this is bbc news, the headlines. the united states has accused russia of worsening a global food crisis by carrying out a missile strike on the ukrainian port of odesa. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said moscow had breached friday s landmark agreement to resume grain exports from the black sea. the world health organisation has declared the outbreak of monkeypox to be an international public health emergency. the disease has now been found in seventy five countries with most infections concentrated in europe, largely among men who had sex with multiple male partners. travellers heading to france from the uk have faced long waits near dover. a major incident was declared in kent as people queued for hours. british authorities have accused the police
despite his personal controversy, his sporting ability beyond dispute. one of the greatestjockeys that racing has ever seen. lester piggott, who s died at the age of 86. heavy fighting is continuing in the luhansk region of eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severodonetsk. moscow says it has taken the town of lyman, a key railway hub. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, said moscow was trying to squeeze out some result for itself in the region. here, russia s ambassador to the uk in an inteview with the bbc has described alleged war crimes by russia in ukraine as a fabrication .
january 6th. jordan has previously told the committee he has no relevant information to share. the chairman of the committee, congressman bennie thompson, says there have been no conversations about contempt if the congressmen do not comply. moving now to the war in europe. russia is warning finland that the consequences if it joins nato. russia s foreign minister yesterday, said moscow would be quote forced to take retaliatory steps to stop what he called a threat to his country s national security. the russian envoy to the u.n. also said that both finland and sweden would become possible targets if they became members of the defense organization. meanwhile, nato secretary general has welcomed the move and promised a swift and smooth promise. the white house has also said it would strongly support both finland and sweden if they apply for membership. both finland s president and prime minister yesterday called
coronavirus. welcome to the show, everyone. russia is increasingly targeting key infrastructure as it ramps up the assault of the east of the country. you are looking to extensive damage to a railway hub that was a vital supply line for ukrainian troops. that is near the donesk region, russian forces are making incremental advances in the area. and meantime, another mass grave was discovered in the kyiv suburb of bucha. russia s focus now on the eastern donbas region, ukrainian president, zelenskyy said moscow s goal is to kill
© Provided by Xinhua Our military are doing their best to bring an end to that operation, a Kremlin spokesman has said.MOSCOW, April 8 (Xinhua) Russ