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Today at 5pm, us troops kill a top iranian general in an air strike a major escalation in tensions between the United States and iran. Qasem soleimani was irans most powerful military commander, and tehrans strategic mastermind. He was killed as his convoy left Baghdad Airport. Iran has promised what it calls harsh vengeance for his death. President trump said Qasem Soleimani was planning attacks to kill or injure thousands of americans in the middle east. The President Trumps decision to remove...

This is bbc world news today. Im simon pusey. Our top stories iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a ukrainian passengerjet killing 176 people. But the picture remains far from clear. New sanctions against iran, including action against eight senior officials involved in targeting us troops in iraq. We dont want war, we want iran to behave like a normal nation. A political breakthrough in Northern Ireland the main parties agree to restore a power sharing admi...

Almost committed the perfect murder. And who better to do that than a Police Officer . Than a Police Officer. Thats all for this edition of dateline. Im natalie morales. Thanks for watching. First up on msnbc, new shutdowns. Some of the largest cities and states across the country taking historic action to combat the coronavirus. Tens of millions told to go home and stay home. Details on when and where. It may work and it may not work. I feel good about it. Any hope . The search for a treatment ...

It would be a Ground Breaking move, certainly one that the Commonwealth Games have never seen the likes of before. Birmingham 2022 announced the sports in their programme last year and shooting and archery werent included. Theyve been involved in every games bar one since 1966. But birmingham said theyre foccused on trying to attract a younger and more diverse audience. These games are going to cost around £800 million as well the most expensive event in the uk since the 2012 olympics. Theyre s...

Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. Canadas Prime Minister says the plane that crashed in iran, was shot down. We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile. All 176 people on board, including 63 canadians died in the incident. Canada is calling for a full investigation. Iran denies it, saying its scientifically impossible. The queen has called a meeting...

Decent trait frwrmru itsn a decent foundation to be able to go into that game. Lets round up some of the other rugby stories of the day. Theres a Chance Centre manu tuilagi could feature in that calcutta cup match on saturday. He hobbled off early in englands defeat to france yesterday but hes been retained in the squad with his groin problem being assessed. Ireland Centre Garry Ringrose will definitely be missing their next two games against wales and england. Hes had a procedure on a hand inju...

This is bbc news. Im rebecca jones. The headlines at 11 00 the duke and duchess of sussex say theyre to step back from their role as senior royals, saying theyll work to become financially independent. It follows weeks of speculation about the couples future after they took a break from royal duties. Iran fires more than 20 missiles at us air bases in iraq in retaliaiton for the assassination of their military commander there were no casualties says President Trump. Iran appears to be standing d...

The wet and eastern areas before the wet and windy weather pushes right across the country as we head through tonight. The mild air gets replaced by colder air as we move through sunday so its going to be a blustery day with showers and feeling chilly but this afternoon those temperatures pretty impressive for the time of year, 11 13d. Adding on the wind, it might not feel that mild, its going to be very windy, gusts of 40 50 mph around irish sea coast, the wet weather transfers to the eastern s...

The british Prime Minister has said the government will proceed with maximum caution when coronavirus restrictions are eased. Boris johnson is due to announce his plans for england, in a speech on sunday. Ministers have insisted any short term changes to lockdown measures will be modest. Theres been another big jump in the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits, as the us grapples with how to emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. A further 3. 2 Million People filed claims this we...

Welcome to bbc news im mike embley. Our top stories leaked documents seen by the bbc provide new evidence of chinas crackdown on uighurmuslims in the Western Region of xinjiang. Apple warns it wont meet its quarterly revenue projections due to the coronavirus outbreak affecting both production and demand in china with 800,000 people displaced since december combined with freezing conditions the United Nations says the offensive in idlib has created a major humanitarian crisis and the worlds rich...