at least nine palestinians are killed in an israeli raid in the west bank. the us secretary of state is to visit israel and the west bank next week. and injust over an hour s time, an asteroid the size of a bus is passing the earth on one of the closest approaches on record. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. in the united states in the last hour, president biden has called for calm after five police officers were charged with murder of tyre nichols, a black man severely beaten after a traffic stop earlier this year. the officers in memphis, tennessee who are all black were fired last week after being accused of using excessive force. their actions were caught on body cameras that video will be released within the next 2a hours. here s what the memphis police chief and the district attorney had to say. this is notjust a professional failing, this is a failing of basic humanity towards another individual
good evening, teresa. all five of the former officers facing charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, official oppression, in addition to, as you point out, second-degree murder charges. [listing names of officers] all fired last week for use of force, and excessive use of force, and for failing to intervene and failing to render aid to nichols, the departments that had been pulled over for suspected reckless driving. he died in the hospital just three days after he was pulled over back on january 7th. police say there was an initial stop, and then pepper spray was deployed, a foot chase, then another altercation. the tennessee bureau of investigation head, david rauch, whose department is leading the ongoing investigation is the officers conduct, said, i ve seen the video. you will, too. in a word, it s absolutely appalling. the actions of these officers were awful, and no one, including law enforcement, is above the law. i assure you
along the hudson. aaron katersky reporting. also breaking, there is news coming in late today, u.s. special operations forces killing a top isis leader during a daring ground raid. martha raddatz and what she s learned. the war in ukraine tonight. 24 hours after the u.s. said it would send abrams tanks to ukraine, germany and nato countries sending tanks, as well, russia unleashing a deadly strike. some 80 missiles and drones. former trump cabinet member elaine chao condemning former president trump tonight for his racist insults against her. she says his words say more about him than asian americans in this country. jon karl tonight. the national archives now asking former presidents and vice presidents and their offices to check their personal records for classified documents, going back to the personal office of former president reagan. mary bruce at the white house. a driver tonight facing charges, accused of intentionally smashing his pickup right into this pol
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