Concentrating on now is the pathway accorded to the declaration is irreversible. The language says that as long as ukraine meets the conditions set out by all of the our lives, they will be able to eventually join this lives, they will be able to eventuallyjoin this defensive alliance, we know previously president zelensky has expressed some discontent not to be issued with a direct invitation but today as well, the message from him was gratitude that after the announcement was made that ukraine would be receiving f 16 fighterjets. Everybody was fighter jets. Everybody was also fighterjets. Everybody was also watching both the performance from the new recently elected uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, on the world stage, watching president biden over those concerns about in continuing with his candidacy in the race for the white house, the how the bilateral meeting today after which president biden said that they were the best of allies, call in the uk the transatlantic not nato all
The world and future generations. The uk says the immediate priority is getting out those who want to leave. Continuing safe passage for those, the minority, the small minority but none the less significant number who haven t yet been able to get out and then dealing with all the other building blocks to make sure afghanistan can be more stable moving forward. Let me know today how you think the uk and us handled the exit from afghanistan. Message me on inst or twitter or email victoria@bbc. Oc. Uk hurricane ida: thousands of soldiers and emergency workers are deployed in the us state of louisiana to help with the rescue operation officials say it could take weeks to restore electricity. A new study suggests playing just one season of professional rugby is enough to start having adverse effects on the brain. In her eighth paralympics, sarah storey wins a record equalling 16th gold medal in tokyo a feat hailed by the chair of uk sport. She still has the amazing physical ability to s
We ll look at what that means for the future of afghanistan. And seeking another escape route , as thousands of afghans struggle to flee their country we report from the border with pakistan. President biden s vowed to hunt down the islamic state militants who carried out a twin bomb attack at kabul airport, which killed at least 13 us service personnel and dozens of afghans. Map)the first explosion happened just before dusk outside the abbey gate, leaving bodies strewn in a sewage ditch. The second blast was near the baron hotel, which has been used by some western nations as a staging there had been warnings in recent days that an off shoot of the islamic state group in the region was planning an attack. Speaking at the white house, mr biden insisted that the airlift would continue despite the bombing. He said the servicemen who lost their lives were heros, and the attackers would be made to pay. We have a sacred obligation to all of you. The families of those heroes. That obligation
For survivors, as the death toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1,300. The taliban s extrarodinary sweep across afghanistan has now extended into the capital kabul, which it has seized with precious little resistance. Taliban commanders have been photographed in the president s palace, while president ashraf ghani has fled to uzbekistan. It is nigh on 20 years since the taliban fled the capital. Today as they reassert their authority they have urged calm, but the city is said to be in chaos. The us state department says american troops are now taking steps to secure the airport. Our first report is from our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. Afghanistan has new masters. 20 years later, the taliban are back. Hours after arriving in kabul, sitting at the president s desk. Earlier at the same desk, president ashraf ghani clinging to the last fragments of power. But the man gazing down on kabul s streets has gone, fleeing to neighboring uzbekistan. In a facebook post, he said he
Guess that s the price that we pay for trying to make this world a little better. And in haiti, the search for survivors, as the death toll from a huge earthquake rises to nearly 1,300. The taliban s extrarodinary sweep across afghanistan has now extended into the capital kabul, which it has seized with precious little resistance. Taliban commanders have been photographed in the president s palace, while president ashraf ghani has taken flight to uzbekistan. It is nigh on 20 years since the taliban fled the capital. Today as they reassert their authority they have urged calm, but the city is said to be in chaos. The us state department says american troops are now taking steps to secure the airport. Our first report is from our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. Afghanistan has new masters. 20 years after their first experiment in power came to a shattering end, the taliban are back. Hours after arriving in kabul, sitting at the president s desk. Earlier at the same desk, president a