hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. us military analysts say ukraine appear to have won the battle for its second biggest city. some reports suggest russia appears to be focused on withdrawing its troops after failing to encircle the city. russia has warned finland and sweden that their entry into nato would lead to a militarisation of the baltic region. both countries are expected to apply for membership of the military alliance in the coming weeks. police in india have arrested two people after a fire destroyed an office building in delhi and killed at least 27 people. witnesses say several people jumped to safety as the blaze spread through the four storey building. in the uk, 50 migrants have been told that the government intends to send them to grow under the first to be removed under new immigration plans. critics have raised questions about the ethics and legality of the policy. the north korean leader has described the coronavirus outbreak as the greatest disaster
A baptism in the Santa Cruz Church of the tamaulipas state. The red cross said about 80 people were in the church at the time of the collapse. Images on social media showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the tamaulipas state. Images on social media showed dozens of people trying to hold up part of the ruined structure with poles while others made their way through the wreckage in search of survivors. These are the latest pictures from the scene, showing the Rescue Operation continuing into the night. The operation involves teams from the state police, the National Guard and the red cross. The cause of the roof collapse isnt yet known, but a structural failure is suspected. Journalist Franc Contreras in mexico city has been telling us the latest. Rescuers have been working for hours now pulling rubble by hand, and actually they have been able to rescue one or two people alive from under the rubble there, and so there is still hope, the bishop says that the roof collapsed rig
By the uss decision to not include new support for ukraine from a short term funding deal. Us congress was forced to drop the Financial Aid to avert a government shutdown. The Foreign Ministers from all 27 member nations are in ukraine for a historic meeting, to discuss continued aid for the country. Mr borrell also said it was possible for ukraine to join the bloc even if the war with russia was still ongoing. 0ur kyiv correspondent James Waterhouse has more. What we have seen, with all of this political turmoil in the us, as youve just seen, is the first hard symptom really of the growing scepticism within some corners of the republican party. We do have Foreign Ministers from all 27 Member States of the European Union here in kyiv today. Its a significant meeting and its an attempt to both unlock future funding, on top of the sizeable packages which have recently been announced, topping more than 50 billion euros. Thats not to be sniffed at, but this is also europe trying to put on
The fire began at around 6am in the Fonda Milagros nightclub before spreading to two venues next to it. The cause of the blaze is unknown, but its effect was devastating. Translation we dont know anything. We are waiting for news to see whether some of our Family Members have come out alive. Translation i think we left 30 seconds or one minute before the alarms went off and all the lights went out and there were screams saying there was a fire. I was in a place where i could get out, but five Family Members and two friends are still missing. Emergency services have been searching through the rubble, trying to find bodies. For friends and relatives of those who did not escape the blaze, it has been an agonising wait. Theyve been receiving support from counsellors in a nearby sports complex. The police are now carrying out dna tests on the bodies of those killed in an attempt to identify them, but it could be a slow process. This is the worst Nightclub Fire in spain in more than 30 years
The dup leader, Arlene Foster says talks with sinn fein on forming a new Power Sharing Executive have failed. Sinn fein blamed theresa may and her deal with the dup. Sinn fein blamed theresa may and her dealwith the dup. It is sinn fein blamed theresa may and her deal with the dup. It is a consequence, as we all know, of the dup supporting the Prime Minister, and in turn, the Prime Minister supporting the dup. And the seven time champion Roger Federer is the Star Attraction at wimbledon. He is through to the second round after his opponent retired with an injury. Our top story this evening north korea says it has successfully tested a long range Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. If true, it could have the range to reach the us mainland. An announcement on north Korean State Television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles, before hitting a target in the sea. The claims havent been verified but come just before the 620 leaders are due to discuss north koreas weapons programme. 0