decision to attack ukraine has sparked global condemnation and sanctions, and is turning russia into a pariah. for the first time in nearly 60 years, queen elizabeth would be attending one of her most at important ceremonial duties, the opening of the british parliament. and after weeks of violent protests and at least five more deaths, the sri lankan prime minster has resigned. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. . it s 08:00 in the morning here in the philippines, where i m at the center for the national commission on elections in manila. it is getting pretty crowded as a journalist are arriving and the a journalist are arriving and the anticipation of the press conferences to be held later, we should get some indication of the we should get some indication of the official results in these of the official results in these elections.- of the official results in these elections. ~ . ., these elections. what we have not so these elections.
the russian leader, vladimir putin, has addressed the huge victory day military parade in moscow, saying the invasion of ukraine had been provoked by the west, and that russian troops fighting there, were defending the motherland . what he didn t say was anything about the progress of that invasion, let alone how or when the war might end. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports now from moscow. it is the annual pomp to showcase russian power. across red square they marched, thousands of soldiers, in a parade marking a glorious victory the defeat of nazi germany. upbeat marching band music. but today there is no peace. vladimir putin has invaded ukraine. back from there, parading too, paratroopers who moscow says took part in the russian offensive. a war of conquest, says the west. the kremlin disagrees. translation: the defence of our motherland, when its destiny - was at stake, has always been sacred. as in the past, you, our soldiers, are today fighting for our peop
Years old~ she s been through an awful lot of difficulties recently, - not least the death - of her husband last year. she s been at the centre of the nations affairs for more than 70 years. this was the first state opening of her reign in 1952. tomorrow, the queen will be absent from the state opening due to reasons of health, but palace sources say she s looking forward to her platinum jubilee and hopes to take part in as much of it as possible. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. french president emmanuel macron has said it could take decades for ukraine to join the european union. in a speech to the eu parliament, mr macron suggested a parallel european community could be established, rather than lowering the bloc s strict membership criteria. ukraine began its eu application process in february, four days after the russian invasion. in south korea, yoon suk yeol is due to take the oath
Of october, the queen was at a reception at windsor castle. the following day, she cancelled the trip to northern ireland, and was taken by road into hospital in london, where she spent one night. no reason has ever been given. so, should we be concerned? i know several people who have seen her very recently- and apparently she is on very good form, but listen, - she is 96 years old. she s been through an awful lot of difficulties recently, - not least the death - of her husband last year. she s been at the centre of the nations affairs for more than 70 years. this was the first state opening of her reign in 1952. tomorrow, the queen will be absent from the state opening due to reasons of health, but palace sources say she s looking forward to her platinum jubilee and hopes to take part in as much of it as possible. nicholas witchell, bbc news. one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century has been sold at auction in new york. andy warhol s painting of marilyn monroe one in
Opening of her reign in 1952. tomorrow, the queen will be absent from the state opening due to reasons of health, but palace sources say she s looking forward to her platinum jubilee and hopes to take part in as much of it as possible. nicholas witchell, bbc news. in south korea, yoon suk yeol will take the oath of office in about an hour s time, to become the country s thirteenth president. he had the narrowest margin of victory in the history of the vote by less than 1%. a political novice, mr yoon has vowed to get tough on north korea and bolster the security alliance with the us. our correspondent jean mackenziejoins us from seoul. some pretty bold promises but a very narrow win, so what can south koreans expect of him? you are right. president new