and opposition syriza party battle for power in the country s parliamentary election. rishi sunak says he hasn t spoken to his home secretary, suella braverman, amid claims she asked civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine. saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. hello, i m krupa padhy. welcome to bbc news. president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit injapan, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group of capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to the vic
good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. signs of cautious optimism in the debt ceiling standoff with as few as ten days left before the federal government runs out of cash. with house republicans trying to extract major budget cuts in exchange for allowing new borrowing to pay the bills, president biden and house speaker mccarthy have just wrapped up talks at the white house. i felt we had a productive discussion. i believe we can get it done. we ll hear from the white house. earlier today, treasury secretary janet yellen reminded lawmakers of the stakes saying, it s, quote, highly likely, unquote the government will default as soon as june 1st. so, what s the status of the negotiations after speaker mccarthy s meeting? the talks are still very much alive, which is a positive sign, after a tumultuous weekend of negotiations. both sides are still very much committed to getting a bipartisan deal. speaker kevin mccarthy, as you heard, struck a very positive tone
saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. hello and welcome to bbc news. good to have you with us. a defiant ukrainian president, volodymr zelensky, has told the g7 summit in hiroshima that russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group of capturing the city. but that s been rejected by ukraine. and this follows confirmation from president biden that the united states and partners will help train ukrainian pilots to fly fourth generation fighters such as the f 16. president zelensky has long called for such jets to better fight russia s full invasion of ukraine. our asia pacific correspondent laura bicker sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing, he nee
the uk home secretary, suella braverman, is under pressure after claims she asked civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine. saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. leaders for their enduring speaking at the end of a summit injapan, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. as he paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing, he needed no reminderfrom this sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict le
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. signs of cautious optimism in the debt ceiling standoff ten days left before the federal government runs out of cash with house republicans trying to extract major budget cuts in exchange for allowing new borrowing to pay the bills. president biden how speaker mccarthy have just wrapped up talks at the white house. i felt we had a productive discussion. i believe we can get it done. here from the white house earlier today, treasury secretary janet yellen reminded lawmakers at the state saying it is quote, highly likely, unquote, the government will default as of june 1st. emily s and anna joins us now with more from the capital. what is the status of negotiations after speaker mccarthy s meeting? the talks are still very much alive, which is a positi