First, the latest headlines eus former brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has been announced as frances next prime minister. Hes been asked by President Macron to form a new government in an attempt to end weeks of deadlocked negotiations between rival parties. Mr macron called Snap Elections nearly two months ago that failed to produce a clear winner. Police in germany say an armed man shot dead by officers in munich was an eighteen year they say his motive is not known but a local politician said the man may have intended to attack the israeli consulate. The olympic Marathon Runner Rebecca cheptegay has become one of the latest Women In Kenya to be killed by a man. She died four days after being set On Fire by herformer boyfriend. The ugandan athlete was reportedly, doused with petrol, at her home in Western Kenya where she had been training. A member of the Royal Navy has died When a Military Helicopter ditched in the English Channel on wednesday night. The Ministry Of Defence said
and tributes to the legendary singer, actor, and civil rights activist harry belafonte, who s died at the age of 96. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where an uneasy truce appears to be holding. thousands of people have been fleeing the country due to the violence there, as countries from around the world work to evacuate their citizens. people living in sudan have spoken of their fears of looting, vandalism and hunger. andrew harding has this report. safely out of sudan, the first plane carrying british nationals landed back in cyprus this evening. the rescue mission had begun early in the morning, several raf planes setting off for sudan s capital, khartoum, not knowing if a ceasefire in the city would last days or even hours. it has been incredibly challenging because of the changing nature. we have had to work up complex plans involving numerous royal air force aircraft and a great number of military personnel, who ve been flown in from the uk over t
bombing that killed dozens at kabul s airport has been killed by the taliban, that s according to us officials. 70 civilians and 13 american troops were killed when a bomber detonated his device among packed crowds as people tried to flee afghanistan, in august 2021. the officials did not reveal the name of the man, who was the leader of an islamic state cell. they said the leader died weeks ago, but it took time to confirm his death. us officials say intelligence gathering and monitoring of the region led them to conclude the leader had died, though they did not provide further details on how they learned that he was responsible for the bombing. and the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. in sudan, a shaky ceasefire seems to be holding in capital city khartoum while foreign nationals are evacuating from the country. these picures are from cypus late tuesday local time, when the first uk evacuation flight carrying 3
the house has now spoken and i think pretty loudly and clearly with everything republican voting in favour of moving into this official inquiry phase to do oversight. when a majority of the house goes on record in support of an official impeachment inquiry with the power that resides solely in the house of representatives, i think that sends a message. message. helena humphrey on captiol hill. good to see you, tell us more about the reactions to the vote today. about the reactions to the vote toda . ., , ., , today. the vote result was alon: today. the vote result was along party today. the vote result was along party lines today. the vote result was along party lines stop - today. the vote result was along party lines stop so l today. the vote result was l along party lines stop so too was the reaction as well, as you might expect. the white house rather swiftly putting out a statement that this was baseless and nothing more than a political stunt. president biden accusi
and benefited from, the business dealings of his son, hunter biden. in a statement, president biden called the vote a baseless political stunt and said the republicans were focused on attacking him with lies. our correspondent helena humphrey is following the story from capitol hill. great to see you, helena. what are the details? the great to see you, helena. what are the details? are the details? the day unfolded are the details? the day unfolded in are the details? the day unfolded in the - are the details? the day unfolded in the way - are the details? the day unfolded in the way that are the details? the day - unfolded in the way that the republican party largely would have been hoping it to unfold. we saw that result and that vote falling along party lines - 221-20 212. that vote falling along party lines 221 20 212. that means that the impeachment has now been formalised 221 212. this gives the republican party more short legal footing when it comes t