pakistan the release of former prime minister, imran khan saying his arrest on tuesday was illegal. and eurovision fever heats up. 16 countries take to the stage in liverpool later for the second semi final. welcome to bbc news we start with the war in ukraine and a significant development with confirmation from the british defence secretary, that storm shadow cruise missiles, pictured here, are being sent to ukraine. the missiles have a long range capability and are typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin. saying the decision would require an adequate response from our military . we ll get military analysis in a moment first though here s ben wallace with that announcement in the house of commons. here s the uk s defence secretary in december i informed the house that i was developing options to respond to a russia s continued aggression in a calibrated and determined manner. today i can confirm that the uk is do
standard, and i used to be deputy chief of the criminal division in the southern district of new york, i wouldn t have touched a guy like michael cohen, especially if he s a convicted perjurer. that s robert costello after testifying in manhattan yesterday, and he could be the last witness the grand jury hears from before voting on an indictment for the former president. we ll break down what s next in the case in just a moment. meanwhile, more members of the oath keepers are held accountable for the violence on january 6th. and also ahead, what we re learning about the first face-to-face meeting between chinese president xi jinping and russia s vladimir putin since the invasion began. began good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 21st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ve got a lot to get to. we ll begin this morning in new york city, and the manhattan district attorney s office ahead of a possible criminal indict
the army and the rival militia group, the rsf or rapid support forces are blaming each other. airstrikes and gunfire were reported in khartoum and nearby cities you can see some of the destruction here. at least 512 people have been killed and more than 4000 injured in the conflict. the united nations said the actual casualty figures are likely much higher. in an exclusive interview, our presenter zeinab badawi spoke with rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemed ti. here s what he has to say. i wanted to put it to you that the people of sudan are living in an absolute ordeal. what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like to - humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like to thank. of all, i would like to thank the of all, i would like to thank the bbc of all, i would like to thank the bbc for the inter
trying to portray himself and china as peacemakers the white house today calling on congress to claw back ceo bonuses from the failed banks and make it easier for regulators to bar them from future employment. as the treasury secretary prompts j.p. morgan s president to bail out another failing california bank. the former fdic chair raised the alarm about the 2008 financial crisis, she s joining me today good day i m andrea mitchell in washington the international criminal court of justice issuing arrest warrants for vladimir putin and his commissioner of children s rights accusing them of war crimes, deporting thousands of children from ukraine to russia. moscow has denied all allegations of war crimes in ukraine. let s bring in dan deluce. it s very significant first of all, it s laying at putin s feet, this well documented chain of events by human rights organizations and western governments and our fellow journalists that children in ukraine have been forcibly deporte