this is bbc news, the headlines. high stakes in the us as the supreme court hears an unprecedented case whether to kick donald trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. polls close in pakistan, after millions vote in general and provincial elections. a new study suggests erectile dysfunction drugs could also reduce the risk of alzheimer s disease. the biggest mass migration in the world is under way in china as millions of people head home for new year with their families. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. first to the news that uefa president alexander ceferin has made the surprise decision to step down in three years time. at the annual congress on thursday, a motion was passed that allowed him to stand for a fourth term the english fa voted against that, by the way, but he says he made the decision six months ago. i have decided, let s say around six months ago, that i am not planning to run in 2027 any more. the reason is that after some time, ever
it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 3am in baghdad which has been struck by a us drone attack which killed a senior leader of an armed pro iran group. three people were killed in the attack, including a commander of the group that us officials say was behind recent attacks on us bases in iraq and syria. this was the scene in baghdad earlier tonight. angry crowds surrounded the burnt out vehicle chanting america is the biggest devil . our senior international correspondent orla guerin is in baghdad for us tonight she tried to get close to the scene of this attack. this was a high profile strike inside the capital. it happened at 930 at night to local time there were distinct explosions that were audible from our hotel we reached the scene very quickly. an angry crowd had gathered around the charred wreckage of the car which had been hit we know a drone strike a powerful pro iranian official. with the attack in jordan that killed three service personnel. they were
hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. we start in washington and high stakes because the us supreme court is about to start hearing a case which could potentially stop donald trump running in the 2024 presidential election. it is a legal first those bringing the case are using the 14th amendment of the constitution, arguing he is disqualified from standing because he commited insurrection onjanuary 6th, trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. that was successfully argued in the state of colorado in december where he s been removed from the ballot. donald trump and his attorneys will argue that any effort to stop him running is anti democratic. the us supreme court will hear 80 minutes of oral argument today. we have our correspondent inside the court listening to proceedings. thejustices have given little indication over the last few weeks where they stand on this, so it will be fascinating in the coming hours to hear the sort of questio
demonstrations against proposed reforms to the digital system in israel. tens of thousands of people take part in demonstrations across israel against proposed reforms to the judicial system. and bbc presenter gary lineker says he stands by his comments attacking the uk government s latest immigration policy. hello. the head of the un nuclear watchdog has demanded immediate action to prevent a disaster of the russian occupied zaporizhzhia in ukraine. remarks come after at least nine people were killed. at least nine people have been killed as the country has again come under sustained russian missile attack. ukraine s military says russia fired nearly 90 missiles and drones. and many people including in the capital kyiv remain without power. the areas on this map show some of the locations hit by the strikes. also hit was the only functioning power line used for electricity to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is occupied by russia. power has since been restored.
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