singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with a notable increase in military activity increase in military activity in the southern and eastern ukraine. the ukrainian armed forces say they ve launched several attacks, forces say they ve launched severalattacks, but forces say they ve launched several attacks, but the russians insist there attacks have been repelled. russian officials are claiming that their troops have succeeded in blocking attacks around donetsk, luhansk and zaporizhzhia. the ukrainian attack on donetsk was set to be on a significant scale, but the eastern city of bakhmut is described as the epicentre of hostilities, where ukraine s ground forces are set to be moving forward strongly against russian positions. in the moment, we will have the latest from moscow, but there is to keep, and our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse. shhh. in a war of words, a call for quiet from kyiv. shhh. when it comes to its an
between the voting systems firm dominion and fox news. star hosts tucker carlson and sean hannity are also expected to take the stand. more on all of those stories in a few minutes. first, a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello. day four of the world snooker championship is well under way with two england vs scotland battles under way in the afternoon session. john higgins is leading david grace 10 7, and england sjudd trump is taking on anthony mcgill, where he s leading at the crucible. let s take you straight there. that is anthony mcgill at the table, a ropey start but he came from two frames down to level at 2 2. however, trump has fought back and took the fifth frame, which means he is now leading 3 2. don t forget, judd trump was last year s finals, eventually it was until ronnie o sullivan. mcgill has only beaten judd trump winds in his career. security of course stepped up at the crucible after last night s protest, uninterrupted coverage on bbc iplayer, th
security spokesperson john kirby about the latest u.s. efforts to aid ukraine and the president s upcoming travel to europe. and we ll bring in reire thed four-star general jack keane for analysis on ukraine and china s threats now that the u.s. has shot down one of its surveillance devices. then, former u.n. ambassador nikki haley throws her hat in the ring. i am running for president of the united states of america! [cheers and applause] han san nikki haley joins us for her first sunday show appearance as a candidate. we ll get her on the record about her case to voters and the criticism she s taking just a few days into her campaign. plus our town needs help. our governor abandoned us. shannon: residents blast the federal, state and local response after a ox thetic train derailment toxic train derailment in eastern ohio. the governor and the biden administration now in clean-up mode. we ve gone into hundreds and hundreds of people s houses to test that air. it s
about the latest u.s. efforts to aid ukraine and the president s upcoming travel to europe. and we ll bring in reire thed four-star general jack keane for analysis on ukraine and china s threats now that the u.s. has shot down one of its surveillance devices. then, former u.n. ambassador nikki haley throws her hat in the ring. i am running for president of the united states of america! [cheers and applause] han san nikki haley joins us for her first sunday show appearance as a candidate. we ll get her on the record about her case to voters and the criticism she s taking just a few days into her campaign. plus our town needs help. our governor abandoned us. shannon: residents blast the federal, state and local response after a ox thetic train derailment toxic train derailment in eastern ohio. the governor and the biden administration now in clean-up mode. we ve gone into hundreds and hundreds of people s houses to test that air. it s good. the data shows that there
. house speaker kevin mccarthy is facing growing pushback within his own party over his new plan to raise the debt limit . we re following this critical test for the speaker for congress and for the president as the clock ticks towards a potential economic crisis. also tonight, alec baldwin s attorney says criminal charges against the actor are being dropped a year and a half after the deadly accidental shooting on the set of his film rust. and trump ally and my pillow chief mike lindell has been ordered to pay $5 million in connection with his false claims about the 2020 election. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news, but we do begin with breaking news out of the white house. cnn senior chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is here with details. phil. what are you learning? well, alex we have known for several months, the p