President trump orders the assassination of one of the most powerful men in the middle east, irans top military commander. General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a us airstrike in iraq as he arrived at Baghdad Airport in the early hours of this morning. Iran said the air strike was americas biggest mistake in the region and threatened severe revenge but the white house said general soleimani had been plotting to kill hundreds of americans. We dont seek war with iran but, at the same time, we are not going to stand by and watch the iranians escalate and continue to put american lives at risk without responding in a way that disrupts, defends, deters and creates an opportunity to de escalate the situation. The us has said tonight it is
sending 3500 more troops to the middle east in response to the threat and we will be asking what this could lead to. Safe at last relief as the Australian Navy rescues a thousand people whod been trapped on the coast by bush fires. Tens of thousands more pe
Our top story xi jinping says stopping the spread of the coronavirus is the most serious task facing china. The leadership admitted shortcomings in its response, as the number of People Killed in the outbreak there rises to 425. Some 20,000 people have been infected worldwide,the vast majority in china. The first formal test in the race to the white house is under way in iowa, with Democratic Candidates contesting the caucuses. President trump is expected to secure the republican nomination with ease. And on our website, Scientists Say they are deeply disappointed after trials involving an experimental vaccine against hiv proved ineffective. It had been hoped the jab would work against a Southern African strain of the virus which causes aids. Other research will now be prioritised instead. Thats all. Stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news, its bbc hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, i am stephen sackur. For nations, corporations and all of us as individuals, the age of the internet has h
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You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 11. 003m, and these are the main stories this morning. A british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. Her lawyer says shell appeal the conviction. An 18 year old man admits killing pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. Dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of Iranian Military Commander Qasem Soleimani. The shadow business secretary, rebecca long bailey, and joker leads the pack with 11
bafta film nominations. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. The british teenager who was convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli men in cyprus has been given a four month suspended sentence. It means shes now free to return to the uk. Her lawyer told the bbc there was huge relief that she was being allowed to go home but confirmed that she wou
Hello, this is breakfast with Rachel Burden and ben thompson. Its 8 31am. Heres a summary of this mornings main news. The queen will host a meeting with senior royals at her sandringham estate tomorrow, to discuss how the duke and duchess of sussex step back from their roles. The talks, which also be attended by Prince Charles and Prince William, are aimed at finding the next step in the process. A number of options are to be discussed with prince harry. Iran was in breach of International Law when it arrested the uks ambassador thats according to the foreign secretary, dominic raab. Rob macaire was detained in tehran after attending a vigil for those killed in the ukranian passenger plane that was shot down on wednesday. He was released after three hours. Many vigils in iran turned into protests, with hundreds of people condemning the government for previously denying downing the jet. President trump has expressed his support for protestors in iran, with tweets being sent from the pre