a convicted italian mafia killer has been arrested in france after 16 years on the run. he was hiding out as a pizza chef. and covid, vaccines and those conspiracy theories. we speak to the microsoft founder, bill gates. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain their oversimplistic explanation. and we begin in the us, where the department of defense says a chinese surveillance balloon is hovering over the northern us. officials at the pentagon say the balloon had flown over the state of montana, but haven t revealed its current location. these are the first pictures we have received, which are believed to be of the baloon. the department of defense says the baloon was most certainly launched by china, but there s been no word yet from beijing. the pentagon press secretary brigadier general pat ryder posted a statement on the department of defense website, saying the balloon is being tracked. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has been follow
continue to flock here, where the king charles the third has held meetings with diplomats from the 1a countries that recognise him as head of state. also ahead on the programme. ukraine s military says its forces have tripled the amount of territory it has retaken from russia in a little over 48 hours. and in sweden, voting in the country s general election has ended with an exit poll indicating that the prime minister s party may win slightly more seats than rivals. hello and welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the coffin of queen elizabeth is being taken on itsjourney to herfinal resting place. it left balmoral, where she died on thursday, and has now arrived in edinburgh. crowds gathered along the route, as the cortege made the 175 mile journey to the palace of holyroodhouse where the coffin will remain overnight. as that was happening, proclamations formally announcing the accession of king charles iii took place in cardiff, edi
that scientists say can tell us more about the inner life of the planet. these images are so much more than pretty pictures. they are detailed, they are showing parts ofjupiter, of its cloud cover. that we hadn t really appreciated before. and, man s emotional best friends. how dogs can cry with joy when they see their owners. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united states is expected to announce its largest single military aid package for ukraine on wednesday, as the country marks its independence day, and the war there hits the six month mark. us officials said the new package, which is worth about $3 billion is aimed at helping kyiv to secure its long term defence. our washington correspondent, chi chi izundu has more details on the military aid package. this is the largest military aid package the united states has offered the brain, and it is basically similar to other packages that they have handed over to ukraine, but more importantly
that s the stark warning of a new eu global report. twitter s former security chief says users personal data has been put at risk, along with us national security. the company denies the allegations. and nearly 10 million us viewers watch the game of thrones prequel, because of the dragon, become the most watched show in history. hello and welcome. the united states is expected to announce its largest single military aid package for ukraine later today, as the country marks its independence day, and the war there hits the six month mark. us officials said the new package, which is worth about $3 billion, is aimed at helping kyiv secure its long term defence. 0ur washington correspondent, chi chi izundu, has been telling us more about the military aid package. this is the largest military aid package the united states is offering the ukraine, and it s basically similar to other packages that they have handed over to the ukraine, but more importantly there s a slight differenc