hello. ukraine s president zelensky has thanked germany for its fantastic solidarity on his first visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. it comes after germany pledged a further military aid package worth more than $2 billion. mr zelensky has renewed his call for fighterjets ahead of a planned counter offensive against russia s invasion. the german chancellor 0laf scholz said he would continue to support kyiv for as long as is needed. translation: this war has severe geopoliticall consequences for everyone, but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. 0ur citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky thanked the german government for their support. above all, i would like to thank you, sincerely, really sincerely. and the entire german people for your help, for every ukrainian life saved. i would like to
and we ll be talking to andrew harding our africa correspondent about the conditions that have led to the crisis. also tonight. in birmingham, prime minister and chancellor are dealing with more division this time over increasing benefits in line with inflation. in ukraine, an extended report on the areas being abandoned by russian forces and the high price being paid. what happened here wasn tjust a defeat for president putin, it was a complete humiliation. two and a half years after covid 19 struck, a public inquiry opens into the uk s handling of the pandemic. and in tonight s champions league football liverpool take on rangers the first ever competitive match between the two sides. and on the bbc news channel, england captain leah williamson won t play against the usa as a training injury rules her out of friday s big friendly at wembley. good evening. we start with one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. we have an exten
after the worst drought in a0 years. international condemnation after north korea fires a ballistic 300,000 people are living in famine conditions with another 2 on conditions with another 2 million on brink of famine. it s hard to the brink of famine. it s hard to imagine the situation more more urgent, desperate, more urgent, more compelling. and twitter confirms that the world s richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and one in the morning in ukraine where the country s forces have retaken more territory from the russians, in the south. the focus is near the city of herson, in one of the regions the focus is near the city of kherson in one of the regions unlawfully annexed by russia last week. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances against russian forces. in his nightly video address, he ass
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