all those stories to come on the context tonight. we begin tonight as us officials say plans have been approved for a series of strikes against iranian personnel and facilities in iraq and syria but not in iran itself. they told cbs news that the action would be carried out over a number of days and that weather will be a factor in when the strikes begin. washington has been preparing to hit back at iran backed militias after three us troops were killed in a drone strike injordan. the american secretary of defence, lloyd austin, said the us had the right to retaliate after the recent attacks. this is a dangerous moment in the middle east. we will continue to work to avoid a wider conflict in the region. but we will take all necessary actions to defend the united states, our interests and our people. and we will respond when we choose, where we choose and how we choose. the latest there from lloyd austin. with me is our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. macklin,
Of Rostov On Don. The Wagner Mercer group have seized key sites after launching that rebellion against the army in Rostov On Don and there have been reports of fighting in voronezh which is halfway between rostov and moscow after the wagner group claimed a russian helicopter opened fire on a convoy of their vehicles. Welcome back. We return to the developing situation in russia lets take a look at what we know so far following the dramatic escalation of infighting. Prigozhin says his forces have taken the city of rostov and have seized military facilities in Voroneszh Which is on the way to moscow as well. Theres increased security in moscow with whats being called anti terror measures the m4 motorway which links the russian capital with cities in south, such as rostov, is closed because of a military convey that is moving along it. The kremlin has called for prigozhin s arrest with top russian generals telling wagner forces to stand down. And the russian president Vladimir Putin has g
flying overjapan and taiwan. a new development in the uk s most notorious racist murder the killing of stephen lawrence. the bbc is naming a suspect. and eltonjohn closes this year s glastonbury. he did it in a record breaking way. we have all the reaction. first, we start in russia after those extraordinary events over the weekend. in the last half hour or so, we have been told to expect statements from vladimir putin. that information coming from various news agencies, we will keep across that for you if and when he does speak, we will of course bring them to you. we have, however, already heard from the head of the wagner group, yevgeny prighozhin. in his statement, made in an audio message, he shed some light on what happened over the weekend. his aim, he says, wasn t to overthrow the government when he took mercenary soldiers up through russia. he does admit shooting down russian jets through russia. he does admit shooting down russianjets in retaliation, he claims, for
of rostov on don. the wagner mercer group have seized key sites after launching that rebellion against the army in rostov on don and there have been reports of fighting in voronezh which is halfway between rostov and moscow after the wagner group claimed a russian helicopter opened fire on a convoy of their vehicles. welcome back. we return to the developing situation in russia let s take a look at what we know so far following the dramatic escalation of infighting. prigozhin says his forces have taken the city of rostov and have seized military facilities in voroneszh which is on the way to moscow as well. there s increased security in moscow with what s being called anti terror measures the m4 motorway which links the russian capital with cities in south, such as rostov, is closed because of a military convey that is moving along it. the kremlin has called for prigozhin s arrest with top russian generals telling wagner forces to stand down. and the russian p
an official investigation said the shots were fired in breach of the army s rules of engagement. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the hostage deaths broke his heart but that military pressure is still necessary. mr netanyahu has said his country is in a war for its existence which it would continue, despite what he called the heavy price paid by israel. our correspondent hugo bachega reports on the fallout in israel to the hostage deaths and growing pressure to rescue the others still held in gaza. for the families of the hostages who remain in gaza, it s an agonising wait made worse by a tragic mistake. the israeli military has given new details of how three israeli captives were shot dead by its own soldiers. yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka emerged shirtless from a building, carrying a makeshift white flag. one of the soldiers misidentified them as a threat and opened fire. two were killed instantly. a third, injured, returned to the building and was la