for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12 year war for them. they ve taken the capital, which they ve been fighting for for so long. it was seven o clock in the morning - on the day when power began to pass - from the minority to the majority, l when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white - colony. this is newsday on the bbc. i m mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines: president biden announces another $800 million of military help for ukraine, in what he calls a critical phase of the war. as president putin claims to have taken control of mariupol, some civilians have managed to leave the besieged city. in france, it s the final
its last white colony. you re watching newsday on the bbc. i m mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines. president biden announces another $800 million of military help for ukraine in what he calls a critical phase of the war. as president putin claims to have taken control of mariupol, some civilians have managed to leave the besieged city. in the united states, lawyers for the actress amber heard have been questioning herformer partnerjohnny depp in his defamation case against ms heard. jurors were shown text messages in which mr depp referred to a monster inside him that he kept in check. the actor is suing ms heard over an article she wrote in
reclaimed its last white colony. this is newsday on the bbc. i m mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines. presidentjoe biden announces an additional $800 million security assistance package for ukraine. as president putin claims to have taken control of mariupol, some civilians have managed to leave the besieged city. in france, it s the final stage of campaigning in the race for the presidency, which will be settled on sunday, when millions of voters will choose between the incumbent emmanuel macron and his rival, marine le pen. the two candidates faced each other last night in a nationwide televised debate, after which many french voters are still said to be undecided.
i m mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines. russian forces have stepped up their offensive in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. ukraine s allies say they will send more military support with the us promising supplies of artillery weapons. the international monetary fund gave its verdict on russia s invasion of ukraine on tuesday, saying it was sending economic shockwaves around the world. the military conflict comes as many countries are already trying to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and as china continues to impose covid lockdowns in huge cities like shanghai. the global forecast for growth has been cut down almost a whole percentage point, to just 3.6% this year. the russian economy is predicted to shrink by 8.5%, and ukraine s economy is expected to contract by more than a third.
has died at the age of 57. ijust couldn t believe it, i didn t believe it. - we just~~~ he wasjust here saturday. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions, a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. this is newsday on the bbc. i m mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines. russian forces have stepped up their offensive in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. ukraine s allies say they will send more military support, with the us promising supplies of artillery weapons.