through our tragedies. and while the nation mourns the seven people dead after monday s mass shootings of dozens of parade goers in the highland park illinois, the shooter in that case, though in custody and looking at life in prison, because otherwise unharmed. even after an intense police man hunt following the massacre. two states over, in akron ohio, protesters has stretched into the second week spread by the fatal police shooting of jayland walker last month and driven by the grim body cam footage showing the moment akron police wounded walker. more than 60 times after karen fauci s last month. two tragedies of gun violence. to glaringly different outcomes. and i will talk to akron s congresswoman, in just a moment. about what her constituents have to say about that difference. what they want from the states investigations into walker s death. and two weeks after the reversal of roe v. wade, how is the escalating abortion rights battle impacting her district and others l
and her husband are being held on an immigration charge. and coming up this hour. the 17 year old solo pilot who s broken two world records. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. 25 people, including two children, are now known to have died in a russian airstrike in eastern ukraine, according to authorities in kyiv. the ukrainian president, volodmyr zelensky, said that a railway station was hit and several houses and cars were destroyed, in a series of attacks in the dnipropetrovsk region. 31 people were also wounded. the strikes came exactly six months after moscow s invasion began. our correspondent hugo bachega has this update from kyiv. search and rescue operations are now over in the town of chaplyne, in the east of the country, following those russian attacks. a train station was hit, and pictures from the scene show destroyed passenger trains, cars. several houses were also hit. this attack happened yesterday, as ukraine marked independenc
welcome to world news america on pbs, in the uk and around the globe. we begin tonight with the effort to restart blockaded grain exports from ukraine, and ease a globalfood crisis. in turkey, a coordination center has begun work, as part a complex deal to get grain out of ukranian ports. the aim is to export five million tonnes of grain a month that was the figure before russia s invasion of ukraine. our correspondent richard galpin reports. from richard galpin reports. the start of the war back in february, from the start of the war back in february, russian forces has been blockading ukraine s black seaports. preventing experts of ukrainian wheat and other grains, vitalfor the food supply of many countries around the world. according to officials, there are around 20 million tonnes of grain in ukraine. but fear is growing of global food shortages, it seems there may now have been a breakthrough with a deal agreed by the two sides. it is hoped it will be possible for ship
this is where i felt the safest. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. a new coordination centre has begun work in turkey part of a complex deal to restart blockaded grain exports from ukraine. it s an effort to ease a global food crisis that is affecting millions around the world. more than 20 million tonnes of grain is waiting at ukrainian docks. the aim is to export five million tonnes a month, matching pre war levels. richard galpin reports. from the start of the war back in february, russian forces has been blockading ukraine s black sea ports preventing exports of ukrainian wheat and other grains vital for the food supply of many countries around the world. according to officials, there are around 20 million tonnes of grain in ukraine. with fears growing of global food shortages, it seems there may now have been a breakthrough with a deal agreed by the two sides. it is hoped it will be possible for ships to be inspected near turkey and t
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 7pm in washington where a potential visit to taiwan by us house speaker nancy pelosi is stirring alarm in presidentjoe biden s administration. they fear the trip may cross red lines for china and that there is no exit path. beijing, which claims sovereignty over the island, has already issued harsh warnings even suggesting a possible military response. against this backdrop, president biden is expected to call president xi on thursday for the first time in months. for more, we can speak now to bonnie glaser, political commentator from the german marshall fund. she joins us from washington. thank you so much for talking to the bbc. give us a sense of what is going on in the corridors of power in washington with this potential visit. ~ ~ . visit. well, i think that there are different visit. well, i think that there are different points - visit. well, i think that there are diffe