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russian state media is reporting that two ukrainian drones were flown toward the kremlin last night. >> again, this is coming from the state-controlled russian media with absolutely no verification at all from the ukrainians or anyone else for that matter, and there are a variety of reasons why a russian claim like this would be advantageous to them which we will get into in a bit. >> and russia is calling this, though, a terrorist attack and also claiming that it was an attempt to ass...

the temperature up here in the alps is rising by about twice the global average. its already increased by 2 degrees celsius. and 20 years since the us—led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein, we look at the legacy. hello and welcome to bbc news. the worlds financial markets have reacted with unease following last nights emergency takeover of the troubled swiss bank credit suisse. shares in credit suisse fell by more than 60% this morning after european markets op...

welcome to the programme, i am lewis vaughanjones. ukraine says it had nothing to do with an alleged drone attack on the kremlin which russia has called an attempt to assassinate president putin. what do we know about the alleged incident? the bbc has verified this video. it shows the drone flying in on the left—hand side, and then this and speaking at a news conference in helsinki, finland, president volodymyr zelensky said that we dont attack putin or moscow, we fight on our territ...

They also discussed chinas12 point plan to bring an end to the war in ukraine. In a Statement Issued after the meeting they said the russian side welcomes chinas willingness to play a positive role for the political and diplomatic settlement of the ukraine crisis, and welcomes the constructive proposals set forth in chinas position on the political settlement of the ukraine crisis. At the white house today, us officials took pains to point out what they think china could do to end the war. If ch...

we begin at the vatican, where thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in st peters square to hear the pope lead easter mass, and pronounce the traditional �*to the city and the world blessing — hes doing that now, lets listen in. this is the national anthem of the italian republic in 1946. forcedwhite translation: dear brothers and sisters, christ is risen. on this day we proclaim, that he, the lord of our life is the resurrection and the life of the world. today is easter...

hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. youre watching "cnn newsroom," and im rosemary church. just ahead, hollywood writers heading to the picket line. thousands set to go on strike, a move that will bring productions to a updated on anying halt and send shockwaves through the industry. a dire warning from americas treasury secretary, saying the country only has about a month to pay its bills or risk an economic catastrophe. ...

we begin this hour in california. significant flood threat is intensifying. powerful drenching storms hitting the northern and central parts of of the state. brought on by an atmospheric river. governor newsom declared a state of emergency. a levy breach forcing evacuations in monterey county. the california national guard is now on the scene in santa cruz to support emergency services. around 15 million people are under flood watches across california and nevada. for some residents, t...

jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall�*s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said the...

hello, welcome. it has been a day of worship and a day of grief in israel and the occupied territories. tens of thousands ofjews gathered atjerusalems western wall for passover prayers. not far away, hundreds of palestinians barricaded themselves —— what close to the al—aqsa mosque. —— walked close. and in a settlement in the west bank, the funeral took place for two british—israeli sisters, shot dead on friday. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. as maia and rina were...

them economic vandals who created a self—inflicted financial crisis. not for the prime minister and his non—domsing, not for the super wealthy they gave tax cuts to, but for mortgage holders all across the country. so does the prime minister know how many more people will be joining them on higher mortgage rates by the end of this year? well, mr speaker, thanks to the actions were taking, in fact, the bank of england is showing that public expectations of inflation have now eased t...