In the war in ukraine. It is their direct participation and this, of course, significantly changes the very essence and the very nature of the conflict. This will mean that nato countries are at war with russia. Meanwhile, moscow s defence ministry says its forces have recaptured 10 settlements over the past two days and that ukraine s military has suffered heavy casualties. But president zelensky says kyiv anticipated russia s counteroffensive and knows how to respond. As russian troops continue to push back against ukrainian forces in kursk, the international committee of the red cross says says three of its workers were killed in an air strike. A spokesperson said the icrc is outraged by the attack. The bbc s ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is following reaction from kyiv. Attacks like this or humanitarian vehicles being struck in this way is rare. I think a couple of months ago we saw a vehicle belonging to the international food kitchen get hit. But this is certainly cert
Really sunny on the channel coast, East Anglia and into lincolnshire. Most of the North Sea Coast as well. The wind will change direction, by saturday they will come in from the south west. Through sunday, the milder air will have established itself across the uk, so temperatures once start to nudge up to about 20 or so. Some of us will pay for it, in the South Westerly is we often get Weather Fronts so there will be a few showers on sunday, not everywhere, and certainly some sunny spells. 18 in belfast once again, 17 in aberdeen. To the east of the pennines, not far off 20 celsius. High pressure expected to build across the uk on monday, which means Light Winds, prolonged spells of sunshine, which are expected to last for the days ahead. Monday, tuesday, wednesday across the bulk of the uk, bright and fairly warm. Goodbye. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. When israel fires missiles on gaza, it describes them as precision strikes aimed at hamas targets. What results is often cat
Measures and the slowing of a surge in new cases of covert 19 votes to gave all women a period products for free becoming the 1st night in the world to do so. Only yes, welcome to the program u. S. President elect. Joe biden has introduced 6 key members of his cabinet and each has decades of experience in their particular field. He said diplomacy and multilateralism are back and his new team will lead by example. The transition to a Biden White House is picking up speed after President Trump cleared the way for a transfer of power. 3 weeks after the election, the trumpet ministration has finally given president elect joe biden, the green light to begin the transition process. President donald trump personally directed his administration to cooperate in the handover, but he has yet to officially concede defeat. Instead, he pardoned it took in the white house rose garden as part of a thanksgiving tradition. I hear back grant you and he also used the opportunity to remind americans what h
But is promising to keep up the fight and has more from washington. All eyes are going to be on the Republican Party leadership in the coming days, because really were seeing increased pressure on them to buck the president. On this we saw the big wigs of National Security officials from former republican administrations. Theyve all come out and said this is bad for democracy. Its many of them, not all of them. Obviously, its bad for democracy. Its bad for National Security and probably more important. Were seeing dozens upon dozens of other countries. C. E. O. s, the most influential republican donors come out and a lot are saying this has to and Republican Leadership needs to let the president know that its over. Joe biden has chosen several obama era officials to serve in his new administration. And so they blinken will be no one wanted to be secretary of state, and john kerry will take the lead on combating climate change. British drug company, astra zeneca, an Oxford University sa
This we saw the big wigs of National Security officials from former republican administrations. Theyve all come out and said this is bad for democracy. Its many of them, not all of them. Obviously, its bad for democracy. Its bad for National Security and probably more important. Were seeing dozens, upon dozens of the country c. E. O. s, the most influential republican donors come out in a letter saying this has to. And Republican Leadership needs to let the president know that its over and has unveiled his National Security team and expected cabinet nominees. They are diverse in race and gender, includes americas 1st female heads of intelligence and treasury, as well as the 1st latino chief of Homeland Security about headlines, a former militia leader in the democratic republic of congo has been sentenced to life in prison for war crimes. In 2021 to bury was charged with murder, rape, sexual slavery, and enlisting children under the age of 15. This was in north kivu. Province. Question