Boy fell into a well. The United States says it did everything it could to minimise civilian casualties during a raid in syria in which the leader of the Islamic State group was killed. The president said that Abu Ibrahim Al qurayshi, also known as Hajji Abdullah, blew himself up, along with four members of his family, as us specialforces approached the building. 13 people, including children, were killed, but no us casualties were reported. The bbc S State Department correspondent Barbara Plett usher reports. In a corner of Northwest Syria where a forgotten conflict simmers, america reminded the Islamic State group that its leaders were still a target. The raid took place in the dead of night and lasted two hours. Us Special Forces landed in helicopters near the home of the is leader, Hajji Abdullah. Those close by described a night of terror. Translation when we got out of the house, we saw aircraft flying over our heads. And after ten minutes, we heard them shouting, give yourself u
France top that group after beating panama, but they had to come from behind. Marta cox scoring panamas first ever goal at the tournament and what a goal it was. An absolute piledriver, they ended up scoring three in total but france plundering six, including a hat trick for kadi diani. In group g, south africa are through after claiming their first womens world cup win with a thrilling victory over italy. South africa gifted a leveller through Benedetta Orsi having gone behind. Both teams then scored again a result which would have taken italy through, but the twist came in the 93rd minute, Thembi Kgatlana sending south africa into Seventh Heaven and the knock out stages. No issues for sweden, who made it three wins from three, beating argentina 2 0 Rebecka Blomkvist with the pick of the goals, sending the euro 2022 Semi Finalists through as group winners. In mens football, Manchester City look to have finally secured a deal to bring Josko Gvardiol to the etihad. Theyve agreed a 77 Mi
to decide if recep tayyip erdogan remains president, after 20 years in power. president erdogan faces a tough challenge from his main opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu who leads a six party coalition. now on bbc news, it s time for click. a final note to blow your mind. we are with a final note to blow your mind. - are with the rock singer who has got his voice back. that are with the rock singer who has got his voice back. his voice back. that is a lot of air! in the garden, a reminder of the plants that used to be all we had to treat everything. and which formed the basis of many modern remedies. in the garden, a reminder of the plants that used to be all we had to treat everything. and which formed the basis of many modern remedies. its members witness the first use of ultrasound in obstetrics. in the 19905, ultrasound in obstetrics. in the 1990s, the first robotic surgery, followed by the world s first robotic hand. the college has 40,000 members around the world, practisin
now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, it s time to party. eurovision rolls into liverpool, so we ask are scousers really the greatest showmen? i m proud to be a scouser. i m proud to come from liverpool. a little taste of ukraine in the heart of merseyside. very nice indeed. ..and the midlife handbrake turn that saw one woman choose life on the road. i wanted to go and explore life and see if there was another way of living. hi and welcome to liverpool, where a wild extravaganza otherwise known as the 67th eurovision song contest is taking place this weekend after last year s winners ukraine were unable to host the competition because of the ongoing war. last year s event was watched by 160 million people and this year, the city that knows how to celebrate, is pulling out all the stops to make sure that the competition is bigger than ever. now, later on, i ll be off to see some of the massive spectacle the city is putting on with much of it dedicated to celebrating ukr
as sofia kenin stunned second seeded sabalenka in straight sets at the rome open. hello and welcome to the programme. lots to get through, but we ll start with football on another big night of european action with the semi finals of both the europa league and the europa conference league under way in turin. juventus left it very, very late to snatch a draw at home to four time europa league champions severe. the spanish side had led through youssef and nasri in the first half, but they couldn t hang on for victory. federico gatti with uva s equaliser in the seventh minute of stoppage time. and then the semifinal roma have the advantage after beating bayer leverkusen 1 0 eduardo bove with the only goal midway through the second half withjose mourinho s side. the second leg for both ties are next thursday. in the europa conference league, it was a night of fight back. fc basel scored a stoppage time winner to come from behind to beat fiorentina 2 1 in italy, while west ham scor