the concern is that some of those bomblets that fail to explode, posing a danger to civilians long after a conflict s ended. and for that reason, they re banned in 120 countries. human rights watch says both russian and ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions already, killing civilians and military personnel. so we know the risks of these cluster bombs but how do they work? the munition is fired, before the ammunition or bomblets from the cluster are released. the bomblets then fall to the ground, but not all fall to the ground, which has raised humanitarian concerns. as we said, the usage of cluster bombs is controversial, particularly due to their high dud rate of 10 to a0%, meaning 10 to 40% of cluster bombs do not explode when initially intended. in his press brieifing earlier, us national security advisor jake sullivan defended the decision to send ukraine cluster bombs. we recognise they create a risk of civilian harm from unexploded ordinance, which is why we defe
resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, regardless of any cost. , ., , , integrity, regardless of any cost. , . , , , cost. general lee briefly shook hands with cost. general lee briefly shook hands with his cost. general lee briefly shook hands with his us cost. general lee briefly shook hands with his us counterpart, j hands with his us counterpart, general lloyd austin, on the sidelines of the summit. but beijing rejected direct talks between the two as general li is currently under us sanctions. on saturday, general austin said that was not enough to ensure peace. a cordial handshake overton is no substitute for a substantive engagement. over dinner. the more that we talked the more we can avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations that could lead to crisis and conflict. you know, i am deeply concerned that the prc has been unwilling to engage more seriously on better mechanisms for crisis management. between our two militaries. but
not knowing the conditions of those who are already here. this is one of the deadliest train accidents that india has seen in decades. and the numbers are only on the rise, both on the casualty side and of those injured. and a lot of questions that the government and the central ministry will have to answer. indian prime minister narendra modi visited the scene, and a local hospital, and met some of the victims. here s what he had to say. translation: this i incident is very serious for the government. orders for carrying out a thorough investigation have been given, and whoever is found guilty will get the strictest punishment. that person will not be spared. there are varying accounts of how this train crash happened, including questions about which train derailed first. the exact sequence of events is still under investigation, but bbc teams have been trying to piece it together. we know the accident involved three trains. the coromandel express, seen here in red, was head
more we can avoid the misunderstandings and miscalculations that could lead to crisis or conflict. you know, i am deeply concerned that the prc has been unwilling to engage more seriously on better mechanisms for crisis management between our two militaries. but i hope that will change, and soon. in response, general li said, the string of mistaken words and deeds on the us side have left no condition and atmosphere for the communication and exchanges between the two armies . live now to our correspondent, monica miller, in singapore. great to see you there, monica. monica, ahead of this summit, us presidentjoe biden had been talking about a thaw in relations between china and the us it doesn t appear to have happened there? as you ve just aptly described, his hopes were kind of dashed going into the weekend, and we did see the handshake, which some people, especially some geopolitical people who got excited about because really there hasn t been some face to face conversa
more that we talk the more we can avoid a misunderstanding and miscalculations that could lead the crisis or conflict. i am deeply concerned that the prc has been unwilling to engage more seriously with better mechanisms for crisis management between our two militaries. but i hope that will change, and soon. general li has been speaking today at the summit and touched on the issue of china s relationship with taiwan. take a listen. translation: we will strive for the prospect of peacefully reunification with most sincerity and greatest efforts, but we make no promise to announce the use of force. if anyone there is to separate strive to make taiwan from china the chinese military will not hesitate for a second. we will fear no opponents and resolutely safeguard our territory regardless of any cost. live now to our correspondent monica miller in singapore we just heard a bit of that speech and some strong comments on taiwan. monica, general li has delivered a speech as a rip