the russian invasion. the vessel was chartered by the world food programme, to supply countries at risk from starvation. to ukraine now, where the army says it has destroyed command posts and ammunition depots on the second day of its counterattack against the russians in the south. the military says ukrainian forces are targeting bridges which provide russia s army with a lifeline to its troops around kherson. let s get more now from our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. these counteract offensives by ukraine on and around the city of kherson are significant for ukraine, but there are some caveats. we are still talking about a sizeable chunk of territory, and ukraine aborts counterattacks in almost a daily basis. however, it is clear that after weeks of using these long range missile systems to take down important bridges, to strafe the russian supply lines, the target command centres as they claim it is clear the ukrainians have the confidence to push forward, which
legislation injapan but why are men still dominating the argument? mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he made it his mission to push for perestroika political and economic reforms to kick start the russian economy, and set the goal for glasnost more openness and transparency in the policies of the state and judicial system. he oversaw enormous changes, namely the breakup of the soviet union in 1991, and the end of the cold war. president biden said he was a man of remarkable vision. russian president vladimir putin, who had a sharply divergent view of how things should be done, has expressed his deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at an historic life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictat
welcome to bbc news, i m mark lobel. our top stories. tributes to mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, who s died aged 91 remembered as a man of courage. he helped to end the cold war, he s being praised the world over, but wasn t as successful with radical reforms back home, where many blame him for the collapse of the soviet union. pakistan is facing a monsoon on steroids so says the un as they launch an emergency appeal to help deal with the worst flooding in the country s history. had the floods not come, they would have something to take to market, a way of looking after themselves. and yet now, they have to sit on the side of the road and wait for food to be delivered. changes to abortion
welcome to bbc news, i m mark lobel. our top stories. tributes to mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, who s died aged 91 remembered as a man of courage. he helped to end the cold war, he s being praised the world over, but wasn t as successful with radical reforms back home, where many blame him for the collapse of the soviet union. pakistan is facing a monsoon on steroids so says the un as they launch an emergency appeal to help deal with the worst flooding in the country s history. had the floods not come, they would have something to take to market, a way of looking after themselves. and yet now, they have to sit on the side of the road and wait for food to be delivered. changes to abortion