the rains keep falling in new zealand, and rescue efforts continue. we ll get the latest from auckland. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. liable from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where it s being reported that a missile hit a residential building in country s second largest city, kharkiv. that s according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. it s a developing story, and there s no word yet about any casualties. as and when we get more information we will bring that to you. this follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come underfire once again from russian troops. three people have been killed there, and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, m
and the palestinians. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where it s being reported that a missile hit a residential building in country s second largest city kharkiv. that s according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. it s a developing story and there s no word yet about any casualties. but as soon we do get any more information, will bring it to you. this follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come underfire once again from russian troops. three people have been killed there and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, mortars and tank shells were used. damage was reported to a regional hospital, a sc
aimed at countering china s growing influence in the region. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the united nations world food programme has described russia s blockade of ukrainian ports as a declaration of war on global food security that could push tens of millions of people into severe food shortages. it echoes concerns raised by the ukrainian government and wider accusations that the kremlin is deliberately targeting food supplies. our economics editor faisal islam reports. across the world, food and energy crisis are hitting households, increasing social instability and hunger and leading to whole country is going bust. sri lanka at first, but more are feared to be heading in the same direction. from southeast asia to the middle east, and it s also affecting the uk, too. with russia s war in ukraine making the supply shocks much worse, the economic stakes are very high here and across the world, accor
this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and one o clock in the morning in ukraine, where a court has sentenced a russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. vadim shishimarin was the first person to stand trial for war crimes since russia s invasion three months ago. he had admitted shooting the 62 year old civilian, but said he d been acting on orders and he will appeal against his sentence. our correspondentjames waterhouse was in court. this wasn tjust a trial, it was ukraine s day in court, with all eyes and cameras on 21 year old vadim shishimarin. by legal standards, his journey to this dock has been quick. more than two weeks ago, the russian soldier was questioned over an alleged war crime. translation: we started moving. on the way, we saw a civilian talking on the phone. i was ordered to shoot and fired one round at him. he fell down. we moved on. today, the court heard how shishimarin shot a 62 year old
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