first for indian film making. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in new zealand where, in the past hour, chris hipkins has been sworn in as the country s new prime minister, after the shock resignation of jacinda ardern last week, who said she didn t have enough in the tank to continue in thejob. mr hipkins was sworn in at government house in wellington, alongside carmel sepuloni, who becomes the country s first pasifika deputy prime minister. mr hipkins labour party will face a general election in october. our correspondent phil mercer is following the story. hejoins me now he joins me now for hejoins me now for more. great to be on the programme. i know this is something you have been covering extensively for us. just give us a sense of how chris hipkins might be different to his leadership style from jacinda ardern. this will be a big style from jacinda ardern. this will be a big year style
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021, millions of women and girls have lost access to education and other freedoms. the country is now facing a humanitarian crisis, with its coldest winter in a decade. temperatures are as low as minus 31 degrees celsius. the united nations estimates that 97% of afghans are living in poverty. some 20 million people are facing acute hunger. two thirds of afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance, including clean water and sanitation and, yet, the taliban is refusing to lift the ban on female aid workers. that ban was confirmed in a statement to the bbc today. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has travelled to the salang in the hindu kush to see how bad things are. a winter wonderland of aching beauty, but brutal. we are travelling through the masses of the hindu kush, through the world s second h
delay in the new york grand jury probe into donald trump. also, mr. trump s feud with potential 2024 rival ron desantis is heating up. the colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife, formally charged with murder in court. midair scare. the captain on a southwest flight suffering a medical emergency, and the off-duty pilot who stepped in to help land the plane. our nbc news exclusive. on patrol with nato, guarding against the rising threat of russia at sea. and kids helping kids. the heartwarming idea inspired by our edition of nightly news just for children. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome on this thursday. is the clock ticking down for tiktok in america? the head of the wildly popular but also heavily criticized social media platform came to capitol hill today and walked right into a bipartisan storm of suspicion and distrust about the app. its chinese owners and its potential national security risks
viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, president biden at the border, yet he somehow managed not to meet any migrants. we will look at how he s dealing with an issue that s angering both the right and the left. insurrection in brazil. scenes eerily similar to those on january 6th in washington. and tributes across the country interest u.s. football s damar hamlin. we will bring you highlights from a game that couldn t have been scripted any better for his buffalo bills as he fights to recover from his cardiac arrest. good to have you with us. one of the most controversial issues he faces back home will be front and center when u.s. president joe biden attends a regional summit. mr. biden has arrived in mexico city where he will meet with his counter parts from mexico and canada later today. they will cover a number of pressing topics including the recent surge in migration. the president addressed t
on the journey to bakhmut. we are heading to one of the most hostile parts of the front line. and coming into view is a city in the middle of it. the russians are just a mile away. ukraine is fiercely defending here. invading forces have thrown everything at the city, leaving it almost deserted. braving it above ground is a ukrainian soldier. translation: the situation is tense. l there are explosions and strikes coming from the enemy s side. they promised a ceasefire but we don t see it. we don t feel or see it. they said one thing but in reality it is different. few expected the ceasefire to hold anyway. it was announced by russia in the first place and ukraine was never going to engage but there is still heavy shelling coming down from the russian side. ukraine is holding onto this city and it s not going to want to let go any time soon. in bakhmut, those who flinch are in the minority. sergei tries to patch up what he can. translation: you would not wish this on your wors