of the commonwealth games where england s alex yee got the competition s first gold. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people have lost their lives this week in unprecedented flash floods. in iran officials have reported more than 50 people have died in landslides. at least seven people are now known to have died in the united arab emirates. and in kentucky in the united states, at least 16 people have died as president biden declares the situation there as a major disaster. leana hosea reports. floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents are scrambling to the rooftops. but worst of all, the floods have taken people s lives, including those of children. four of whom from the same family. search and rescue same family. sea rch and rescue teams same family. search and rescue teams and helicopters and both are still lookin
for that oscar slap. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war who were being held at a detention centre in the russian occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack which is thought to have killed them. ukraine and russia have accused each other of the deaths. ukraine says moscow is trying to cover up evidence of torture and war crimes at the site. the bbc s paul adams is in kyiv with the latest about the incident. this is a war of competing narratives over a particularly gruesome episode. what i ve seen, and i do not recommend that people watch this, is a horrible scene of a warehouse that was housing a significant number of prisoners of war. there are mangled metal bunk beds and in among them, many, many charred bodies. there are also bodies, not burned, but bloody, lying outside on the ground. none of
by the catholic church. and saying sorry, again: will smith takes to social media to apologise to chris rock for that oscar slap. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war who were being held at a detention centre in the russian occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack which is thought to have killed them. ukraine and russia have accused each other of the deaths. ukraine says moscow is trying to cover up evidence of torture and war crimes at the site. the bbc s paul adams is in kyiv with the latest about the incident. this is a war of competing narratives over a particularly gruesome episode. what i ve seen and i do not recommend that people watch this is a horrible scene of a warehouse which was obviously housing a significant number of prisoners of war. there are mangled metal bunk beds and, in
intensity of floods is already increasing. leana hosea, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news. a court in london has ruled in favour of venezuela s opposition leader, juan guaido, in an ongoing legal battle for control of gold reserves deposited with the bank of england. the dispute began two years ago when president nicolas maduro requested access to nearly $2 billion worth of venezuelan gold deposited with the bank. mr guaido managed to block the move. he argued that mr maduro would use the money to support what he described as an illegitimate and corrupt regime. a final decision is expected later this year. four spectators have been injured following an explosion inside the international cricket stadium in kabul. the blast happened during a domestic league match, halting the game for a few minutes. no players or officials were hurt. this year s tournament, the eighth in its history, is the first since the taliban
four spectators have been injured following an explosion inside the international cricket stadium in kabul. the blast happened during a domestic league match, halting the game for a few minutes. no players or officials were hurt. this year s tournament the eighth in its history is the first since the taliban seized power last year. palestinian health officials say a 16 year old boy has been shot dead by israeli forces during clashes in the occupied west bank. the palestinian teenager died of chest wounds during the violence in an area close to the city of ramallah, where hundreds of palestinians had gathered to protest against the expansion of israeli settlements. the mayor of washington, dc has called for the deployment of the national guard to deal with thousands of migrants