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also in the programme: as ukraine approaches 100 days of war, president zelensky urges western nations to step up their weapons deliveries — with russia now in control of 20% of his country. and after winning his defamation case against ex—wife amber heard, we look at why johnny depp lost a similar court battle in the uk. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to the programme. queen elizabeth has overseen a fly—past of 70 aircraft on the first ...

midterm elections. in a hail mary, biden administration appears to be banking on the youth vote, im john roberts in washington. you are all warmed up. >> sandra: and a lot more to dig into there, great to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is "america reports." biden administration is now just moments away from announcing that it is cancelling $5.8 billion in loans for borrowers who attended a for profit college. now middle class americans are left picking up the tab as expert...

welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. right now, russias war on ukraine is being waged from house to house, town to town in the eastern donbas. the strategy is simple — destroy and then occupy the ruins. but the annihilation strategy isnt restricted to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraines history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. whats the best response to this weaponization...

state is going to be hit by an economic hurricane. out front tonight, the breaking news, the mayor revolving releasing new details about the texas school massacre, there was a negotiator trying to reach the gunmen on the shown in the crucial next piece of information he shared with the post is that he doesnt believe the negotiator knew that there were children alive, calling 911 while the negotiator was trying to reach the gun man, but failed to do so according to the mayor. we learned...

and two teachers died in a mass shooting at an elementary school. the coffin of ten—year—old ameriejo garza was borne into the sacred heart catholic church, across the road from her school. those are the headlines. now on bbc news its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. right now, russias war on ukraine is being waged from house to house, town to town in the eastern donbas. the strategy is simple — destroy and then occupy the ruins. but the annih...

correspondent mark meredith is here with all the details of this big case. good evening, mark. >> bret, it was a big case. good evening to you. johnny depp was not in the courtroom when todays verdict was announced. tonight both he and his legal team are celebrating after a jury in virginia ruled depps ex-wife actress amber heard owes him $15 million for defamation. he claimed an op-ed written by heard in 2018 and published in the "the washington post" significantly set back his career...

to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraines history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. whats the best response to this weaponization of history? serhii plokhy, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you are a harvard historian. youve lived in the united states for a long time, and yet you were raised inside ukraine. so is it possible for you to bring a dispassionate historian�...

if now on bbc news, clive myrie has been speaking to russias ambassador to the uk andrei kelin, at the russian embassy in london about the war in ukraine. some people may find pictures of civilian deaths that clive showed him in their conversation, distressing. ambassador, the facts are clear. thousands of people have been killed in this war so far. 1a million people have had to leave their homes since russia decided to invade ukraine. why did russia start this war? this is not a war. ...

19 babies and two teachers were murdered on tuesday and yet another mass shooting in america. this time it was at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. the latest accounts of law enforcements response pain to woeful portrait of a potentially deadly inuktitut. in the days since the massacre, we learned that officers waited for 45 minutes just outside the classroom where the shooter was barricaded. this despite active shooting trainer that these officers were trained to engage with th...

is seeking to stop the january six committee from obtaining to handwritten notes that he allegedly received from the former president his self. the lawyers have characterized the notes as quintessential privileged material. such communications are protected by attorney client privilege. no word yet on whether the argument will hold up. as the january six committee prepares to take its pro public, it becomes every day that the attack on the capitol was part of a larger scheme to overtur...