Test flight yet. The Starship Rocket made it halfway around the globe before it broke up as it headed back to earth. But the mission is still being declared a big success. Heres our science correspondent pallab ghosh. New objectives thatll eventually get us to that glorious, rapid, reusable future. Twice before, Starship Blew Upjust minutes after launch. Was this going to be third time lucky . So far, so good. We are feeling the rumble. We are seeing 33 out of 33 raptor engines ignited. And now the critical part, where it blew up before the successful separation of the upper and lower sections. 0k, we got a starship on its way to space and a booster on the way back to the gulf. Oh, man, i need a moment to pick my ijaw up from the floor because these i views are just stunning. And heres a view of the lower section falling back to earth. But then, communication is lost. And acquisition of signal, well see if we can get some other video. But back in space, its all going fine, and the uppe
Pictures are from vladivostock. And lets bring you some pictures live from a Polling Station in moscow. Now, there is the potential for a run off vote if no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But, with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected, without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg has more on the issues surrounding this election. These days, when Vladimir Ovchinnikov paints russia, the result is very dark. From a mountain of skulls and a dictators ambition. To this russias war in ukraine likened to stalins terror. The 86 year old artist had taken his anti war message onto the streets of borovsk, graffiti ing, stop the war. All these paintings were scrubbed out and vladimir fined twice for discrediting the russian army. But he continues to speak out against the invasion of ukraine. Translation i believe that this is a crime against the territorial i integrity of a neighbouring
And this is the scene live at a Polling Station in moscow. There is the potential for a run off vote if no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without a need for that second ballot. The election is encompassing the territories which russia has annexed in ukraine. In all, more than 112 Million People have the right to vote at the last election, in 2018, he took more than three quarters of the vote. Our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg has more on the issues surrounding this election. These days, when Vladimir Ovchinnikov paints russia, the result is very dark. From a mountain of skulls and a dictators ambition to this russias war in ukraine likened to stalins terror. The 86 year old artist had taken his anti war message onto the streets, graffitiing stop the war. All these paintings were scrubbed out, and vladimir fined twice for discrediting the russian army. But he
I have known Benjamin Netanyahu for a very long time and while we have disagreed on many occasions, i will always respect his extraordinary bravery for israel on the battlefield of the younger man and i believe in his heart he has his highest priority as the security of israel. However, i also believe Prime Minister netanyahu has lost his way. Senior israeli figures including the ambassador to the us, michael herzog, and mr netanyahus chief political rival, benny gantz criticised mr schumer s intervention, calling it unhelpful, counterproductive and unacceptable. Mr schumer s comments come as the Biden Administration continues to pressure mr netanyahu not to launch a Ground Offensive on gazas southernmost city, rafah, something the white house says is a red line. But talking to troops on thursday, mr netanyahu sounded undaunted. Translation their International Translation their L International pressures preventing us from Entering Rafah in completing the work. As a minister on israel,
Town is gone. People who live there say there were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. Billions of dollars it is going to cost to repair the damage. It is going to take many years to do that. Many of the one of the most Famous Landmarks In Lahaina is the largest banyan tree in the us. It is a majestic fig tree, 150 years old. It was a big tourist attraction. Look at it now. All burnt. Their branches are damaged by the flames. Just a bit of the history of that area left standing. Entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed. The worst hit area has been lahaina, the beach front town popular with tourists, where entire neighbourhoods and hotels have been destroyed. These are the before and after pictures. Lahaina is a Historic Town on the western tip of maui. Its centre dates back to the 1700s and is on the Us National Register of historic places. At least 270 buildings have been destroyed in the picturesque resort, which is home to about 12,000 people. T