he called her a serpent, and so began her use of jewellery to make a diplomatic point, starting with a snake. russia s president putin once said he knew what the mood of a meeting would be by looking at her left shoulder. the 84 year old supported getting other women in higher positions. she backed hillary clinton in 2016 with a comment that some considered controversial. she later apologised for it. just remember there s a special place in health for women who don t help each other! arriving in europe tonight, president biden said in a statement that madeleine albright was a force and hers were the hands that turned the tide of history. there was also a tribute in the un from those who have followed in her footsteps. she left an indelible mark on the world and on the united nations. our country and our united nations are stronger for her service. 0nly last month, she warned that if president putin invaded ukraine, it would be
those were allocated for families with children. that part of the theatre is completely gone. partially deafened by the blast, her back in pain, maria now relies on the kindness of friends. she worries for her grandmother in mariupol and mourns her dead pets. at just 27, it s difficult to stay strong. wyre davies, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. we will have more on ukraine a bit later in the programme. let s get some of the day s other news. military sources in yemen say a senior general has been killed in a car bomb attack in the southern port city of aden. major general thabet jawas was a commander of the saudi led coalition forces fighting the rebels to restore president hadi s internationally recognised government. rescuers in china have found one of the two black box recorders from a passenger plane that crashed on monday with more than 130 people on board. no survivors have been found, although the search of the wreckage continues despite being hampered by rain.
welcome to bbc news. i m mark lobel. our top stories: as the war in ukraine enters its second month, the country s president calls for a show of support around the world. come from your offices, your homes, your schools and universities. come in the name of these. with ukrainian symbols to support freedom, to support life. nato says it ll double the number of battle groups deployed on its eastern flank in response to russia s invasion. a siege without end: we talk to one of the survivors of mariupol, the ukrainian city under relentless russian shelling. no return to class for the girls of afghanistan: the taliban orders secondary schools to remain closed.
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schools to remain closed. i. i, madeleine albright. and tributes are paid to madeleine albright, america s first female secretary of state, who s died at the age of 8a. hello there. it s exactly a month since russia defied expectations and invaded ukraine, a month in which ukraine has resisted the russian onslaught. in a speech to mark the occasion, president volodymyr zelensky appealed, in english, to people all over the world to come out onto the streets on thursday to show their support for ukraine. he reflected on the russian plan to, in his words, wipe ukraine