fighting intensifies around the ukrainian city of kherson, as kyiv steps up the counter offensive, trying to recapture the southern city from russian forces. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he oversaw economic reforms known as perestroika and political ones known as glasnost or openness which led to the break up of the soviet union in 1991 and the end of the cold war. russian president vladimir putin has expressed deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at a historic life. he was the kind of russian leader of the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictator josef stalin, mikhail gorbachev bec
our panel is on deck to debate for the justice department now admits it s seizure operation turned up potentially privilege documents, could the doj s review of material taken during the rate undercut former presidents from call for an independent third-party to get involved. our legal eagles are standing why live. nancy pelosi 35 year in congres be over if fox news at night investigates. we begin tonight with that nagging question for biden administration can t or won t answer white house corresponden taking a look at who will end u paying for this so-called forgiveness of hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt. good evening, it. good evening. they are at 94 republican lawmakers calling on the house speaker, nancy pelosi to take action against president biden quotes unconstitutional and illegal student loan forgivenes plan just the latest twist and saga that some have called a forgiveness program and of others have called footing the bill for somebody else s
they came so close, the countdown stopping at t 14 minutes, there were too many technical problems to contend with. and europe s biggest street party returns after a three year absence due to the pandemic we lljoin the carnival at notting hill. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with the devastating flooding in pakistan. the country s climate change minister says one third of pakistan is underwater and much of the best farmland has been flooded. this could affect the supply of food. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million. and sent this report. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 to 13 feet of water.