. ♪ sumi: i am sumi somaskanda in washington.art with the breaking out of kansas city, missouri, where police say at least one person is dead and as many as 14 others injured in a shooting, moments after a super bowl victory parade for the nfl's kansas city chiefs. police say they don't know how many of those people are gunshot victims. at least three of the injured are in critical condition. city hospital say they treated a number of non-shooting victims. shots were fired near kansas city's union station as the parade ended. police officers responded quickly and took two armed people into custody. police have not said what led up to the shooting. they do say all members of the kansas city chiefs are safe. authorities to the white house is offering federal assistance as investigation proceeds and that there are injured people walking into hospitals. here is the kansas city mayor speaking. >> is absolutely a tragedy, the likes of which we would never have expected in kansas city. the likes of which we will remember for some time.

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.programme in the middle east, where the us and uk have led fresh coalition strikes against the iran—backed houthis in yemen.

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to the show.begin in the middle east as israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu rejected hamas�* proposed ceasefire terms on wednesday — saying "total victory" in gaza is possible within months. mr netanyahu added that negotiations with the group were "not going anywhere" and described their terms as "bizarre". hamas laid out a process to release israeli hostages in several exchange for palestinian prisoners and a period of calm to allow a dramatic increase in aid to hamas also said any truce had to guarantee a permanent ceasefire, something israel has senior hamas official says a delegation will head to cairo for peace talks with egypt and qatar. mr netanyahu's remarks are a blow to a sustained push by the us to reach an agreement. something the country's top diplomat, antony blinken, says there is still room for as negotiations continue. while there are some clear non—starter is in hamas�*s response, we do think it creates space for agreement to be reached, and we will work at that relentless

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. saturday marks two years since russia began its invasion of ukraine, even as the fallout from alexei navalny�*s death intensifies. in response to both those events, the us and eu are imposing over 500 new sanctions on russia. in particular, the us sanctioned three government officials involved in navalny�*s imprisonment. nearly 100 firms and individuals will face restrictions on exports. russia's main payment system, mir, is targeted in the fresh measures. additionally, companies involved in powering russia's war effort, its energy production, and its cooperation with iran on drone technology will also be hit. the penalties go beyond russia's borders, as people in china, the united arab emirates, vietnam and liechtenstein have also been sanctioned. they're accused of being connected to businesses that send materials to russia's military. against the backdrop of those sanctions, a spokeswoman for the late russian opposition leader says officials are threatening to bury mr navalny at th

i'm sumi somaskanda.s is facing widespread condemnation at the un security council in new york, after it vetoed a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. )it�*s the third time washington has blocked the move. 13 out of the 15 council members voted in favour, while britain abstained. france, a us ally, expressed regret that the measure had failed to pass, given what it called "the disastrous situation on the ground". the us argued the text would jeopardise sensitive talks to end the war between hamas and israel, and proposed a temporary ceasefire instead. washington's resolution opposes israel's plans to invade the overcrowded city of rafah, saying it would harm civilians and push them into neighbouring countries. it also rejects any actions leading to the systematic demolition of civilian infrastructure and condemns calls by some israeli government ministers forjewish settlers to move to gaza. as a condition of the truce, it calls for the release of all hostages still being held

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.e start in the middle east, where the us and uk have led more coalition strikes against the iran—backed houthis in yemen. these pictures from us central command show american aircraft taking off for the raids. according to centcom, 36 houthi targets have been struck. this is the third round of strikes led by the us and uk, and involved support from australia, bahrain, denmark, canada, the netherlands and new zealand. in addition to these latest joint strikes, us central command says it also launched what it calls defensive strikes against six anti—ship cruise missiles in houthi—held areas in yemen. in a statement, the us defence secretary lloyd austin says the action "sends a clear message to the houthis that they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not end their illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. " we have also heard from the uk defence secretary grant shapps. in a statement he says: the raids follow us strikes in iraq and syria on friday. 8

i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. world has been reacting to the news that britain's king charles has been diagnosed with cancer and will postpone public—facing duties. buckingham palace says the king, who is 75 years old, began treatment on monday and that he remains wholly positive about his treatment. he is set to continue his state duties, meeting weekly with prime minister rishi sunak. the cancer was idenitified during the king's recent hospital treatment for a benign enlarged prostate. the palace has not said what type of cancer the king has, only that it is not prostate cancer. our royal correspondent daniela relph is at buckingham palace with more. the king is staying overnight in london after his first day of cancer treatment. the news of cancer treatment. the news of his diagnosis came as a real shock to the king himself but also to the wider royal family. many will now have to step up as the monarch steps back from royal duty. there was little sign yesterday of the announcement about to be made. the king wa

i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our bbc news special celebrating black history month in the us. every february the united states pays tribute to the legacy and contributions of black americans. from the fight for voting rights to the civil rights movement, which pushed for an end to discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex or national origin. black history month in the us is a tradition that began in 1926 as a week—long celebration of black history and culture started by author and civil rights activist dr carter g woodson. 50 years later in 1976, gerald ford would become the first us president to formally recognize it as a month—long celebration. calling on americans to "seize the opportunity to honour "the too—often neglected accomplishments of black "americans in every area of endeavour "throughout our history." it wouldn't be until 90 years after the first black history week that the nation's first black president, barack obama, would commemorate black history month at the white house. from our earliest days, black history has been american history. applause and ch

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. great to have you with us.o continue her husband's life's work, after he died friday in a russian prison. in a video posted monday to social media,

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. great happy with us. council in new york, after it vetoed a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. it's the third time washington has blocked the move. 13 out of the 15 council members voted in favour, while britain abstained.

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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ing duties. buckingham palace says the king, who is 75 years old, began treatment on monday and that he remains "wholly positive about his treatment". he is set to continue his state duties, meeting weekly with prime minister rishi sunak, who wished the monarch a "speedy recovery". the cancer was idenitified during the king's recent

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda.ts invasion of ukraine, even as the fallout from alexei navalny�*s death intensifies. in response to both those events, the us and eu are imposing over 500 new sanctions on russia. in particular, the us sanctioned three government

i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us.osed with cancer and will postpone public—facing duties. buckingham palace says the king, who is 75 years old, began treatment on monday and that he remains wholly positive about his treatment. he is set to continue his state duties, meeting weekly with prime minister rishi sunak. the cancer was idenitified during

i'm sumi somaskanda.'s war in ukraine. over the course of the war, ukraine and russia have each suffered huge loss of life on the battlefield. and now kyiv�*s counteroffensive is struggling, as the kremlin continues to strike ukrainian cities and make significant territorial gains. this map shows the areas of russian controljust before its forces invaded ukraine on 2a february, 2022. russia held crimea, which it annexed in 2014 — and russian—backed separatists controlled a small section

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. more coalition strikes against the iran—backed houthis in yemen. this video from us central command shows american aircraft taking off for the raids. according to centcom —

i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our bbc news special celebrating black history month in the us.

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. great to have you with us.ulia navalnaya, the widow of russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has promised to continue her husband's life's work, after he died friday in a russian prison. in a video posted monday to social media, yulia also declared president vladimir putin responsible for alexei's death. the kremlin denies any involvement in navalny�*s death. a family spokesperson claims russian investigators say they won't hand over his remains for at least two more weeks. more from the bbc�*s russia editor, steve rosenberg. for three days now, she's been trying to recover her son's body, but alexei navalny�*s mother — here in the middle — was told that investigators are not ready to release it or even where the body is. a clue, perhaps, caught on cctv in the dead of night, near mr navalny�*s remote penal colony, a prison convoy heading to a nearby town, just hours after the announcement of his death. it's thought this midnight motorcade may have been transporting his body. alexei navalny was an ambitious

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. led more coalition strikes against the iran—backed houthis in yemen. these pictures from us central command show american aircraft taking off for the raids. according to centcom, 36 houthi targets have been struck. this is the third round of strikes led by the us

recently, my colleague sumi somaskanda caught up with the alvin ailey dance director ronni favors whilet to start by talking about revelations. this is obviously alvin ailey�*s iconic work, and it takes a look at the african american experience through church spirituals, gospel�*s blues. how do you describe this work? it's a classic. you know, when i think about classic books and how i always was so intimidated by them until i started to read them and said, "oh, they're classics because they continue to speak to you." you know, it doesn't matter when they've been written, but they touch a chord in your heart. and revelations is definitely a dance that, you know, the word transcendent gets overused, but it is transcendent. and i've had the pleasure and the privilege of being in the audience as part of myjob. every night i sit out in the house and i watch the dancers. so i also get to see the reactions of the audiences. and wherever we go in the world, people are able to see themselves, see themselves reflected in the people on stage. and i think it's because mr ailey was really concerned

earlier, my colleague, sumi somaskanda, spoke with former cia director david petraeus about the situationments here in washington could affect the war effort. i want to start with senator mitch mcconnell stepping down as senate minority leader. he has been one of the smallest proponents among republicans from more military aid to the ukraine. what impact will this have on support for the ukraine going forward? he have on support for the ukraine going forward?— going forward? he won't step down until— going forward? he won't step down until november- going forward? he won't step down until november so - going forward? he won't step down until november so he i going forward? he won't step l down until november so he will continue to push this, and he has indeed been one of the foremost champions of support foremost champions of support for ukraine and i think one of the really powerful intellectual voices on this, pointing out repeatedly very, very clearly and articulately, and i think convincingly that this is about our national security, this is not charity, this is about ensuring again t

i'm sumi somaskanda.unched more strikes against the iran—backed houthis in yemen. within the last hour, the pentagon announced that a us strike destroyed a houthi

for more on the stalled aid bills on capitol hill and reaction to friday's events, my colleage sumi somaskandatative victoria spartz, a republican congresswoman from indiana and ukrainian—american. i want to talk to you about alexei navalny�*s death because you said this is a consequence of letting vladimir putin get away for too much for too long. think about who we are dealing with, run by the kgb and unfortunately these people only understand strength. the uk and others have been pretty weak letting him get away with entering georgia, crimea and now ukraine. he understands the west is busy with drama, not dealing with security situations.— dealing with security situations. ~ ., ., ~' situations. what do you think the response _ situations. what do you think the response should - situations. what do you think the response should be - situations. what do you think the response should be to . the response should be to alexei navalny�*s death? ladle alexei navalny's death? we should deal— alexei navalny's death? - should deal with russia and take them seriously. 0ne should deal with russia and

i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to this bbc news special program marking the 2—year anniversary of russia's war in ukraine. over the course of the war, ukraine and russia have each suffered huge loss of life on the battlefield. and now kyiv�*s counteroffensive is struggling, as the kremlin continues to strike ukrainian cities and make significant territorial gains. this map shows the areas of russian controljust before its forces invaded ukraine on 2a february, 2022. russia held crimea, which it annexed in 2014 — and russian—backed separatists controlled a small section in south—eastern ukraine. fast forward to today, and most of ukraine's south and east are now occupied by russian forces. russian losses are mounting, however, especially in the black sea. the two—year anniversary comes just days after ukraine suffered a major defeat — retreating from avdiivka and conceding the key eastern town to russian troops. ukrainian forces are running low on ammunition and artillery, as a multibillion—dollar us funding

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda we start the programme in the middle east, where the us and uk have led freshon strikes against the iran—backed houthis in yemen. according to us central command, 36 houthi targets have been struck. this is the third round of strikes that led by the us and uk and involved support from australia, bahrain, denmark, canada, the netherlands and new zealand. in addition to these latest joint strikes. us central command says it also launched what it calls �*defensive�* strikes against six anti—ship cruise missiles in houthi—held areas in yemen. in a statement — the us defense secretary loyd austin says the action. we have also heard from the uk defence secretary grant shapps — in a statement, he says... the raids follow u—s strikes in iraq and syria on friday. 85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian—backed militants. these pictures — verified by the bbc — show the aftermath of friday's strikes in iraq. iraqi officials say that 16 people were killed and 25 injured in those strikes. iran has condemned the attacks

earlier, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke nafiseh kohnavard, from baghdad.scussed tehran�*s relationship with iraq. tell us more about what you think this could mean bronte run�*s relationship with baghdad, which is already incredibly complex?- baghdad, which is already incredibly complex? yes, these attacks came — incredibly complex? yes, these attacks came when _ incredibly complex? yes, these attacks came when the - attacks came when the relationship between baghdad and tehran was not in good shape, as well iran carried off a massive attack a few days ago against positions in iraqi kurdistan, claiming they are hitting locations that lessard, israeli is using it. accusation that both arab and baghdad strongly denied and sent strong messages based on what i heard from iraqi officials to tehran that these attacks can jeopardise the relationship between two countries. and also, i know, i heard from other iraqi officials here in baghdad that prime minister sue danni has also asked a run to contain and put more pressure but following irgc and attacks on us base

hello, i'm sumi somaskanda we start the programme in the middle east, where the us and uk have led freshd houthis in yemen. according to us central command, 36 houthi targets have been struck.

my colleague sumi somaskanda recently spoke with its founder and executive director, bryan stevenson.ulpture park in montgomery, alabama that is going to happen next month. tell us more about what this site will be. this will be the _ about what this site will be. this will be the third _ about what this site will be. ti 3 will be the third component of the legacy site. in 2018, we open something called the national memorialfor peace and something called the national memorial for peace and justice which is a six acre site dedicated to the victims of lynching. we also open the legacy museum which is a comprehensive museum that talks about the history of america through the lens of black people who were enslaved been wrenched, segregated and now some of the contemporary issues. freedom monument sculpture parkis issues. freedom monument sculpture park is really an effort to address something really overlooked in america, which is the history that focuses on the lives of enslaved people. with millions of people in this country who were enslaved, whose lives were constrained with bondage a