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Welcome to bbc news, im nuala mcgovern. our top stories. britain accuses russia of planning to install a pro—kremlin leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. foreign aid is distributed in tonga, with more than 80 percent of the population affected by last weekends volcanic eruption and tsunami. new zealand pledges more than $2 million us dollars. the than $2 million us dollars. recovering will be the upturn the recovering will be the upturn and we need to ensure we keep the momentum. t...

New zealand has already pledged over $2 million us dollars to the devastated nation. ive been speaking to nanaia mahuta, new zealands foreign minister, about the problems theyve faced delivering the much—needed aid. its a challenge because of covid, however close friends and neighbours are quickly understanding the catastrophic impact of the eruption on the outer islands, so we are doing as much as we can. we are moving swiftly to support the tongan government. why is covid such a challenge in...

Welcome to bbc news. im nuala mcgovern. our top stories. new images of the russian military build—up, as the us warns any incursion into ukraine will be met with a tough response. there is no doubt — let there be no doubt at all — that if putin makes this choice, russia will pay a heavy price. aid planes finally arrive in tonga after a volcanic eruption and tsunami left the country in desperate need of supplies. well bring you the latest. untouched by climate change, a rare deep water cora...

>> talk to us about some of the injuries that could come from an eruption like this and the tsunami that followed. what are you expecting to find with teams on the ground from people that have survived this? >> so far from what weve gathered, its not as bad as we feared. weve had some minor casualties. there have been three confirmed deaths there. but what weve seen is just some cuts here and there. theres assessments thats ongoing, and as we receive more information well be able to assess whats...

A sonic boom captured on video more than 400 miles away in fiji. sonic boom sounds. the international federation of the red cross estimated that more than 80,000 people have been affected by the eruption, with stories of missing people being reported on social media. briton angela glover was last seen by her husband clinging to a tree, before she was swept away by the tsunami. the family have put a number of posts on social media, appealing for information. she moved to tonga in 2015, leaving be...

This is bbc news. the latest headlines: australia and new zealands military send aid to tonga following the volcanic eruption and tsunami. americas largest airlines have warned of a catastrophic disruption to travel if telecommunications firms roll out their 5g technology without limiting its scope near us airports because it might interfere with altitude devices. theyre requesting it be delayed until the necessary upgrades have been made to aviation equipment. lets speak to our north america co...

Millions came to bathe as i close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity- thats believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: britains foreign secretary has warned russia of a terrible loss of life if it invades ukraine and has urged its allies to stand up to moscow. the first aid ship sent to help the people of tonga following last weekends volcanic eruption has arrived, the new zealand navy vessel is carrying urgently needed fresh water. if you...

This is bbc news. our top stories. britain accuses russia of planning to install a pro—kremlin leader in ukraine, as fears of an invasion grow. foreign aid is being distributed in tonga, with over 80% of the population affected by last weekends volcanic eruption and tsunami. tongas recovery from this disaster will be long—term, and i think we need to ensure that we keep the momentum up. two years to the day since china forced the city of wuhan and its ten million citizens into lockdown, we h...

To invade ukraine. the united nations says it is stepping up its response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami in tonga. the tongan government has released more pictures — they say many houses on the islands have been destroyed. estimates from new zealand suggest the main communications cable in tonga will now take around four weeks to repair. a thick coat of ash has been removed from the main airport runway in tonga, clearing the way for emergency aid to be delivered by air to the island nati...

The nation will be heavily reliant on food aid for some time. lord fakafanua is tongas speaker of parliament. hes currently separated from his family in auckland, new zealand, and is not sure when he can return home to help clean up. when i flew out, i came to see my mother, who was in auckland, and we didnt anticipate any of this would happen, so it came as a great surprise to everyone, the shock of the volcanic eruption and tsunami. absolutely. and i want to ask you if youve got updates for us...