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for that oscar slap. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war who were being held at a detention centre in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack which is thought to have killed them. ukraine and russia have accused each other of the deaths. ukraine says moscow is trying to cover up evidence o...

by the catholic church. and saying sorry, again: will smith takes to social media to apologise to chris rock for that oscar slap. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war who were being held at a detention centre in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack which is thought to have killed them. u...

will smith takes to social media to apologise to chris rock for that oscar slap. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of deaths have been reported as unprecedented flash floods hit many parts of the world. in iran, officials say that more than 50 people have died in landslides, while seven people have lost their lives in the united arab emirates. meanwhile, president biden has declared a major disaster in the united states, after 16 people died in kentucky. lea na hosea reports. flood...

realistic or deluded? akinwumi adesina, welcome to hardtalk. its good to see you, stephen. its great to have you here. you need the world to believe in a bright african future. how is that going right now? its going pretty well. if you take a look at the african economic outlook we had from the african development bank, the gdp growth rate, gdp growth rates last year was 3.1%. this year, its 3.7%. and next year, its going to be 4.3%. now, why that is important is that that is well abov...

In sport, theyre calling it one of the greatest european ties ever. Barcelona make history by coming from 4 0 down against Paris St Germain to win with the last kick of the game. And two years after historic Clandon Park House was gutted by fire, we report on the start of the huge restoration task. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For many this morning its a fairly cloudy start, also a damp one with showers or some rain but by mid morning, for most well have some lovely springlike weathe...

voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. of all the worlds continents, africa is the one likely to see the greatest transformation in the course of this century. it will likely be home to almost 40% of all humanity by 2100. if, by then, africans have benefited from sustainable development, their global economic power will be enormous. if they havent, then they...

Dealing with a different sort of animal, and this was an organization that was, quote, effectively run as a personal system by sam bankman-fried. attorneys for the exchange got into what the team has been doing to bring order to the chaos, and they are tracking down blocked chain transactions, and securing and identifying the assets, including those customer funds that are missing or stolen, and they are obtaining a cyber security firm with the effort, and they are suggesting there was more than...

Like this, he stopped trucks coming in from mexico with food on them and $150 million worth of food spoiled and, according to the dallas morning news, $477 million of economic activity was lost every day in texas. so, these kinds of political stunts are not without consequence. and he is playing political games with human beings. ultimately, though, isnt this a reflection of the lack of progress on the part of the biden administration when it comes to immigration reform? theres a lot of work tha...

Hejoins us from he joins us from washington, dc. thank you very much for look company on bbc world news. what do you make of this move by the governors of the state of texas and arizona?- by the governors of the state of texas and arizona? yes, this is a giant _ of texas and arizona? yes, this is a giant publicity _ of texas and arizona? yes, this is a giant publicity stunt - of texas and arizona? yes, this is a giant publicity stunt at - is a giant publicity stunt at taxpayer expense. largely l...

And disney have played out, it is up for grabs again. >> but theyre not looking at where they are given governmental power. how is this for irony? at the villages, youve been there. it is the most gargantuan retirement community. >> keep going. >> they have the same type of special corporate governmental power but they tend to be very conservative. so desantis isnt going after them. so it is a novel thing, going after the largest employer in your state. in my home state, it cost his own state 47...