we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance, and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. our rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling on the papal plane. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it special . beneath the pomp is a significant message dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict, an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what s worrying many. after a meeting with the president, the pope called for an end to extremism. translation: only if we learn to look bey
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. the trip is taking place amid tight security, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it special . beneath the pomp is a significant message dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict, an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what s worrying many. after a meeting with the president, t
confront bigotry, that s your reality check. a very needed one, john, thank you. new day continues right now. this is cnn breaking news. very good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is thursday, february 3rd, and breaking just moments ago, president biden confirming that the united states carried out a counterterrorism raid in syria, that has killed the leader of isis. so this is the first video that we are seeing of this operation. it is just in to cnn. and these are the first images from the scene showing some of the aftermath of this mission. the pentagon so far not saying much about this, except that it was in their words successful. the u.s. targeted al qaeda and its affiliates in the idlib province before. syrian defense forces say this operation killed 13 people including six children. the breaking news, which is hugely significant, if true, this statement from the white house that the isis leader is dead or as they say off the
of a relationship between presenter phillip schofield and a younger employee in 2020, but both repeatedly denied it. now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the women s super league is blue once again. it s four in a row for chelsea as they end the season on top. a place in the premier league is on the line at wembley right now we ll be live to wembley to see whether it s coventry or luton town that will play in top flight next season. heartbreak for geraint thomas, as his giro titles hopes are dashed in the final time trial in italy. also coming up on sportsday: saracens are back at the top of the premiership they beat sale to win their first title since relegation four years ago. max verstappen reigns in the principality as he claims pole for the monaco grand prix. welcome along on what s a busy saturday full of titles and trophies being handed out. and we re going to start with the women s super league. chelsea are champions once again. they wr
Lucas Moraes grabbed his first Dakar stage victory on Monday as Yazeed Al-Rajhi finished third to take the overall lead in the car class.The Spaniard finished sixth on stage 3, 3min 29sec behind Moraes.