the new package is worth $61 billion, including money to replenish stocks of us armaments, and $14 billion will pay for advanced weapons and defence systems. president zelensky said the military aid package will give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. translation: | think - the support for the restraint in the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the weapon is a system which we need so much. thousands of soldiers need so much, and thus it should not be just spreading a thin layer all over, but it has to end up in tangible weapon systems. russia says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. the foreign ministry spokeswoman, maria zakharova, said the aid which includes ammunition and air defences was evidence that the us wants ukraine to fight to the last ukrainian . our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv and says it can t come soon enough for p
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leaving the european union without a deal would be a very, very bad outcome for britain. portugal declares three days of mourning as the emergency services battle to contain a forest fire which has killed more than sixty people. france killed more than sixty people. fra nce votes killed more than sixty people. france votes in the final round of parliamentary elections. turnout is down. president macron‘s new party heading for a big majority. commentator: that has gone up in the air, he takes the catch, it is all over, pakistan win! studio: pakistan have won the champions trophy after comprehensively beating their great rivals india at the oval in london. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the leader of kensington and chelsea council has told the bbc his officials are working round the clock following the grenfell tower fire. there s been criticism of the local authority which has been accused that it isn t doing enough to help those affected. many residents have said
emmanuel macron has won an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections in france. pakistan has come frantically beaten its rival india at the oval in london to win the icc champions trophy. the mayor of london city council the g re nfell tower the mayor of london city council the grenfell tower disaster in which 58 people appear to have died with the consequence of years of neglect by successive governments and the local authority. he says that the tragedy was totally preventable he was speaking at the leader of the local council in kensington and chelsea said he was doing everything he could to provide help for those affected by the tragedy. there has been heavy criticism for the government and the kensington and chelsea council handle the subject. we paper those who are suffering last, we pray for those who are waiting with hope. and in the end fear. beneath the tower, people of all faiths are trying to heal. it continues to be a time of bewilderment, of anxiety and an
For some of the dead. the uk prime minister s office says rishi sunak is appalled by the way the metropolitan police treated a jewish man during a pro palestinian march in london last weekend. an officer told gideon falter he might provoke a reaction from the demonstrators, because he was openlyjewish. there have been calls for the met police commissioner, mark rowley, to resign. he is due to meet the london mayor tomorrow and the home secretary during the week to discuss the incident. well, the met police has issued a statement outlining the steps they are taking a adress the situation. it says.