the u.s. called this incident everything from dangerous to juvenile, it happened yesterday morning 7 a.m. local time. two russian fighter jets, su-27 fighters went to a u.s. drone over the black sea. the pentagon says the fighter jets harassed the drone, buzzing dangerously close to the drone and one fighter dumped fuel on the drone and during one pass the russian fighter struck the propeller of the drone, breaking off a piece. the drone was unmanageable and the decision was made to ditch that aircraft in the black sea. with tengszs high between the u.s. and russia and china, they said this is the kind of thing that could sent nations spiralling toward a broader conflict. things bumping into each other and causing collision and two great nations sorting it out at 2 in the morning. russia has a different take and says the drone was heading toward russia with transponder turned off. the drone crashed. i want to emphasize the russian fighters didn t use weapons, didn t c
these were homes, neighborhoods , communities and here and elsewhere. the staggering loss of property is secondary. at least 25 people are now confirmed dead in mississippi. another person was killed in alabama for perspective. these past 24 hours have seen more tornado deaths than all of last year. many are just thankful to have survived. mcafee unity. and . thank god we re alive, but also were so devastated by the loss. the whole trailer park behind the building is gone and we don t know where everybody is . we don t know who s alive and who s gone. cnn s nick valencia is enrolling fork, mississippi nick just heartbreaking to hear these accounts. what are you hearing from people? it is and it s just awful to see this and we apologize for having to go live from our satellite phone. but it s a testament how much damage is here. in sharkey county and rolling fork, mississippi felt hours have been heavily damaged here, which is why we re not being able to go live on air. but wh
Weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. But the carefully worded review by the state Department Said it did not have complete information in its assessment and concluded that the findings shouldnt stop more us Weapons Shipments to israel. Its been a difficult week for us israel relations. President biden said the us could suspend certain Arms Shipments to israel if it launches a full scale invasion into rafah a densly populated area where over1 million civilians are sheltering and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Our state Department Correspondent tom bateman sent this update. This report has been three months in the making. It was ordered by the white house back in february with President Biden under growing pressure from human rights organisations, from part of his democratic base, over the way that american weapons were being used by the israelis in gaza. And what we have so f
Own walkabout with wife meghan on a visit in nigeria. And why classes across the uk are being cancelled and schools closed because of cyber attacks. On sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, Firm Favourites in the old firm match, but can rangers beat celtic for the first time this season to send the title race to the final weekend . Good evening. The economy grew more strongly than expected at the start of 202a. It means the uk is out of recession thats when the economy shrinks for two three month periods in a row, as it did towards the end of last year, when people faced higher prices in shops and higher interest rates. The Prime Minister said the uk economy has real momentum, but admitted there is more work to do. With more, heres our economics editor, faisal islam. The recession is now over, because the economy, all the goods and services we buy and sell, was officially growing by 0. 6 in the first three months of the year. Thats the highest, alongside canada, in the g7 advanced n
Wife visit nigeria, speaking to children at a Mental Health summit. I love you all confusion on eurovision eve will the dutch contestant perform in the final . Organisers are investigating reports of an incident backstage. And what can be done to protect the African Penguin . Conservationists are worried the species could be gone in a decade. On newsnight at 10 30pm, with peace talks stalled, israel is expanding its operations in gaza and its rift with the white house. With washington saying its watching with concern, tensions with the Biden Administration are growing deeper. Hello. Good evening. The Prime Minister has admitted it will take time for people to really feel better, after the latest figures showed the uk was officially out of recession. The economy all the goods and services we buy and sell grew by 0. 6 in the first three months of this year. That was much better than expected. And it brings to an end one of the Mildest Recessions on record shown by the shallow red bars on