the bill is passed. the us senate approves - the bill is passed. the us senate approves aid - the bill is passed. the us senate approves aid to i the bill is passed. the us - senate approves aid to ukraine, the largest aid package since russia invaded. the man behind film scores that mesmerized the millions, composer vangelis has died at the age of 79 years old. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to newsday broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. a bit ofa a bit of a grim and gloomy day, the sun is coming up 2a hours before australians had to the polls after a heated election campaign, some of the main issues for you injust campaign, some of the main issues for you in just a moment, but first, let me talk you through some of the facts and figures. the liberal national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three year term going up another three year term going up against some of the opposition labour party, minor parties
the bill is passed. the us senate approves - the bill is passed. the us senate approves aid - the bill is passed. the us senate approves aid to i the bill is passed. the us - senate approves aid to ukraine, the largest aid package since russia invaded. the man behind film scores that mesmerized the millions, composer vangelis has died at the age of 79 years old. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to newsday broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. a bit ofa a bit of a grim and gloomy day, the sun is coming up 2a hours before australians had to the polls after a heated election campaign, some of the main issues for you injust campaign, some of the main issues for you in just a moment, but first, let me talk
to watch what this framework overall. i think a lot of the policies and the framework around climate, around labour, ground infrastructure and things that countries that you point out, like japan, singapore, south korea are already aligned with the us. it will be interesting and important to watch what the us can barely offer towards developing nations to incentivise them to actually sign onto the deal and to make robust and serious commitments around things like labour standards, and traditional market access commitments that the us have traditionally put into these trade deals. the us senate has approved nearly $40 billion in aid to ukraine the largest aid package since russia invaded. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. sta rt start time cruise is awarded the highest honour at the cannes film festival. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi s body landed in
city of mariupol. the russian authorities say that all those who have left will be treated in line with international standards but there are fears that some could face prosecution by president putin s courts. from moscow our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. tired and wounded. moscow released these images of ukrainian fighters leaving the steelworks they d been defending in mariupol, giving themselves up to the russians. ukraine is hoping for a prisoner swap, but in russia there are calls to put some of the soldiers on trial for war crimes. they are killers, they are criminals, but we give them medical care. but your country invaded ukraine with more than 100,000 troops. that s aggression, isn t it? no, it s not an aggression. it s not an aggression. don t bully us.
this is newsday on the bbc. i m mariko 0i, in singapore. 0ur headlines. australians had to the pond saturday to pick their next prime minister. incumbent or his rival, the labour leader, anthony albanese. presidentjoe biden is on his way to south korea on his first asia trip as a us leader. the us senate has approved a nearly $40 billion in aid to ukraine, the largest aid package since russia invaded. meanwhile, the secretary of state is warning the world is facing the greatest global food security crisis of our time security crisis of our time as more than 20 million tonnes of grain is piled up in ukraine because of the war. he s called on russia to allow ships to leave black sea ports including the key city