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thanks forjoining us. we begin in ukraine where a fresh air attack on kyiv has left at least one dead and a further three injured. the city's mayor vitali klitschko says around 20 russian explosive drones had been eliminated — but that a fresh wave is heading towards the capital. russia has stepped up its attacks on kyiv over the past month, using barrages of drones and missiles in an attempt to overwhelm the city's defences. this latest attack comes as one of the country's most senior security officials says ukraine is ready to begin it's long—awaited counter—offensive. oleksi...

hello. i'm nancy kacungira. ukraine's most senior security official has said the country is ready to launch its long—expected counter—offensive against russian forces. in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov told the bbc the planned assault was an "historic opportunity" but the government had "no right to make a mistake" when making such an important decision. mr danilov has been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. we have been talking about this counteroffensive for months, and during that time ukraine has been building up stockpiles of ammunition, it's been ta...

problems at airports in the uk. longer waiting times at passport control. problem with the border force e—gates system. let's look at the impact. this picture, tweeted on saturday morning from london heathrow�*s terminal five, gives an idea of some of the delays which have been building up. heathrow airport said — "we are aware of a nationwide issue impacting the egates, which are operated by border force. our teams are working closely with border force to help resolve the problem as quickly as possible." the issue is being felt at all points of entry to the uk — notjust aipo...

i'm laila harrak. republicans already raising concerns over the agreement in principle on the debt ceiling as both president biden and house speaker mccarthy race to seal the deal with their allies in congress. the gop turns on one of its own in texas in an unprecedented move to impeach the state's attorney general. details and how that official is reacting. and we're live for you in istanbul as voting there gets under way for turkey's presidential runoff election. we begin in washington where congress is drafting new legislation on the u.s. debt limit hours after officials reach...

we meet the south african woman who used her own experiences of period poverty to help empower girls in hundreds of schools by delivering free pads. hello, i'm nancy kacungira. turks have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential election with voting now under way in a presidential election run—off between the long—time authoritarian leader, recep tayyip erdogan and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote — just over 4% more than his rival. bot...