The countrys president. The organisation earlier set a deadline of sunday to reinstate deposed president , mohamed bazoum. A delegation from the bloc visited niger thursday but failed to meet coup leaders, or mr bazoum. Video has emerged purporting to show a Sea Drone Driving into the side of a Russian Naval vessel in the black sea. The bbc has not yet verified this video, but the footage appears to show a drone hitting the side of the large ship. The video was released by the Ukrainian Security services. But Russias Defense Ministry says it repelled an attack, not admitting to any damage. Heres our correspondent in kyiv james waterhouse. Unlike these drone attacks weve seen deep inside russia, around moscow, for example, kyiv seems more willing to admit to being behind these strikes using sea drones on the black sea, or sea of azov. And sources at the Security Service have told us that they successfully damaged a major landing ship at the port of novorossiysk, which is on the russian
President and not facing a ramifications politically. As a medium effect, short term effect and a long term effect the immediate is hell raise a lot of money. In intensive of support from his core base. In the short term we will see that it benefits him most likely within the republican primary put up as he is being indicted more and more often which is a bizarre thing to say, what weve seen is it reinforces trumps Court Message that the government is rigged against him, theres a two tiered System Ofjustice and so forth. All of which i think is false but it reinforces that political argument from trauma. In the long term is of youre an independent voter, somebody who voted for donald trump and 2016 but then voted forjoe biden in 2020 for the especially important in states like arizona and georgia, we see more scepticism about donald trump coming back. Benefits him in the short term, long term still very real problems with this. Thats on the political fight, much less whats happening in
Good evening. The chancellor has been putting his final touches to his budget as he prepares to unveil it tomorrow it could well be the last one before the General Election. What is now expected is a 2p cut to National Insurance and another freeze on fuel duty. But could jeremy hunt go even further . Our Political Editor chris mason is here with his thoughts but before we hear from Chris Our Economics Editor Faisal Islam has been weighing up how much room for Manoevre The Chancellor has. The chancellor is hoping to use his Big Red Box Moment tomorrow to declare a definitive economic Turning Point after years of crisis and shocks. Certainly the path and forecast for Inflation Looks like that. Look at this inflation is falling back from its Energy Shock Highs towards the Bank Of England target. On the other hand, its a little tricky to talk about a Turning Point when as you see here, the economy just started shrinkng at the end of last year you can see a shallow recession, but one noneth
In the primary calendar that in previous cycles has given us a clear indication of which candidates will win their parties president ial nomination. But this year, there is far less suspense. Both parties have already steered us to who their nominees will be, as biden and trump cruised through the early voting states. The republican president ial candidate nikki haley is still in the race, for now, but the expectations are low. These are the states voting today. The us territory of american samoa, also staging a democratic caucus, tuesday is also the last day for democrats in iowa to mail in their primary ballots. Almost a third of the delegates will be up for grabs on Super Tuesday. On the republican side of the ledger, the winning candidate needs 1,215 delegates to capture the nomination. A clean sweep today would put donald trump within touching distance of the nomination. And if the polling is right, then the 2024 election will be the contest 70 of the country didnt want. Biden ver