and the scottish city returning cultural artefacts looted from india during british rule in the 19th century. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in virginia. 34 year old el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, who called their torturers the beatles due to their english accents. elsheikh, who left london tojoin is, was convicted of his part in a hostage murder plot in which four americans were
legend kobe bryant says she was left devastated by first responders photographs of her dead husband and daughter after a fatal helicopter crash. and home invasion why this seal caused something of a stir for one family and their cat in new zealand. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. we begin in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in virginia. 34 year old el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, wh
and daughter after a fatal helicopter crash. and cutting ties. the scottish city returning looted cultural artefacts to india. hello and welcome to bbc news. raso s president vladimir putin has said officials from the united nations will be able to inspect your s largest nuclear power plant, a course for nuclear concern russia. the zaporizhzhia site has been under russian occupation since early march, and recently the area has recently come under heavy fire. stephanie prentice reports. it s the site at the centre of what a lot of ms zelenska calls nuclear terrorism. a nuclear power station call between russian and ukrainian gelling, underfire, and reportedly under fire, and reportedly damaged. underfire, and reportedly damaged. now, afteralmost underfire, and reportedly damaged. now, after almost six months of occupation, there may be hope for the site at zaporizhzhia, as vladimir putin has indicated that un officials can come in and inspect it. it s a leap for diplomatic
Terror attacks in western europe in the last few years . A prosecutor has to decide. Welcome to outside source. A Senior Member of the Us Republican Party has unleashed a scathing attack on donald trump. Senator bob corker didnt hold back, saying President Trump has difficulty telling the truth, isnt a good role model for children and is debasing america. Here he is on cbs. Ive got to know the president in a very unique way over the course of the last year. And i guess like all americans i would have hoped he would rise to the occasion and bring out the best in our nation, charlie. Hopefully what president s do is to try and bring the country together, to unify around common goals and not to unify around common goals and not to debase our country, if you will. That has not happened and im beginning to believe that it will not happen and i think thats what president bush, president obama have been concerned about as it seems to been concerned about as it seems to be the governing model
As the U.S. and its allies struggle to impose a cease-fire in Gaza, Israel has another potential hot war brewing on its north. Despite the drain of troops and resources in the fight against Hamas, Israeli Defense Forces officials say they're ready to open a second front against Lebanon's Hezbollah if ordered by the government.