not to bring ukraine into the nato family now at this moment in the middle of the war. ukraine now promises it will not use the american supplied cluster munitions in russia. it comes as the controversial weapons divided congress. they want these as self-defense to use against russians in their own country of ukraine. i don t see anything wrong with the, these weapons would be a game-changer. cluster bombs should never be used. that is crossing a line. we would risk losing our moral leadership. also new today, treasury secretary janet yellen returns from china after a weekend of high stakes meetings. the secretary is optimistic progress is being made to shore up tense relations. i had a very construct a visit. i received a warm welcome and had a very substantial series of meetings. an objective of my trip was to explain the national security is something that we can t compromise on and we will protect. capitol hill is bracing for a potential far-right feud as marj
this is bbc world news, the headlines has begun in egypt, with a warning that a year of extreme weather must be a wake up call for the planet. downing street says the prime minister believes abusive text messages sent by the cabinet minister gavin williamson were unacceptable at least 19 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into lake victoria in tanzania while attempting to land in stormy weather and with the us midterm elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. jumping back to the top of the premier league, have arsenal shown they re genuine title contenders.? this will be england s world cup opener in ten month s time, the rehearsal ends in a rare home defeat to argentina silver, bronze and now gold forjessica gadirova as britain end the world gymnastics champ
president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. the cop27 climate summit has begun in egypt with an agreement to discuss the possibility of wealthy countries handing money to poorer nations to help them cope with the impact of global warming. until now developed countries have resisted pressure to put, what s referred to as loss and damage , on the agenda. the conference heard a warning that the past eight years have been the warmest on record. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. cyclones ripped through madagascar earlier this year. floods displaced more than a million people in nigeria. while rainfall was part of somalia and elsewhere in east africa even closer to famine. our planet is sending a distress signal. our planet is sending a distress siunal. , , , ., , ., signal. this is been the warmest on record making signal. this is been the warmest on record making every signal. this is been the warmest on record
vote to go on strike. in afghanistan, the taliban say the search for survivors has been called off, just a day after a devastating earthquake which is thought to have killed more than a thousand people. the earthquake struck early on wednesday about 44 kilometres from the city of khost. heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication network have hampered relief efforts in paktika province the worst hit area. our kabul correspondent secunder kirmani is there, and sent this report. homes reduced to rubble, lives reduced to memories. these were my son s shoes, says agha jan. his three young children were killed in the earthquake as they slept, as well as his two wives. when the roof fell down, what did you do? translation: i ran toward my family, but everything was under the rubble, even my shovel, so i couldn t do anything. i shouted to my cousins, but when we took my family out, they were already dead. it s a three hour drive to the nearest big city from the wor
over. it s only the start, but so far it s gone well. does this breakthrough deal signal a turning point in the conflict? i don t trust hamas to do anything right now. i only trust hamas to respond to pressure. my guest this morning, national security adviser jake sullivan, and the chairman of the house intelligence committee republican congressman mike turner of ohio. plus, countdown to iowa. the iowa caucuses are now just 50 days away. we are now in second place in iowa. everybody s attacking me. that should show you who they care about. can any of trump s rivals catch up and stop him? and actor and advocate. selma blair, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis five years ago, is using her voice to fight for those with the right of all those living with disabilities. i want equity. i want justice. joining me for analysis are leigh ann caldwell of the washington post. republican strategist brandon buck and symone sanders-townsend. former chief spokesw