it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower s birthday- is being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustav eiffeh this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. a glimmer of hope in ukraine, as russia says it will scale back military operations, around the capital, kyiv. western leaders have expressed doubts about russia s intentions. us secretary of state anthony blinken said moscow continued to brutalise ukraine. away from ukraine i want to tell you about this story: australia and new zealand have both voiced their concerns about the potentialfor a chinese military presence on the solomon islands. a document leaked last week indicates that china could deploy troops to the south pacific island nation
the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become - a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians| wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower s birthday is- being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustav eiffeh this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines. a glimmer of hope in ukraine as russia says it will scale back military operations around the capital kyiv.
humanitarian corridors get people out of mariupol, but the destruction and the killing there is notjust left behind. the damage is carried with its people out of the city. like invisible shrapnel lodged in their minds. aleksander is leaving hospital today. his father, a musician, is giving staff a farewell concert, giving thanks for the two things he saved from the horrors of mariupol, his saxophone and his son. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. on the day of the draw for the qatar world cup tournament organisers defend their human rights record and treatment of migrant workers despite huge criticism from amnesty international.
it has become - a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians| wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower s birthday is- being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustav eiffeh this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. our main story. ukraine s military has warned that russia is regrouping its forces. the outskirts of kyiv and the city of chernihiv have come under attack a day after russia said it would scale down its military operations. in the us, health officials have authorised a second covid booster for those over the age of 50, citing data showing waning immunity and the risks posed by omicron variants of the virus. the f d a says it should be given at least four months after the previous dose. president biden, who
is unlikely to fade. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome. it s 6am in singapore, and 1am in moscow where president putin stands accused of blackmailing european countries over supplies of russian gas. on thursday, mr putin threatened to stop supplying gas to what he called unfriendly countries if they weren t willing to deal in the russian currency. he signed a presidential decree stating that buyers of gas had to open rouble accounts in russian banks from friday. germany one of the main buyers of russian gas says it won t tolerate any attempt at political blackmail . mr putin s ultimatum is an attempt to boost the russian currency which has been hit by sanctions following the invasion of ukraine.