Landfall in the state of rhode island. New zealands Pandemic Strategy is thrown into doubt as the highly infectious Delta Variant takes hold. This is bbc news. It is newsday. Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. We begin in the us, where President Biden has said there will be no let up in the tempo of us Evacuation Efforts in afghanistan after a weekend in which 23 American Military flights took off from Kabul Airport. Theres been criticism of the decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan and the evacuation operation, but in the last few Hours Mr Biden insisted there was no way to carry it out without causing Pain And Loss. He said nearly 28,000 people had been flown out since August 14th the day before the taliban seized power. We lifted approximately 11,000 people out of a bowl in less than 36 hours. Its an incredible operation. Kabul. Let me be clear, the evacuation of thousands of people from kabul is going to be hard and painful, no matter
Dream, dream, dream. And don everly, who had huge success with the everly brothers, has died aged 8a. This is bbc news. Newsday. Welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. We begin in the us, where President Biden has said there will be no let up in the tempo of us Evacuation Efforts in afghanistan after a weekend in which 23 American Military flights took off from Kabul Airport. Theres been criticism of the decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan and the evacuation operation, but in the last few Hours Mr Biden has insisted there was no way to carry it out without causing pain and loss. He said nearly 28,000 people had been flown out since August 14th the day before the taliban seized power. We lifted approximately 11,000 people out of kabul in less than 36 hours. Its an incredible operation. Let me be clear, the evacuation of thousands of people from kabul is going to be hard and painful, no matter when we started or began. It would have been tru
My guest is ethiopias Attorney General, gedion timothewos. Is his government leading the country to disaster . Gedion timothewos in addis ababa, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. Its a pleasure to have you, mr Attorney General. Now, when we last spoke to each other nearly nine months ago, you seemed very confident that your government was about to crush the forces of the tigray Peoples Liberation Front. Are you now prepared to say that your Governments Strategy has gone disastrously wrong . Mr sackur, as i have stated back then, we are in a position to retake mekelle and we are able to finalise the initial phase of the operation within a matter of three weeks. We took over mekelle. We established an interim administration. We invested on Rehabilitating Tigray and remember, it was a conflict that was forced upon us. It was not a conflict that we got into by our own volition and willingly. So thats how we see the situation. Well, you havent answered my question because since the
Two weeks before the games but no spectators are allowed. In the uk, Health Officials consider making the Nhs Covid App less sensitive, to avoid millions of people having to self isolate this summer. New research in england confirms that for children, theres an extremely low risk of severe Illness Or Death from Covid 19. The Taliban Hold Talks In Moscow as russia calls for restraint following reports that the militants have seized territory on the afghan borders with iran and tajikistan. And coming up, dont demolish old buildings plead architects. Instead, they say structures should be protected to fight climate change. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. The Uk Government is looking to recognise vaccines from other countries, whose residents want to travel to england, as it announces its easing of Travel Restrictions. Holiday companies report a surge in bookings following the decision to allow fully vaccinated Uk Residents to return to england and North