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
Donald trumps message saying noone should be surprised by what theyre hearing. In somalia, the u. S. Steps up the fight against alshabab, one of the most feared rebel groups in the world. Tonight a look at who they are and what they want. Plus an app for rating people just as you would a movie or restaurant. Want to check up on somebodys reputation, download the people app we begin tonight with a campaign scare in ohio. A man rushes the stage apparently trying to charge donald trump during a speech just outside dayton. Secret Service Agents stopped the protest and wrestled him to the ground. Police arrested 22yearold thomas demacino and charged him with inducing panic and disorderly conduct. He was released saturday afternoon. It comes after donald trump cancelled a rally last night after protesters swarmed the arena where he was due to speak. Our correspondent reports from cleveland on how Trump Supporters and detractors recollected to the latest campaign events. Reporter most of the
Down. Not good enough, afghan families who have suffered injury and loss when the u. S. Accidentally attacked a hospital say the compensation doesnt go far enough firstly, the war in syria and the u. S. Secretary of state is meeting his european counterpart a day after the Syrian Government set its conditions for talks in geneva. Pop sigs members arrived in switzerland ahead of meeting on monday. The government is due to arrive in the coming hours. It insist the president Bashar Alassads role is not up for discussion. Lawrence, you saz john kerry meet leaders on saturday and today with the europeans. What has been on the table . Reporter yes. Of course, if only for reasons of diplomatic courtesy if for nothing else, he has to be seen to be visiting his allies as a precursor for going to geneva and hence this round of discussions that you mentioned. I think they will want to know from him what is the state of the cessation of hostilities which is monitoring on the ground. He will also b
Machine beats pan at an ancient chinese game. We tell you what this could mean for artificial intelligence. The u. S. Secretary of state is meeting his european counterpart a day after the Syrian Government set its condition for talks in geneva. Opposition members arrived in switzerland ahead of the meeting on monday. The government is due to arrive in the next few hours. It insists president Bashar Alassads role is not up for discussion. The goal of the indirect talks is to try to end the fiveyear conflict. Lawrence lee is live from gaziantep. Today he is meeting with the europeans. What are the expectations reporter it is very important for the americans to brief their partners and their allies before gen kerry heads off to gen eve. He het the saudis yesterday. The europeans are going to know from john kerry what the state is because it impacts on what has been sp of their own Care Campaign overs syria as well. I think if theyre honest with themselves what they will want to know is t
Help entrepreneurs to get their businesses off the ground syrias foreign minister has confirmed that the government will be attending talks in geneva on monday. There are some preconditions. His delegates will only wait for 24 hours and then head home if the opposition doesnt show up. He is also rejecting calls for president ial elections to be held within the next 18 months. The place of Bashar Alassad has been the main obstacle previously. James bays has the latest reporter both main sides say theyre coming to geneva for the talks. The confirmation from the government come from the deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister at a News Conference in damascus, but he made it clear the role of president Bashar Alassad was not up for discussion. Translation we are adamant on holding the integrity and sovereign ultimately of syria as one state. At least this is what has been reiterated by the international documents released, including those released in an attempt to resolve the situation