welcome to the programme. we start in sudan where the united nations is sending its top aid official to help co ordinate relief efforts. it comes as the agency s humanitarian coordinator in sudan says that the situation there is turning into a full blown catastrophe warning that more than 800,000 people may flee the country as a result of the ongoing violence. meanwhile, fighting continues in the capital khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides. evacuation flights are still taking off from port sudan on the red sea those not able to leave there by plane are taking boats across tojeddah in saudi arabia. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports. 0n sudan s coast, the scramble to escape goes on. with airlifts ending, foreign nationals register for a boat ride to safety. this morning, some 300 of them arrived here injeddah, saudi arabia, having crossed the red sea from port sudan. all sorts of embassies on hand to claim their own. several british families were on
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in new york where world leaders are taking part in a un meeting which is already being dominated by ukraine. russia s invasion was always going to be at the top of the agenda, but events on tuesday have brought the war into even sharper focus. officials in russian controlled areas in the east and south of ukraine have announced snap referendums onjoining russia. it appears to be part of a push by moscow to accelerate their annexation, in response to serious setbacks on the battlefield. in areas newly liberated by ukrainians forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the city of izyum i want to warn you orla s report contains some distressing testimony. in the centre of izyum, the heart of darkness. ukrainian investigators say the russians turned this police station into a torture chamber. we were taken down to the ce
china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines who s now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk where england have won a major football title for the first time in more than fifty years with victory in the final of the women s european championship. they beat germany at wembley stadium in london by two goals to one. the match, which took place before 87,000 fans saw england substitute ella toone score the opening goal for the lionesses in the 62nd minute. germany s lina magull was on the recieving end of a low cross from teamate tabea wassmuth before she guided the ball to the roof of the net bringing the germans back on level terms. chloe kelly then scored england
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the only survivor of the terror cell behind the november 2015 paris attacks has been found guilty of murder. salah abdeslam has been sentenced to life in jail. of the other 19 men standing trial, all but one were found guilty of terrorism charges. the attacks left 130 people dead. mark lobel has the latest. guilty. facing a full life present turn, france s or severe penalty for criminals, the only survivor of a gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people and the biggest trial in modern french history following the country s worst peacetime attack. it shook paris to its core in november 2015. as well as those killed, hundreds were injured during horrendous attacks on bars, restaurants, the national football stadium and the bataclan stadium. salah abdeslam said he was a soldier of the so called islamic state group but later apologised to victims and claimed he decided not to d
and ask how real is putin s dream of a new imperialist russia? welcome to the magnificent garden hall in tbilisi. i m joined by a top panel from across the region who are going to be answering questions from our local audience here. but before they do that, let us give you this brief overview of why people in former soviet republics like georgia and moldova are feeling a bit vulnerable after putin s invasion of ukraine. georgia is probably the most exposed country in the world to russian aggression. moscow has troops stationed about 30km from where i m standing here in the heart of the capital, tbilisi. 1a years ago, russia gave military support to separatists in two regions, south ossetia and abkhazia. there was a five day war between these separatists and georgian forces in which hundreds died and thousands were displaced. moscow recognises both south ossetia and abkhazia as independent republics and is believed to keep thousands of troops there, much like the pro russian t