hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. donald trump s legal challenges continue as ejean carroll returned to the witness stand today to testify in her damages trial as part of her defamation case against him. unlike yesterday, the former president was not present in court. us forces have conducted strikes in yemen on two houthi anti ship missiles today that were loaded and prepared to launch. us officials say they destroyed the missiles. that is the fifth round of attacks against the houthis in yemen since thursday. on wednesday, an american owned vessel was hit by a drone near the gulf of aden, second time in a week that us vessels have been targeted by the houthis. also on wednesday, the white house re designated the houthis as a terrorist organisation which will mean sanctions. the secretary of state said that status will be reviewed if the attacks stop. here sjoe biden speaking at the white house. he was asked if the airstrikes in yemen were
with the level the top of the leaderboard after three level on eight under. recording the lowest first rounds at the us open with eight under scores of 62 on the first day. they are back out a little bit later on. dustinjohnson. quadruple bogey on par four second hole. defending champions matt fitzpatrick xxx hole in one on murray mcelroy just dropped murray mcelroyjust dropped a shot at the 13th and dropped to seven. a hole from defending champion mats for accurate but is struggling to gain ground. england declared on 193 for eight on the first day of the ashes series for more than lived up to the hype. joe root unbeaten 118 holding them back for a position on the hundred and 76 5. captain ben stokes made the surprise decision with the close approaching the earliest christenings declaration in ashes history for the up there a half centuries from jonny bairstow and opener zak crawley for them in reply to her border to australia to for the their half centuries from jonny bai
video is released by ukraine of the moment a russian missile strikes the shopping centre in kremenchuk an attack which killed at least 18 people. the killing of zara aleena in east london at the weekend a 29 year old man has appeared in court charged with her murder. tackling the world s climate crisis a new report says britain needs to do more to deal with the global threat. and with the global threat. also, here at wimbledon, n delayed and also, here at wimbledon, rain delayed the start of play but we are expecting to see six british players in action today, including emma raducanu and andy murray. and coming up on the bbc news channel. nat sciver shines again as england extend their lead over south africa on day three of the one off test at taunton. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. the duke and duchess of cambridge have paid tribute to dame deborahjames following what they called the heartbreaking news of her death, at the age of a0. they describe
to have taken the most votes in the french parliamentary election. but leaders of the left and centre have called for france to unite against marine le pen in the second round next sunday. in the last hour, the french president gabriel attal has called on voters to not give a single vote to the national rally. translation: night is not a night like any other, you know me, i am night is not a night like any other, you know me, iam not night is not a night like any other, you know me, i am not about to beat about the bush. the lesson tonight is the far right is on the doorstep of power. never before in our democracy has the national assembly risked being dominated by the extreme right as is tonight. our objective is clear, to prevent the national rally from having an absolute majority in the second round, from dominating the national assembly, and therefore governing the country. i say this with force, ideal to i appeal to everyone of our vultures. ideal to i appeal to ev
it s six in the morning in singapore. we are on the wrong running order, apologies. i m going to bring you some details about france. it is the first round of france s parliamentary elections, and they suggest that the far right have made historic gains in this election. turnout was the highest, for a0 years. marine le pen s hard right national party came top, with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left wing coalition, with around 28% of the vote. president macron s gamble to hold the snap election saw his centre right alliance of parties relegated to third place. a final result won t be known for another week, with a second round of voting for the national assembly s 577 seats, next sunday. andrew harding has the latest from paris. a kiss for marine le pen this morning. a politician once considered too extreme for most french voters, today her national rally is on a roll. and with le pen, her 28 year old protegejordan bardella, who s hopin