you re watching the context on bbc news. five months since the war began, the first ship carrying grain has left ukraine under the watchful eye of the russians patrolling the black sea. the ship is bound for lebanon. we will get the thoughts tonight from odesa, where further ships are being loaded. germany turns back to coal as the gas shortages threaten a winter of blackouts and economic misery. but why are they not returning to nuclear? another weekend of extreme weather in the us as california s biggest wildfire this year continues to burn out of control. tonight with the context, nathalie tocci, former eu foreign policy advisor. and hagar chemali, former us government advisor, host of the political satire series oh my world. a warm welcome to the programme. rarely has a ship set sail from ukraine with so much hope, and so much anticipation, riding on it. the sierre leone registered razoni left the port of odesa at 09:30 this morning and into the black sea, bound for t
and party at the palace, some of the music industry? bigger stars celebrate queen elizabeth platinum jubilee. stars celebrate queen elizabeth platinumjubilee. music platinum jubilee. music industry s platinumjubilee. music industry s biggest stars. president zelensky has marked 100 days since russia invaded ukraine, with a defiant video message, praising his country s resistance, and insisting it will be victorious. in the past week, vladimir putin s forces are said to have made significant gains in the eastern donbas, but the governor of the luhansk region says ukrainian troops have now recaptured 20% of severodonetsk. our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut, one of the next towns in russia s sights. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we re in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area, around bakhmut, is still in ukrainian hands for now but the enemy is approachi
needed baby formula has landed in america with more on the way but, the problem is far from solved. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin in japan where u.s. president joe biden is making a hard push for strengthening economic alliances as he tackles the second leg of a high-stakes diplomatic tour in asia. earlier mister biden wrapped up a meeting with japanese prime minister, during their meeting, mister biden endorsed japan s plan to bolster its defense capabilities as it keeps a wary eye on china s growing military footprint. the two leaders also affirmed their commitment to the indo pacific economic framework, a plan mister biden is set to unveil in the next hour. this framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region, on challenges that matter most to ensuring economic competitiveness in the 21st century. by improving security and trust in the digital economy. detect
Dedicated to ideas that never took off. The museum of failure. Good morning. Its june 8th. Iam i am annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Polling stations are open across the country as millions of people go to cast their votes in the general election. Theyll close at 10pm this evening, with the first results due before midnight. Police say therell be increased security at some Polling Stations with Armed Officers in some areas. Joining me now from westminster is our Political Correspondent alicia mccarthy. And intensive seven Week Campaign and now people get to go and cast their votes, tech as to what has been happening. 50 days since mps voted to hold the selection and finally, today is the day. Polling stations will be open for another 11 hours. We have seen theresa may, tim farron, nicola sturgeon, jeremy corbyn, they have all been out to vote so far. We are electing 650 mps. We have got 3301 candidates standing in the selection. 986 of those women. The polls dont close unt
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Brexit is a reality. After a revised bill is passed in parliament, we look at what it means. And Tech Industry leaders compete for centre stage in one of the wells largest interactive festivals. Worlds. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report, im sharanjit leyl. Parliament in britain has given its final approval to a bill setting out plans for the country to formally start the process of leaving the European Union. Parliament has also voted by a clear majority to reject two amendments put forward by the upper chamber, the house of lords. The proposals would have guaranteed the rights of eu citizens in the uk. Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also announced plans to hold a second independence referendum by early 2019. She said the vote was necessary after british Prime Minister theresa may refused to search for a compromise to allow scotla nd to search for a compromise to allow scotland to remain in the Single