Sergey Belinsky News Today

hes an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but well find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarantee her release, and added that her sentencing is "unacceptable....

hello and welcome. president biden has described as "unacceptable" the sentencing of us basketball star brittney griner to nine years in a russian prison for possessing and smuggling drugs. she admitted to having cannabis oil when she was detained in moscow in february, but maintained she hadnt intended to break the law. washington has offered a prisoner swap, but it hasnt been taken up. azadeh moshiri reports. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant...

as parts of europe face a drought, the first in a series of hosepipe bans is due to come into force across the south of england to try and tackle water shortages. the american conspiracy theorist alexjones has been ordered to pay more than $4 million in damages after losing a defamation case for falsely claiming the sandy hook shooting was a hoax. hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision...

to counteract rising prices. if we dont act inflation will become more embedded, it will get worse and well have to raise interest rates by more and we have to act to stop well be asking just how badly this is going to hit us, and what the two people vying might do to help. also on the programme... china releases images of the countrys launch of ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan, in response to a senior us democrat visiting the island nation yesterday. in ukraine, we have a ...

Military intentions. no wonder ukraines soldiers play down talk of a quick victory. "we know the russians are bringing "more reinforcements to this area," says sergey belinsky. "on our side, we do now have accurate western weapons, "but nowhere near enough. " that phrase has become ukraines lament — "not enough weapons". and so for now, the russian bombs keep falling in the south on the front lines and on cities like mykolaiv. ukraine is promising a decisive counterattack, but its not there ye...