the moment, i cannot say a lot about the ukrainian reaction and the response to what happened. so for the ukrainian defence ministry has not confirmed that this military aircraft could have been downed by the ukrainian forces suit no confirmation from their side. ukrainians say this has asked for comments from the general staff, the defence ministry. the general staff replied that for now, they don t have enough information and they still have to try to find out what happened there. of course, the prisoners of war and the issue of swaps is one of the most sensitive and difficult things and issues of ukraine now. thousands of ukrainian military are still in the russian community and there was an expectation that new groups of prisoners could have happened but again, military intelligence that is in charge of these swaps of prisoners of war said that for now, they are not ready to provide any official statement or confirmation or denial whether any prisoners were scheduled. to
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the former mp, jared 0 mara, is sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted for fraudulent expenses claims. and we ll hear more about a study of killer whales reveals that mothers make a lifelong sacrifice for their sons. the offical death toll from monday s earthquake in turkey and syria is now over 17,500. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, you join is here, about two hours drive from the epicentre of this devastating earthquake, a place where the loss has been so significant that it is where the president has chosen to visit today, and where he hasjust president has chosen to visit today, and where he has just announced that new figure. i am hearing prayers being recited as we broadcast from here. one of the prayer leadersjust told us that 100 leaders have come from five cities across turkey to help bury the dead. in that main cemeteryjust behind us, 400 were buried yesterday. here, just behind, the refrigerated vans where the bodies are w
are classified briefings on capitol hill, top republicans demanding answers from the pentagon and director of national intelligence to fill in the blanks on this timeline. senators want to know when the spycraft was picked up on radar. since the odyssey across the united states, are countries are reporting in india, philippine, taiwan and u.s. territory of guam. the one that crashed off hawaii a month ago, other recent sightings in the u.s., washington post says it is part of chinese espionage arsenal. chinese have taken old technology and married it with modern communication and observation capabilities to glean intelligence on other nation s militaries, it is a massive effort. americans want to know why the spycraft was not shot down sooner, especially if there are explosives onboard. president biden defended his actions. president biden: i told the military to shoot it down when safe to do it, they said it was unsafe over land and they could learn a lot watch being it
women com welcome to our vi the united states and around the world. we begin with the race to find survivors in turkey and syria more than 24 hours after an earthquake that has killed more than 5,000 in the two countries. the 7.8 magnitude quake and its powerful aftershocks collapsing more than 5,000 buildings. aftershocks are still creating treacherous conditions for rescuers who are trying to reach victims trapped. a massive international rescue effort now under way. and salma abdelaziz is live for us in istanbul. unfortunately the death toll is expected to rise. reporter: it is expected to ric rise. and you have rolling pictures right few on turkish television 24 hours of the search and rescue operations as families listing member after member that is missing. it is those families that turkish authorities are desperate to bring answers to. this is the critical window right now, this is the 24 to 48 hours after the earthquake where there is still a glimmer of hope that th