Hello and welcome to Bbc News. The us has led an Air Strike against a member of the terrorist Group Isis K that was behind Thursdays Attack at Kabul Airport. In a statement, the us Central Command said that the unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangahar Province of afghanistan. Initial indications are that we killed the target. We know of no civilian casualties. Our Washington Correspondent Nomia iqbal has more. President biden avowed revenge in that very emotional and defiant Press Conference on thursday he said that Isis K, the Isis Version in afghanistan, would be hunted down and made to pay for that deadly Suicide Blast that happened outside the airport, killing us service members and dozens of afghans who were trying to be airlifted out of the country. And this strike happened this evening, it was signed off by Mr Biden as you mentioned there. It was an unmanned drone that hit the eastern part of afghanistan, just bordering with pakistan, taking out one Isis K member. We dont act
And british Husband And Wife not only win gold but break the World Record in their respective cycling events. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The us military says its carried out a Drone Strike in western afghanistan, targeting what it said was a planner for the islamic State Group kNown as Isis K. The group is thought to have carried out the attack on thursday at kabul airport, in which 170 people were killed, Inluding 13 American service personnel. In a statement, us Central Command said. Meanwhile, the last british flights carrying civilian refugees out of afghanistan have departed from kabul. This report from graham satchell. The final flights leaving kabul airport. The british effort here is all but done. It has been a mammoth logistical operation. Injust two weeks, more than 14,000 people airlifted by the raf to safety in the uk. But the Ministry Of Defence ackkNowledges as many as 1,000 former interpreters and other staff will left behind. We a
And building a new olympic spectacle beijing prepares to become the first city in history to host both a summer and a winter games, just six months after tokyo. Welcome to newsday its 8am in singapore, and 8pm in New York, where, for years, Andrew Cuomo successfully navigated the murky political waters of the state, amassing power with precision, leaving his opponents trailing in his wake. But it took just a week for the governor to find himself out of moves following the publication of a report by the new York Attorney general s office which claimed Mr Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women. He denied the accusations, but faced growing calls from within his own party to resign, and today, he succumbed to those calls. I think that given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore thats what ill do, because i work for you. And doing the right thing is doing the right thing for you because, as we say, its not abo
President biden s agenda. And building a new olympic spectacle. Beijing prepares for the winter games, which due To Covid will take place less than a year after tokyo. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. Its newsday. Welcome to newsday. Its 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in the evening in New York, where, for years, Andrew Cuomo successfully navigated the murky waters of politics in the state, amassing power with precision, leaving his opponents trailing in his wake. But it took just a week for the governor to find himself out of moves following the publication of a report by the new York Attorney general s office which claimed that Mr Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women. He denied the accusations but faced a Growing Cacophony of voices from within his own party to resign, and today, he succumbed to those calls. I think that given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore thats wh
Remarkable and it has been commented on. The light is back on in her eyes. And happy birthday to one of the worlds most iconic buildings. The Empire State Building is 90. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or Around The World. All adults in india can now get a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. Thats good News In Theory for a country thats become the first in the world to record more than 400,000 Coronavirus Infections in a single day. But many states in india have closed Vaccine Centres because of a shortage of supplies. And hospitals are still struggling to cope, short of beds and oxygen. Devina gupta has more from the capital delhi. 400,000 and counting. Surging covid cases now making inroads in indias hinterland. These villagers in the Eastern Indian State of 0disha are living in fear. People here are so poor that they cant afford a proper mask, let alone expensive treatment. Now three people have tested positive. Translation there are no facilities for oxygen in our