vladimir putin showing an increasing reliance on drones that russia is said to be getting from iran. or clarissa ward the only reporter seeing what ukraine has shot out of the sky. plus, roe v economy? president biden s midterm pledge today, if democrats can keep control of congress. he will get an abortion rights law on the books. but the reality check on that may rely on what is on the minds of most voters. and hunting the injured. protesters shot and breaten in iran. fear of going to the hospital, where police could be waiting to capture them. the desperate mrlengths some demonstrators are going to to get treatment. welcome to the lead, i m john berman, in for jake tapper. and we start with our world lead. today, a top ukrainian intelligence official predicted an end to putin s war. quote, russia s loss is inev inevitable. by the summer, everything should be over. that despite putin s attacks on ukraine s power plants. nearly a third have been destroyed. some of th
escalating war against dirty bomb claims. can you expand on what backline is? backline is? yes, this is a really aood backline is? yes, this is a really good reminder backline is? yes, this is a really good reminder that backline is? yes, this is a really good reminder that actually - backline is? yes, this is a really - good reminder that actually outside of the so opera of british politics, there are actually much bigger things going on elsewhere in the world, so this story is about britain and the us issuing a warning to russia about escalating the war in ukraine so today we had a situation where russia did this quite unusual call with western officials, claiming that ukraine was planning to detonate a radioactive dirty bomb and these are quite extraordinary claims which were immediately rebuffed by ukraine which said we are planning nothing of the sort and if anything this is a head that russia is planning to do it, and these claims sparked fears of a false flag oper
about refugees being left homeless when relationships break down. the un warns of extreme weather which has created food and water shocks, displaced millions of people and caused billions of dollars of damage. tens of thousands of rangers fans are in spain, ahead of one of the biggest games in the club s history, the europa league final, tonight. and i will be live in seville, where glasgow rangers will be hoping to win theirfirst european glasgow rangers will be hoping to win their first european trophy in 50 years in the stadium behind me. hello, good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as soaring energy bills hit millions of households. official figures show uk inflation, the rate at which prices are increasing, rose to 9% in april, up from 7% in march. higher food and fuel prices, driven by the war in ukraine, are also pushing the cost of living up. the prime minister today said he would look at all the measures needed to
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