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the world. exactly 80 years ago, tens of thousands of allied troops mounted the greatest seaborne invasion in military history. one that would change the course of the second world war. today, d day veterans and world leaders are taking part in major commemorations in northern france. at a new memorial above gold beach, where british troops landed, the king has laying a wreath. close to where american forces encountered the fiercest german resistance, presidentjoe biden has given a speech warning that democracy in europe and around the world remains fragile. this is in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of walesjoined russia s invasion of ukraine. the prince of wales joined the prime minister of canada. and alongside the solemn ceremony, it has also been a chance for attendees, including the king, to meet and speak to the guests of honour, the veterans themselves, each of whom played such a crucial part in one of the defining days of european history. ....
on sunday, in separate attacks at voting centres in the central state of puebla, forcing the suspension of voting. 38 candidates running for various positions have been killed during the campaign, making mexico s election one of the most violent in recent history. joining me now is jason marzak, vice president and senior director at adrienne arsht latin america center at the atlantic council. jason, it s been an extremely violent campaign. even today, two people killed in attacks on mexican polling stations. so it s notjust running as a candidate that s risky, it s also participating in democracy? yes, it s been a very violent campaign season, mexico s most violent. and you also have an increase in homicides. over the current six year term. a quarter increase from the previous term. not only the violence today, but someone shot and killed on thursday. a candidate. the polls have now closed. there were some incidents of violence today but it was relatively peaceful. i was conc ....
and chasing the dream ben ainslie‘s bid for sailing history gets underway tomorrow. if we can win the america s cup for britain, you know, look at our sporting maritime heritage, it s the one thing that s missing, it would be huge if we could bring the cup home, and that s what motivates and inspires us. in the sport on bbc news: world number one andy murray will play russia s andrey kuznetsov in the first round of the french open. johanna konta faces unseeded soo way shei of chinese taipei. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has given a speech this morning, linking british military action abroad to terrorist attacks here at home. mr corbyn said the ‘war on terror‘ is not working and that a different approach is needed. he was speaking as election campaigning resumed after monday s attack in manchester. the conservatives have condemned his remarks as crass and ‘appallingly timed . our political correspondent iai ....
the western way of life is threatened by extremists. mission to mercury european and japanese scientists unveil their plan to explore the red hot planet. root to the rescue he lifts english spirits in his first test match as captain. and coming up on bbc news, we ll have wimbledon sportsday for you, with all the latest action from day four from the all england club live at 6:30. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the controversy surrounding the iraq war then and now revolves around tony blair s role in taking britain into battle. today, sirjohn chilcot the man who led the inquiry about the war has poured fuel on the argument. on the first anniversary of his report, in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he said that mr blair was not straight with the public when he argued so forcefully and emotionally for intervention. mr blair s office has insisted that five separate reports including the chilcot inquiry have found that there was no falsi ....
welcome to bbc news. a court in america has ruled that donald trump s ban on travellers from seven mainly muslim nations is unconstitutional. a judge in seattle said it amounted to religious discrimination. the court temporarily lifted the ban and several major airlines say they will now allow passengers affected by it to fly to the united states. the government has pledged to overturn the ruling. a little earlier the president took to his twitter account, describing thejudge‘s ruling as ridiculous . he wrote: when a country is no longer able to say who can, it has been a week of confusion and protests outside the white house and inside airports. but the most significant opposition to donald trump s immigration ban came from judgejames robart in this seattle courtroom. i find that the court should and will grant the temporary restraining order. overruling president trump s executive order that he signed just eight days ago. now people are free to travel once again i ....