live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. we start in ukraine and the attack on a crucial dam in the south of the country. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate because of rising flood waters. the dam sits between russian held territory to the south, and ukrainian territory to the north. kyiv says that moscow is to blame and so do nato and the eu, which has called the destruction a war crime. at a un meeting, russia has accused ukraine of sabotage. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak has said it s too soon to make a definitive judgment, but if russia is found responsible, it would demonstrate the new lows that we will have seen from russian aggression . to kherson now and this report from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. i think it is still if you go by what you officials are saying just today it is still in its early phases. -by by what us officials are saying- it has starte
jeff beck has died at the age of 78. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states, where the federal aviation authority says that an investigation has shown that the failure of the safety messaging system, which let to all departing flights being grounded early on wednesday, was caused by a damaged file in a database. a tweet confirmed that there is no evidence of a cyber attack. flights have been getting back to normal. our north america correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it was in the early hours that the problems began to emerge with the notam system, which warns pilots of any dangers before they take off. byjust after 7:00am, the federal aviation authority was ordering all carriers across the us to ground their planes until further notice, causing chaos for early morning travellers. i m a little annoyed. a little nervous. we re going on a cruise. we have a cruise to catch at 6pm.
she is considered a protege of the previous president although she insists he will wield no influence over her government. she says she will prioritise welfare programmes, improve the lives of women and tackle security. if the elections were marred by violence and threats, and a candidate was reportedly murdered after the polls closed this weekend, among dozens of candidates killed over the campaign. it s a new day in mexican politics. after two centuries of men in power, when voters eventually chose their first female president, it was with a landslide. the victory itself was a moment to savour for claudia sheinbaum, and she was quick to acknowledge the many women who blazed a trail before her. i didn t get here on my own. we got here together, she said. thanks to our ancestors, our mothers, our daughters and granddaughters. in a nation of such entrenched machismo, what claudia sheinbaum has achieved here is no small feat. other women have tried and failed, but her offer
as part of a strike over the rising cost of living. millions were plunged into darkness after union members prevented operators at the country s power control rooms from working, shutting down electricity substations. passengers were stranded at the country s busiest airports. tibetan spiritual leader, the dalai lama, will travel to the us this month to undergo medical treatment for his knees, according to his representatives. the 88 year old lives in dharamsala in indian s himalayas. he fled to the country in 1959 after a failed uprising against chinese rule in tibet. thanks for watching, stay on bbc news. things are set to turn cooler for the rest of this week as we pick up arctic air, which will spread southwards across the uk during the course of tuesday. so it s going to be pretty disappointingly cool for the time of year, with some really chilly nights to come gardeners and growers take note and we ll see a mixture of sunshine and showers. it s all thanks to this area of low
there is a report that the saudi prince mohammed bin salman has been meeting with the us secretary of state antony blinken to discuss bilateral relations. we don t have that much detail yet, but that s according to the saudi state news agency spa. they also discussed aspects of corporation fields and develop its in regional and it s in regional and international situations. so that news is just breaking at the moment, saudi arabia s crown prince mohammed bin salman, also known as mbs, meeting with antony blinken to discuss bilateral relations. of course a lot more on this story at our website, do check that out as well. but with that, we end this issue of newsday, stay on bbc news but thanks for watching.