this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the united states sends a further $1 billion worth of military aid to ukraine, and re—affirms its commitment to stand by kyiv. we are going to continue to work hard, to give ukraine as much capability as we can as fast as we can, to make sure ukraine can be successful. police searching the amazon for two missing men say they've found human remains and made an arrest. more than a million children in afghanistan are facing malnutrition as the country struggles with an economic crisis. we hear from families desperately trying to survive.

translation: ifeel ashamed in front of my family i'm so poor, i can't afford to buy good food. my sons are really thin because they're not eating. and spain, southern france, and parts of italy swelter through an extreme heatwave — authorities are warning of water shortages. hello and welcome. president biden has announced an extra $1 billion in military support for ukraine, the largest single military aid package since the war began. the us defence secretary said at a nato meeting on wednesday that he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine gets the weapons it needs to combat russia's invasion. in the next half hour, nato defence ministers are set to start reconvening in brussels for the final day of their summit.

this is the kind of military aid ukraine says it desperately needs. a billion—dollar package including longer range rockets and missile systems. the goal, to help target russian troops and location farther away and bolster ukraine's embattled defence forces, in the eastern don best. according to the us defence secretary lloyd austen who has been speaking defence. we want to make sure ukraine is successful. he we want to make sure ukraine is successful-— successful. he said russia had shifted its _ successful. he said russia had shifted its focus _ successful. he said russia had shifted its focus to _ successful. he said russia had shifted its focus to the -

successful. he said russia had shifted its focus to the donbas and challenge facing ukraine could not be underestimated the steaks he said were high in the western alliance could not afford to let it fail. translation:. afford to let it fail. translation: . afford to let it fail. translation:. �* ., ”~' translation:. an extra $1 billion support _ translation:. an extra $1 billion support package, - translation:. an extra $1 billion support package, it i translation:. an extra $1| billion support package, it is coastal defence modern artillery and rocket systems, i am extremely grateful for the report important for our defence forces in the don best. the war is at a critical stage in eastern ukraine, the latest assessment of advances suggests the russian forces are facing a raft of problems. the bouncers russian forces _ raft of problems. the bouncers russian forces have _ raft of problems. the bouncers russian forces have made - raft of problems. the bouncers russian forces have made a . raft of problems. the bouncers i russian forces have made a very slow very slog, a battle of attrition, almost world war i light, they have suffered an enormous amount of casualties. white house has announced to $25 million in humanitarian aid for ukraine. it will supply

drinking water, critical medical supplies and food. us says it is trying to resolve some of the wider problems by the war. i some of the wider problems by the war. ~ ., ., ~ the war. i think we are working real hard. _ the war. i think we are working real hard, not _ the war. i think we are working real hard, notjust _ the war. i think we are working real hard, not just with - the war. i think we are working real hard, not just with the - real hard, notjust with the leadership in the ukraine but in the region, to try to relieve the pressure, that has resulted from mr putin, literally weaponising and so the president is looking at a range of options here to see if we can get grain out and into the market and that's a tricky business. fix, the market and that's a tricky business. �* . the market and that's a tricky business-_ all business. a tricky business, all around. _ business. a tricky business, all around. us _ business. a tricky business, all around. us has - business. a tricky business, all around. us has now- all around. us has now committed more than $6 billion in security assistance to ukraine, since the beginning of the biden administration. but this is a country facing its own financial crisis, news of a higher hike in interest rates and talk of a possible recession are of great concern for some other per —— potentially protected war in

europe. another tightrope for biden to navigate in the months ahead. peter bowes, bbc news. the central bank did raise the cost of borrowing in america by .75 of a percent, the steepest rise in interest rates for many many years and we will be discussing all of that in detail, implications and market reaction later in our business coverage, but now. steve fish is politics professor at the university of california, berkeley, where hejoins me now. a warm welcome to the programme, let's touch on that issue peter outlined at the end of his report there, the huge amount of money that the us is committing to the war in ukraine, the latest, and —— $1 billion in military support. how is that going down in the

us? �* , ., ., us? it's going down fine in the us, this us? it's going down fine in the us, this is _ us? it's going down fine in the us, this is one _ us? it's going down fine in the us, this is one of— us? it's going down fine in the us, this is one of the - us, this is one of the encouraging things about americans were behind this, i saw something like 70 5% of americans are in favour of open—ended commitment to ukrainian security, it's going down quite well, it is just a small part of a larger $40 billion committee and united states has already made, what's more, other european countries or they they may be quiet about it are also showing ukraine a good deal of material as well. that bodes well for the ukrainian war effort. it does bode well — ukrainian war effort. it does bode well but _ ukrainian war effort. it does bode well but as _ ukrainian war effort. it does bode well but as the - ukrainian war effort. it does i bode well but as the president zelensky has pointed out many times, it's not quite too late about the practicalities of getting this military support in the right places is very challenging? it in the right places is very challenging?— in the right places is very challenging? it certainly is, thins challenging? it certainly is, things are _ challenging? it certainly is, things are getting - challenging? it certainly is, things are getting better i challenging? it certainly is, l things are getting better and better in some ways in terms of supply and logistics, and

ukrainians are learning, learning how to get the weapons to the front more quick plea, co—ordination on part of finding the weapons is improving all the time. right now it seems like things are desperate, ukraine could be losing up to 200 men on the front as the president is pointing out, it seems pretty grim, the first losses of civilian life are really horrifying, that said this might be the right —— best russia can do and it still hasn't proven it has a very competent army, what it does is just bomb cities to rubble with long—range artillery. we have to remember that ukrainians are now going to be getting from western countries, longer artillery that will aid them to push the russian artillery back, perhaps but of course we are all impatient about this and want to end yesterday but these artillery pieces take some time to learn how to use,

getting them there takes a bit of time but so far things are moving in the right direction and the low weapon is quickening rather than slowing down. ., ., . , , down. nato defence ministers comlete down. nato defence ministers complete their _ down. nato defence ministers complete their meeting - down. nato defence ministers| complete their meeting today, what are the hopes of commitments from other members of nato in a similarfashion commitments from other members of nato in a similar fashion to the us? ., ,., , of nato in a similar fashion to the us? ., y of nato in a similar fashion to theus? , ,,_ the us? nobody can supply the sheer amount _ the us? nobody can supply the sheer amount of _ the us? nobody can supply the sheer amount of weapons - the us? nobody can supply the sheer amount of weapons the l the us? nobody can supply the i sheer amount of weapons the us can, the american military has multiples in terms of its size and capability than the european allies, we have to remember when president zelensky is says things like we need tanks, it is hisjob to keep asking for more, let's keep asking for more, let's keepin keep asking for more, let's keep in mind great britain only has about 150 tanks itself, ukrainians could survive and win this war without as much equipment as they are actually asking for, other nato

countries might not be as vocal as the united states, we have had contributions from germany they are substantial, it is now they are substantial, it is now the job of president biden they are substantial, it is now thejob of president biden in to pull the western alliance together. it is encouraging to —— discouraging he wants to negotiate a settlement with ukraine and russia. ukrainians aren't going to give up territory, the us is behind them and for the most part nature in the western alliance is holding. nature in the western alliance is holding-— nature in the western alliance is holdinu. ., ., ., ~ ,, let's get some of the day's other news. global climate talks in the german city of bonn are entering a final day, with rich nations accused of betraying the developing world. poorer countries say they were promised a new fund to help them cope with the losses and damages that result from rising temperatures, but they say the issue has been sidelined

at the bonn conference. a second ethics adviser to the british prime minister has tendered his resignation, in a move that has taken downing street by surprise. christopher geidt said he felt it was the right thing to do. he has previously said he thought there were legitimate questions over whether borisjohnson had broken the ministerial code. the man accused of shooting dead ten people last month in the us city of buffalo has been charged with multiple hate crimes. payton gendron, a suspected white supremacist, is the first person in new york state to face charges of domestic terrorism motivated by hate. a civil law suit brought by brigitte macron, the wife of the french president, has begun in which she accuses two people of spreading rumours that she is a trans—gender woman. the fake news story was spread on social media last year. mrs macron says that as a victim of cyber—harassment, she wanted to speak

out and set an example police in brazil searching for the bodies of two men, a britishjournalist dom phillips and a brazilian expert on indigenous people, bruno pereira, have found some human remains. police said a suspect has confessed to killing the two men, and he apparently led detectives to the place where the bodies were found. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from manaus. it was a hastily organised press conference after another day of rumours and the authorities confirmed that human remains were found. they said amarildo da costa de 0liveira, who was the first suspect arrested, he confessed to killing the men and he agreed to take the search teams to the location where they were buried. it was three kilometres from the riverbanks in thickjungle. they used helicopters, sniffer dogs and divers to access the area.

the authorities say now the identification process begins, identifying the human remains, and that will take a few days. but they said they can't confirm 100% without that forensic identification. it's worth saying it was a line—up full of armed forces patting themselves on the back for a joined up search operation. this is, of course, after a lot of criticism that they didn't mobilise quickly enough. one of the glaring omissions was the fact that there was no—one there representing the indigenous community but it was the indigenous community who started the search well before authorities, and even pointed out and lead some of the authorities to the area where they found some of the dom and bruno's belongings. that omission, they admitted that it was wrong. they then did correct themselves when it was pointed out by the bbc that in fact the indigenous communities did help the search operation. the wife of dom has said that "although we're still awaiting "definitive confirmation,

the tragic outcome put an end "to the anguish of not knowing dom and bruno's whereabouts. "now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love. "today we also begin our quest forjustice." i think that is the issue that so many people are asking, how this happened in a very remote area where there is such an absence of the state. certainly, there will be a lot of investigations as well for the motive as to why the two men were killed. spain's second heatwave in less than a month is dragging on, with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees celsius in parts of the country — that's 104 fahrenheit. the mass of hot air is also pushing into france, and there are warnings of water shortages in italy, as mark lobel reports. five days on, spain's searing heatwave is all the talk at the school gates. translation: there's fainting, heatstroke. _ children who are unable to pay attention in class.

translation: i have thought of taking the kids swimming l and not to school, at least this week while it's 40 degrees. but even by the pool in madrid, people are being urged to take care. translation: when we have these high temperatures, - it's crucial to hydrate, use sun protection, and wet your cap every half an hour. waiting tables is also becoming a challenge. translation: we try to rotate colleagues - between inside and out so that we can get a bit of time with air conditioning, which is very nice. these temperatures are of particular concern to spain's feathery friends. translation: this early and intense heatwave, i which will be more frequent in the future due climate change, especially affects birds that are breeding and baby birds. many will die scorched or will have to jump out of the nest before they're ready to and fall to the ground.

with temperatures in spain expected to ease over the weekend, france is expecting its dose of extreme weather, where temperatures could peak above 40 celsius in the south—west between thursday and saturday, with the entire country set to experience a hotter—than—usual spell. translation: it's - a farming out of hot air. this hot zone in france will, on sunday, move to central europe, italy, the alpine countries, and the south of germany will also be affected. in italy, officials have warned that a lack of rain in the north means drought—like conditions will worsen. water levels in italy's longest river, the po, have fallen and some districts have been asked to suspend water distribution overnight. some fruit growers fear for their crops as many europeans are now forced to cope with this heatwave that has been described as an invisible and underestimated social burden. mark lobel, bbc news.

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: as afghanistan struggles to cope with an economic crisis, and a malnutrition epidemic, we speak to the un refugee agency in kabul. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act which, for 40 years, forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. | early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and fatherl to their apartments . in kensington palace. germany's parliament, the bundestag,

has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. hello, again. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states sends a further $1 billion worth of military aid to ukraine and reaffirms its commitment to stand by kyiv. police searching the amazon for two missing men say they've found human remains and made an arrest. ten months after the taliban took control of afghanistan, the country is facing a humanitarian crisis.

many have had to flee their homes because of conflict, while the rising cost of food and energy is pushing millions more into extreme hunger and poverty. aid agencies say that the economic crisis is also worsening the lives of afghan women, who are not allowed to work or study under the taliban. we'rejoined now by un refugee agency spokesman peter kessler who is in kabul. peter, do tell us more about what your teams are finding throughout afghanistan. the situation here, _ throughout afghanistan. tue: situation here, it's throughout afghanistan. tte: situation here, it's terribly dramatic. more than half the population is dependent upon some kind of aid and they aren't getting enough. the un's interagency appeal is only about 32% funded and we are only halfway through the year. agencies like the un world food

programme are having to take food from the hungry to feed the starving, other agencies are also having to look at ways they can cut from certain areas to get food to other persons in need. and the afghans are suffering tremendously. and of the economy here is really in tatters due to the economic sanctions and as well, the fact that so many women have not been permitted to get into the workplace in crucialjobs, be it in education, in healthcare, or they feel unsafe to go out, that they might be criticised for their dress by the authorities and security forces. so it's a dramatic situation were not enough is being done by the international community or by the country's authorities to help the population get back on their feet. , ., ~ population get back on their

feet. i. ~ ., feet. do you think part of the roblem feet. do you think part of the problem is — feet. do you think part of the problem is the _ feet. do you think part of the problem is the international. problem is the international focus is now moved on from i can understand, it's very much around ukraine, the war with russia, and afghanistan is therefore not getting the attention it needs right now? afghanistan is not alone amongst the world's crises and this duration in ukraine needs a great deal of attention. but the situation in afghanistan has triggered massive refugee movements, overthe has triggered massive refugee movements, over the last 40 years, right now the lack of human rights commissioner example, in areas like education, access to employment, ability for minute to move about freely and that's all having an effect on the human rights at shuai zhang and the economy. but also, the donors which promised to $.4 billion in march still haven't

coughed up and the situation at right now is that the appeals are underfunded and people are in need. a few days ago i was in need. a few days ago i was in classrooms in western afghanistan and spoke to girls who are repeating sixth grade for another year because they are worried that their parents will see they are a enough to be married, there will be promised to be wed and the family might receive some money in return. so children are trying to avoid that but the whole effect on the economy, on the human rights arejewish and is leaving many families impoverished, girls are not allowed to go to school and there is a chilling impact on there is a chilling impact on the economy which is handicapping the afghans themselves and the authorities who have brought a level of security that permits the un to

move out we don't have all the resources we need to do so. it's clearly a very dire situation. peter, thank you for expanding it clearly to us. peter kessler from the un refugee agency based in kabul. time for a round up of the latest sports news. hello. i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news, where we start with golf. and the third men's major of the year, the us open, tees off in massachussets in the coming hours. brookline country club plays host withjon rahm, the defending champion, as the tournament is played against the backdrop of the controversial saudi—backed liv tour which got under way last week, with the likes of phil mickelson seen here. the american is a six—time runner—up at this event. we definitely feel responsible to the game and are responsible at each of the competitors who play. we sat down and had a long conversation about a week before the us open and what

promoter they played with, disqualify them for this event. we decided know on that with all the un is that not everybody would agree with the decision. to tennis. and on the atp tour, defending queen's club champion and second seeded italian matteo berrettini plays his round of 16 match against american denis kudla later on thursday. on wednesday two—time champion marin cilic was too good for khazakhstan�*s alexander bublik as he ran out a straight sets 7—6, 7—5 winner. the number seven seed, who won the title in 2012 and 2018, sealed his place in the last eight and now plays the finnish qualifer emil ruusuvuori. 0n the wta tour, simona halep is through to the quarterfinals of the birmingham classic. halep — who's the number two seed — beat great britain's harriet dart in straight sets, and she'll face another british player in the last eight — katie boulter. i feel great. i feel like i

played ifeel great. ifeel like i played better than previous match. she is never easy to play against and i apologise, we played together two years ago, so i have too many matches and iforgot, i don't have a good memory so it was a really tough on grass because she is used to the surface but i was pleased with the way i played. while at the german open in berlin second seed maria sakkari beat australia's daria saville 6—1, 7—5, to move into the quarterfinals, where she'll face another daria, russia's daria kasatkina. game 6 of the nba finals heads out in boston later on thursday as the celtics host golden state warriors. the warriors are 3—2 up and within sight of a fourth championship in the past eight years but boston aren't afraid of the challenge ahead. we aren't scared and we don't fear the golden state warriors. we are to come out and play the best motion of basketball that we can. we know it's a good team there, they done it

before, but we have belief in ourselves so we are going to come out and leave it all out there, that's the whole intent. we understand the specifics of how we — we understand the specifics of how we need to approach the game — how we need to approach the game from the physicality perspective, our game plan adjustments from gave five to game — adjustments from gave five to game six _ adjustments from gave five to game six and understand what the build — game six and understand what the build will feel like and that— the build will feel like and that energy, being prepared for it. the 5—to—1 shot state of rest won the feature race on day 2 of prestigious royal ascot meeting. state of rest — ridden by shane crosse — beat the pre—race favourite bay bridge by a length to win the prince of wales stakes. the winning trainer, joseph 0'brien, won the race as a jockey 10 years ago. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. what's next on the menu is your

business news with me. as we said, the federal reserve did what was expected, raising rates by 0175%. we will talk through all the implications. well, we're certainly turning up the heat over the next couple of days. for southern parts of the uk, this is going to be a short—lived heatwave. and this is the peak — by friday, london and the south—east up to around 33, perhaps even 34 degrees. look at the average — so we're significantly higher compared to what we would normally see this time of the year. not unprecedented — the record is actually a little above 35 degrees. so we're not beating any records, but it's not that far away if you think about it. now, this is what's happening on the satellite picture. here's the heat coming in from the south. we've got cooler air in the north atlantic. that cooler air will eventually win. i think by the time we get to saturday into sunday, things will start cooling off and storms will come our way as well, but not in the short term. this is what it looks

like thursday morning — clear skies across england and wales, a bit more cloud in the north—west here with these atlantic weather systems just brushing the north—west of the british isles, and bits and pieces of rain. some of the showers could turn a little heavy in the western isles, perhaps the north of northern ireland through the day. there's another weather front heading our way, but that's to come thursday night. but look at the temperatures — 28 in london, widely mid—20s into yorkshire, for example. we could actually hit 30 degrees on thursday. now, here's a reminder of the pollen levels — if you've been struggling with your nose and itchy eyes, the pollen levels are very high. and also, it's worth mentioning the uv levels — we are approaching the longest day of the year, the sun's high in the sky. you know, make sure you're very careful if you're out for any lengthy period of time in that sunshine. so, here's a look at the weather for friday. this is actually going to be the peak of the heat, so these south—south—westerly winds draw up that hot air from the south,

33 or 34 degrees, all the hot air coming in from france. the north—west of the country, much fresher here — this is that cooler atlantic air already starting to spread in. 17 degrees in glasgow. and this is what happens during the course of saturday — so that cooler atlantic air wrapping around this low pressure spreads across the country, here's the cold front. the heat is pushed to the south, back into france, and we get into this area of storminess. so, come the weekend, whether you like it or not, after a hot and sunny friday, it's all going to go "bang".

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