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while russian forces bombed a school building where virtually an entire village had taken refuge in eastern ukraine, their comrades in moscow have been preparing for a military parade to celebrate the soviet union s victory over nazi germany. ukraine s president zelensky confirmed that 60 civilians died in the attack. the g7 group of industrialised nations said president putin s war of aggression had brought shame on russia and the historic sacrifices of its people. our correspondent laura bicker reports. this was a school in the village of bilohorivka. it was being used as a shelter when it was hit by an airstrike. around 60 people are feared dead under this rubble. russia is stepping up its assault on eastern and southern ukraine. in mariupol, they seek out the last ukrainian fighters holed up in the vast azovstal steel plant. keep watching and see how they move, is the command made of this russian drone operator. there are thought to be around 2000 ukrainian soldie ....
the people of the philippines are voting to choose a successor to president rodridgo duterte. access to polling stations is being limited under coronavirus measures. tens of thousands of security personnel have been deployed to safeguard ballots. the frontrunner is the son of the late dictator ferdinand marcos. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. never mind all the problems humans face here on planet earth, we still have an unquenchable curiosity about the cosmos. but in practical terms, where is our fascination with space taking us? it s more than five decades since the first moon landing and nasa is struggling to keep its promise to make a return journey and, by way of preparation, of course, for a mission to mars. my guest, jim green, retired as nasa s chief scientist earlier this year. are problems undermining nasa s mission? are problems of money and geopolitics undermining nasa s mission? jim green in silver spring, maryland, wel ....
russia is to stage its annual victory day parade but it s hello and welcome. vladimir putin is to attend russia s annual victory day parade in moscow this morning as he attempts to rally public support for the war in ukraine. the event commemorates the anniversary of the soviet victory over nazi germany in 1945 and will feature 10,000 troops and an air display. but president zelensky said russia had forgotten everything that was important to the victors of the second world war. frances read reports. what had been a place of shelter now a burning ruin with 60 dad, and air strike, school in bilohorivka in the east of ukraine, another reminder but nowhere here is off limits. 60 nowhere here is off limits. 60 dead. in the south, the azovstal steelworks in the europol under intense shelling by russia. the plant is the only area of the city not controlled by russian forces, 2000 ukrainian soldiers our thoughts to still be in there. president says his does not have the h ....
hello and welcome. leaders of the g7 group of nations have reinforced their commitment to enhance the economic isolation of russia and step up a campaign against russian elites that are supporting president vladimir putin. the united states has unveiled sanctions against three russian television stations and executives from gazprombank. the uk has pledged to double its military aid to ukraine to £1.3 billion that s about $1.6 billion. the world s top economies have vowed to phase out dependency on russian energy but bulgaria will not support the european union s new set of sanctions against russia if it does not get a delegation from the proposed ban on buying russian oil. the eu says it will hold more talks monday. joining me now is dr adi imsirovic, senior research fellow at the oxford institute for energy studies. thank you for being with us. these talks continue today with the eu to try to reach some consensus and the sticking point is how to get oil supplies to ....
wales as well later on in the afternoon. but further east and south it will stay dry but this skies will turn hazy. notice of the wind arrows pointing from the south and so are relatively warm direction for much of eastern and central england, temperatures up to around 22 degrees, but out in the north west with that atlantic weather front we have fresh atlantic air and temperatures much lower. worth noting the pollen levels are high in the south, moderate elsewhere across the uk. the forecast for this evening and overnight, the weather front moves across the country, tending to rain in its self out a little bit across the rest of the country. but i think behind it the fresher air filters in an 8 9 early in the morning for edinburgh and aberdeen, in the south of the country the mid teens, slightly warmer air with us. here is the weather map for tuesday. the large area of low pressure across the uk, the high pressure is to the south, the good weather is to the south, the ....