The us has blamed iran for suspected attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. One is reported to have been hit by a torpedo. Crew from both have had to be rescued. This video is from the iranian navy and we think it shows the norwegian ship the front altair. It was carrying 75 thousand tonnes of a type of crude oil. And the crew reported three explosions. The tankers were sailing through the strait of hormuz. This graphic shows the path they took they were moving out of the gulf of oman when the explosions happened. Both were around 30 km from the coast of iran. The owners of both ships have called it an attack. Its the second serious incident involving a tanker close to the strait of hormuz in a month. No one has claimed responsibility but iran was first to respond. Its foreign minister tweeted. To explain one of the ships, this one is japanese owned. The other though is norway owned. Well, if iran has its suspicions, so does the us. Heres mike pompeo. It is the assessment of t
more protesters, angry at the french president s pension reforms. the mystery of the millions of dead fish found floating in an australian river. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin in connection with war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children since last year s invasion, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky, has hailed the decision as historic but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. it is a war that he ordered. a war that brought death and devastation. a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that has
and his supporters. we start with the troubled global banking sector. european markets have closed down more than three percent, spooked by a major sell off of shares in the swiss banking giant, credit suisse. coming days after the collapse of us based silicon valley bank, it s prompted fears of a full blown crisis in the sector. let s take a look at the damage at the close in europe today. shares in credit suisse plunged to a record low, falling 24%. that came after its biggest investor said it could not give the bank any more financial help. here in the uk, the insurer prudential tumbled 10%, and the high street bank barclays, 8%. the plunge by banking stocks left london s ftse 100 down almost 4% at its lowest level this year. it was the index s worst one day performance since the start of the covid 19 pandemic. taking a closer look at credit suisse today was the second day of sharp falls for its shares after the swiss bank yesterday disclosed that its auditor had identif
Visitors feel safe. You hang it around your neck and if you get closer to 1. 8 metres to the person next to you, it vibrates. Ingenious. Hello and welcome to the programme. People in lebanon have vented their mounting fury at the government for what they believe is negligence that led to the huge explosion in beirut on tuesday leaving swathes of the city in ruins. The blast killed at least 137 people and injured around five thousand more. These are the latest pictures of protests Near Parliament in the capital. Riot police blocked the road and tried to Disperse Protesters with teargas. The crowd hurled stones and lit fires. Earlier, crowds gathered around the french president , emmanuel macron, as he visited the stricken port area. Mr macron, whose country shares close colonial ties with lebanon, called for a new political order in the country. From beirut, our correspondent Quentin Sommerville reports. Frances president said he was here to bring home truths to lebanons politicians. Ho