f-16 fighter jets to help ukraine battle russian forces, but president biden is pushing back against that idea, at least for now. white house correspondent priscilla alvarez joins me now with more on this. priscilla, the biden administration is having more sanctions against russia but for now no f-16s, is that right? reporter: that s right. it comes as president biden tried to underscore over the course of the week the support that the united states and its allies are giving ukraine. but when it comes to those advanced american fighter jets, that s where president biden is saying they will not be giving those to ukraine for now. we re sending him what our seasoned military thinks he needs now. he needs tanks, he needs artillery, he needs air defense, including another high mark. there s things he needs now that we re sending him to put him in a position to make gains this spring and this summer going into the fall. you don t think he needs
up there for a little while. this is bbc news. our main story: the us announces a further $1 billion in military aid for kyiv and urges allies to provide more weapons to help ukraine battle russian forces. the us central bank has announced a rise in interest rates of three quarters of a percentage point the largest since 1994. the federal reserve is trying to curb inflation which reached an annual rate of more than 8.5% last month. nina trentmann, bureau chief at the wall streetjournal, joins us now from new york. good to see you. it is the biggest interest rate rise in nearly 30 years. why now was yellow well, you just mentioned it, basically because of recent inflation figures that came out
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welcome to bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: the us announces a further $1 billion in military aid for kyiv and urges allies to provide more weapons to help ukraine battle russian forces. police searching the amazon for two missing men say they ve found human remains. more than a million children in afghanistan, are facing malnutrition, as the country struggles with an economic crisis. we hear from families desperately trying to survive. i feel ashamed ifeel ashamed in i feel ashamed in front of my family that i am so poor, i cannot afford to provide good food. my sons are really thin because they are not eating well.
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