be sent back to myanmar. and a helping hand for graduates. president biden cancels $10,000 of student debt for millions of americans. 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 ukraine, where the country s president, volodymyr zelensky, says a russian missile strike on a rail station has killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more. mr zelensky had previously warned that russia might do something cruel to disrupt ukraine s independence day which coincidentally fell on the same day as the six month anniversary of the invasion. this is the current state of play in the country with russia controlling ukrainian territory in the south and east. the southern front, around the occupied city of kherson, is where ukraine says it is planning a counter offensive. from there, our correspondent quentin sommerville sent this report. once more into the line of fire an
also coming up on the programme: we are in india to meet the rohingya families who are now unwelcome in their adoptive country but can t be sent back to myanmar. a success for conservation scientists, after this tiny endangered baby elephant was born at a british zoo. and the k pop phenomenon black pink breaking records as south korea showcases its successes on day one of the seoul pop culture convention. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, says a russian missile strike on a rail station in the east of the country has killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more. mr zelensky had previously warned that russia might do something cruel to disrupt ukraine s independence day which coincidentally fell on the same day as the six month anniversary of the invasion. this is the current state of play in the country with russia controlling ukrainian territory in the south and east
welcome to the programme. exactly six months ago, vladimir putin ordered his army to invade ukraine. it was a decision that not only unleashed the biggest war in europe since world war ii, but it also turned the world on its head. thousands of ukrainians and russian soldiers have been killed in the fighting. today, in ukraine, it is independence day. normally, there would be parades and celebrations marking 31 years of freedom from soviet rule. but not today, it s not safe. and in the past 6 months, russia has clawed away at ukraine s freedom. this was the map of ukraine on february 24th. russian backed separatists already held significant territory in the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk and moscow controlled the annexed crimean peninsula. this is how things stand now. russian forces control large parts of the south of the country, all of the luhansk region and continue to make advances in donetsk. but there is still the threat of danger, everywhere in the country and
in akron, ohio, as outrage grows over the police shooting of jayland walker. jaylan good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, july 5th. i m jonathan lemire. there s been yet another mass shooting in america. this time, on the nation s birthday. six people were killed and 38 injured when a gunman opened fire at a fourth of july parade in highland park, an affluent suburb of chicago. this video shows a band playing, when seemingly out of nowhere, people started running. other footage caught the sound of the gunfire. and a warning. it is jarring. it i that video shows a series of shots you just heard, it was followed by a second round, lasted about seven seconds. the gunman on top of a roof, with a high-powered rifle. parade-goers scattered in all directions, leaving behind chairs, toys, baby strollers, and blankets. here s one witness describing the scene. the parade started, the marching band had just passed, i heard a pop, pop, pop, all in quick succe
obtained legally, according to the mayor of highland. whether it s buffalo, new york, uvalde, texas, whether it s highland park, illinois, this is unbelievable to me that this is an acceptable part of who we are as a nation. in philadelphia last night, more americans running for their lives during another shooting at a skrul 4th celebration. a concert near the city s iconic art museum. two police officers were injured and another mayor then speaking out about gun violence in center city. we re the most armed country in world history, and we are one of the least safest. until americans decide that they want to give up the guns and give up the opportunity to get guns, we re going to have this problem. joining me now from highland park, illinois, shaquille brewster and with me nbc s ken dilanian. shaq, what s the latest as we are awaiting this press conference, which is expected in about 10 or 15 minutes? reporter: that s right, andrea. it will begin any minute now. th