Also painted the skies above with the french flag. A,500 athletes made up the parade from the Champs Elysees to the place de la concorde. The first of 11 days of Sporting Action takes place on thursday as france hosts a summer Paralympic Games for the first time. So the Opening Ceremony is complete. And after tokyo had no fans due to covid, and rio was dogged by financial issues, the pressure is on the french capital to rival or even better london 2012. Beyond the sport, however, those involved say theyre mindful of a secondary purpose for the games. It is always important, we are here in elite sport. Winning medals is what were about, but we are also part of an incredible global movement, the paralympic movement, which on and off The Field of play wants disabled people to be recognised wholly in society. Those performances on The Field can only help us in that cause. Now to the Us Open tennis, where the wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejcikova is out. She was beaten in the second round b
Were discovered in a wealthy suburb today, amid fighting with Machete Wielding militias, trying to protect their own neighbourhoods. Its been over two weeks since we saw these scenes, the aftermath of a jailbreak, which triggered a State Of Emergency in the caribbean nation, with few resources for the police to properly fight back. And now, caught in the middle, are hundreds of thousands of people, Made Homeless by the fighting, amid dire shortages of food. America is hopeful a Transitional Council, might be able to restore order, along with the deployment of international troops, but for now the violence continues. Will grant, is live in the port city of cap haitien, for us tonight. Yes, it has been another day of shocking violence here in haiti. Armed gangs have shaken the capital city to its outer core. The problem is, however, of the Security Collapse are just some of the challenges that people here face. A warning that some people may find the images in my report upsetting from th
Hello. Fresh from an election victory, that critics say was rigged, Vladimir Putin has been addressing supporters in moscows red square. He has another six year term in office, having already led russia longer than any ruler since stalin. The kremlin says he won more than 87 of the vote. But there was no real opposition, with his main critics either injail, in exile, or dead. So, with such an iron grip on power, why bother with elections at all . Its about claiming legitimacy, say his opponents, for his war in ukraine. Steve rosenberg has the latest, from moscow. Vladimir putin after the landslide came the love. Vladimir putin portrayed by the kremlin as a national hero. At a concert marking ten years since russia annexed crimea. Long live russia, he cried. Cue the National Anthem and some kremlin choreography to make it look as if putin is russia and russia is putin. Earlier we saw the crowds pouring towards red square. Thousands of russians had been given free tickets for the putin e
There is some mist and fog and a few showers around this morning. They will give way to a dry and decent with sunny spells. Later, some rain in Northern Ireland. Details coming up. Good morning. Its monday, 18th march. Vladimir putin has claimed victory in russias president ial election. Without any serious opposition, a fifth term was seen as inevitable. At least 80 protestors have been arrested across the country for vandalising Polling Stations. Foreign secretary David Cameron hasjoined other western governments in shunning the result. He said, this is not what free and Fair Elections look like. Our russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports. Foeradimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might | want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader A
Good afternoon. Israeli troops have launched another Military Operation on the biggest hospital in gaza, al shifa. Its full of patients and people who have been displaced by recent fighting, but israel claims hamas fighters were using the hospital here in gaza city as a command centre, and that 80 suspects have been arrested. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza says israel has committed a war crime. Heres anna foster. Gunfire rings out in a street near gazas biggest hospital. Inside it, medics are still working and patients are still being treated. For months, hundreds of displaced palestinians have used the compound for shelter. Palestinians have used the compound forshelter. Israel palestinians have used the compound for shelter. Israel called its operation targeted mission, saying it used caution and care. Hamas accused israel of acting against all international laws. The accused israel of acting against all international laws. International laws. The idf is conducting High Intern