over the weekend in india s capital delhi, including global food security, climate change, trade and the war in ukraine. india s prime minister narendra modi would like the summit to promote his country as a major global power but russia s war in ukraine may be standing in his way. india is looking to put aside disagreements over ukraine, hoping it won t derail concerns of the global south and developing countries. in one of his first official duties as host, mr modi met with us presidentjoe biden for a 52 minute meeting. the two leaders discussed india s recent moon landing and investments in indian technology. they released a joint promise to deepen their relationship saying it was, quote, based on trust and mutual understanding. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye is in delhi and has more. ahead of the 620 summit, we saw presidentjoe biden meeting with indian prime minister narendra modi and soon after that meeting, the trade disputes between the two countries wa
takes place in scotland. there have been attacks in mali where a riverboat and military base have been targeted. hello, i m ben thompson. this is bbc news now. we start with news that the head of london s metropolitan police says the force is investigating whether staff at wandsworth prison helped the terrorism suspect daniel khalife escaped on wednesday morning. so mark rowley said the break out was clearly preplanned, and described it as extremely concerning. he escaped to the underside strapped to the underside of a delivery truck. the search is now into its third day, with no confirmed sightings of khalife. 2500 acres. it is london s largest royal park, and this morning, police confirmed richmond park was a place of interest. 0n confirmed richmond park was a place of interest. on day three of manhunt. residents said it had been a noisy night as the area was searched. some 150 officers have now been deployed trying to locate former soldier daniel khalife, still on the r
climate change, trade, and the war in ukraine. india s prime minister narendra modi would like the summit to promote his country as a major global power. but russia s war in ukraine may be standing in his way. india is looking to put aside those disagreements over ukraine, hoping it won t detrail concerns of the global south and developing countries. india s capital has also been gearing up for it s moment in the spotlight as the summit kicks off. here s the bbc s christian fraser speaking with our south asia correspondent yogita limaye they have the view from delhi. so, yogita, new delhi is a city transformed. i drove in from the airport today. there were people sleeping, potlucks were being put out. they ve really gone to town on it. why is it so important? well, a couple of things, but it is a part of indian culture when you have guests visiting your home, even in your home, you clean it up, spruce it up, do something. you might draw a pattern outside. so it is very much
gun salutes across the uk commemorate the first anniversary of king charles accession. a special service to honour the late queen elizabeth ii takes place in scotland. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we have just received an update, the first confirmed sighting up by a member of the public about a mile from the prison in london, wandsworth prison, coming out from under the lorry. this was on wednesday morning. a second development, the met police are offering a £20,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. let s get straight to the very latest. we spoke to the head of the counter. ., , .., latest. we spoke to the head of the counter. ., , , ., , counter. two significant updates toda . counter. two significant updates today. i m pleased counter. two significant updates today. i m pleased to counter. two significant updates today. i m pleased to say - counter. two sig
following torrential rains. this is the heaviest rainfall that greece has seen in decades. you can see the damage. hundreds of people are still waiting to be rescued, and this comes after a summer of devastating wildfires. and. allez les bleus! france will kick off the rugby world cup tonight, against new zealand. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news scotland should take another step towards european championship qualification. we ll get the very latest from cyprus, where they play later tonight. describe does not fit for purpose. it is described does not fit for purpose. good evening. in what is britain s biggest manhunt in recent years, police say they have received information of the first confirmed sighting of daniel khalife, the 21 year old terror and spaying suspect who escaped from wandsworth jail two days ago. a member of the public says they saw him crawl from beneath a van about a mile from the prison still dressed in the share s uniform he was