This is bbc news. the headlines: a further 50 civilians have been evacuated from the azovstal steelworks in the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol. the figure was confirmed separately by the ukrainian deputy prime minister and russia s ministry of defence, which said that women, the elderly and 11 children were among those rescued. the white house has announced a new $150 million package of us military aid for ukraine, including artillery, munitions, and radar. the ukrainian president has urged western allies to send additional heavy weaponry to help kyiv stave off the russian offensive in the eastern donbas region. an explosion at a luxury hotel in the cuban capital, havana, has killed at least 22 people and left more
In the opposite direction from danger, over here. siren wails the authorities were quickly on the scene, ferrying the injured to local hospitals and searching the rubble for survivors, havana s overstretched emergency services being tested to their limits. the president, miguel diaz canel, also appeared to offer support and condolences. for some, the explosion brought back memories of the early 1990s, when radical anti castro groups from florida bombed a number of cuban hotels. however, the president was quick to dismiss rumours that the blast was anything other than an accident. translation: in no case case was this a bomb or an attack. l it s just a very unfortunate accident, and it seems to be around the gas tank. the truth is the explosion could ve been worse. the hotel was closed for refurbishments and was due to reopen next week.
Machine is good and don t look at the oil sanctions are zero or 100 putin think of it as another bite out of putin s war bucket. i would like to see the eu announce a final deal and if there is an exception for hungary, you know, an exemption for a limited period of time, i will live with that. policy making is not for purists. i want to get the best possible results. daniel fried. an explosion at a luxury hotel in the cuban capital havana has killed at least 22 people. the blast tore through several floors of the hotel saratoga. the cuban president miguel diaz canel said the explosion had resulted from what he called a gas accident, though investigations were underway. more than 60 people have been injured. our correspondent will grant reports. the saratoga hotel, a landmark
Identified as the cause of the blast. for local residents, it was a horrific, surreal moment. they can scarcely believe the saratoga, once a favourite among visiting celebrities, has been left in ruins. translation: you could see people shouting, dust rising, the disaster. it was like a horror film, really. translation: i felt the clear explosion, a single boom, and i saw crystals cracking and falling and a white cloud of dust that would not go away. but i managed to close the door and i managed to get away in the opposite direction from danger, over here. siren wails. the authorities were quickly on the scene, ferrying the injured to local hospitals and searching the rubble for survivors, havana s overstretched emergency services being tested to their limits. the president, miguel diaz canel, also appeared to offer support and condolences. for some, the explosion brought back memories of the early 1990s, when radical anti castro groups from florida bombed a number of cuban hotels.
Identified as the cause of the blast. for local residents, it was a horrific, surreal moment. they can scarcely believe the saratoga, once a favourite among visiting celebrities, has been left in ruins. translation: you could see people shouting, dust rising, the disaster. it was like a horror film, really. translation: i felt the clear explosion, a single boom, and i saw crystals cracking and falling and a white cloud of dust that would not go away. but i managed to close the door and i managed to get away in the opposite direction from danger, over here. siren wails. the authorities were quickly on the scene, ferrying the injured to local hospitals and searching the rubble for survivors, havana s overstretched emergency services being tested to their limits. the president, miguel diaz canel, also appeared to offer support and condolences. for some, the explosion brought back memories of the early 1990s, when radical anti castro groups from florida bombed a number of cuban hotels.