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
the violence was sparked by accusations that two christian men desecrated the quran. germany s government has put forward draft legislation to legalise cannabis for recreational use. if approved it would allow adults to possess up to 25 grams of the drug and grow their own plants. that would make it one of the most liberal cannabis laws in europe. the bill still needs approvalfrom parliament. the us state department is sending its new ambassador to niger to help diplomatic efforts there, following a recent coup. kathleen fitzgibbon is a career diplomat with extensive experience in africa. the move is seen as a sign of washington s continued engagement with the unfolding crisis. fitzgibbon is expected to arrive later this week. you re live with bbc news.
of the most liberal cannabis laws in europe. the bill still needs approvalfrom parliament. the us state department is sending its new ambassador to niger to help diplomatic efforts there, following a recent coup. kathleen fitzgibbon is a career diplomat with extensive experience in africa. the move is seen as a sign of washington s continued engagement with the unfolding crisis. fitzgibbon is expected to arrive later this week. you re live with bbc news. the lead prosecutor in the us state of georgia s election interference case is asking a judge to set the start date for the trial of donald trump and his 18 co defendants for march 4 of next year. the former president was indicted for the fourth time on monday on 13 charges relating to his alleged attempts to overturn the result
approvalfrom parliament. the us state department is sending its new ambassador to niger to help diplomatic efforts there, following a recent coup. kathleen fitzgibbon is a career diplomat with extensive experience in africa. the move is seen as a sign of washington s continued engagement with the unfolding crisis. fitzgibbon is expected to arrive later this week. you re live with bbc news. the family of travis king, the us soldier confirmed to be in north korea, has told bbc news that they have not heard from him. in an earlier statement north korea said the american solider wanted to seek refuge in its territory because of the poor treatment and racism he said he had experienced in the us army. a us defense department spokesperson said they weren t able to verify king s comments, but his family s spokesperson said his uncle had received a text in which the soldier had indicated he was