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bbc news. studio in singapore, this is bbc new-— welcome to bbc news. our top story today: the us defence secretary says he had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighterjet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the drone which is thought to be 1,200 metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, america's top general said the whole incident was a result of russia's increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defence secretary lloyd austin gav...

america's defence secretary says he's had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighter jet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the unmanned aircraft. it's thought to be 1,200 metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, america's top general said the whole incident was a result of russia's increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defence secretary lloyd austin gave this update earlier. asi as i have said repeatedly, it's important that grea...

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the swiss central bank has agreed to provide a loan of more than $50 billion to the troubled banking giant, credit suisse, if needed. shares in the bank have plunged 24%, sparking a wider sell—off in european stocks, which closed down more than 3%. it comes days after the failure of silicon valley bank in the us. our correspondent, michelle fleury, has more. hopes that the problems of us banks would stay in the us have not panned out. shares in switzerland second—largest bank credit suisse dropped to record lows. we s...

a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin here in the uk. it is the morning after that budget. the chancellor has insisted his first budget is transformational and will get people back into work. jeremy hunt set out major changes to pensions and benefits, as well as an expansion of free childcare in england, all designed to boost economic growth. the new pension tax rules will allow higher earners to save more into their pensions, tax free. the opposition labour party has said it's the �*wrong priority�* for the �*wrong people.�* emma simpson reports. at this nursery in ...

a minister has said suggestions that the government ordered the king not to travel to the climate summit in egypt are simply not true. buckingham palace confirmed today that the king will not be attending the summit after seeking advice from downing street and said that there was agreement he should not attend. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has more. in november last year, the then prince charles was a conspicuous presence when the un's climate change conference, cop26, was held in glasgow. it was hardly surprising. he had been raising the issue for discussion long before cl...