Pamela brown in the situation room. Ukraine reports significant damage from a massive and deadly russian attack while also claiming it struck a major blow to mass cow by killing the commander of russias black sea fleet. Well get an assessment from key white house official john kirby. Senator bob menendez speaks out for the First Time Since his indictment on Bribery Charges, defiantly rejecting fellow democrats calls for him to resign. Donald trump is ramping up his appearances in key battlegrounds as hes set to skip another republican primary debate. Stand by for a new snapshot of the 2024 raisin colluding a Swing State Showdown between trump and President Biden this week. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im pamela brown and youre in the situation room. We begin with ukraines claim that it has killed the commander and other officers in russias black sea fleet, potentially crippling the kremlins naval forces. Kyiv now accusing
however, the leaders are still at odds over taiwan. beijing considers it part of its territory while the us maintains unofficial relations with the democratically self governed island. biden updated apec leaders on the us s relationship with china on thursday. let me be clear. we re de risking and diversifying our economic relationship with the prc. not decoupling, not decoupling. we ll be firm standing up for our values and our interest. and i was very straightforward, as he was with me yesterday. at the same time, when critical global issues such as climate, ai, counter narcotics where it makes sense to work together, we ve committed to work together. we re going to continue our commitment to diplomacy to avoid surprises and prevent misunderstandings. the bbc s sumi somaskanda joins us now live from san francisco. you have been there covering this apec summit this week. what is the latest? this apec summit this week. what is the latest? there was another flurry what is t
on resuming high level military communication and slowing the production of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. however, the leaders are still at odds over taiwan, with president xi calling it the biggest and most dangerous issue in bilateral ties. beijing considers it part of its territory while the us maintains unofficial relations with taiwan as a democratically self governed island. here s what president biden told leaders about the us china relationship on thursday. our discussions will always be candid and constructive. states does not seek conflict. we announced military to military communication to reduce the risk of accidental miscalculation. joining us now from san francisco is sumi somaskanda. sumi, you ve been there covering this apec summit all week. what s the latest there? on the very last full day of the summit, you might hear the rain coming down, people wrapping up their meetings, some meetings
the new government plan amounts to tinkering and suggest the law will need to change big time to get migrants on flights to rwanda before the election. and we fly over the volcano in iceland that s threatening to erupt, as thousands of people are forced out of their homes. and on newsnight at 10.30, we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. israel says its soldiers have found a tunnel shaft and a vehicle containing a large number of weapons in the grounds of al shifa hospital in gaza city, as the military operation there intensifies. israel is under pressure to back up its allegation that al shifa, gaza s biggest hospital, was used for military purposes by hamas. you can see from this satellite image just how big the hospital complex is. bbc better on a red verify at work to geo locate the video here by the burns unit in the hospital bbc verify. hamas, which is des
in the battle of the brits against dillian whyte. we start in ukraine, where officials say at least five people have been killed in missile strikes on the southern port city of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 18 others were injured in the attacks on a military facility and two residential buildings. the ukrainian foreign minister says they were designed to spread terror . it comes as russian forces are reported to be trying to storm the azovstal steel works in the city of mariupol, where ukraine s remaining forces in the city are still holding out. more on that in a moment, but first, our correspondent caroline davies has the latest from odesa. thick black smoke that cut through the calm of a saturday afternoon in odesa. this was the aftermath of a missile strike on the city. blown out glass and rubble, cars crushed and burnt, floors collapsed. through the debris, the city s firefighters lead those that can walk out to safety. vitalia and her son nikita were