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this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and one o'clock in the morning in ukraine, where a court has sentenced a russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. vadim shishimarin was the first person to stand trial for war crimes since russia's invasion three months ago. he had admitted shooting the 62—year—old civilian, but said he'd been acting on orders and he will appeal against his sentence. our correspondentjames waterhouse was in court. this wasn'tjust a trial, it was ukraine's day in court, with all eyes — and camer...

>> live from atlanta, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> u.s. president joe biden is expected to land in south korea next hour to begin his very first asia trip as president. he'll spen most of the weekend in the country holding talks with the new south korean president before heading to japan, where he'll be meeting with japan's prime minister as well as indian and australian leaders. officials say the trip to asia comes later in his presidency than he might have liked, but biden plans to, in his words, quote, affirm the importance of our indo-pacific alliances. cnn's kiv...

reported, get this, a stunning 52% drop in first quarter profits, that was just a day after shares in the nation's largest retailer walmart had their worst day in 35 years. what is going on here? they have their fingers on the pulse of the american consumer and they say inflation was the problem, their customers are sticking to the basics when they come in, leaving with fewer items in their shopping carts. those purchasing decisions being driven by sticker shock of course. basics are getting much more expensive, gas up 44% the last year, car, food and shelter also way up. americans a...

the senate appropriations subcommittee hosts this to our hearing. -- two hour hearing. >> i would like to call this hearing to order. the purpose of today's hearing is to hear testimony from six witnesses concerning two of the most urgent crises. the ongoing destruction of cities and their daily atrocities committed by russian forces against defenseless ukrainian civilians. we should be concerned about the widening food security crisis that this brutal war by russia is causing for hundreds of millions far beyond eastern europe. before the war began, more than 50 countries were facing...

also the free c-span now app. the u.s. senate galley and, although is expected whether to advance the 40 billion has approved ukraine aid bill. live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. ... as hate crimes rise nationwide, deliver us from permitting evil to triumph because we do nothing. lord, make us a people who refuse to remain idle during a crisis. inspire us to avoid the paralysis of analysis. remind us that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere and that we are diminished by every death. keep our lawmakers vigilant, providing our nation with profiles of courage ...