latest on our top story. jon, the 11 russian chinese warships near alaska represent the largest combined armada from both countries to ever sail so close to the united states and history. the pentagon says there is no interaction within the u.s. military assets. general keane spoke earlier offer the following warning progress china has considerably warships vent our navy does they have more airplanes, they have more missiles we have got to catch up we have to move with a sense of urgency. quickly u.s. navy dispatch for warships in a pa reconnaissance plane to shatter the russian and chinese flotilla course the u.s. military routinely does the same thing to both russia and china sailing warships and sending spy planes near both countries while keeping just outside territorial waters but we call that chinese fighter jet buzz the u.s. air force wsrc 135 reconnaissance plane in the south china sea back in may wasn t exactly sightseeing russians and chinese are just returning th
donald trump kicking off the new year with his name kicked off primary ballots in colorado and maine. how his legal team plans to fight those decisions. a powerful 7.5 week striking western japan. thousands flee coastal areas over fears of a tsunami. hours into 2024, russia launches intense attacks across several key ukrainian frontlines. vladimir putin says more strikes are coming. we are following the stories of many more all coming in. a new year and a new test for american democracy as several high-stakes cases could put the 2024 campaign calendar on a collision course with the supreme court document. it all centers on former president donald trump. tomorrow trump s lawyers are expected to appeal some highly controversial decisions that bar him from the 2024 ballots in colorado and maine. there are also the pending criminal cases and the key aspects of those are also on a fast track to the supreme court. did we mention primary season is in full swing? look at that calen
oil prices skyrocketed with the invasion of ukraine last year. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, paul scott here s what s coming up: novak djokovic edges closer to a record 23rd career grand slam title, as he eases in to the last eight of the french open. a remarkable match in the scottish premiership play off. ross the scottish premiership play off. county retain th status ross county retain their top flight status on penalties. and a blow for england ahead of the ashes as bowler jack leach is ruled out of the series through injury. welcome along. let s begin at the french open tennis, where novak djokovic has thrashed peruvianjuan pablo varillas to reach the last eight. carlos alcarez also won his fourth round contest, to keep us on course for a potential clash of the titans in the semi finals. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller is in paris. it s in the semifinal that has been anticipated in the top half of the draw sin
hello, everyone. happy mother s day. a big day for governor desantis. officially 2024 candidate, but he is expected to announce very soon. he attended multiple events in the hawkeye state. met with voters, racked up and s agenda. we are live in sioux city right now. alexis, i understand you are able to talk to the governor. what did he say fema good afternoon from iowa. a chance to catch up with florida governor ron desantis to a slam in white house on pretty much every policy they stand behind focusing on what is happening in our southern border. watch. anything you want to say about the southern border? it is a disaster. it is a man-made disaster with bad policies. you will continue to have bad things happen because they will not change the policy. the border should just be shut down. that is what you do. if this was world war ii era they would ve shut that down in 48 hours. we are a country that does not get things done anymore and that s something we to change. de