now on bbc news, newscast. chris, we re going to have a foreign affairs focus in this episode. what was the most memorable foreign trip you ve done as a journalist? can i do two? 0k. and they re at opposite ends of the kind of spectrum. so the first one was being in kosovo when it declared its independence, and seeing the power for a people and a nation of that moment. but it was a contested moment because there were countries around the world that didn t recognise kosovo. serbia in particular was pretty angry about it. so that would be my serious one. and then because news is the full spectrum, the world santa claus congress in copenhagen, which involved hundreds of santas cycling around the danish capital for the hell of it. i remember being on newsround and going to delhi to cover that festival where everyone throws coloured dye each other. but for some reason, we didn t factor in enough time for us to get showered and clean our clothes before the next stage of our trip, w
maga republicans are trying to win over young voters, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. today, the republican presidential race is moving to the state of new hampshire. all the candidates are now in the granite state to s evening. donald trump is basking in his iowa victory and focusing s attacks now on nikki haley. as you know, nikki haley, in particular, is counting on the democrats and liberals to infiltrate the republican primary, you know that. that is what is happening. a group of people coming in that are not republicans, and it s artificially boosting her numbers here. after he won last night, donald trump claimed it is the third time he s won in iowa. but for facts sake, it is not. it s the second. ted cruz speed double trump and iowa in 2016. speaking of donald trump s lies, two thirds of iowa republican caucus goers said a day do not think president biden legitimately won the 2020 election, acc
that s concerning beijing. live from our studio in singapore. ..this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk, where after debating all afternoon and into the evening, mps have voted in favour of the latest version of the government s plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. that s despite some tory mps rebelling and pushing for changes to make the legislation even tougher. prime minister rishi sunak argues that the rwanda plan will deter people from crossing the english channel in small boats from france. our political editor chris mason reports. the ayes to the right, 320. the noes to the left, 276. the sentence that tells you the government has won. after all the noise, the numbers. the rwanda plan lives on. this is what all of this is all about. the government has promised to stop the boats. the numbers are down, but migrants keep coming. this was dover this morning. the rwanda plan is ab
health issues for two british royals. issues king charles is to be treated for an enlarged prostate. catherine has had abdominal surgery. and china s population is shrinking for a second year in a row. we ll take a look at why that s concerning beijing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it comes hours after the houthi said, they targeted another cargo ship in the red sea. and thatis cargo ship in the red sea. and that is a spokesperson says the us owned ball carrier was struck by a bomb cowering drone in a direct hit. this map appears to show the vessel changing course and a past few minutes, the houthi s have said they will carry on attacking ships in the red sea in protest against israel s bombardment of gaza. that s despite a us decision to return them to the list of global terrorist organisations. tom bateman explains what the resignation rather means. well, what
explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign a