this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore and one o clock in the morning in ukraine, where a court has sentenced a russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. vadim shishimarin was the first person to stand trial for war crimes since russia s invasion three months ago. he had admitted shooting the 62 year old civilian, but said he d been acting on orders and he will appeal against his sentence. our correspondentjames waterhouse was in court. this wasn tjust a trial, it was ukraine s day in court, with all eyes and cameras on 21 year old vadim shishimarin. by legal standards, his journey to this dock has been quick. more than two weeks ago, the russian soldier was questioned over an alleged war crime. translation: we started moving. on the way, we saw a civilian talking on the phone. i was ordered to shoot and fired one round at him. he fell down. we moved on. today, the court heard how shishimarin shot a 62 year old
aimed at countering china s growing influence in the region. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome. the united nations world food programme has described russia s blockade of ukrainian ports as a declaration of war on global food security that could push tens of millions of people into severe food shortages. it echoes concerns raised by the ukrainian government, and wider accusations that the kremlin is deliberately targeting food supplies. our economics editor, faisal islam, reports. across the world, food and energy crisis are hitting households, increasing social instability and hunger and leading to whole country is going bust. sri lanka at first, but more are feared to be heading in the same direction. with russia s war in ukraine making the supply shocks much worse, the economic stakes are very high here and across part of the problem is that the natural response that should bring down energy orfood prices producing more
territory in an apparent hardening of its position. a city remembers five years on from the manchester arena bomb that killed 22 people. hello and welcome to bbc news. australia s incoming prime minister, anthony albanese, has vowed to sweep aside his country s reputation for dragging its heels in the fight against climate change. wildfires, bleached out coral reefs and flooding have made made australia a byword for climate fuelled disruption. mr albanese looks set to be sworn in as prime minister on monday, before he heads to tokyo for a meeting with the leaders of the us, japan and india. he s signalled a major shift in climate change policy, saying australia could become a renewable energy superpower. the quad leaders meeting is an absolute priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, particularly with regard to climate change and our engagement with the world on those
arena bomb that killed 22 people. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. australia s incoming prime minister, anthony albanese has vowed to sweep aside his country s reputation for dragging its heels in the fight against climate change. wildfires, bleached out coral reefs and flooding has made made australia a byword for climate fuelled disruption. mr albanese looks set to be sworn in as prime minister on monday, before he heads to tokyo for a meeting with the leaders of the us, japan and india. he s signalled a major shift in climate change policy, saying australia could become a renewable energy superpower. our sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has more the shaimaa khalil, has more meeting is a priority for australia the meeting is a priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that there is a message to the world that there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, but clearly with regard to
remains defiant amid russian advances. we ll show you how new vehicles are helping fight the war. and baby formula is now being flown to the u.s. from germany. mothers facing a shortage across the country. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. u.s. president joe biden is set to land in japan soon after wrapping up a visit to south korea. he left seoul a short time ago and the visit marks police first trip to asia as commander in chief. before leaving, met with military families and american troops stationed there. and also with the chairman of hyundai where he toured their plant to build a new electric vehicle plant in the u.s. state of georgia and while he is trying to put the focus on bolstering america s economic and security ties in the region, a shadow of potential conflict is never far away. on saturday the u.s. and south korea announced plans to expand joint military drills in response to north korea s growing nuclear threat. u.s. offic