Berlin popped up on our radar and a possible Russia Citizen jailed in berlin wanted for a murder that might be involved also. Steve harrigan lived in moscow and has studied Vladimir Putin. Michael allen, an expert on all things international and Mark Meredith with news from the White House. Lets kick it off with you again as we begin a new hour. I dont know if youve heard from the administration. Is Joe Biden at the white House Today . Lets start there, mark, good morning. Good morning. Yes, President Biden is here at the White House. We anticipate that he will have something public to say about this Prisoner Swap given it is one of the biggest priorities this administration has had since President Biden took office. Administration officials have been telling us this has been ongoing but want to make sure they get everything taken care of first before coming out publicly with the details and common practice. We saw the same thing happened with Britteny Griner in 2022. They wanted to ma
400,000. And Spain And Italy are through to the Semi Finals of Euro 2020 after beating Switzerland And Belgium respectively. Hello and welcome to the programme. The un Security Council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopias tigray region. Eight months of fighting means hundreds of thousands of people are now at risk of starvation. The ethiopian government has denied allegations that its been blocking aid getting through. This is after tigrayan rebels took control of much of the Northern Region this week. The un World Food Programme says its up and running again but access is still difficult. Courtney bembridge has the latest. Cheering and chanting. An extraordinary moment after months of brutal conflict. Cheering. Horns blare. Celebrations on the streets of tigray s Capital Mekelle after rebel fighters took over the city. Theyve declared victory over the government troops. Horns blare. Applause. But eight months of fighting has left its mark. More than 400,000 people are estimated
And Spain And Italy are through to the Semi Finals of Euro 2020 after beating switzerland and belgium. Hello and welcome. The un Security Council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopias tigray region. Eight months of fighting means Hundreds Of Thousands of people are now at risk of starvation. The ethiopian government has denied allegations that its been blocking aid getting through this is after tigrayan rebels took control of much of the Northern Region this week. The un World Food Programme says its up and running again but access is still difficult. Courtney bembridge has the latest. Cheering and chanting. An extraordinary moment after months of brutal conflict. Cheering. Horns blare. Celebrations on the streets of tigray s Capital Mekelle after rebel fighters took over the city. They have declared victory over the government troops, but eight months of fighting has left its mark. More than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed the threshold into famine and another 1. 8 m
People have been killed and over 100 others hospitalised following days of anti government protests. And the countdown is on Virgin Galactic announces its first flight to the edge of Space could happen as early as next weekend. The last american troops have left Bagram Air base, the us military S Centre of operations throughout two decades of Occupation And Engagement in afghanistan. The departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces From the country is imminent. A taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports. Backroom airbase, afghanistan, the more strategically vital base in the country. Last night, the us military pulled out of the nearly 20 years there. It follows a decision by President Biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by december 11. We are leave afghanistan by december 11. Are on track exactly as to where we expected to be but ijust wanted to make sure there was enough, quote
Hello and welcome. The last american troops have left Bagram Air base, the us military S Centre of operations throughout two decades of Occupation And Engagement in afghanistan. The departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. A taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports. Bagram air base, afghanistan, the most strategically vital base in the country. Last night, the us military pulled out after nearly 20 years there. It follows a decision by President Biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by september 11. Were on track exactly as to where we expected to be, but i wanted to make sure there was enough running room, that we wouldnt be able to do it all till september. There will still be some forces left, but its a rational drawdown with our allies. The base has now been handed over to afghan government forces. But all over the country, theyre coming under