese company that owns tiktok, governments are concerned that user could be violated and uses personal information can be passed on to the chinese government bytedance. but bytedance and tiktok deny this, saying there is nowhere the chinese government can get its hands on the data, but this is why governments are so concerned, it is because the extent of data t
hello there. we begin in the us where, in an extraordinary move to contain panic in the banking system, 11 of america s biggest financial institutions have agreed to a $30 billion bailout for first republic. shares in first republic plunged, as investors worry that it could be the next to fail. it follows the stunning collapse of two other specialist lenders, including silicon valley bank. samira hussain reports from new york. the collapse of two us banks have spooked investors who are now left wondering which bank could be the next to fail. that s been putting a ton of pressure on smaller regional banks. depositors at first republic have withdrawn billions of dollars and the regional banks share price has been cut in half. now the biggest of the american banks have stepped in, led by the likes ofjpmorgan and citigroup, 11 companies have agreed to make $30 billion of uninsured deposits in first republic. they have done this in the hope that it will be enough to shore up conf
welcome to the programme. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children from childrens homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia, since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky has hailed the decision as historic, but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from kyiv. vladimir vladimirovich putin, president of the russian federation and now alleged war criminal. accused along with a senior official of illegally removing children from ukraine, accused by this man s court. the judges have reviewed the information and evidence submitted by th
plus, the benefits of early exposure to peanut butter. why a spoonful for babies may help prevent an allergic reaction. welcome to bbc news. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky, has hailed the decision as historic but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous , saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. awar a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that is now left president putin to make accused of war crimes by an international c
welcome to bbc news. our top story today: the us defense secretary says he had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighterjet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the drone which is thought to be twelve hundred metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, america s top general said the whole incident was a result of russia s increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defense secretary lloyd austin gave this update earlier. as i ve said repeatedly, it s important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. and the united states will continue to fly into operate where ever international law allows. and it is incumbent upon russia to operate its military aircraft in a safe and professional manner. ukraine s foreign told the bbc that incidents such as this are inevitable until russia leaves crimea. our diplomatic corr