it s 8am in the morning in singapore, and 9am in hiroshima, japan, where president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city of bakhmut. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city, but ukraine denies it. our diplomatic correspondent james landale sent this report from kyiv. today injapan, president zelensky honoured the dead of a war that took place eight decades ago. the devastation of hiroshima, bringing to mind another war, his war, one that s raging right now across ukraine. translation: photos of ruined | hiroshima remind me of bakhmut and such other towns. there is absolutely nothing alive there. all the buildings are destroyed. his task, their task, was to show the world that western leaders, at least these
thanks forjoining us. it s been an eventful weekend at the g7 summit injapan. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky returns home after securing a pledge of unwavering support , as well as more military equipment from his allies. at the summit, dominated by talks of russia s invasion, us presidentjoe biden confirmed that the us and its allies will help train ukrainian pilots to fly western fighterjets like the f 16, which zelensky had long asked for. biden also promised to support ukraine with more ammunition and armored vehicles, partly as a demonstration of western resolve. we will not waver. putin will not break our resolve as he thought he could two years ago, almost three years ago. we are going to continue to provide economic and humanitarian and security assistance to ukraine so it can stand strong as long as it needs to. meanwhile, president zelensky thanked world leaders for their enduring support at the end of the summit and said that russia s defeat would result
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security forces in somalia say they re sweeping a hotel in the capital, mogadishu, for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants but there has no independent confirmation. al shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. our reporter, emily brown, gave me the latest on the story. we know that dozens of people were evacuated from the building, which is said to be popular with both journalists and pop as politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours with the gunman holding hostages. we have seen some footage which we can show you an inner ear can the gunshots. this is clearly an intense battle for control and it is not known how many people died during the siege and witnesses say at least 20 and witnesses say at least 20 and one of the reported victims is the hotel owner although this has not been confirmed. earlier security official said 13 had been killed. the militant group alsa bad said some of the fighters managed to escape al shabab but a somal
hello and welcome to bbc news. security forces in somalia say they re sweeping a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. but there has no independent confirmation. at least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30 hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. emily brown reports. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist military group on friday night. al shabab attackers detonated al sha bab attackers detonated at least al shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunman held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it has engaged a long running confl