with just two days to go into the coronation, excitement is building on the mall where the clouds are camped out. hello, welcome to bbc news. i am lewis vaughan jones. we are starting in russia where president vladimir putin has made his first tv appearance since an alleged attempt on his life. we have got these pictures in the last couple of hours. here he is in these pictures released by the kremlin in a routine meeting with economic development minister maxim reshetnikov. presumably projecting an image of business as usual. russia claims ukraine was targeting putin in this drone atack on the kremlin on wednesday following orders from the united states. both kyiv and washington have denied any involvement. russia launched a series of air raids on kyiv overnight, in apparent retaliation. but authorities say all the strikes were intercepted by air defences which you can see working here. strikes were also reported in zaporizhizhia and odessa. our russia editor, st
of turkey s democracy with president erdogan facing unprecedented challenges that could end his long rule. recep tayyip erdogan has been in powerfor more than 20 years but faces his stiffest challenge yet. that s from former civil servant kemal killitchdahrohloo who says if he wins he will bring freedom and democracy to turkey. he says his priority is good relations with the west not russia. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the port city of izmir. music plays on sound system. emerging as the front runner in a tight race. meet the man who could be the next leader of turkey, kemal kilicdaroglu, a secular former civil servant promising a bright new day. everything will be beautiful, he says. believe it. and they do. especially in the port city