welcome. more now on monday s devastating earthquake, the biggest in the region since 1939. it s killed over 7,000 people. the border area between turkey and syria is one of the world s most seismically active regions. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville has travelled to antakya, close to the border with syria, that s been hit by aftershocks. with pickaxe and hammer, determination and hope, they dig for lost relatives in antakya. this backbreaking work falls to these men. their city and country are overwhelmed, and the lives of those trapped in here depend on them. this was a sixth floor apartment block. families on every floor. ten minutes ago, theyjust heard a voice, so they re digging to try and get to whoever it is buried deep inside all of this. they can see a man and a child trapped inside. again, they hear something, so they call for silence. and they wait. they dig more carefully now, but they re too late. both are already dead. with so many still trapped, there s b
thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka witfield. we begin with the search for answers after the u.s. shot down what is described as an unidentified high altitude object. u.s. fighter jets taking it down after the coast of alaska friday. pentagon officials say they acted swiftly after the object about the size of a small car crossed into frozen territorial waters. it s the second time in less than a week that u.s. fighter jets have shot an object out of the sky following that chinese spy balloon taken down off the coast of south carolina last saturday. katie bow little lis is with us. what are we learning about this second object? reporter: this object is still quite a bit of a mystery. what we know is that on thursday the military observed this unknown object in us air space just off the coast of alaska. they sent up military aircraft to get a look at this thing. pilots weren t able to tell a whole lot. they could see it was flying at about 40,000 fe
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: novak djokovic wins the wimbledon men s final, beating nick kyrgios in four sets his 20 first grand slam victory and his seventh wimbledon title. every single time, it gets more and more meaningful and special, so i am very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with the trophy. trade minister penny mordaunt becomes the ninth candidate to join the conservative leadership race with former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, also declaring in the last 2a hours. in eastern ukraine 15 people died when an apartment block was shelled in the donestk region. sri lanka s deepening economic crisis: the president says he ll step down after huge demonstrations, the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly. and, temperatures rise around the uk, with scotland recording its warmest day of the year so far. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. in wimbledon the jabbing tips have come to an end wi
Going to stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. He wasnt going to expel any americans. He even invited the children of all us diplomats in moscow to a new years party, here in the kremlin. That was a surprise, but it didnt change what americas top Intelligence Agencies believe to be true that state sponsored hackers, backed by the highest levels of the russian government, had interfered in the us president ial election w a cyberattack on the democratic party. Was President Putin behind it . Last week, i got a chance to ask him myself. Mr president , Ourwhy Country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused of state sponsored hacking with the aim of influencing the result of the us president ial election, and president obama revealed that he told you personally to cut it out. So what did you tell him in response . The kremlin leader refused to tell me, dismissing all the talk of hacking as soui dismissing all the ta
Going to stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. He wasnt going to expel any americans. He even invited the children of all us diplomats in moscow to a new years party, here in the kremlin. That was a surprise, but it didnt change what americas top Intelligence Agencies believe to be true that state sponsored hackers, backed by the highest levels of the russian government, had interfered in the us president ial election w a cyberattack on the democratic party. Was President Putin behind it . Last week, i got a chance to ask him myself. Mr president , Ourwhy Country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused of state sponsored hacking with the aim of influencing the result of the us president ial election, and president obama revealed that he told you personally to cut it out. So what did you tell him in response . The kremlin leader refused to tell me, dismissing all the talk of hacking as soui dismissing all the ta