on the impact of somalia s drought, the worst in a0 years, with people walking for days in search of life saving help. we are headed for a catastrophe, this serious, really going to get worse. and private screenings of a film starring british and pakistani stars are being auctioned to raise funds forflood victims in pakistan. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk, where the new finance ministerjeremy hunt has been insisting the prime minister liz truss is in charge. 48 hours into thejob, he has the herculean task of restoring market confidence in her economic plans. he s made clear he will be looking at government spending as well as the planned tax cuts. mr hunt held talks with the prime minister on sunday. but her position did not appear secure three conservative members of parliament have publicly called for her to resign. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the gates of the prime minister s coun
doctors successfully separate conjoined twins with shared fused brains in historic virtual reality surgery. and as england s lionesses celebrate winning the euros 2022, we ll talk to gurinder chadha, director of the classic celebration of women s football bend it like beckham. now look my god, we did it! cheering live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news from the us it s being reported that the al-qaeda chief, ayman al zawahiri, has been killed in an american drone strike conducted in kabul. zawahiri was on the fbi s first ever most wanted terrorist list issued on the ten october, 2001, following the 9/11 attacks, which he had helped to co ordinate alongside osama biden laden. there is no independent confirmation of this, but the white house says that president biden will give details of the counter terrorism operation in afghanistan shortly. let s get more from our correspondent i
board brings charges against yorkshire and several individuals over allegations of racism. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and midnight in brussels, where the us defense secretary has said he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine receives the weapons it needs to combat russia s invasion. lloyd austin was speaking at a nato meeting and called on allied countries to urgently increase deliveries of arms during a pivotal moment in the war. here s a glimpse of what secretary austin had to say. we cannot afford to let up, and we cannot lose steam. the stakes are too high. ukraine is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield. and we are seeing what presidency zelensky warned us about after failing to take kyiv and reassessing its combat aims, russia has shifted its combat aims, russia has shifted its focus to the donbas. and we cannot underestimate the challenge that ukraine fac
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