There is some mist and fog and a few showers around this morning. They will give way to a dry and decent with sunny spells. Later, some rain in Northern Ireland. Details coming up. Good morning. Its monday, 18th march. Vladimir putin has claimed victory in russias president ial election. Without any serious opposition, a fifth term was seen as inevitable. At least 80 protestors have been arrested across the country for vandalising Polling Stations. Foreign secretary David Cameron hasjoined other western governments in shunning the result. He said, this is not what free and Fair Elections look like. Our russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports. Foeradimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might | want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader A
Good afternoon. Israeli troops have launched another Military Operation on the biggest hospital in gaza, al shifa. Its full of patients and people who have been displaced by recent fighting, but israel claims hamas fighters were using the hospital here in gaza city as a command centre, and that 80 suspects have been arrested. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza says israel has committed a war crime. Heres anna foster. Gunfire rings out in a street near gazas biggest hospital. Inside it, medics are still working and patients are still being treated. For months, hundreds of displaced palestinians have used the compound for shelter. Palestinians have used the compound forshelter. Israel palestinians have used the compound for shelter. Israel called its operation targeted mission, saying it used caution and care. Hamas accused israel of acting against all international laws. The accused israel of acting against all international laws. International laws. The idf is conducting High Intern
Duped by dishonest recruitment agents into going to oman. Georgina was promised a lucrativejob in dubai, but instead she found herself in the omani capital, muscat. Translation i was not allowed to rest. I was waking up at 3am and going to bed at 1am. The most difficult thing that made me desperate to escape was the boss forcing me to have sex with him. It was so painful because i had no way to say no. He threatened me and said if i shouted he would shoot me. I got badly injured because it wasnt only him. He would bring friends and they would pay him after. In oman alone, there are an estimated 300,000 Domestic Workers, most of them from africa or asia. Ekaterina runs an ngo which supports Migrant Workers in the gulf. We identify them as victims of trafficking or forced labour or other forms of exploitation. So we negotiate with their employer for them to be released. The laws that are in place prohibit a Domestic Worker to leave the employer. She cannot change jobs and she cannot leav
Private travis king as a Prisoner Of War despite him being taken into north korea in custody after causing into the country last month. Before we move onto the rest of the news lets show was these images of pope francis who is currently in lisbon as the ed ward seventh and park. He is in portugal at 45 days for a youth summit and you can see all those young people there lining the streets of the Eduardo The Seventh Park Cheering and theyjust completed a performance. Emotional scenes there of young people getting quite emotional the pontiff there. He given sir newman earlier and sermon, earlierand he given sir newman earlier and sermon, earlier and he will be there to preside over position. You can see all the fee for their in lisbon for pope francis s a trip to portugal and this is a ward of the seventh park. Eduardo the seventh. Scientists say the average Surface Temperature of the worlds oceans has hit a record high, with alarming implications for the planet. The average temperature
inching towards a conclusion. a winter storm brings rain and snow to southern california, the likes of which hasn t been seen there for more than three decades. coastal areas are also under flood warning due to high winds. millions of nigerians are voting in the country s most competitive election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. the race is between two major established parties, and a third candidate, peter obi, who has galvanised the support of young people. nigeria is africa s most populous country and a record number of people nearly 90 million have been eligible to vote. voting has officially ended but the millions of people who are in queues at polling stations nationwide can still cast their ballot. and in some places, especially in the south of the country, voting has not even started due to severe delays and violent disruptions. joining me now is remi adekoya, lecturer of politics at the university of york. thank you forjoining us. i w