immediately. that advisory comes that an american basketball player is currently being detained in russia. russian officials say that phoenix mercury center, brittney griner was arrested after hashish oil were found in her cartridges. meanwhile, visa and mastercard both announced that they are suspending all operations in russia. on the ground in ukraine, another day of shelling and bombing as russia s assault continues. in the early hours of saturday morning, though, it appear that there might be a brief moment of peace on the horizon. russian and ukrainian forces agreeing on a temporary cease-fire as well as a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians from at least two embattled southern ukrainian cities. but within hours of that agreement, it collapsed. that s after officials from one of those cities in mariupol accused russian forces of breaking the cease fire,
the fallout from the saga continues to reverberate around the world of entertainment. chris rock, back on the comedy circuit, said he was still processing what happened. will smith will no longer be able to vote for the oscars. but it is not known yet whether he will face further consequences, whether he will be allowed to keep his academy award or whether he will ever be invited back to take part in hollywood s biggest night. you re watching bbc world news. the headlines: a convoy of buses carrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol reaches the relative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. ukraine s president zelensky says the military situation in the east remains extremely difficult , saying russia is preparing for new strikes.
welcome to bbc news i m nuala mcgovern. our top stories. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. a convoy of buses carrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol reaches the relative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. cheering. celebrations by union workers in new york as amazon is dealt a major defeat being forced to recognise a trade union for the first time. will smith says he s resigning
this is bbc news. i m nuala mcgovern our top stories. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. a convoy of buses carrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol reaches the relative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. celebrations by union workers in new york as amazon is dealt a major defeat being forced to recognise a trade union for the first time. will smith says he s resigning from the body that awards the oscars following his attack on chris rock at this years ceremony.
welcome to bbc news i m nuala mcgovern. our top stories. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. a convoy of buses carrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol reaches the relative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. cheering. celebrations by union workers in new york as amazon is dealt a major defeat being forced to recognise a trade union for the first time. will smith says he s resigning