in a major scientific achievement, nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success. last night, the police arrested him for killing hemsley post. and one of the last stars of hollywood s golden age, the actress angela lansbury, has died, at the age of 96. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. president biden and g7 leaders have said they will provide ukraine with military and financial support for as long as it takes as they warned russia against using weapons of mass destruction. the leaders made the commitment at an online meeting, in which they promised severe consequences should moscow s rhetoric on nuclear weapons become more than just words. the meeting was addressed by president volodymyr zelenskyy, who called for more help with air defence following two days of russian missile attacks. paul adams reports from kyiv. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens
crowned at westminster abbey on saturday 6 may. nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success in a major scientific achievement. and one of the last stars of hollywood s golden age, dame angela lansbury, has died at the age of 96. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden and g7 leaders have held an emergency meeting to discuss what more they can do to support ukraine after a second day of russian missile strikes. they condemned the attacks and reassured president zelenskyy that they were steadfast in their commitment to ukraine. they said irresponsible nuclear rhetoric risked global peace and security. ukraine s president also addressed the g7 meeting, calling for more help with air defence, and presented his peace formula. from kyiv, here s paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government s warning to seek shelter, some h
to those on the receiving end of these weapons. the more success ukraine has on the battlefield, the more russia inflicts punishment on the civilian population. frank gardner, bbc news. nasa says its mission to change the course of an asteroid was a success. a small space craft smashed into an asteroid millions of kilometers from earth two weeks ago. and observations by telescope show that the orbit of the asteroid was shortened by half an hour as a result of the collision. the aim of the project was to test whether a space object that threatened earth could safely be deflected. rebecca morelle has more. extraordinary images from a mission like no other, as nasa s dart spacecraft closed in on an asteroid 7 million miles away from the earth. its aim to knock the space rock off course by smashing into it. three, two, one!
so what evidence is there that we can access from open sources that russia might be running low on weapons like these? we know, for example, that the manufacturing writs of missiles like that at the sm“; calibre, russia s more modern cruise missile, where around 100 a year, on average, before the war. and given that russia has used over 2000 cruise and ballistic missiles over the course of this war, its stockpiles are probably dwindling. but that s little consolation to those on the receiving end of these weapons. the more success ukraine has on the battlefield, the more russia inflicts punishment on the civilian population. frank gardner, bbc news. prosecutors in the united states have dropped all charges against adnan syed, the baltimore man at the centre