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we start tonight here in washington these are live shots of the capitol building. the biden administration and the republican majority in the us house of representatives have reached an agreement in principle on a new government debt limit. the deal will be put to a vote on wednesday. we ll have more on what we know so far shortly, with our north america correspondent jess pakrker shortly. but first let s hear from the leaders at the centre of these negotiations. house speaker kevin mccarthy said there would be historic reductions in spending and no new taxes. he shared this statement a little earlier. ijust got off i just got off the phone with the president and talk to him twice today and after weeks of negotiations we have come to an agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do but i believe this is an agreement in principle worthy of the american people. it has historic reductions in spending, consequential reforms that will lift people out of poverty ....
thanks forjoining us. we begin in ukraine where a fresh air attack on kyiv has left at least one dead and a further three injured. the city s mayor vitali klitschko says around 20 russian explosive drones had been eliminated but that a fresh wave is heading towards the capital. russia has stepped up its attacks on kyiv over the past month, using barrages of drones and missiles in an attempt to overwhelm the city s defences. this latest attack comes as one of the country s most senior security officials says ukraine is ready to begin it s long awaited counter offensive. oleksiy danilov, the secretary of ukraine s national security and defence council, has been speaking exclusively to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is what s left of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claim they re withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists ....
security official tells the bbc that ukrainian forces are now ready to launch a long awaited counter offensive. the comments come after russian attacks on dnipro and the wagner group s recent claims it has fully captured the city of bakhmut. the head of russia s wagner mercenary group has announced that his forces have started to withdraw from bakhmut. ukraine denies this. the battle for that city has been the longest and bloodiest of the war. now, oleksiy danilov the secretary of ukraine s national security and defence council says an assult to retake territory from russian forces is ready to launch. he s been speaking exclusively to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is what s left of bakhmut, in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claim they re withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists its forces are still engaged on the ground and ....
So really, that s not a good enough excuse. many sub postmasters have had their convictions overturned and have been promised compensation. but for victims like baljit, this document is a traumatic reminder of the way they were treated. peter reddick, bbc news. twitter has pulled out of the european union s voluntary code to fight disinformation, the eu s internal market commissioner, thierry breton, announced the news on the platform. breton tweeted: he added that fighting disinformation will remain a legal obligation under the digital services act, a law which obliges firms to do more to tackle illegal online content. dozens of tech firms are signed up to the eu s disinformation code, including meta, tiktok, google, microsoft and twitch. the code was launched last year to prevent profiteering from disinformation and fake news. it also seeks to increase transparency and curb the spread of bots and fake accounts. under elon musk s ownership, ....
Overturned and have been promised compensation. but for victims like baljit, this document is a traumatic reminder of the way they were treated. peter reddick, bbc news. the french film anatomy of a fall directed byjustine triet has won this year s palme d or award at the cannes festival. triet becomes the third female director to have won theprestigious prize. the film tells the story of the trial of a widow accused of murdering her husband. the best actor award went to japan s koji yakusho for his part in perfect days from director wim wenders. and turkey s merve dizdar won best actress for about dry grasses. before we go, let s take a look again at our top story this hour we re live in washington dc. us presidentjoe biden and the republican house speaker kevin mccarthy have reached an agreement in principle on a new ....