Its 6am in singapore, and one 1am in poltava in ukraine where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says at least 51 people have been killed, with 219 injured. The attack occured at a military communications institute, in the central eastern part of the country. These images verified by The Bbc show the aftermath of that attack. The countrys Defence Ministry sayS People were hit as they headed to bomb shelters. Emergency workers are trying to rescue survivors from the rubble. President zelensky vowed to hold those responsible to account for the attack. Biv Nick Beake is at the scene, and has just sent us this report, which contains some distressing images. The missiles tore through the ukrainian Military Academy at nine oclock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. Army Medics Battle to save the injured. Hold on, he shouts, youre a good lad. Tonight we arrived in a stunned city. The Emergency Services of poltava could do little more than clear up the wreckage. We met mikita, a cadet who was inside the Training Centre when it happened. The second missile hit three seconds after the first, he tells us, i ran outside, there was Smoke And Dust everywhere. Lots of people were outside having a cigarette, and many of them were killed. Yana, one of the many locals whose windows were smashed. Ukraine has taken a body blow, too. Translation its very hard. I take it personally. My husband is fighting on the front line. Soldiers have died here, and i know there are still soldiers under the rubble. Their wives are waiting for them. Then, as we were moving location, another Air Raid Alert blared, and the instant fear of another possible hit here. The Air Raid sirens have just gone off once again, and so a lot of the Emergency Services who are inside the building clearing out the debris have now moved out, even though there are still some people we know underneath the rubble. President zelensky condemned the attack, calling the Russians Scum and promised to get answers. Translation ive ordered i a full and prompt investigation into the circumstances of what happened. All necessary services are involved in the rescue operation. I am grateful to everyone who has been saving lives from the very first moments following the strike. President putin had vowed that punishment was on its way after the incursion into russia a month ago. And it seems it arrived today and seconds in the deadliest attack on ukraine for a year. Colonel Brendan Kearney is a former Chief Of Staff for Us Marine Corps forces in europe and africa. He told me this latest attack is consistent with Russias Strategy in this war. It really is the change in russias military strategy. As you recall over the last two plus years, the russians have consistently mixed in attacks on true Military Targets which this school is, but then theyve also gone ahead and, for lack of a better word, Terrorised The Ukrainian Population with indiscriminate Missile And Artillery bombardment � s all over ukraine that have nothing to do with military operations. I think sadly thiS Particular one today, although it appears to be in an urban area, a Military School is a justifiable target under the laws of war. So it may be sadly that too many civilians and also, of course, where they are doing nothing except studying, are victims of another example of russian aggression and retribution. What will it mean for ukraines operational ability . You know, i dont think its really going to have much of an impact on it. Much of an impact on it. It is a school, and its been it is a school, and its been a school since the 1960s. A school since the 1960s. The russians, the russians, they have attended it. Their own troops when they were they have attended it. Part of the soviet union, so they knew exactly so they knew exactly where it was, where it is. In terms of its operational where it was, where it is. Impact, i think by now the ukrainians have got really the ukrainians have got really more than enough redundant communications capabilities, what hes been asking for . More than enough redundant so, will it have an impact certainly on the training certainly on the Training Pipeline of getting trained pipeline of getting trained personnel to the front lines . Personnel to the front lines . A degree of doubt, but for the most part, a degree of that, a degree of that, but for the most part, but for the most part, i really dont think its i really dont think its going to have a significant going to have a significant operational impact. Operational impact. President zelensky has been calling for more Air Defence systems and long range missiles to attack targets deeper into russia. Deeper into russia. Do you think he is going to get do you think he is going to get what hes been asking for . Not only today, but really that tragedy that occurred over and so far, you know, the ukrainians have done a marvellous job compared to the russians and really trying to minimise russian civilian casualties. The russians have beenjust the opposite, so i hope that whatever hes asking for, we are giving and we let him use them, those Weapon Systems freely. French authorities say at least 12 people including a pregnant woman have died, after a Boat Carrying Dozens of migrants capsized in the english channel. Around 50 people were rescued in an operation involving boats and helicopters. The french coastguard says the boat got into difficulty off Cap Gree Nay at around 6am local time, and everyone on board ended up in the water. An emergency medical Care Centre was set up at Boulogne Sur Mer the latest Government Figures show the number of people crossing the channel in small boats so far this year is 21,403. Thats more than in the same period last year, but fewer than 2022. But in the first six months of 2024, theres been an 18 rise in the number of arrivals, on 2023, and its now clear more migrants are getting onto each boat. An average of 51, with the vast majority, being young men. From where Andrew Harding reports. French Rescue Helicopters busy once again today, bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. This the scene of a harbour in the big Port City of boulogne, bodies on the stretchers. Among the dead, six children and a pregnant woman. Translation there used to be 30 or 40 people on these small boats, now there are 70 or 80 people. Most likely, the boat collapsed very fast. The smugglers had provided no more than eight life jackets, so if help had not arrived so fast, far more people would have faced certain death. French officials say Cross Channel smugglers are increasingly cramming far too many people on board their flimsy boats. 51 people, many, its thought, from East Africa were rescued in choppy seas. But in other boats, dozens if not hundreds more today made the same crossing without significant trouble. Some here being taken ashore in dover in a rescue boat. These voyages are illegal under british law and increasingly dangerous. The Death Toll this year already more than double last yea r� s total. In april, we filmed an overcrowded boat in trouble just off the french coast. Five died, including a young girl trampled to death. In another incident, five drowned in Icy Water Close to shore. So far this year, over 20,000 migrants have reached the uk in small boats. Thats slightly more than at the same point last year. Just last week, the french and british governmentS Promised tougher and better coordinated action to break up the smuggling gangs. But the french authorities have warned that their forceS Patrolling the beaches are facing growing violence, and charities say a more nuanced approach is needed. It needs a much more multipronged approach, that, of course, includeS Policing and smashing the gangs, but critically also includes safe ways for people to reach the uk or to have their case heard before they have to take a dangerous crossing. For now, the Smuggling Business continues. The risks are increasingly obvious. But tens of thousands of determined people are not put off. RussiaS President vladimir putin has met his mongolian counterpart in the countrys capital, ulan bator. Its his first visit to a Member Country of the International Criminal Court since it issued an Arrest Warrant against him last year. A statement from the ukrainian foreign Ministry Condemned Mongolias decision not to arrest mr putin, saying the country now shares responsibility for his war crimes. Moscow appears confident their President Wont be detained. Anatol lieven is head of the eurasia programme, and director of the Quincy Institute for responsible statecraft, in washington. I asked him why putin has chosen to go to mongolia now when there is an international criminal Court Warrant for his arrest. Well, there is no chance that mongolia would arrest him. Mongolia is a country with a tiny population sandwiched between Russia And China entirely dependent on russia for its oil imports, which also needs russia to balance against china, a country which mongolia fears, so mongolia is likely to arrest boudin as Coaster Rica would be to arrest biden if he came to visit. So mongolia is likely to Arrest Putin in Costa Rica would be to arrest biden if he came to visit. As to why putin has gone there, i think it iS Partly indeed, if you like, stick a finger at me i have not of the icc, then certainly of the west to demonstrate that the West Cannot in fact dictate to many countries around the world. And part of the general russian programme of trying to shore up decent relations with countries around russias borders. So this trip is as much symbolic as it iS Practical . Yeah. A mixture of the two. And what would putin be looking to achieve in this trip in more practical terms when it comes to its relationship with mongolia . Well, you know, mongolia doesnt have a great deal to offer russia except, you know, its vote in the united nations, a certain, you know, measure of international support and sympathy. It contributes to russias relations with the buddhist world in general. But mongolia is a neighbour, and to put it mildly, russia is now one very back on very bad terms with some of its neighbours. Its anxious to demonstrate that it has good relations with some of the others. Its just over 7 years since the Grenfell Tower Disaster in west london, when a fire which burned for 60 hours, killed 72 people. Tomorrow the public inquiry� s final report into the blaze, will finally be published. Tom symonds has been hearing from three people, whose lives have forever been changed, by the tragedy. For a long time, those screams really did haunt me. I felt helpless. There was nothing really i could do. It is only through being brave enough and honest enough to look at our failings that we can grow. There is not closure i to the whole situation. Theres still an awful lot. Of people stuck as a result of what happened at grenfell tower~ many lives have been lost and scarred by this tragedy and its still unfolding consequences. Every major milestone in my life, i try and make sure that i come here to pay my respects to. Physics students tiago alves didnt hesitate the night his dad said. Get ready, we need to leave. I think theres a fire in the building. It likely saved his life. He watched helpless as the fire destroyed the tower and killed many of his friends and neighbours. What i actually want from this report is true is written down on a page, something that we can point to and say, this is what the truth is, this is what happened, and these are the companies or entities responsible for what happened that night. I could feel my wrists| and my neck burning. I checked the temperature and it was 550 celsius. Firefighter Ricky Nuttall and dozens of his colleagues battled the Heat And Smoke in the buildings only staircase, but too late to save many. What felt like a failure is 72. People not surviving that fire. That is what felt like a failure, and that failure extendS Past our actions on the night. It extends to the Refurbishment Companies and Everything Elsel that we are going to hear about in the inquiry. The prime Ministers Visit waS Private and unpublicised but tomorrow, his government is going to be under intense pressure to get behind the recommendations of the Report And Act decisively. In sheffield, Jenni Garratt is stuck with a flat she cannot sell and massive service charges to pay for fire precautions because after grenfell, her building was also found to be dangerous. Comparatively to other people, i am one of the lucky ones. I am one of the people who has actually got remediation happening. We dont know how long it is going to take. Everything keeps getting extended. But there are so many people across the country that dont even have an assessment for their building. It is hard to think of a disaster in british history which has highlighted so many points of failure. More than anything, grenfell� s legacy will be the lessons it will teach us. Tom symonds, bbc news, at grenfell tower. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. A Bbc Investigation has found theres been a rapid rise in israeli settler outposts in the West Bank, an area occupied by israel since it captured the territory in 1967. Theres no official record of how many settlements there are, but by piecing together hundreds of Satellite Images and information found on Social Media, The Bbc has established there are close to 200 such outposts, half of them built in the last five years. The Uk Foreign Office has strongly condemned unprecedented levels of Settler Violence against palestinians in the West Bank, also highlighted by The Bbc. Heres emir nader. Here in the occupied West Bank, aisha and her Husband Nabeel say theyre being forced from their home. This is the man shes accusing, a settler named Moshe Sharvit. But Moshe Sharvit paints a different picture of hiS Presence here. He lives in an unauthorised settlement in the West Bank. Its whats known as an outpost, illegal under both israeli and international law. Illegal, but theyre rarely removed, and in some cases theyre later legalised. And outposts like moshes, which are often farms, give Settlers Access to huge areas of land. Its outposts like these that are rapidly expanding since the beginning of the war in gaza, and are increasingly linked to violence and the Mass Expulsion of palestinian families, while pushing israeli settlements deeper into the West Bank and taking control over vast swathes of land. Bbc investigations has analysed data and verified the location of 196 outposts across the West Bank. We found almost half were set up in the last five years. We join Aisha And Nabeel again as they briefly return home, two months after they were forced to leave. Moshe sharvit, the settler who they say forced them out, appears again. Earlier this year, Moshe Sharvit was among a number of settlers sanctioned by the uk and the us for violence and intimidation against palestinians in the West Bank. Weve now discovered how a powerful organisation has supported some of these settlers. The World Zionist 0rganisation is over 100 years old and its Settlement Division is funded by the israeli government. It manages land in the occupied West Bank on the states behalf. Its a body which runs very, very, very big part of a land which had been expropriated by the israeli authorities in the West Bank to defend israeli settlements or settlers. Documents obtained by an israeli ngo and analysed by The Bbc, show how the Settlement Division has allocated large areas of land in the occupied West Bank to settlers. They forbid the building of any structures, but we found a pattern of settlers who have established their outposts on these lands. Neither the World Zionist 0rganisation nor the israeli government responded to our questions. Nor did Moshe Sharvit, so we went directly to his outpost. Weve spoken to a palestinian woman who says you put a gun to her head. It was you, Moshe Sharvit, who is sanctioned internationally. Will you let the palestinian families return to this area . Despite international sanctions on settlers like Moshe Sharvit. They remain undeterred and increasingly powerful. Emir nader, bbc news. Pope francis has spent his first Day Injakarta in indonesia at the start of an historic and ambitious trip to the asia pacific region. Indonesia is the worlds most populous muslim Majority Country and the vatican says the focus of the trip is inter faith harmony. He was welcomed to jakarta by refugees and orphaned children at a reception at the cityS Papal diplomatic mission. On wednesday, hes due to meet with president Joko Widodo in the indonesian capital. The 87 year old has reduced his travel in recent years due to health problems, but this twelve Day Trip is his longest aS Pontiff. As well as visiting indonesia, he will also travel to papua new guinea, East Timor and singapore. He is set to travel nearly 33 Thousand kilometres during the trip. And he is scheduled to attend more than a0 events. A new street in prague has been named after sir Nicholas Winton, the british man who helped Save Hundreds Of Mostlyjewish children from the nazis. The street is by a local Railway Station from where tens of thousands of czechoslovakjews were deported during the holocaust. A number of children saved by sir nicholas were at the ceremony as our correspondent Rob Cameron reports. This document saved Milena Fleischmann from certain death. A pass, allowing a nine year old jewish Girl To Travel by train across Nazi Germany in august 1939, and start a new life in england. Milena, now Lady Milena Grenfell baines, had no idea then that it had all been arranged by a young stockbrokerfrom london. I think it is so important because you know, very soon, no eyewitnesses will be here any more, and people need to remember, why is that street called Nicholas Winton street . The story of how Nicholas Winton saved hundreds of children from the holocaust only came to light in the 1980s, thanks to the british Tv Programme thats life. Can i ask, is there anyone in our Audience Tonight who owes their life to Nicholas Winton . If so, could you stand up, please . Its since been told countless times, in films, documentaries and books, and now a new street, running past the very station where czechoslovakjews boarded trains for the camps. A ninth train, the largest transport, carrying 250 children, was scheduled for the 1st Of September 1939, but then, the war intervened and it never left. We dont know what happened to those children, but most of them would have been herded onto trains here at Praha Bubny Station and sent to theresienstadt and then to auschwitz. Only a handful are believed to have survived. Rob cameron, bbc news, prague. Japansjunko hagiwara has caused a stir in spains Traditional Flamenco World by unexpectedly winning the prize for best dancer at the countrys leading Flamenco Festival the first foreigner to do so. The 48 year old who performs under the Stage Name La Yunko was met with a mixture of applause and some jeering when awarded with best female dancer at the annual cante de las minas festival. Heres our reporter meghan 0wen. This Isjunko Hagiwara Dancing in spains most prestigious flamenco competition. Now, up until thiS Point, its only been won by spanish dancers. So this is a really big moment. Now, Thejudges Decision was unanimous, but as soon as she walked on stage to claim her award, she was greeted with applause but also boos. Hagiwaras win has also sparked a Social Media backlash, and the Spanish Newspaper El Pais haS Picked up on this. It says this shows clear prejudice that sometimes borders on the racist, and it also adds that they seem to say that if you are not andalusian, or at least spanish, it is impossible to know flamenco. Now, the competition has also been accused of trying to internationalise itself, something that the organisers deny. Now, in terms of hagiwara and her background, shes been living in spain for over 22 years. She moved to seville in 2002, and she teaches flamenco and is well known in the area. In terms of her response to this backlash, she said when i dance, i dont think i am a foreigner, that i am japanese. I am simply on stage. Thank you for your company here on bbc news. See you soon. Brighter out there than we saw through yesterday, but still enough cloud around to produce some showers here and there. Especially across eastern and the far west of the country. 0verall, much better day than we saw through yesterday. Showers this afternoon, mainly acrosS Parts of east anglia, the southeast, the odd sharp one, still humid here and some across western scotland. Western parts of Northern Scotland will continue to brighten up. Eastern scotland, northern england, Western Parts of england and also whales, many places drive through this afternoon and with light winds it will feel quite pleasant out there even though we have got fresher air pushing into how we had at the weekend. The most Humid Airstill had at the weekend. The most humid air still crossed east anglia, the southeast. Any link they are brighter breaks here we could see temperatures in between 2a and 26 in mexico see us. This evening and overnight, some showers continue to filter across the country in batches. Particularly later on in Northern Ireland and southwest government. 0rsomething Northern Ireland and southwest government. Or something � s in the northeast of england where we could see some clearer skies, the lowest of the temperature into tomorrow morning, may around 11 5 cemex celsius. Not quite as quite as humid as last night across some southern and eastern parts of england. Coolest of the weather to begin with, the best of the sunshine, enjoy the Morning Sunshine, enjoy the Morning Sunshine because there will be more showers cropping up we go through the day, east anglia, southeast again, and more widely across events, and in Northern Ireland, wales and western england in particular. Temperatures also continue to drop that little bit more as well. A Nudge Down on early september. Beyond that it looks increasingly light now. Low pressure develop into the south of us across france through the second half of the week. Strengthening these easterly winds will start bringing rain across the southern half of the uk. Also introducing more in the way of humid air. And you will see temperatures creep up as we head towards the weekend. Not quite there on thursday. Thursday is almost a transition day. 0utbreaks thursday is almost a transition day. Outbreaks of rain across england and wales. It does look like scotland, Northern Ireland, savejust like scotland, Northern Ireland, save just wanted to showers, should be dry. The best of the brightness of the northwest. Temperatures creeping up here compared to what we have seen during the next couple of days. As we go towards The End of the week, whilst rain continues on and off across southern most parts, it looks like we will see increasing amounts of sunshine to the north and as you can see, temperatures rising to the low to mid 20s. Take care. Us stocks see their worst Sell Off since early august as concerns about the health of the american economy grow. And Cathay Pacific finds faulty Engine Parts in nearly a third of its a350 fleet, could safety concerns hurt Travel Demand . Hello and welcome to business today. Im steve lai. Wall street kicked off september with a big Sell Off, which left major indices sharply lower. The Technology Sector was the hardest Hit Led by chip maker, nvidia Fresh Data showed us Manufacturing Activity is still contracting, raising concerns about the health of the wider economy. The bbc� s North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupta has the details. The S P 500 saw its biggest slide since an early august meltdown, ending the session down 2
vimarsana.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.