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Lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. new zealands defence minister said the amount of ash that fell on tonga following the volcanic eruption at the weekend was hampering the relief effort. peeni henare said it had contaminated drinking water and made air quality poor. the tongan government says all the houses on one of the islands have been destroyed, while another has just two remaining. hong kong independence activist edward leung, whose now—banned slogan became a rallyin...

Story now. covid has broken out aboard an australian warship carrying humanitarian aid to assist virus—free tonga after last weeks volcanic eruption and tsunami. the australian defence minister, peter dutton, said the relief effort would not be allowed to put tongans at risk of covid and the ship would remain at sea while it was decided how to deliver the supplies safely. he said 23 crew out of 600 personnel on hmas adelaide had tested positive. shaimaa khalil reports from neighbouring fiji. t...

Islamic state fighters have continued one of their biggest attacks in syria since the groups self—declared caliphate was defeated nearly three years ago. a british—based monitoring group said more than 75 people, most of them jihadists, had been killed in three days of fighting with kurdish—led forces in the northern city of hasa kah. the bodies of suspected militants could been seen on the streets — many residents have fled. the fighting began on thursday, when is fighters attacked a pr...

Welcome to bbc news. our top stories: the us orders family members of its diplomats in kyiv to leave over the continued threat of russian military action in ukraine. reports of heavy gunfire in the capital of burkina faso, despite a curfew in place amid a mutiny by soldiers. tongas government warns theres a long road the taliban are due to midwestern diplomats for a second day of talks on the afghan humanitarian crisis. —— meet western diplomats. tongas government warns theres a long road to...

That the necessary food items and technology and gear gets on the ground without covid—i9. we often hear, lord fakafanua, of particularly with pacific islands, that you are very resilient. you have to deal with some pretty awful weather conditions, now you ve got — this is a volcanic eruption followed by a tsunami. i mean, you feel the heat of what is going on in the world and you are in this ring of fire. how is that being managed, not perhaps by the generation of — your generation who is...

Of the way and create this shockwave that sent ripples are literally across the globe. it goes to show you how far—reaching volcanic impacts can be when there are people in washington state and japan worrying about something that literally happened on the other side of the globe. most destructive tsunamis generated by earthquakes, what do we make of this, that it is an underwater volcano creating these powerful waves? that is certainly one of the things that has probably contributed largely to...

Separation, webb space telescope. go, webb! applause. this is the most ambitious space telescope ever built. now its mission has finally begun and our view of the universe is about to be transformed. rebecca morelle, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: residents on the spanish island of la palma, breathe a sigh of relief as the volcanic eruption finally comes to an end after three months. the world of musics been paying tribute to george michael, whos died from suspected heart fai...

America. _ investigating why this man went to america, what led him here and so on. america, what led him here and so on and _ america, what led him here and so on and over— america, what led him here and so on. and over in manchester, these arrests— on. and over in manchester, these arrests that — on. and over in manchester, these arrests that have taken place, the police _ arrests that have taken place, the police liaising very closely with the fbi — police liaising very closely with t...

Virginia giuffre claims the duke — seen here alongside his former wife sarah ferguson leaving the windsor estate earlier today — sexually assaulted her when she was 17. he strongly denies the claims. tsunami waves a metre high have hit the pacific island nation of tonga, after an underwater volcano erupted for the second time in two days. satellite images show the eruption which was followed by darkened skies as the volcano sent black ash into the air. residents have been urged to move to hi...

Food and medicines. the queen has said she is "shocked and saddened" by the destruction to the pacific nation, which is part of the commonwealth. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. for the first time since last saturdays huge eruption, we are finally getting to see what has happened to tongas main island. along the coast, the damage from the tsunami looks extensive, with many buildings destroyed. in tongas capital, nukualofa, there is a lot of volcanic ash but the buildings are intact and the cle...