also on newsday. .. the murder of british mp sir david amess a supporter of the islamic state group is found guilty. a new era for pakistan but can shehbaz sharif heal the country s divisions after imran khan is ousted as prime minister? and back on the campaign trail emmanuel macron heads for areas that are strongholds for his rival, marine le pen. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 1am in ukraine where the retreat of russian soldiers from towns and cities around kyiv s revealing more of the atrocities they commited there. as ukrainian forces move into areas for the first time in weeks, they re uncovering more and more stories of violence used against the local women in particular, of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war. our correspondent yogita limaye has been speaking to some of those affected, and i want to warn you you may find, some of the vivid descriptions of abuse in her report distressing. a q
of the islamic state group, is found guilty. a new era for pakistan but can shehbaz sharif heal the country s divisions after imran khan is ousted as prime minister? back on the campaign trail emmanuel macron heads for areas that are strongholds for his rival, marine le pen. and back in court for a blockbuster defamation case, asjohnny depp s trial against his ex wife, amber heard, begins in the united states. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. as more russian forces head to the east of the country for a major new offensive, horrors are being uncovered in the villages and towns close to the capital in the north that they used to control. time and again, we ve been hearing stories of violence against women in particular, of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war. it is important to share these stories with you, to shine a light on abuses, to bear witness to the pain of this terrible conflict. our corres
he sang about leaving his heart in san francisco, but he gave everything else to his generations of fans here and around the world. the singer who fronted so many classics dying at the age of 96. the tributes tonight from the music world and beyond for the man beloved for his music, his grace and his humanity. also tonight, the growing wildfire disaster and scorching heat in europe while 84 million remain under heat alerts in this country. is there any relief in sight? plus, the battle at the border. the justice department planning to sue texas over that barrier of buoys in the rio grande aimed at keeping migrants out. the desantis campaign struggling to find its footing. the new plan to beat former president trump and desantis now facing a new controversy over teaching about slavery in florida schools. a kennedy family feud, rfk jr. s controversial comments and why his relatives are slamming the democratic presidential candidate. our nbc news investstigation, a doc
grande aimed at keeping migrants out. the desantis campaign struggling to find its footing the new plan to beat former president trump and desantis now facing a new controversy over teaching about slavery in florida schools. a kennedy family feud, rfk jr. s controversial comments and why his relatives are slamming the democratic presidential candidate. our nbc news investigation, a doctor accused of billing huge amounts of money in an alleged medicaid fraudud scheme. papatients heleld against their will at an arkansas hospital. and priced out home prices soar even with higher interest rates and why some new buyers are relying on mom and dad s life savings. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening i m tom llamas in for lester tonight in the pantheon of american music greats, he is in a class by himself. whether you re young or old, chances are you ve listened to and loved the music of tony bennett, who died today at the age of 96 his
posting views on line. brazil protestors say president rousseff must go. the syrian army and alis launched an offensive south of aleppo. it is the biggest government operation in the area since a partial ceasefire came into effect late february. the fighting threaten to say derail the agreement which has reduced overall levels of violence in syria. u.n. sponsored talks to try to end the war are set to resume monday in geneva. the battlefield is syria is a crowded one, further complicated because of fract odd opposition groups and foreign intervention. despite a partial ceasefire, there is violence on the ground. government forces and allies are attacking rebel groups in aleppo. the biggest damascus led assault since a ceasefire came into effect in late february. they threaten a take the important area of palmyra in the province of homs from isil. isil still maintains control of large parts of the province where hundreds of civilians are held hostage. it is mostly rebels