as the body of nicola bulley is finally identified, her family criticise sections of the uk media. and real treasure from cambodia dating back a thousand years or more surfaces in london. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in poland after an extraordinary visit to an active war zone on monday. jo biden s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time but long on symbolism ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged another $500 million dollars of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin s war of conquest was failing. our international editor jeremy bowen has this report. the air raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael s church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had w
and real treasure from cambodia, dating back 1,000 years or more, surfaces in london. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in poland, after an extraordinary visit to an active war zone on monday. joe biden s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes, and pledged another $500 million of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin s war of conquest was failing. our international editorjeremy bowen has this report. (air raid siren wails) the air raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael s church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had warned the krem
that the body found in the river is nicola bulley who went missing last month. fractious scenes in israel s parliament, where members are debating a controversial overhaul of the country s judiciary. we begin in ukraine where us presidentjoe biden has made a surprise visit to kyiv his first trip since russia invaded almost a year ago. speaking alongside president zelensky, mr biden said that russia s war in ukraine is failing and that vladimir putin had been wrong to think russia could outlast ukraine and its allies. putin thought ukraine was weak and the west was divided. as you know, mr. president, i said to you in the beginning, he is counting on us not sticking together. he was counting on the inability to keep nato united, he was counting on us not to be able to bring in others on the side of ukraine. he thought he could outlast us. but he is just been plain wrong. one year later, the evidence is right here in this room. we stand here together. president biden took a
painted as a victory for him. politics aside, cambodians will celebrate this unexpected surprise. after decades in the dark, these treasures will soon go on display, ready to shine once again. celia hatton, bbc news, london. the japanese manga master leiji matsumoto, whose comic book and animated stories attained cult status around the world, has died at the age of 85. matsumoto was known for his fantastical takes on machinery and space travel in works including galaxy express 999 and space pirate captain harlock. his office said he died from heart failure last week. president biden has arrived in poland, after an extraordinary visit to an active
despite mass protests, israel s parliament has voted to push ahead with a highly controversial overhaul of thejudicial system proposed by prime minister benjamin netanyahu s religious nationalist government. tens of thousands gathered in the streets to protest against the plan. the opposition in parliament vowed to fight for what it called the soul of the nation after the bill was approved in a first reading. a government panel injapan has proposed raising the country s age of consent to 16 as part of a major overhaul of sex crime legislation. it s currently 13, one of the lowest in the world. it follows a string of acquittals in rape cases that triggered nationwide outrage. under current law, sex with a child who s at least 13 is not considered statutory rape injapan. the famed japanese manga and anime creator leiji matsumoto has died aged 85, his office said on monday. matsumoto was known for his epic space sagas including galaxy express 999