an entire summer s worth of rain fell in just a few hours, and the deluge is set to continue. now on bbc news, our world: the hunt for the russian superyachts. for years, many russian billionaires enjoyed lavish lifestyles in the west. they bought the most sought after villas and holidayed on their beloved superyachts. but with russia s invasion of ukraine, theirfairytale came to an abrupt end. western sanctions sparked a game of cat and mouse between some of the world s most powerful nations and some of russia s richest men. there was a real frenzy around the world between democracies to see who could sanction the most people the most quickly, who could sanction the biggest yacht. we got stopped because this is a big, blue, easily visible, high profile target. for the first time, the head of the us kleptocapture task force reveals how they caught a superyacht. we saw it scrambling out of waters where we would normally be able to seize it. security, security, security. ..and
to and from the uk to be operated by the airline have been cancelled. at 10:00 we will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, our world: the hunt for the superyachts. for years, many russian billionaires enjoyed lavish lifestyles in the west. they bought the most sought after villas and holidayed on their beloved superyachts. but with russia s invasion of ukraine, theirfairytale came to an abrupt end. western sanctions sparked a game of cat and mouse between some of the world s most powerful nations and some of russia s richest men. there was a real frenzy around the world between democracies to see who could sanction the most people the most quickly, who could sanction the biggest yacht. we got stopped because this is a big, blue, easily visible, high profile target. for the first time, the head of the us kleptocapture task force reveals how they caught a superyacht. we saw it scrambling out of waters where we would normally be able to seize it. security, sec
hello again. thank you for joining me again. i m fredricka whitfield. russia said it will suspend its participation in the grain export deal with ukraine. ukraine s foreign minister telling russia to stop its hunger games . nic robertson is in kyiv. nic, what s the significance of this move? reporter: this is very significant. russia says it has suspended the deal for an indefinite period. this was a deal that was struck by the u.n., two parallel deals, one with ukraine and one with russia, at the end of july. and it was struck because, since russia invaded ukraine, all the grain that ukraine produces, and it produces a lot for the world, was stuck in its ports on the black sea, piling up, nowhere to go. and the third world countries this grain was destined for desperately short of food. the prices were going up. after the deal was struck, the anticipation was about 20 million tons of grain could be shipped out of ukraine to these third world and other countries. now, wh
at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the blizzard of the century. the storm has affected a vast area from canada in the north, down through the us and reaching as far as mexico. taiwan s president has announced that mandatory military service for all eligible men will rise from four months to a year. troops will also be instructed in the use of more powerful weapons systems. the measures will be introduce in 2024 and come after a review of the island s defences. now on bbc news, our world: the hunt for the russian superyachts. for years, many russian billionaires enjoyed lavish lifestyles in the west. they bought the most sought after villas and holidayed on their beloved superyachts. but with russia s invasion of ukraine, theirfairytale came to an abrupt end. western sanctions sparked a game of cat and mouse between some of the world s most powerful nations and some of russia s richest men. there
heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. every month apart from december has been warmer than average. you are watching bbc news. now, ourworld: the hunt for the russian superyachts. for years, many russian billionaires enjoyed lavish lifestyles in the west. they bought the most sought after villas, and holidayed on their beloved superyachts. but with russia s invasion of ukraine, theirfairytale came to an abrupt end. western sanctions sparked a game of cat and mouse between some of the world s most powerful nations and some of russia s richest men. there was a real frenzy around the world between democracies to see who could sanction the most people the most quickly, who could sanction the biggest yacht. we got stopped because this is a big, blue, easily visible, high profile target. for the first time, the head of the us kleptocapture task force reveals how they caught a superyacht. we saw it scrambling out of waters where we would normally be able to seize it. security, sec