railways. we start with the war in ukraine, and russia is denying that its invasion has caused a global food crisis, despite the fact that we ve seen soaring wheat prices driven by the collapse of ukrainian exports. its foreign minister, sergey lavrov, is in the turkish capital, ankara, for talks with his turkish counterpart mevlut cavusoglu. on the agenda creating a potential sea corridor for ukrainian agricultural exports. throughout the war, russia has been blockading black sea ports, including odesa. 20 million tonnes of grain is now stuck there grain many countries are reliant on. but mr lavrov says the onus is on ukraine to demine the waters around them, which were laid by ukraine as part of its defence. here s mr lavrov. to resolve this problem, we need one thing for the ukrainians to allow access to their ports, either by demining or the provision of safe corridors. nothing more is required. ukraine wants proper assurances that any safe, demined pathway wouldn t
an unprecedented wave of hunger and destitution. and the image that s gone round the world of a 16 year girl old in her prom dress in front of her bombed out school. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in singapore, ”pm in london, and 6pm in washington where lawmakers have been hearing searing testimony from the victims and families of those caught up several recent mass shootings. among them was an 11 year old girl, mia cerrillo. a student at the robb elementary school in texas, she described how she smeared herself in blood and played dead to avoid being killed along with 19 other children and two teachers. the shooting, carried out by an 18 year old gunman, has provoked a nation wide debate about the sale of firearms. our north america editor sarah smith has more from washington this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her pa
after controversial remarks about the prophet muhammad by officials from the governing bjp. the party has now suspended two officials. hello and welcome to our second and last look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kevin schofield, political editor of the huffpost uk, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. have pretty much got a set of front pages now. here are the highlights. the times leads with new plans from the prime minister, which could allow housing benefit claimants to buy a home. he ll also cut bills left, right and centre according to the daily express, which claims he will ease the cost of living crisis. the price of filling up the average car will hit £100 that makes the front page of the mirror. the guardian also leads with rising fuel prices and adds that the worsening economic situtation in the uk will prevent the pm from reseting what they call his troubled premiership . the mail reports on th
girl in her prom dress, in the ruins of her school in kharkiv. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington where lawmakers have been hearing searing testimony from the victims and families of those caught up in several recent mass shootings. among them was an 11 year old girl, mia cerrillo. a student at the robb elementary school in texas, she described how she smeared herself in blood and played dead to avoid being killed along with 19 other children and two teachers. the shooting, carried out by an 18 year old gunman, has provoked a nation wide debate about the sale of firearms. our north america editor sarah smith has more from washington we should warn you, her report contains some graphic testimony which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her paren
good morning to viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i m john berman with brianna keilar. a deadly weekend in the united states with ten mass shootings since friday. ten. that is according to the gun violence archive. in philadelphia one of the busiest nightlife spots in the city that s where it took place there. in chattanooga at a nightclub. in arizona at a bar. in south carolina, virginia, and texas it was graduation parties. in phoenix a strip mall. omaha near an apartment complex. in macon georgia at an abandoned house. all told 12 people were killed, more than 60 hurt, the victims all ages including teenagers and senior citizens. so far in 2022 the u.s. has seen 246 mass shootings, 33 of those since the elementary school attack in uvalde, texas, just about two weeks ago. now, this morning there is cautious optimism on both sides as key senators say that a bipartisan deal on gun reform is within reach. negotiators will continue to talk this week