on the baltic coast. after the floods, the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and north east india. and, after meeting preisdent zelensky in ukraine, the hollywood actor ben stiller tells the bbc he praises the spirit of the people. these are just people like you and i who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control of. nobody wants to flee from their home. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. three us republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. in an, at times, emotional testimony to the congressional committee, they described threats of violence directed at them from trump supporters when they refused to bow to the pressure. we have various groups come by, and they have had video panel trucks with videos of me, proclaiming
year 2030. the hollywood actor and campaigner, ben stiller, has told the bbc he worries that the world will forget about the victims of ukraine s war. he made the comments on a visit to the city of irpin, as part of his role as an ambassador for the un s refugee agency. while visiting the capital, kyiv, he also met president zelensky, calling him his hero. the zoolander star has been working as a goodwill ambassador since 2016, and spoke tojon kay about the impact the visit has had on him. like you and i who have been caught in a circumstance totally the thing that gets me is these are just people like you and i who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control. nobody wants to flee from their home, nobody wants to have to go out into the world and have to start fresh, or even just try to find a way to survive. and that s what i m taking from this these are just people living their lives. the stories we heard today were from mothers who, when this shelling and these
public mood is concerned, so entrenched are the political positions of people in this country. polls have consistently shown that the majority of republican voters for example continue to believe that donald trump really had no hand in the insurrection that took place at the us capitol building on the sixth of january last year. david willis, always - january last year. david willis, always very - january last year. david| willis, always very good january last year. david i willis, always very good to speak with you. thanks very much for getting us that update. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the hollywood actor ben stiller praises the spirit of the ukrainian people, after meeting preisdent zelensky, and visiting the city of irpin. members of the neo nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according
on the baltic coast. after the floods, the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and north east india. and, after meeting preisdent zelensky in ukraine, the hollywood actor ben stiller tells the bbc he praises the spirit of the people. these are just people like you and i who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control of. nobody wants to flee from their home. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. three us republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result.