tonight breaking news and what is now the most consequential ruling since the supreme court overturned roe versus wade trump appointed federal judge has just suspended the fda approval for a widely used abortion drug. that means the drug called mifepristone could soon be banned nationwide, even in states where abortion remains legal. now, this is a hugely consequential ruling. the drug has been on the market for more than 20 years and used and more than half of all abortions in this country. we have reporters covering this story across the country for us, but first let s start with ariane de vogue, outfront live and washington, ari. and what else can you tell us so far about this judge s decision? absolutely right. this is the biggest ruling we ve had since last spring, when the supreme court reverse roe v. wade here, this federal judge has halted the approval of this popular medication abortion pill. now what s important orton . here is he s put this ruling on hold for a wee
is your summer holiday in jeopardy? as passport workers prepare to strike, unions say it could affect a million applications. and. england are. man. confidence and spirits are high as ireland seek to do coming as ireland seek to do up in the sport later in the hour coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. the iris strike gold on st. patrick s day on the final date of the festival! good evening. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader vladimir putin, for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of thousands of children from ukraine to russia, since last year s invasion. it s the first time the icc has ordered the arrest of a prominent political leader still in office. moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from
plus, the benefits of early exposure to peanut butter. why a spoonful for babies may help prevent an allergic reaction. welcome to bbc news. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky, has hailed the decision as historic but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous , saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. awar a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that is now left president putin to make accused of war crimes by an international c
bret: but, first, breaking tonight, increasing concern over aerial objects that were spotted and then shot down over the u.s. and saturday over canada. the total right now is for china blamed for at least one of these so far says the u.s. has sent multiple balloons over its territory in the past year. the biden administration denies this. more of the chinese spy craft has been recovered and is being analyzed from off the coast of south carolina. but, as for the other objects, there is still very little information about what they are, what they were doing and who is behind them. as the search for those remnants continues tonight. we have fox team coverage, brit hume has analysis of the whole affair. jacqui heinrich is at the white house with the increasing pressure for president biden to address the issue personally. but we begin with chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon with what the defense department is doing and saying tonight. good eve
news digital, it is clear hunter and other members engaged in appalling shady business schemes to avoid scrutiny as they made millions from foreign adversaries like china. we been wondering where the doj and irs has been, it appears biden administration may have been working over time to prevent the bidens from facing consequences. todd: brooke singman has more. brooke: the unidentified whistleblower is claiming he has protected disclosures that detail pref rential treatment in politics affecting decisions that would be followed by career law enforcement professionals in similar circumstances if the subject were not politically connected. the attorney says his client is ready to provide more information to congress investigating the president s son. listen. to him, the truth is one truth and he wants to come forward with it. he s ready to be questioned about what he knows and what he experienced under proper legal protection. brooke: documents reveal current crisis co