this is bbc news, the headlines: for the first time the irish nationalist party sinn fein has won the largest number of seats in northern ireland s assembly. sinn fein want to see the country reunited with the republic of ireland. its president said that the momentum for change across the island of ireland was now well established. ukraine and russia say a humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the besieged azovstal steelworks in the city of mariupol has been completed. ukraine said that all elderly people, women and children had been taken to safety. president zelensky said they would now seek to evacuate wounded soldiers. the taliban in afghanistan have ordered all women to veil theirfaces when in public, returning the country to the dress code enforced
they are always after women. teenage girls have still not been allowed back to school. many worry that the fragile progress made on women s rights here is now unravelling. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. final results are declared in northern ireland s assembly election with an historic win for the irish nationalist party sinn fein. ukraine says all women, children and the elderly have now been evacuated from azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol. earlier i spoke to adam smith. he was a senior advisor to the us treasury from 2010 2015 where he was one of the main architects of the first set of sanctions against russia after it annexed crimea in 2014. i asked him to explain what the
were 20 years ago. but in recent weeks, their ministry of vice and virtue has been issuing more and more hardline decrees, governing in particular the lives of afghan women. the schools need to be open, there is famine all over this country. there are suicide bombings. there are so many other problems. instead of looking after that, they are always after women. teenage girls have still not been allowed back to school. many worry that the fragile progress made on women s rights here is now unravelling. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. final results are declared in northern ireland s assembly election with an historic win for the irish nationalist party sinn fein. ukraine says all women, children and the elderly have now been evacuated from azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol.
without its critics. some say it is old fashioned or even sexist. but for the winners this could be the beginning of something beautiful. let s continue the racing theme now, with one of the biggest upsets in the history of america s most celebrated horse race. rich strike, ridden by sonny leon , stormed to victory at churchill downs in louisville, to win the kentucky derby, despite being the eighty to one rank outsider. the horse was only brought into the field on friday after another had to drop out. a reminder of our top story. for the first time the irish nationalist party sinn fein has won the largest number of seats in northern ireland s assembly. sinn fein wants to see the country reunited with the republic of ireland. its president said the momentum for change across the island of ireland
you re watching bbc news a reminder of the headlines. final results are declared in northern ireland s assembly election with an historic win for the irish nationalist party sinn fein. ukraine says all women, children and the elderly have now been evacuated from azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol. and staying with ukraine. liam collins is a retired us army colonel and special forces officer. he worked with ukraine to reform its military after russia annexed crimea. i asked him how well ukrainian soldiers are doing or if the real question is, how badly the russian army is faring. it is both, right. ukrainians are performing very well and is expected based on their effort to be from the military after its poor performance back in 2014, it is a story of utter ineptness from the russians ofjust not performing. they don t