hello to you. let s start in the united states, where the us attorney general william barr, who was appointed by mr trump, has said no evidence has emerged of widespread fraud that would change the outcome of the presidential election. this, despite the repeated claims by president trump that the election was stolen. our north america correspondent, peter bowes has this report. a political friendship that could be wearing thin. william barr has been a staunch ally of donald trump which is why his views of the country s top law enforcement officer carry special weight copy now he says working with fbi agents, they have uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election, and he added: as news emerged of the attorney general‘s comments, it appeared president trump was engrossed in his twitter account, live tweeting a hearing in michigan in which his personal lawyer rudy giuliani was submitting further unsubstantiated claims about the election. the trumpet lega
hello and welcome. let s start in the united states, where the us attorney general william barr, appointed by mrtrump, says no evidence has emerged of widespread fraud that would change the outcome of the presidential election. this comes despite repeated claims made by president trump that the election was stolen. last month, mr barr issued a directive to us attorneys across the country to pursue any substa ntial allegations . he is one of the president s most ardent supporters, but his patience appears to be wearing thin. there s a growing tendency he said, to use the criminal justice system as a sort of a default fix all, and if people don t like something they want the department ofjustice to come in and investigate. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is at the white house. what william barr has done is com pletely what william barr has done is completely undermined president s argument. he has looked at this and so there is no widespread evidence of widespread forward
hello to you. we start in the united states. the us attorney general william barr, who was appointed by mr trump, has said no evidence has emerged of widespread fraud that would change the outcome of the presidential election. this despite the repeated claims by president trump that the election was stolen. our north america correspondent, peter bowes has this report. a political friendship that could be wearing thin. we do not allowjudgements to be reached. william barr has been a staunch ally of donald trump, which is why his views as the country s top law enforcement officer carry special weight. now he says, working with fbi agents, they have uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election, and he added: as news emerged of the attorney general‘s comments, it appeared president trump was engrossed in his twitter account, live tweeting a hearing in michigan in which his personal lawyer rudy giuliani was submitting further unsubstantiated claims about t
inspiring prince harry at the invictus games. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and 1am in ukraine, where, in the last 2a hours, russia has expanded its bombardment, hitting sites right across the country. in a televised address, president volodymyr zelensky said he could confirm that the battle for the donbas region had begun. in the east, thousands continue to flee as russia steps up its new offensive, massing troops in the region, where ukrainian forces have been fighting russian led separatists, for the past eight years. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports now, from eastern ukraine. this is now the sight and sound of the donbas. severodonetsk, another city and another target for russia s unrelenting bombardment. we tried to enter to speak to families taking shelter, but the thump of artillery was steadily coming closer. explosions let s go. well, we just came here to go to a shelter, but
hello. ukraine s president zelensky has thanked germany for its fantastic solidarity on his first visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. it comes after germany pledged a further military aid package worth more than $2 billion. mr zelensky has renewed his call for fighterjets ahead of a planned counter offensive against russia s invasion. the german chancellor 0laf scholz said he would continue to support kyiv for as long as is needed. translation: this war has severe geopoliticall consequences for everyone, but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. 0ur citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky thanked the german government for their support. above all, i would like to thank you, sincerely, really sincerely. and the entire german people for your help, for every ukrainian life saved. i would like to