Through an agreed route through the black sea, it then announces a humanitarian corridor without any kind of acknowledgement from russia, which has continued to target commercial vessels. Yet we have a cargo ship leave the Port Of Odessa this morning. It had been trapped there since before the invasion, and it continues to make its way south towards turkey. There are some in the insurance and Shipping Industry that are rightfully nervous about this because russia enjoys quite a lot of dominance on the southern ukrainian coast. It uses its vessels to blockade ukrainian ports. And yet this vessel seems to have made its way through. More could follow but there is a big if here on whether russia decides to leave the vessels alone and it is a big if because it continues to strike ukrainian ports with drone strikes. Earlier, i spoke with john allen, a retired Us Marine Corps Four Star General and former commander of the Nato International Security Assistance force, about that bbc reporting a
There are also interesting developments at sea where since the collapse of a major agreement last month that allowed ukraine to export grain through an agreed route through the black see it then announces humanitarian corridor without any kind of acknowledgement from russia which has continued to target commercial vessels. Yet we have a cargo ship leave the port of edessa this morning. It had been trapped there since before the invasion, and it continues to make its way south towards turkiye. There are some in the insurance and Shipping Industry that are rightfully nervous about this because russia enjoys quite a lot of dominance on the southern ukrainian coast. It uses its vessels to blockade ukrainian ports. And yet this vessel seems to have made its way through. More could follow but there is a big if here on whether russia decides to leave the vessels alone and it is a big if because it continues to strike ukrainian ports with drone strikes. As the war in ukraine continues, a bbc i
Central new street journal poll president ial poll out this morning shows donald trump, lean President Biden, in six of seven swing states. The exception here is wisconsin. Biden holding a tight lead. There at all its also worth thousands of progressive voters used last nights president ial primary two protest bidens handling of israels war against hamas or the 45,000 voters picked uninstructed on the ballot. And that is more than twice the margin that biden had when he won the state back in 2020. Last night, President Biden came out also with some of his harshest words yet toward israel criticizing israel over the deaths of seven world central Kitchen Aid Workers. They were killed in israeli airstrike in gaza. He shared those frustrations also with a small group of Muslim Community leaders during a meeting at the white house last night. It wasnt enough to keep one Palestinian American doctor from walking out in the middle of the meeting in protest arlette saenz, is that the white hous
The i, im eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. So it africa is celebrating its freedom day saturday as on from its transition to democracy from the racial segregation of apartheid precedence. There are my foresight has led celebrations in victoria, claiming in his speech that the countries in, quote, an infinitely better place than it was in 1994. But his routing amc policies expect thats a phase a stand test in a nation wide election next month. So it africa is one of the continents leading economies, but severe economic challenges and verizon unemployment dump on the optimism effect 2 years ago. Many of those who fought against apartheid are still demanding justice, but of crimes. The suffered span, whole car reports from johannesburg, of what they say is applied to justice on the steps to south africa is constitutional. Members of the movement for spent the last 5 months attempting here. Under quote, the states they say many victims of a particular crimes, a being
Some optimists say about future profits from the Worlds Biggest Oil companies. The latest earnings from bp in companies. The latest earnings from bpina companies. The latest earnings from bp in a few hours. And signed and sealed. 25 years ago today, the controversial Maastricht Treaty which established the European Union but could this be the year that more of its key members vote to leave . Welcome. This is World Business report, i am sally bundock. And baby boom to baby bust. The true cost of having children. Lets start with bp. It is its turn to reveal how much money it has recently made, the news being of interest particularly as oil prices have been recovering thanks to the agreement reached at the end of last year between 0pec and non members to cut production beginning in january this and non members to cut production beginning injanuary this year. If you look at this graphic, it shows you look at this graphic, it shows you whats been going on in the last 12 months. You can see