live from washington, this is bbc news. russia bombs a superstore in ukraine's second city of kharkiv, killing at least six people. kenya's president, william ruto, tells the bbc about a plan to send kenyan police to haiti to tackle gang violence as he receives a state visit at the white house. anc a video shared by donald trump appearing to reference nazi germany sparks controversy. our reporter has been investigating its origins. hello i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says a deadly air strike on a crowded superstore

is an act of "russian madness". officials say at least six people were killed and more than 30 others injured on saturday when two glide bombs struck the diy store in ukraine's second city, kharkiv. an air raid warning sounded moments before explosions tore through the building, starting an intense fire. the ukrainian leader again urged western allies to send more air defences to ukraine. ukraine's military says the two glide bombs that hit kharkiv were among a0 that russia dropped on ukrainian army positions and civil infrastructure saturday. the ukrainian military says russian forces are continuing their offensive in the kharkiv region, with six attacks repelled by the ukrainian military. the bbc�*sjeremy bowen is in kharkiv. i spoke to him a short while ago. jeremy, very good to have you with us. this airstrike took place on a crowded superstore there in ukraine's second largest city. what more can you tell us? it was mid—afternoon, it's the weekend, it was a pretty nice day so there were people buying stuff for their gardens

or to do a bit of work about the house, so the shop was full. i think for people here, it's just another blow. the firefighters who went into the building have been incredibly busy this week because there have been other attacks as well, in fact, there was another one on the central part of the city not long after the one that hit the shop. president zelensky of ukraine is saying repeatedly that all this proves the point that he keeps on making which is they need more effective air defences and for those, of course, he is looking to his allies in europe and particularly in the united states. president zelensky has also called this madness, the scene you are describing there, jeremy, exemplifies a typical weekend, civilian existence. one would think that a diy store, for example, is civilian infrastructure that should be protected under international humanitarian law. have we heard anything from russia? not that i'm aware of.

russia has said though, over the last weeks and months, that the ukrainians hit their side as well. they say that they've lost civilians to attacks launched from inside ukraine and that one of the reasons for the incursion into ukraine since the last couple of weeks, since midway through may, is that they want to establish a buffer zone to make that more difficult. the thing about some of these weapons though is they do fly a long way. the thing about this war that really strikes me, having been here at the beginning of it and having been away now for a few months reporting from the middle east, is that they're really in for the long haul here. this is something that is not going to be over in any sort of a hurry. and talking about what we're seeing in that particular region, kharkiv being the second largest city and now a direct hit, is there any sense that moscow is growing in its confidence,

in its operation in that part of the country? there's a strong sense that i think right across the different parts of this very long thousand kilometre or so frontline, that the russians are growing in confidence. they're growing in confidence for a number of reasons. first of all there are those very well—publicised hold—ups in the arms pipeline, principally because of the delays in the us congress in authorising the funding but as well as that, and i've spoken to senior officials in nato who confirmed this, the russians are learning — they're not dumb. this is a country that has a space programme. they're particularly good at electronic warfare. they jam weapons. they are able to confuse the drones sent to attack them. they have been reports — you may have seen in the washington post

and the new york times recently — pointing out that there are sophisticated us systems that are being defeated by russian electronic warfare. so this is by no means simply an army, the russian army, being one where they keep on charging blindly forward and getting slaughtered by ukrainians. yes, a lot that does go on but as well as that they feel that they have a preponderance in terms of manpower and a strength in terms of firepower that the ukrainians can't match and that's why president zelensky and others are using words like �*difficult�* and �*challenging' and i think it's really clear that this is going to be a very difficult summer for the ukrainians because those western weapons, those us weapons, which are finally perhaps coming through, aren't going to arrive instantaneously and change the game and the russians see a window of opportunity which they are trying to exploitjust now. our international editor

therejeremy bowen reporting from kharkiv in ukraine. jeremy, thank you so much. meanwhile, across the border in russia's belgorod region, officials said two people were killed by a ukrainian rocket attack. to the war in gaza now and some developing news. a spokesperson for hamas�* armed wing has said the group captured israeli soldiers during fighting injabalia in northern gaza on saturday. the israeli military has denied that any of its soldiers have been taken. the bbc is working to verify the claim. it comes as israeli police dispersed protesters in tel aviv on saturday night. thousands of demonstrators had gathered demanding the release of hostages taken by hamas on october 7th, and for fresh elections. meanwhile, hopes are rising for a restart of ceasefire talks between the two sides. according to our partner cbs news, us—led efforts to broker a deal are expected to continue in the coming week.

a fire at an amusement park in western india has killed at least 2a people, some of them children, local officials say. the fire broke out in rajkot, a city in gujarat state. a search for more victims is under way. some worry children may be trapped under the debris and police are having difficulty identifying heavily burned bodies. the cause of the fire is under investigation. the prime minister of india, narendra modi, says he is "extremely distressed" by the blaze. mexico has transferred a senior figure in the sinaloa drug cartel to the united states in one of the highest profile extraditions in recent years. nestor isidro perez salas, known as �*el nini', was head of security for the sons of the imprisoned drug lord joaquin �*el chapo�* guzman. he faces charges linked to drug and weapons smuggling in the us. our latin america regional editor, mimi swaby, gave me the details. nestor isidro perez salas, also known as el nini, is viewed as one of the top assassins in mexico's

sinaloa cartel. so this is being seen as one of the highest profile extradition cases in recent years. this is because el mini is viewed as one of the most ruthless figures in the mexican drug trade with the usjustice department saying he is one of the lead assassins in the cartel who is responsible for the murder, torture and killing of rivals and witnesses who threaten the cartel�*s drug trafficking operations. el nini was accused of being in charge of the �*ninis�* — a violent group of security personnel — and he headed security for the sons of the ex sinaloa cartel drug lord joaquin �*el chapo�* guzman. officials say that the sons of el chapo now lead a very powerful faction of the sinaloa cartel called los chapitos and this faction is the biggest trafficker of fentanyl to the us. clearly a fearsome reputation.

what reaction have we seen to this news? this extradition is being viewed as a huge success on both sides of the us mexico border in the fight against drugs. us presidentjoe biden said el nini was one of the most wanted criminals for the us and mexico and his speech after the extradition he said it is a good day forjustice. this is very important. it's being viewed as an example of what a collaborative approach to fighting drugs can prove and a success story is very important, again, in the run—up to presidential elections for both the us and mexico fast approaching. i'm curious to what extent it could potentially make a difference. you were talking about that collaboration there. we heard from the us attorney general merrick garland in a statement saying that he was part of the cartel�*s production and sale of fentanyl, something you pointed to as well, and of course you will be aware

that is such a huge problem here in the united states. will his arrest do any way to combating that? el nini had a huge role in the production and the sale of fentanyl including in the us and his extradition is not going to eliminate the problem but it is a positive step in showing that a collaborative joint approach to fighting it can be successful. he was arrested in november last year in north—western mexico — the heart of sinaloa territory. less than a week after the us and the mexican president pledged for a more collaborative approach in the fight against drugs and especially in the fight against a really powerful synthetic drug — fentanyl. this is partly because the us is experiencing a fentanyl epidemic, a fentanyl crisis, with 70% of drug overdose deaths in 2023 being

due to fentanyl. this will not eradicate the problem as the ingredients are thought to have been sourced from china. the product is then made in mexico and is then smuggled across the mexican border to the us by drug traffickers, especially the sinaloa cartel. they play a huge role in this network. so, yes, it is a great chance to say we are active in the fight against drug trafficking, we have taken out an influentialfigure in that route, but it isn't going to stop that flow of a really deadly substance travelling from mexico into the us. political parties across south africa are holding their final rallies before wednesday's elections. it's 30 years since the african national congress won the country's first democratic elections following the release of nelson mandela and the end of apartheid. now polls suggest that for the first time, the party may fail to get an overall majority. our deputy africa editor, anne soy, was at the anc�*s

event in johannesburg on saturday. it's a show of political might — who can pull the largest crowds. optics matter here. as campaigns come to a close in south africa, supporters have been bussed in from different parts of the country. we're looking forward to vote anc and we are going to win this battle. my parents used to live in a cell, so they got a house to move out. and i'm one of the student leadership, so anc made something for me. these people have already made up their minds. the call today for them to come out to vote. i say the battle is not yet over. mr ramaphosa leads an administration that has overseen the decline of south africa economically. unemployment is rising year on year. but here today, he's promising to create more jobs and stimulate the economy. the main opposition party, the democratic alliance, holds its final rally tomorrow.

but the ruling party also faces challenge from its former heavyweights like ex—president jacob zuma. he now bucks a new party that's expected to eat into the anc vote. and the fiery former youth leader, julius malema. he held his own rally today with his rival party, eff. three decades after winning south africa's struggle against apartheid, the anc still enjoys mass support. but today its leader struggled to fill the stadium, perhaps foreshadowing an election in which some believe it might fall short of the 50% it needs to avoid having to form a coalition. the anc faces its toughest electoral battle yet. anne soy, bbc news,

johannesburg. kenyan president william ruto has wrapped up a historic visit to washington — the first african leader in more than 15 years to visit the us capital. presidentjoe biden strengthened ties with the east african nation, pledging to designate kenya as a non nato ally. part of the visit was also focussed on haiti. kenya plans to deploy a security force to the nation, where armed gangs control an estimated 80 percent of the capital. a transitional government council is struggling to build stability, with food running short and tens of thousands of people forced from their homes. the kenyan leader sat down with my colleague caitiriona perry. she began by asking mr ruto about the plans for kenyan forces in haiti. you have agreed to send a kenyan police forces to haiti. when will they arrive? i have a team already in haiti as i speak to you. i spoke to them this morning. they are finishing a mission tomorrow. that will give us a frame of what things look

like on the ground, the capabilities that are available, the infrastructure that has been set up. and once we have that assessment that we agreed with the haitian police and the haitian leadership, we're looking at the horizon of three weeks and thereabouts for us to be ready to deploy once everything on the ground is set. what is the situation on the ground like in terms of those preparations? us officials were helping prepare base, for example. i think the base that was being prepared is — i think i was given that this was maybe 70% complete. my team met with the transitional presidential council yesterday. they also met with the leadership of the police the day before. i think they are meeting with other groups, just to make sure that we have all the, you know, all the items in place for us

to facilitate deployment because there are many actors, you know, we are working under a un resolution that gives kenya the mandate to lead and we're going to working with others who will be contributing different capabilities to facilitate this because we are doing it for the people of haiti. earlier i caught up with yinka adegoke, africa editor at the news platform semafor, who has been covering president ruto's state visit. i'm curious, what do you think kenyans make of the fact that that force has been assembled and will now be deployed? well, thank you for having me. there's been a lot of pushback,

both from ordinary kenyans but also opposition internally, politically, sort of questioning why kenya is making this commitment so far away from kenya, 12,000 miles away, when in fact they have so many of their own internal difficulties at home, they've just had a horrible flood there that closed many schools, and so many other challenges that they have, and as well as closer at home in terms of neighbours. so they question kenya just going this far out, but also wonder whether this will be something that they might come to regret if there are casualties involved. that's really interesting. you point to those domestic challenges.

so why do you think it was important for president ruto to deploy that force? well, i think that if you were to listen to his answers to questions at the white house press conference on thursday where i was there as well, and he really pushed back at the idea that they should only worry about problems at home because he was questioned by the kenyan press. he really placed emphasis of this looking after all neighbours, notjust the ones right next door. being a part of a global force, a global partner who works with different countries around the world and helps ensure peace and democracy, and he emphasised this over and over again. i watched him speak at about three or four different speeches and he said the same sort of thing about being a global partner. it was really interesting to watch because you could literally see this week almost

a passing of the torch in africa in terms of leaders because for the last few years we've had president kagame of rwanda who's kind of been this face of africa for a while and literally this week felt like president ruto of kenya is now going to be the face because he's speaking notjust on this kind of global peace force but also things like big topics like climate — climate change — he's become a real leading voice for that. and on that point, beyond these international issues, do you think president ruto managed to score some takeaways that he can bring back to his domestic audience there in kenya and sell to them? you know, at some point we had a story on semafor about how even as he was going for that trip and even though it was, as you said, historic and the first in 15 years, kenyans at home were not very pleased

with what was happening. he hadn't been delivering on his promises when he came to power. but i have a feeling — it's been a really good week in terms of positioning kenya as an important country on the global stage. he's come back with a lot of, if you like, goodies in terms of billions of dollars of investment, there's going to be a new road connecting the two largest cities, nearly $4 billion, there's a billion dollar investment by microsoft and g42, an emirati company, $1 billion into the digital economy of kenya. and many, many, many othersort of investments and sort of discussions around development of finance. so it's been a good week for ruto, it's been a good week for kenya on paper and it will certainly shift some of the more doubtful feelings back home in kenya.

to the us presidential campaign now, and a video posted this week by donald trump has been stoking controversy. the former president shared a 30—second clip to his truth social account that included a reference to the creation of a �*unified reich�* — a term now often associated with nazi germany. this is a still from that video, which the trump campaign later deleted. they attributed its creation to a random account and said the staffer who posted it did not notice the words, but its real origin was a trollish collective of online influencers called the dilley meme team, which boasts ties to the trump campaign. our reporter, mike wendling, has been looking into the group, and gave me the background on their controversial activities. for the last couple of years this team's been producing a range of videos and memes. they've caught they eye of donald trump and his allies, frequently reposted several dozen times in the last few months by donald trump's official accounts. there's about two dozen people in this collective.

it's a very loose organisation. they produce a variety of content. some of it's pretty heartfelt, some of it has religious themes, some of it's straightforwardly political, like the reich video that we've seen, but some of the videos are much edgier. they use satire. some are even arguably offensive. they include conspiracy theories, slurs, crude stereotypes. what ties all this content together is that it is 100% in service of donald trump. he is the man that they are backing. you were talking about that range of content there, what kind of messaging does some of the content feature? let me give you a few specific examples which i think are pretty telling. earlier this year the group came out with a video that was based on an old speech by radio legend paul harvey. that speech was called �*god made a farmer'. it was all about hard work, simple living,

virtuous rural wildlife. the dilley meme team version had the same themes and it included vintage—looking images, only it was all about donald trump and it was called god made trump. other videos that they produce are very different. for instance, the team made a parody music video about fani willis, she's the prosecutor in georgia, she's the driving force behind one of the key legal cases against mr trump, and this was a straightforward parody of a music video but it was mocking her. it mocks her weight, it makes some pretty sharp and unsubstantiated allegations about her. it's satire and they would say it is just a joke. other people would say that it's very offensive. but that's the kind of content that the team has been more noted for and has been a little bit more controversial. let's turn to some other important news around the world: burkina faso's military government says it will extend its rule for another five years.

the state owned broadcaster said the country's ruler, ibrahim traore, will also be able to contest the next presidential election. when he seized power in a coup two years go, he said he would restore civilian government by the middle of this year. the move means that burkina faso isjoining its neighbour mali in extending its rule by military. american professional golfer grayson murray has died at the age of 30. he passed awayjust a day after withdrawing from a tournament in texas citing an illness. no cause of death has been given. in 2021, mr murray revealed on social media that he was receiving treatment for alcoholism. he was also open about his mental health struggles. a pga official said grayson murray's death was like losing "a member of yourfamily". singapore airlines says it has decided not to serve meals on its planes when the seat belt sign is on. the announcement comes

after one passenger died and dozens were injured during severe turbulence on a singapore airlines flight from london to singapore. the airline already bans serving hot drinks during rough air. an iranian court has jailed the father of mehdi karami, a 22—year—old who was executed last year for his connection to protests in 2022. his father, mashallah karami, had campaigned unsuccessfully for his son's clemency. he's now been sentenced to six years in prison on charges of illegally organising gatherings and collecting donations. and in the south of france, the cannes film festival's closing ceremony took place on saturday evening. the american director sean baker has won this year's palme d'or for his comedy drama anora. it's about a sex worker from brooklyn who marries the son of a russian oligarch. us filmmaker george lucas received an honorary palme d'or. the creator of the star wars

and indiana jones franchises was handed the prize from his long—time friend, director francis ford coppola, who referred affectionately to lucas as his "kid brother". stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. there were some warm weather around on saturday. top temperatures of 22 celsius in the south east, but we'll start to see some changes for the second half of the bank holiday weekend with sunny spells and thundery downpours moving in, all thanks to low pressure close by. as we head into sunday, these weather fronts will be pushing their way northwards, bringing outbreaks of rain, the odd heavier burst as it pushes northwards. but as we head into the latter parts of the morning, into the afternoon, sunshine will appear pretty widely for england, wales and northern ireland and that'll set off some heavy and thundery downpours at times. further north, we'll continue to see some showery rain with a bit of sunshine across northern scotland, but that will impact the temperatures — not quite as warm as saturday, highs of 16 to 19 degrees.

as we head through sunday night, though, showers and thunderstorms rattle on for a while into the evening before fading out for england and wales with clear skies here, but further cloud, patchy rain likely across the northern half of the country and temperatures range from around nine to 11 degrees. so into our bank holiday monday, it looks like that weather front continues to push northwards. so that's where we're going to see some of the heaviest of the showers across the north and east of scotland. we'll start off with some sunshine around, but again, showers will develop and pretty much anywhere could catch a heavy maybe thundery shower. but the focus of them will be across northern and east of scotland and maybe northeast england. maybe later in the day, something a bit drier and brighter pushing into western areas. but temperatures a few degrees down, still 15 to 17 degrees, still quite pleasant in any sunshine. as we head into tuesday, low pressure starts to move in off the atlantic. starts fine across scotland, northern england, the sunshine begins to fade as cloud breeze rain starts to push up from the south and the west. there'll be mainly patchy in nature, but conditions will go downhill through the day, though i think the northeast of scotland and the northern isles

should largely escape and stay dry until after dark. and temperature wise again, the mid to high teens. low pressure is with us then as we move through the middle part of the upcoming week. but then the signs of it moving away in this area of high pressure wants to topple in from the west, so that should slowly settle things down, i think, towards the end of the week and as we head into next weekend, increasing dry weather with some sunshine so should start to feel a touch warmer, too.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. soldiers sing behind the barbed wire of korea's demilitarised zone sits a tiny village... this village represents the hope of one day reunifying the korean peninsula. ..nestled in the heart of what's otherwise a no—man�*s land. here, a community of south koreans live in the shadow of their enemy, north korea. as young people shun a life of semi—captivity, its numbers are dwindling, along with the hope korea will ever be reunified. ourjourney into the demilitarised zone begins