Boy fell into a well. The United States says it did everything it could to minimise civilian casualties during a raid in syria in which the leader of the Islamic State group was killed. The president said that Abu Ibrahim Al qurayshi, also known as Hajji Abdullah, blew himself up, along with four members of his family, as us specialforces approached the building. 13 people, including children, were killed, but no us casualties were reported. The bbc S State Department correspondent Barbara Plett usher reports. In a corner of Northwest Syria where a forgotten conflict simmers, america reminded the Islamic State group that its leaders were still a target. The raid took place in the dead of night and lasted two hours. Us Special Forces landed in helicopters near the home of the is leader, Hajji Abdullah. Those close by described a night of terror. Translation when we got out of the house, we saw aircraft flying over our heads. And after ten minutes, we heard them shouting, give yourself u
You were named back in 2015 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine. Then the likes of steven spielberg, denis villeneuve, Martin Scorsese all praising your film making. Without embarrassing you, how do you do it . Gosh, thats a. Thats a long list of accolades some deserved, some probably not. Um. How do i do it . I just love making films. I started making films when i was a kid. I borrowed my dads super 8 camera, started making super 8 films when i was seven or eight years old and ive never stopped. Itsjust something i love doing and i feel very fortunate and privileged to be able to work with a team of really, really talented people on each film. In the case of oppenheimer, this Incredible Cast that, you know, youve already mentioned, cillian and emily, but also, you know, Robert Downeer and matt damon and ken branagh you know, a very, very long list. Florence pugh and many others. Um. For me, how i do it is to bring together talented people like that
Going home with the big Oscar Trophies One year from now, in 2025. There were some great movies in the offing at the oscars this year, and for the most part, the prizes went the way most people expected, with one or two notable exceptions, and it was a pretty solid Oscars Ceremony as well. For me, the best moment was when ryan gosling brought the house down when he performed imjust ken from the movie barbie, but it was the picture oppenheimer which went home with the most oscar trophies. Oppenheimer. It was oppenheimer s night to rejoice. It took home seven trophies, including the top best picture prize. Cillian murphy. Best actor for its leading man, Cillian Murphy, and Best Director, as everyone expected, went to Christopher Nolan for his masterful portrait of the so called father of the atomic bomb. Movies are just a little bit over 100 years old. Imagine being there 100 years into painting or theatre. Backstage, he was buoyant. The film has been a commercial and critical hit, and n
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number of angry depositors who have forced banks to return their savings. millions of dollars remain trapped by capital controls imposed in the face of an unprecedented financial crisis. the credit agency fitch has lowered the outlook for its credit rating for british government debt from stable to negative. it comes after the government announced huge tax cuts funded by borrowing in a mini budget last month. some of those plans were reversed on monday. earlier, prime minister liz truss gave her first conference speech as conservative leader. she s been in thejob for less than a month, but already, some are questioning whether she ll still be in the position by christmas. but despite all that, she was in bullish mood as she addressed her party. our political editor chris mason was watching. # moving on up, you re moving on out. not everyone here has been standing up for the prime minister in the last few days, but they did today. moving on up, liz truss hopes. she began with