we start with reports just coming in from syria. state media there say two people have been killed, when several israeli missiles have hit the kafr sousa district in syria s capital damascus. the neighbourhood is known to host several security agencies and was targeted in an israeli attack in february, last year. well, let s go straight to our correspondent, jenny hill, who is injerusalem for us. what more do we know? actually, in the last half what more do we know? actually, in the last half an what more do we know? actually, in the last half an hour what more do we know? actually, in the last half an hour or what more do we know? actually, in the last half an hour or so, what more do we know? actually, in the last half an hour or so, syrian . the last half an hour or so, syrian media outlets are now saying three people have been killed in what they believed to have been an israeli strike on this district. you will have seen the pictures of the apartment block which
terrorists in the central african republic, training localforces and helping the population. what the film maybe doesn t show is the vast mineral wealth the mercenaries extract in return. that strategy, making operations self financing, has been standard russian practice for years, but this time with wagner 2.0, there s something else. what we are now observing is that the russians are notjust trying to pay for their operations via these mechanisms, but to strategically displace western control and access to critical minerals and resources. and so in mali, for example, they have been working with the ministry of mines to rewrite the mining code in niger, to rewrite the mining code. in niger, and this hasn t occurred yet, but the russians are endeavouring to gain a similar set of concessions that would strip french access to the uranium mines in the country. for years, france had a significant military presence in west africa. in 2022, operation barkhane, as it was known, ende
ukraine s president gets the red carpet treatment in poland and a pledge of fighterjets. one of the world s biggest online, crime websites is shut down by police in 17 countries. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. china s foreign ministry has condemned a meeting between tsai ing wen and the us speaker of the house in california. it vowed a resolute response. mr mccarthy as the most senior american politician to meet a taiwanese leader on us soil since 1979. the meeting took place at the ronald reagan presidential library during a stopover on president tsai journey home from latin america. climate china claims it as part of its own territory. here is what was said at a press conference. the friendship said at a press conference. tue: friendship between said at a press conference. tte: friendship between the people of taiwan and america is a matter of profound importance to the free world and it is criti
one of the world s biggest online, crime websites online crime websites is shut down by police in seventeen countries. is shut down by police in 17 countries. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7 in the morning in singapore and 4 o clock in the afternoon in simi valley in california, where us house speaker kevin mccarthy greeted taiwan president tsai ing wen at the start of a meeting that has already infuriated china. in the last hour, beijing has promised a resolute response. mr mccarthy is the most senior american politician to meet a taiwanese leader on us soil since 1979. the meeting took place at the ronald reagan presidential library during a stopover on president tsai sjourney home from latin america. china claims taiwan is part of its own territory and discourages the island s leaders from meeting foreign officials. the two leaders held a press conference earlier. here s what they said. the friendship between the people of taiwan
rolling out the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts to return to the moon. after one venue cancels his latest production, over comments on trans rights and the #metoo movement, monty python s terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be more courageous. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that is what art is about it is pushing the limits. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at the russian occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is approaching critical. emergency workers have been staging drills and practising cleaning operations in the event of radioactive contamination. russia took control of the nuclear plant the biggest in europe in early march, and there s recently been heavy shelling at and around the site, with both sides blaming each other for the attacks. our correspondent james waterhouse reports from zaporizhzhia city. ukraine s vast, rich landscap