china has fired missiles near taiwan in a show of force against nancy pelosi s visit to the island. and the bank of england makes its biggest rise in interest rates for nearly thirty years while saying the uk s headed, for recession. a court in moscow has sentenced the us basketball player, brittney griner, to nine years in prison on charges of drug smuggling. she was also fined $16 thousand. here s ms griner arriving at the court for the sentencing. the olympic gold medallist was detained in february at an airport near moscow when cannabis oil vape cartridges were found in her luggage. here s what she said after both sides presented closing arguments. i made an honest mistake and i hope that in your ruling that it doesn t end my life. brittny griners s lawyers spoke to reporters after the sentencing. we feel disappointment. you know, when we saw britney, i think it was tuesday and we were told we will see you on thursday. and she said, see you on doomsday. so it looks like
on the fate of our family members now, now! all hostages on both sides, yes. because there are 8000 palestinian hostages in israel, and the whole population of gaza today, 2.3 million people, are taken hostages by israeli bombardment. the israeli military has expanded its ground operation into all areas of gaza. the hamas run health ministry says the death toll is now nearing 16,000. that is fuelling tensions across the region. we have a report tonight from our international editorjeremy bowen, who s been to a palestinian village in the occupied west bank. we will get the thoughts of un peacekeepers in lebanon, who are observing heavy exchanges of fire along the line, between israel and hezbollah. and how will the white house respond to the threat from houthi rebels in the red sea? joining us tonight, retired marine colonel brenday kearney. good evening. israel says it has all but completed its military objectives in the north of gaza and is proceeding aggresively with gr
Offa sorry for forcibly dragging this man off a plane to make room for one of its own staff. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Good morning. At 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 2am In Moscow where the american Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson is preparing for talks with Vladimir Putin which he hopes may shift the Balance Of Power in the war in syria. He will try to persuade the russian president to withdraw his support for the assad regime in the Wa Ke Support for the assad regime in the wake of last weeks Chemical Attack ona wake of last weeks Chemical Attack on a rebel town in syria will stop but it is a tall order. Earlier, g7 Foreign Ministers rejected a call Foreign Ministers rejected a call for news new sanctions on syria and moscow. A warning, in this report, some images may be distressing. Americas top diplomat arriving in moscow does not accept that this is a mission impossible. Rex tillerson still hopes he can s
Offa sorry for forcibly dragging this man off a plane to make room for one of its own staff. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Good morning. At 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 2am In Moscow where the american Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson is preparing for talks with Vladimir Putin which he hopes may shift the Balance Of Power in the war in syria. He will try to persuade the russian president to withdraw his support for the assad regime in the Wa Ke Support for the assad regime in the wake of last weeks Chemical Attack ona wake of last weeks Chemical Attack on a rebel town in syria will stop but it is a tall order. Earlier, g7 Foreign Ministers rejected a call Foreign Ministers rejected a call for news new sanctions on syria and moscow. A warning, in this report, some images may be distressing. Americas top diplomat arriving in moscow does not accept that this is a mission impossible. Rex tillerson still hopes he can s
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