flying over 1000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they will continue to keep going as long as aid is needed. china fails to condemn russia s invasion of ukraine, causing tensions at a meeting of the 620 major economies. and over 2,000 people take part in copenhagen s annual light run as the city celebrates being designated this year s unesco world capital of architecture. hello and welcome to bbc news. votes are being counted in nigeria s most competitive presidential election in decades. the process has been largely peaceful, but there were some reports of violence in lagos earlier. the contest is a tight race between three frontrunners, as mayenijones reports. frustration and anger. many nigerians want to take part in this election but have been disappointed by the lack of organisation. gang violence and threats by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regions. and in this polling station on the mainland of lagos, electoral officials never even
hello and welcome to bbc news. italian media is reporting at least 33 people are thought to have died, after a boat carrying migrants sunk off the southern italian mainland. it s reported that a number of bodies were found on a beach in the calabria region, with others found in the water nearby. rescuers are still searching for survivors, these pictures have come to us from the italian fire and rescue service. but teams have warned of rough conditions hampering their efforts. danny aeberhard, bbc world service europe regional editor, joins me now. still very short on details at the moment. what more have you been able to find out? the moment. what more have you been able to find out? ., , moment. what more have you been able to find out? . , , ., to find out? the latest figures from the italian news to find out? the latest figures from the italian news agency to find out? the latest figures from the italian news agency is - to find out? the latest figures from the italian
is a sense of quiet confidence, but we are not there yet. and blizzard conditions in unexpected places in america as a cold weather front hits california and other southern states. more than 43 people, including a baby, have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off the southern italian mainland according to the coastguard. dozens of bodies were found on a beach near a seaside resort in the calabria region, with others found in the waters nearby. rescuers are still searching for survivors, after the vessel which was thought to be carrying at least 120 people reportedly broke apart near the coastal town of crotone. the coastguard says 80 people are known to have survived but a a large search and rescue effort continues on on land and at sea. the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, has released a statement through her spokesperson it says she expresses her deep sorrow for the many human lives cut short by human traffickers, and adds it is inhuma
nothing unusual about this. let them to speak to its schedule, as i said clearly at the top there is absolutely no reason for beijing to react differently in this regard. thanks, hi, john. i have a question on the summit of the democracies. iraq is the only arab country participating. more adhere to democratic values. summit for democracy gives us a chance to speak at a multi-lateral platform with many nations about what we are all doing to enhance transparency and accountability and abide by the consent of the government, and we are delighted that iraq can participate, and we ll see what the next one looks like and who gets invited to attend and who participates. but we would hope that all democracies as they look at the outcome of this week will want to follow suit. also in israel, you see the attitude of prime minister netanyahu disrespentful of the president? i mean, he s known to not have a good relationship with democratic presidents, including president obama, he
to russia. the kremlin says it does not consider the arrest warrant to be legal. all of this comes against the back drop of chinese president xi jinping s scheduled visit to rue tonight, gillian turner at the white house with how the administration is reacting to the putin war crime story and next steps in ukraine. we begin with senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot. good evening, greg. hi, bret. president biden recently called russian president putin a war criminal for his conduct of the war in ukraine. now, someone else has with a bit more international legal punch. wanted for war crimes in ukraine, russian president vladimir putin. the international criminal court issuing an arrest warrant charging him and another official in the abduction of ukrainian children since russia s invasion last year. kids allegedly taken out of ukraine and sent to russia. children special protection under the geneva. russians say humanitarian reason and don t recognize the cour