Direct from our studios most of this International Incheon thomas and certainly glad to have you with us lets get right to our breaking news at this hour a devastating explosion ripped through the lebanese capital on tuesday government Officials Say im least 78 people are dead and over 4000 injured the blast went off in the citys port area destroying nearby buildings and causing chaos across beirut. Ard we heard from the 2 reporters in beirut. And oh in a whole the way they told us more about the fallout from the devastating explosion. The devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the last had was felt 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are pouring through a 1000 levanon here shima scores theres no comparison betw
Just after 11 pm here in moscow this. We have a lot to get through welcome to our to the international our top story several rocket attacks have hit a rock including in close vicinity to the American Embassy in baghdad on a military base near the capital there are no reports as well of a strike on a base in the Northern City of mosul for more on todays developments im joined in the studio by igor off equal we could tensions turning to violence again today what are we learning whats known well something is definitely up in the and we do not know for sure exactly what have been the targets what exactly those mortar strikes targeted but we do know the approximate locations and well within with all the context around that people can rule conclusions out of the situations so so far 3 confirmed strikes. In the vicinity of baghdad the iraqi capital some mortar shells landed not far from a base where american troops are stationed outside of the iraqi capital and some shells landed within the v
Are broadcast direct from our studios most of this is international and sean thomas certainly glad to be with us. Violence is ramping up in iraq and the u. S. Has confirmed that several rocket attacks have taken place including in close vicinity to the American Embassy in baghdad and a military base near the capital there are also reports of a strike on a base in the Northern City of mosul earlier you know neal discussed of the details with our stuff. Well something is definitely in the air and we do not know for sure exactly what have been the targets what exactly those mortar strikes targeted but we do know the approximate locations and well within with all the context around that people can draw conclusions out of the situations so far 3 confirmed strikes in the vicinity of baghdad the iraqi capital some mortar shells landed 2 not far from a base where american troops are stationed outside of the iraqi capital and some shells landed within the vicinity of the green zone of the green
For russia president putin. With me in russia tens of thousands of tickets being sold for the passenger service. From moscow to the world places or to international my names you know youre welcome to the program the. Following site slumped on russias nord stream to european gas pipeline by the United States foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has spoken out saying there is no doubt the project will be completed. States so it will be finished despite all these threats i am convinced that 1st of all the europeans understand their commercial interests in terms of ensuring Long Term Energy security secondly of course they were humiliated and the words we heard from the german side show that our European Partners still have their self respect north stream 2 is the gas pipeline being built from russia to germany through the baltic sea at over a 1000 kilometers long it will be capable of transferring 55000000000 cubic meters of gas per year which translates supplying almost 30000000. 00 high souls
And president putin officially opens the curch bridge a real part of the whole going effort to strengthen ties between the Crimean Peninsula russian. From moscow to the world this is our Team International from the team and myself you know me hello and welcome. There have been renewed concerns in the u. K. Over the state of the National Health service after a woman died in hospital of cardiac arrest following what her family say was a 6 hour wait for an ambulance having broken her foot outside her home in south wales was left lying on a freezing pavement until help eventually right the ambulance has apologized for the lengthy delay but also said that the n. H. S. Is under enormous strain. We are sorry that our response took longer than we would have liked on this occasion lengthy waits for an ambulance or a sign of pressures across the whole unscheduled care system not just in wales but across the u. K. R t shaadi edwards dusty takes a closer look now at the tragedy and the rough edges