unspun world withjohn simpson. hello. it s good to see you. we re here in the bbc s central newsroom for another edition of unspun world. in today s programme how is it that russia s economy is doing so well in spite of the ukraine war and western sanctions? a quite extraordinary transformation of the russian economy into a war economy, with massive defence spending, with the reorientation of its industrial base towards its war machine. iran s client groups around the middle east get a hammering from us missiles. but what s the point of having the americans in the region? maintaining counterterrorism efforts against isis, and also, they check iranian influence in syria, in iraq, in lebanon. and, is ethiopia yet again going to be a byword for hunger and despair? this is the moment to try and fix this problem, - not six months down the line l when an awful lot more people have died and it s much harderl to turn the whole thing around. russia invades its neighbour after signin
this is the ingraham angle . thank you for joining us. my angle on the border fy in moments. but first, the u.s. military launched n ai air assault against dozens of sites in iraq .and also in syria that werer in used a staging ground for iranian backed. now, these are the first u.s. a military strikes after that dronettack killed three american soldiers and of course, injuring more than 40 others in jordan just last weekend. now, us warplanes struck.s more than 85 targets. they hit facilities, such as the command and control centers and aerial vehicle storage sites. fox news international correspondent mike has beenhing watching all of this from tel aviv. mike, can you tell us?ion now i can tell you, laura that we have confirmation now from the u.s. central command that some 85 local russianst by1 were hit by 125 u.s. munitions at seven different locations, or i shoul hitd say 85 targets t hit at seven different locationm ins, three of them ine of iraq, four of them ins
and a family torn apart. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the hollywood actress, gwyneth paltrow, has been giving evidence in a trial where she s accused of causing a ski crash in 2016. terry sanderson is suing the star over the incident in utah alleging he was left with brain damage and seeking 300,000 dollars compensation. gwyneth paltrow is countersuing and has told the jury that mr sanderson crashed into her. sophie long sent this report. gwyneth paltrow has been present throughout this trial, listening to emotional counts from two of terry sanderson s daughters about the impact the accident had on their father. today was the oscar winning actress s turn to give their account of the collision that mr sanderson says left her with a permanent brain injury and four broken ribs. i was skiing and two skis came between my skis, forcing my legs apart and there was a body pressing against me and a very strange grunting noise so my brain was trying to
Here in jerusalem. As we continue our live breaking coverage of the war in israel on americas late newsrael, fox at night, fullr coverage of the war coming right now, but we have a Breaking Nowwe Hav news update on the Mass Shooting in lewiston, maine. The suspect, 40yearold, robert card, accused of killing 18, hamas found dead with ad selfinflicted gunshot wound. C. B. Cotton is gathering more information and we gesl get to her live in minute. Meantime, sunrise in gaza, 48 minutes away and the Ground Fighting between hamas and Israeli Defense forces is reportedl e gunfy happening right now. And the ground war hasnt. Officially even begun. And were told the expanded Ground Operation Es in the earln going are aimed at prepping the battlefield and laying a pathway for more Israeli Soldiers to join the fight. Tonight, team fox coverage. The chief National Securityov Correspondent Jennifererag with more on the u. S. Response to iranian proxy u On Americannc troops. The chief correspondent
Yangons military leaders deny theyre conducting a campaign of indiscriminate violence against the rohingyas. There are fears of an emerging crisis as a bbc investigation finds that there is a shortage of dentists, according to new figures. Now its time for sportsday. Welcome to sportsday, im leah boleto. He hasnt played sincejuly and today andy murray confirms hes likely to be out for the rest of the season. Its been a tough day in the mountains for chris froome at the vuelta a espana. Stick with us for all the details. Could it be all change for Womens Super League . There are proposals to streamline the competition to just one division from two. Coming up,joe coming up, joe root, captain of england, speaks to me before the third, and decisive test match england against the west indies here at lords. Wellcome. Plenty to get through but were going to start with the news that andy murrays season is over. He posted on social media earlier he was cutting short his 2017 campaign, preferrin