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republicans have criticised president biden over the amount of time it took to shoot down a chinese observation balloon that flew across the united states. china has said shooting down the balloon was an obvious over—reaction. the diplomatic fall out is continuing, as warships try to recover the debris. secretary of state antony blinken was due to be in beijing this week, but he cancelled the trip after the balloon was discovered. barbara plett usher reports from beijing. for days, t...

we start this hour with breaking news. reports are coming in of a strong earthquake that has hit turkey near the border with syria. the epicentre was in gaziantep and the tremor has been felt across the region. the united states geological survey said it was of 7.8 magnitude and at a depth of 10 kilometres, considered to be shallow. gaziantep has a local population of around two million people and is also hosting almost 500,000 syrian refugees. azadeh moshiri is our reporter. what can ...

we start this hour with breaking news — there has been a major earthquake in turkey near the border with syria. the epicentre was in gaziantep close to the border of syria. strong tremors were felt across the region. the quake was recorded at a magnitude of of 7.8 and at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometres. reports have been coming in of many collapsed buildings. azadeh moshiri is our reporter. sketchy details but a lot of reports and people across the region have felt this?...

hello and welcome. we begin in turkey. dozens of people have been killed across turkey and northern syria after a major earthquake struck in the early hours of monday morning. the epicentre was in gaziantep provice close to the turkish border with syria. strong tremors were felt across the region. the quake was recorded at a magnitude of 7.8 and at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometres. reports have been coming in of many collapsed buildings. azadeh moshiri is our news reporter....

lets now get down to business. we start with energy as more eu caps on russian oil have come into effect. the price of premium products, primarily diesel, is being capped at $100 a barrel, while low—end products, including fuel oil, will be capped at $45. other oil product imports are banned completely from today. the price cap is designed to limit moscows ability to fund its war in ukraine. enforcement relies on prohibiting insurance and shipping companies from dealing with russian ...

as the premier league charges the club with more than 100 breaches of its financial rules. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. rescue operations are under way across much of southern turkey and northern syria, following a huge earthquake that has killed at least 3,500 people. rescuers are racing to save those trapped beneath the rubble and people have spent the day digging with their bare hands. the first earthquake stru...

visit, alongside the leaders of the church of england and church of scotland. well tell you about the bbcjournalist trying to make amends for her own familys connection to slavery. the giant chinese balloon that had been floating over the united states has been shot down by an american fighterjet off the coast of south carolina. the balloon, which the us says was being used to spy on military sites appeared to plummet straight into the sea. china continues to insist it was a stray civi...

next to the river wyre, nine days ago. and wholl claim the major prizes at this years grammy awards? all you need to know about musics biggest night. its 7am in the morning in singapore, and 1am in kyiv where reports say the countrys defence minister oleksii reznikov will be dismissed and replaced with the head of military intelligence. it is suspected reznikov, a loyal ally of president zelensky, will be moved to a different ministerial position — with ministry ofjustice named as a ...

in london, as predicted, harry styles is one of the nights big winners, with four awards, including the much—coveted album of the year. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world health organisation says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed dead has passed 28,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un aid chief, martin griffiths, said there was an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food and sh...

the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. us northern command is beginning recovery operations now. and harry potter comes to the world of video games but will the hogwarts legacy be tarnished by protests against the authors views on transgender issues? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after mondays...