the houthi movement to endanger shipping in the red sea. the iran backed houthis have been targeting ships that they say are linked to israel and the west, and which travel through an important red sea trade route. houthi officials have said they will respond to the latest strikes, which targeted eight different locations. these included missile launchers, radarsites and underground weapons stores. qatar has said that escalation in the red sea represents a big danger. this report is from our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. is this to become a recurring mission? rafjets loaded with guided bombs flew from cyprus last night, for the second time within a fortnight. the aim, once again, to prevent the houthis from launching drones and missiles at merchant shipping in the red sea. the prime minister making clear, as before, that, if necessary, they will do it all again. we are not seeking a confrontation. we urge the houthis and those who enable them to stop these illegal an
ukrainian military sources have told the bbc their forces are carrying out a series of small scale armoured attacks against russian occupiers and shifting to offensive actions in some areas along the front line. we ll take a look at claims from moscow that a full ukrainian counter offensive has begun. joining me on my panel tonight for the next hour, is the writer and broaddcaster chris morris and stephanie bolzen, washington correspondent for the german newspaper die welt. we will say hello to both in just a moment. also tonight, prime minister rishi sunak announces that two new barges have been bought to house up to 1,000 migrants. he says his plan to stop small boats crossing the channel is working. we ll ask a migration expert if she agrees. and more peoplejoin the race to be the next us president. former vice president mike pence files his papers to run, putting him in direct competition with his former boss, donald trump. but first the war in ukraine. looks like
it s come on the final day of the g7 summit of world leaders in hiroshima. president zelensky s surprise appearance has dominated the g7 meeting. he s taken part in the so called family photo with leaders of the world s most powerful democracies. it s part of a multi day diplomatic tour to solidify support for an expected spring counter offensive against russia. president zelensky also had bilateral talks with president biden. take a listen. today, i m announcing the next tranche of us security assistance to ukraine. a package that includes more ammunition, artillery, armoured vehicles to bolster ukraine s battlefield abilities. and the united states continues to help ukraine respond, recover and rebuild. and we re also supporting your pursuit of a just peace. just one aspect of ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity. it has to be non negotiable. itjust has to happen. so, mr president, what the people of ukraine are defending, what you ve achieved is a matter for the
the russian prison was called a criminal, returning to the crime scene. it was the first time mr burton had been to newly occupied ukrainian territory. now my bbc news, talking business. let s take a look at what is on the show. spy balloons, tiktok and taiwan. trouble is never far away from the us china relationship so what do mounting tensions mean for the global economy? xijinping in a new term. joe biden halfway through his first, strains between the world s two biggest economies have deepened so what will it take to improve them? a growing number of us firms are looking beyond china to invest their cash. the president of the american chamber of commerce in china tells us why they re having second thoughts. that s despite us china trade hitting a record high last year and with the president s increasing his power this expert tells us what this means for economic ambitions. when will the rivalry have the consequences for the rest of us? we ll hear from the former head of t
hello and welcome to the programme. it has been a day of worship and a day of grief in israel and the occupied territories. tens of thousands ofjews gathered atjerusalem s western wall for passover prayers. not far away, hundreds ofjewish worshippers walked close to the al aqsa mosque. and in a settlement in the west bank, the funeral took place for two british israeli sisters shot dead on friday. from jerusalem, my colleague lucy williamson reports. as maia and rina were brought in, the wailing of rina s teenage school friends filled the prayer hall. theirfather, a rabbi, bent low over their bodies. the pain on his face hidden for a moment, in a last embrace with his daughters. today, thejewish people have proven that we are one. we are united. this simple, quiet family is devastated. the whole country hurts. maia was 20 years old when she died, rina was 15. their mother, still unconscious in hospital, doesn t even know yet they are dead. they were travelling from their west