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20 years ago tonight, baghdad was under attack, as the american—led invasion got under way. we'll be looking at the tragic legacy. iraq sank into a nightmare. no—one knows exactly how many iraqis were killed, it's in the hundreds of thousands. and workers have agreed a deal with network rail, but pay disputes with the train companies are still not resolved. and coming up on the bbc news channel... fulham's aleksandar mitrovic is charged with violent and improper conduct following his red card in the fa cup quarterfinal defeat at manchester united. good evening. the catastrophic i...

ever april day. hello, a very warm welcome. i'm samantha simmonds. efforts are being stepped up in sudan to try and extend a fragile ceasefire between troops loyal to rival generals. the outbreak of violence in the country has left more than 500 people dead and forced thousands to flee. the current truce brokered by the us is due to expire later on thursday. both the un and south sudan are rapidly trying to organise a three—day extension to it. the sudanese army says it's approved the idea of discussing the proposal but its rival, the rapid support forces, has not yet responded. he...

government's planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. global financial markets react nervously to the emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse but are the fears now easing. and turning powder into beer. a german brewery comes up with a new product that could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet. president xi of china is on a state visit to russia where he's been warmly greeted by president putin. the summit has been the focus of a good deal of speculation following the publication of china's plan to �*settle the acute crisis...

school in thailand. and jubilation as liveable is picked to host next year's eurovision song contest. hello, welcome to the programme. president zelensky says the world must act now to stop russia's nuclear threat. speaking to the bbc, ukraine's leader warns that russian officials have begun to "prepare their society" for the possible use of nuclear weapons. it comes as ukraine's army has been making big gains, recapturing large swathes of territory from russia in a major counter offensive. mr zelensky was speaking in kyiv to our world affairs editor, john simpson. yesterday, preside...

hello and welcome. italy has become the first european country to order covid tests for visitors from china, after concern at the rapid rise in chinese infections. earlier, taiwan said it would introduce a similar scheme. japan and india have already ordered travellers from china to be monitored. the us could follow. there's concern travellers could bring new variants of the disease now that beijing is lifting travel restrictions. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. from the world's most populous nation, alarming scenes. china's hospitals are overwhelmed, covid infecti...