decision to attack ukraine has sparked global condemnation and sanctions, and is turning russia into a pariah. for the first time in nearly 60 years, queen elizabeth would be attending one of her most at important ceremonial duties, the opening of the british parliament. and after weeks of violent protests and at least five more deaths, the sri lankan prime minster has resigned. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. . it s 08:00 in the morning here in the philippines, where i m at the center for the national commission on elections in manila. it is getting pretty crowded as a journalist are arriving and the a journalist are arriving and the anticipation of the press conferences to be held later, we should get some indication of the we should get some indication of the official results in these of the official results in these elections.- of the official results in these elections. ~ . ., these elections. what we have not so these elections.
the russian leader, vladimir putin, has addressed the huge victory day military parade in moscow, saying the invasion of ukraine had been provoked by the west, and that russian troops fighting there, were defending the motherland . what he didn t say was anything about the progress of that invasion, let alone how or when the war might end. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports now from moscow. it is the annual pomp to showcase russian power. across red square they marched, thousands of soldiers, in a parade marking a glorious victory the defeat of nazi germany. upbeat marching band music. but today there is no peace. vladimir putin has invaded ukraine. back from there, parading too, paratroopers who moscow says took part in the russian offensive. a war of conquest, says the west. the kremlin disagrees. translation: the defence of our motherland, when its destiny - was at stake, has always been sacred. as in the past, you, our soldiers, are today fighting for our peop
the people s backing. this was bongbong marcos earlier, casting his vote and his father s hometown. he was joined by his son, sandro, the 27 year old is running for congress. this, a rare appearance of 92 year old mother, imelda, once a byword for greed because of her excessive collection of designer shoes, bankrolled by the taxpayer. the marcos now promise to return to a golden age of economic prosperity, but critics say they ve used social media to whitewash the sins of their past. the only person standing in the way of a marcos revival is leni rabredo, of the human rights lawyer and economist, but she s well behind in the unofficial tally of results. but this year s election has been marred by reports of vote buying, violent skirmishes and malfunctioning counting machines.
marcos , hometown. he was joined by his son, sandro, the 27 year old is running for congress. this, a rare appearance of 92 year old mother, imelda, once a byword for greed because of her excessive collection of designer shoes, bankrolled by the taxpayer. the marcoses now promise to return to a golden age of economic prosperity, but critics say they ve used social media to whitewash the sins of their past. the only person standing in the way of a marcos revival is leni rabredo, a human rights lawyer and economist, but she s well behind in the unofficial tally of results. but this year s election has been marred by reports of vote buying, violent skirmishes and malfunctioning counting machines. you can see there are some tensions in this polling station, that is because people have been waiting for hours to feed their ballot papers
this was bongbong marcos earlier, casting his vote in his father s hometown. he was joined by his son, sandro, the 27 year old is running for congress. this, a rare appearance of 92 year old mother, imelda, once a byword for greed because of her excessive collection of designer shoes, bankrolled by the taxpayer. the marcoses now promise to return to a golden age of economic prosperity, but critics say they ve used social media to whitewash the sins of their past. the only person standing in the way of a marcos revival is leni rabredo, a human rights lawyer and economist, but she s well behind in the unofficial tally of results. but this year s election has been marred by reports of vote buying, violent skirmishes and malfunctioning counting machines. you can see there are some tensions in this polling