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leaving minefields in place. but there is of course the risk the russians could break through. and one of the major concerns for ukraine right now is troop levels. kyiv needs to mobilize an additional 100,000 menjust to maintain current force strength, mobilisation rates were told are below 50% of their target and may be as low as 15% in some regions. president zelensky said last night without volunteers, he will have to draught of half a million men. but who would volunteer without th...

we begin a warning from president biden that sanctions may be imposed on uganda after new anti—homosexuality legislation was signed into law by president yoweri musveeni. in a statement, joe biden said... in the uk, the government also condemned the new law, saying... homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about what president biden had to say on the ...

are the latest shipping companies to abandon the red sea area. the suez canal handles more than a tenth of the worlds trade, but its particularly vital for the movement of goods between asia and europe. the alternative is a long and expensive detour around the cape of good hope at africas southern tip. because of the disruption, the cost to ship a container from china to the mediterranean has risen 44% this month alone. thats according to the online shipping marketplace, freightos. swe...

to get more aid into gaza, but which stops short of calling for an immediate truce. this was the moment the vote came in. 13 in favour and two abstentions — from permanent members us and russia — but, crucially, no votes against, no veto. so after multiple attempts to come to an agreement on action after the october the 7th attack from hamas and the following military operation from the idf, the un security council has finally passed a resolution. a resolution, of course, that is l...

plans for supermarkets to introduce a cap on the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and thanks forjoining me here at the bbc�*s headquarters in central london. is there any sign yet of the much—heralded counteroffensive by ukraine? for the west, in ukraine, if they were to go too early ahead of all of that hardware being in place, then we could see the front lines we see now in place for some ti...

is there any sign yet of the much heralded counteroffensive by ukraine? for the west and ukraine, if they were to go too early, ahead of all that hardware being in place, then we could see the front lines we see now in place for some time to come. after the g7 summit in hiroshima is a chinese attack on taiwan more likely likely or less likely? i think for now xijinping has made the calculation that he simply cant afford to invade taiwan. and should we lose sleep at night for fear that ...

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but this is also a story about the workplace culture at britains biggest commercial broadcaster. so lets take a look at whats happened so far. two weeks ago, schofield announced he was leaving this morning after 20 years. he suggested resigning had not been his choice. in a statement he said, "i understand that itv has decided the current situation cant go on". a week later, he admitted to the affair with the younger colleague, and left itv completely. two days after that, his co—sta...

including a look ahead to the nail—biting final day of the english premier legaue season. hello and welcome to bbc news, live in istanbul with me, anna foster. with a key strategic position, a growing regional influence — and difficult economic times — the future of turkey is today being decided in the run—off round of the presidential election. around 64 million people are eligible to vote — turn out in the first round was closing in on 90% — and they have a choice between...

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16—year—old brianna ghey in a park near warrington in february. the girl and boy, who were 15 at the time, stabbed her 28 times. they cannot be named for legal reasons. outside court, prosecutors said it was "one of the most distressing cases the crown prosecution service has had to deal with". heres our north of england correspondentjudith moritz. brianna ghey�*s family described h...