And spain and italy are through to the semi finals of euro 2020 after beating switzerland and belgium respectively. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Lots coming up. First the un security council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopia s tigray region. Eight months of fighting means hundreds of thousands of people are now at risk of starvation. The ethiopian government has denied allegations that it s been blocking aid getting through. This is after tigrayan rebels took control of much of the northern region this week. The un world food programme says it s up and running again but access is still difficult. Courtney bembridge has the latest. An extraordinary moment after months of brittle conflict. Celebrations on the streets of tigray s capital michele after rebel fighters took over the city. They have declared victory over the government troops mekelle. But eight months of fighting has left its mark. ~. ,. Months of fighting has left its mark. , i: i: i: i: i: months of fighting
And spain and italy are through to the semi finals of euro 2020 after beating switzerland and belgium. Hello and welcome. The un security council has met to discuss the crisis in ethiopia s tigray region. Eight months of fighting means hundreds of thousands of people are now at risk of starvation. The ethiopian government has denied allegations that it s been blocking aid getting through this is after tigrayan rebels took control of much of the northern region this week. The un world food programme says it s up and running again but access is still difficult. Courtney bembridge has the latest. Cheering and chanting. An extraordinary moment after months of brutal conflict. Cheering. Horns blare. Celebrations on the streets of tigray s capital mekelle after rebel fighters took over the city. They have declared victory over the government troops, but eight months of fighting has left its mark. More than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed the threshold into famine and another 1
Welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. The us military has left bagram air base in afghanistan, their centre of operations for almost 20 years. America s war in afghanistan began after the 9/11 attacks, which killed almost 3,000 people more than 2,700 lost their lives here in new york city. As america is ending its longest war, the taliban is gaining ground. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner reports. Bagram air base, afghanistan, the most strategically vital base in the country. Last night, the us military pulled out after nearly 20 years there. It follows a decision by president biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by september 11. We re on track exactly as to where we expected to be, but i wanted to make sure there was enough running room, that we wouldn t be able to do it all till september. There will still be some forces left, but it s a rational drawdown with our allies. The base has now been handed over to afghan government forces. But all over t
Hello and welcome. The last american troops have left bagram air base, the us military s centre of operations throughout two decades of occupation and engagement in afghanistan. The departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. A taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. Our security correspondent frank gardner reports. Bagram air base, afghanistan, the most strategically vital base in the country. Last night, the us military pulled out after nearly 20 years there. It follows a decision by president biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by september 11. We re on track exactly as to where we expected to be, but i wanted to make sure there was enough running room, that we wouldn t be able to do it all till september. There will still be some forces left, but it s a rational drawdown with our allies. The base has now been handed over to afghan government forces. But all over the country, they re coming un
After testing positive for cannabis. Hello, welcome to bbc news. I m shaun ley. The last american troops have left bagram air base, the us military s centre of operations throughout two decades of occupation and engagement in afghanistan. The departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. A taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. Our security correspondent frank gardner reports. Bagram air base, afghanistan, the most strategically vital base in the country. Last night, the us military pulled out after nearly 20 years there. It follows a decision by president biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by september 11. We re on track exactly as to where we expected to be, but i wanted to make sure there was enough running room, that we wouldn t be able to do it all till september. There will still be some forces left, but it s a rational drawdown with our allies. The base has now been handed over to afghan g