paying tribute to the queen s tenure. as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries, with russia now in control of 20% of his country. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. we begin this hour with breaking news from the united stated, where presidentjoe biden has delivered a rare primetime address to pressure congress to pass gun reform laws after a string of mass shootings. from the white house, he said that it is time america needed to strengthen background checks on potential gun owners. he appealed to congress to make changes to the existing laws. the united states has been shaken in recent weeks by high profile mass shootings at a grocery story in new york, an elementary school in texas and just on wednesday evening a medical building in oklahoma. republicans in the congress and some democrats have blocked such demonstration for years. in the last two decades more school a
from western nations. and, after winning his defamation case against ex wife, amber heard, we look at whyjonny depp lost a similar court battle in the uk. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in a rare primetime television address, presidentjoe biden has called on congress to ban assault weapons. from the white house he said that it is time to act, following a string of high profile mass shootings, and appealed to congress not to let the american people down. over the last two decades more school aged children have died from guns than armed duty police officers and active duty military combined. think about that. more kids than armed duty cops killed by guns. more kids than soldiers killed by guns. for god s sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? i know that we can t prevent every tragedy but here is what i believe we have to do, here is what the overwhel
and, after winning his defamation case against ex wife amber heard, we look at whyjonny depp lost a similar court battle in the uk. in a rare primetime television address, presidentjoe biden has called on congress to ban assault weapons. from the white house he said that it is time to act, following a string of high profile mass shootings, and appealed to congress not to let the american people down. over the last two decades, more school aged children have died from guns than armed duty police officers and active duty military combined. think about that. more kids than armed duty cops killed by guns. more kids than soldiers killed by guns. for god s sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? i know that we can t prevent every tragedy but here is what i believe we have to do, here is what the overwhelming majority of american people believe we must do, here is what the families in buf
cheering and applause. ukrainian soldiers in kyiv celebrate their country s 3 1 victory over scotland in the world cup qualifiers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 8 o clock in the evening in virginia in the us, where a jury has found that the actress amber heard defamed her ex husband johnny depp and ordered she pay the hollywood the hollywood star $15 million in damages. our arts correspondent david silitto has been following this trial. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court and six years of angry disputes since their divorce, finally, a judgement by a jury on the allegations that johnny depp had violently assaulted his ex wife, amber heard. was this defamation? the answer. yes. cheering. outside, there were cheers from the waiting fans, the end of a trial that had been provoked by an art
and the final rehearsals have taken place and celebrations are about to begin for queen elizabeth s 70 years as monarch. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. johnny depp has won his libel case against his former wife, amber heard, after she claimed in an article that she d endured domestic violence during their 15 month marriage. the jury found that ms heard s statements about her marriage were false and that she d acted with actual malice. mr depp has been awarded $15 million in damages. amber heard also won part of her claim that she d been defamed by one of mr depp s former lawyers, and was awarded $2 million. 0ur correspondent, david sillito, has been at the trial since it began in april, and looks back at a case that provided powerful testimony about the couple s relationship. mr foreperson, is this the verdict of the jury? after six weeks in court and six years of angry disputes since their divorce, finally, a judgement by a jury on the allega