that there would be increased production of tactical nuclear weapons, to counter what pyongyang calls threats from the united states and south korea. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it s an honour, you know, it s a privilege. it s a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species. chanting private pinky adhikari has been newly statio
this is bbc world news, the headlines: russia has launched another barrage of missiles at cities across ukraine. the mayor of kyiv has said that one person has been killed and 11 people have been taken to hospital in the capital kyiv. the former pope, benedict the sixteenth, has died at the age of 95. he led the catholic church for nearly eight years until he resigned in 2013. his body will lie in state in st peter s basilica from monday. the world health organisation has said that chinese officials must share more real time information on covid in the country, as infections surge. england has become the latest country to control arrivals from china. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023 with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour. large public fireworks events have returned in many major cities across the world for first time after the covid pandemic. you are watching bbc news. now we turn to the himalayan nation of nepal, to a specia
now return of the tigers. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it s an honour, you know, it s a privilege. it s a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species. military chanting private pinky adhikari has been newly stationed at bardiya national park in western nepal. herjob here is to protect the park s endangered elephants, rhinos and tigers. after morning exercise, her
the head of the catholic church pope francis has urged people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it s an honour, you know, it s a privilege. it s a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it is definitely something to be celebrated. it does not come without the cost. the common area that the tiger and prey species and humanity shares is so tight, the community lives in terror. there has been an increase in tiger attacks on humans. more number of tigers and more number of people, definitely there is going to be conflict. so, it is going to be a challenging job for us to, you know, maintain peace between two species. roars military chanting private pinky adhikari has been newly
the most hardline government in israel s history has been sworn in. the coalition, led by benjamin natanyahu for a record sixth time as prime minister, includes ultra orthodoxjewish and nationalist parties. uzbekistan says 18 children have died after drinking a cough syrup made by an indian drug maker. the country s health ministry says preliminary tests show a batch of the medicine contained a toxic substance. us energy giant exxon mobil is suing the eu over its new windfall tax on oil firms. exxon accuses brussels of exceeding its legal authority. the levy was imposed after oil and gas prices rose following russia s invasion of ukraine. you are watching bbc news. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. being assigned in the protection duties, it s an honour, you know, it s a privilege. it s a small victory in a battle to bring them back from the brink of extinction. it