we ll get the latest from our correspondent in the united states. the afghan taliban says that at least 21 people were killed in a blast at a kabul mosque. the un calls on the group to bring an end to terrorism. japan launches a nationwide competition to encourage people in their 20s and 30s to drink more alcohol. that was fantastic. you can t buy that feeling, frankly. and striking gold: we hear from one of the british divers who helped locate a us world war i shipwreck that s been missing since 1917. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. explosions have been reported at a military airbase in russian occupied crimea. officials there say there s been no damage, and that a ukrainian drone has been shot down. it happened north of the city of sevastopol at the belbek airbase. you ll remember another russian airbase in crimea was hit and, separately, in russia itself two villages close to the border with ukraine were evacuated after a fire broke out at an
speaks out as the bomb maker responsible for the 2002 bali terror attack has his sentence reduced and is eligible for parole. as a new covid vaccine is rolled out: a hospital in birmingham trials a new drug to help stop patients with immune problems from catching the virus in the first place. and we ll be telling you the story behind south africa s amapiano music scene, one of the fastest growing new music genres. wherever you rejoining me from around the world and here in the uk, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. let us start with this. a series of explosions have been reported at two russian military installations. in sevastopol, in russian occupied crimea, the governor claimed a ukrainian drone was shot down by anti aircraft defences near a key military airfield. in russia itself, the authorities said villages close to the border with ukraine were evacuated after a fire broke out at an ammunition depot. the blasts occurred as the un secretary general, antonio gut
and japan launches a nationwide competition to try to enourage people in their 20s and 30s to drink more alcohol. we start in ukraine, where the un secretary general who s in the country, said he was gravely concerned about nuclear safety. after talks with president zelensky, antonio gutteresh said the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant seized by russia must not be a target for military operations. turkey s president erdogan who was also at the meeting warned of the danger of another chernobyl . our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. the hunt for a solution. featuring turkey s president erdogan, antonio guterres, the united nations chief, and ukraine s leader, volodymyr zelensky. one agenda item, russia s continued occupation of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. there were repeated calls for a demilitarisation zone and for international inspectors to be let in. moscow has continually refused but ukraine is practising for a worst case scenario. in an on
The film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases, im joined by james king, while mark takes a summer break. Welcome, james. Great to see you. What have you been watching this week . First up, it feels like ages since there has been a new, fresh, romantic comedy. Well, theres one out this weekend. It is called the the big sick and i will tell you about that. From australia, hounds of love, this is a brutal true story, a kidnap drama. And a big hit in the states, this one, it stars Queen Latifah and is a comedy called girls trip. Now, probably no one has missed all the publicity for the big sick. Really interesting interviews everywhere with the actor, the writer. This is a really interesting take. Does it work as a film . Yes, there is a lot to say about it. First, you can see on the poster, Kumail Nanjiani is the writer and the star and its written it with his partner, emily gordon, about their life, how they got together, the real life romance. The big differ
The film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases, im joined by james king, while mark takes a summer break. Welcome, james. Great to see you. What have you been watching this week . First up, it feels like ages since there has been a new, fresh, romantic comedy. Well, theres one out this weekend. It is called the the big sick and i will tell you about that. From australia, hounds of love, this is a brutal true story, a kidnap drama. And a big hit in the states, this one, it stars Queen Latifah and is a comedy called girls trip. Now, probably no one has missed all the publicity for the big sick. Really interesting interviews everywhere with the actor, the writer. This is a really interesting take. Does it work as a film . Yes, there is a lot to say about it. First, you can see on the poster, Kumail Nanjiani is the writer and the star and its written it with his partner, emily gordon, about their life, how they got together, the real life romance. The big differ