The statement can not be independently verified. The Qassem Brigades named three of the hostages and said it would name the other four later. The Prime Minister has warned that the uks democracy is being targeted by extremists. In a speech outside downing street, rishi sunak also warned that George Galloway s by election win in rochdale was beyond alarming, as he accused the new mp of dismissing the hamas attacks on israel last october. President putins most outspoken critic, alexei navalny, has been buried in moscow as thousands of people gathered to pay their respects. There was a heavy Police Presence in the russian capital, and human Rights Groups say dozens of his supporters have been detained. On alternatives sides of the atlantic this week, we have had two elections, that were intriguingly similar. In michigan, in a democratic primary, the size of the protest vote surpassed all expectations, over 100,00 people withheld their votes from President Biden, and instead marked the box
extending protections for more than 330,000 immigrants, some illegal, and some at the risk of overstaying their visas. those from el salvador, honduras, napal and nicaragua are shielded from deportation for 18 months. one top democrat says it is still not going far enough. another initiative from the left might. it is a new bill aimed at giving migrants immediate access to our federal benefits. things like medicaid and food stamps. you heard right. it does away with the previous five-year waiting period which democrats call arbitrary and xenophobic. as the left is focused on that the scene at our southern border stays dire. look at every decision they ve made, it is to open our border as wide as possible. they created the migration crisis in this region. people tested the system early on, saw they could get in and get released and so they called back home and millions have come. julie: casey stiegel with more topping our news this hour. hey, casey. according to the numb
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the home secretary says the uk should train its own lorry drivers and fruit pickers to bring down immigration. a british man goes on trial in cyprus accused of murdering his ill wife. he tells the court she begged him to help end her life. and the bbc investigation into how adults are being diagnosed with coming up on bbc news. they won the premier league seven years ago, now leicester are fighting to stay in the top tier of english football. but victory against liverpool could give them a lifeline. good evening. the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, has met rishi sunak at his country residence chequers on the final stage of a whistle stop diplomatic tour. the president personally thanked the uk and said he was grateful for the aid because it could save the lives of his people in their fight against russia. on saturday he was in rome shaking hands with the pope whom he invited to kyiv. sunday was berlin. germany s leader, olaf scholz, announced a defence weapons packa
we begin with vladimir putin delivering a major speech doubling down on the goals of russia s so-called special military operation in ukraine that began a year ago. it is a day after president biden s surprise visit to the ukrainian capital. this teach along with biden s planned address in warsaw setting up an extraordinary split screen moment hours apart, the two leaders laying out their vastly different visions of the conflict. we have coverage from every angle. clare sebastian, let s start with you. on the heels of biden s unexpected historic trip to kyiv, what is vladimir putin saying this morning? well, this was unmistakably a tirade against the west. this was president putin blaming the west for starting the war in ukraine and escalating it, blaming the west for the casualties. he said west started it and russia is using force to try to stop it. and he says russia has been trying to work through this through peaceful means. take a listen. translator: i ve done absol