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Police will meet a conservative mp whos accused government whips of trying to "blackmail" politicians whove tried to oust borisjohnson. the first shipment of american military aid to ukraine arrives there — after talks over russias troop build—up on the border. the un has condemned an air strike on a yemen detention centre that has killed more than 80 people. a week after tonga was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami, humanitarian aid begins to reach the tens of thousands of people...

Economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. calls for an investigation after former uk conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. tongas government warns theres a long road to recovery — a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. two years to the day since china locked down the city of wuhan, beijing applies a �*zero covid policy as it prepares t...

Been trying to re—establish communication with our red cross teams on the ground for about 2k hours now. we did have some initial contact with our team just after the major eruption and when the tsunami alert had been raised and our teams were supporting local authorities to move people to the very limited higher ground around nukualofa on the main island in tonga, so we do know that. we do know also that there has been some significant damage in the northern shore of the main island in tonga....

Of the red cross estimate 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 behind an advertising job to start an animal shelter, where she looks after and houses stray dogs, and is a popular ...

Health organization has very strict covid rules. three weeks quarantine for anyone who arrives. because of that tonga is covid-free. they want to stay that way, particularly while theyre dealing with this new crisis. >> how to help them with aid and also making sure not passing on any new variants there. phil black for us in melbourne. thanks very much, phil. good to see you. now, new zealand says there is still a risk of more eruptions and tsunamis for tonga. cnn meteorologist pedram javaheri...

Ticking, basically, because so many people have been affected. water, one of the big aspects, trying to get people clean water. i know there is a desalination effort by new zealand. how long do you think that can continue? look, one of the primary asks very early was for water, 84% of the island was covered by ash, so we have sent three navy vessels up, all of which contain water, but also desalination equipment, engineering equipment, but also support to help with the clean—up, and experts wh...

Always been suggested alongside the covid response. nanaia mahuta, new zealands foreign minister. new zealand is limiting gatherings, after nine cases of the covid—19 0micron variant were detected after a wedding. the prime minister, jacinda ardern, said from midnight on sunday there would be a cap of 100 fully vaccinated people at events. ms ardern has cancelled her own wedding as a result. youre watching bbc news — our main headlines. britain is accusing russia of planning to install a pro...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britains prime minister boris johnson says he will challenge any fight to his leadership, as the row surrounding parties in downing street during lockdown continues. president biden warns vladimir putin that the us will do significant harm to russia if he decides to invade ukraine. the first plane load of aid has landed in tonga on a runway newly cleared of ash following saturdays volcanic eruption and tsunam...

It. and we need to get to the bottom of it. tongas government warns theres a long road to recovery — a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. two years to the day since china locked down the city of wuhan, beijing applies a �*zero covid policy as it prepares to host the winter olympics. new zealands prime ministerjacinda ardern is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid—19 restrictions hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or aroun...

By an �*unprecedented disaster�*. this is the first formal update since saturdays undersea volcanic eruption — and the tsunami that followed. initially virtually all communications with the country were severed — but we now know at least three people have died. and the scale of the damage is becoming clearer. this is one of the first pictures we have had since the eruption its taken by new zealands defence force. we also have this image taken of one island in tonga in december — you ca...