of a mass killing at a nursery. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president putin has suffered an embarrassing setback in the war with ukraine, after a huge explosion on the only bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula. the bridge partially collapsed but has now reopened to light traffic. russia annexed crimea in 2014, and after occupying these regions of ukraine in red it s managed to establish a corridor up through southern and eastern ukraine. the kerch bridge, connecting russia to the crimean peninsula in the black sea, was an important supply route for sending russian troops and artillery into ukraine. in the last few hours president putin has ordered his fsb secret service to tighten security on the peninsula. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. it is the bridge the kremlin built, and it was under attack. an explosion at dawn. this was the result. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the
allies now have the ability to step them- stop them. i will well and truly serve stop them. i will well and truly serve the stop them. i will well and - truly serve the commonwealth of australia, truly serve the commonwealth of australia, holland and her peorfle australia, holland and her people in the office of prime ministen anthony albanese becomes australia s 31st prime minister, before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden, and the other quad leaders. monkeypox is detected in three more countries, as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. afghanistan s female tv presenters say they re determined to carry on working, after the taliban enforces an order to cover their faces. and the heir to the throne in britain is to appear in one of the country s best loved soap operas, as part of the queen s platinum jubilee celebrations. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the program
the long awaited publication of a report into lockdown breaches in downing street is expected this week, after a deadline passed for responses and objections. monkeypox is detected in three more countries as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. and the heir to the throne in britain is to appear in one of the country s best loved soap operas as part of queen s platinum jubilee celebrations. it s 6am in singapore and 7am in tokyo where president biden is visiting to meet the prime ministers ofjapan, australia and india for the first such talks since the invasion of ukraine and amid ongoing concerns about china s territorial ambitions, particularly its claim on taiwan. the buildup of the chinese military has led to fears it now has the ability to invade taiwan and defeat the us and its allies if they try to intervene. from tokyo our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports. this is something that hasn t been seen since world war ii, a fighte
afghanistan s female tv presenters say they re determined to carry on working, after the taliban enforces an order to cover their faces. and the heir to the throne in britain is to appear in one of the country s best loved soap operas as part of the queen s platinum jubilee celebrations. life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s news day. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived injapan for his first visit to asia since becoming president and his first summit with america s asian allies since the russian invasion of ukraine. in tokyo he will hold summit talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but many are now focusing on china s territorial ambitions particularly its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china s massive military gives beiing the ability to invade taiwan and defeat the us and its allies if they try to intervene. our correspondent, rupert