unconfirmed reports from somalia say security forces have ended a 30—hour siege of the hayat hotel inhe capital mogadishu. up to 20 people may have been killed. in russian—annexed crimea, sevastapol, the home of russia's black sea fleet, comes under drone attack again. the russian—appointed governor urges people to remain calm. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus, after a year—long family feud. and ukraine's heavyweight boxer, oleksandr usyk, retains his four unified world titles with a victory over britian�*s anthonyjoshua, that he dedicated to the ukrainian armed forces. hello, and welcome to bbc news. we begin with some news which has been breaking out of somalia over the last couple of hours, where security forces say they've ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there's been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. emily, what is

unconfirmed reports say security forces in somalia have ended a 30—hour siege of the hayat hotel in theapital mogadishu. up to 20 people may have been killed. sevastopol, the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea — comes under drone attack — again. the russian—appointed governor urges people to remain calm. more than 30 people are killed and dozens injured after a bus hit the scene of a road accident in turkey. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year—long family feud. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're getting reports that security forces in somalia say they've ended a thirty—hour siege of the hayat hotel in the capital mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there's been no independent verification, but the building had been targeted by heavy weapons and has been largely destroyed. the somali authorities say all those who remained inside have been killed. with me is our news reporter emily brown. emily, reporter emily brown. a hair raising 30 hours for emily, a hair raising 30 ho

al—shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday.eporter, emily brown, gave me the latest on the story. we know that dozens of people were evacuated from the building, which is said to be popular with both journalists and pop — as politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours with the gunman holding hostages. we have seen some footage which we can show you an inner ear can the gunshots. this is clearly an intense battle for control and it is not known how many people died during the siege and witnesses say at least 20 and witnesses say at least 20 and one of the reported victims is the hotel owner although this has not been confirmed. earlier security official said 13 had been killed. the militant group alsa bad said some of the fighters managed to escape —— al—shabab but a somalia security people told us that gunmen were dead and no gunfire since the siege ended. the official gave no information about the total number of casualties on the attack on the hotel or how many al—shabab fighters have been killed. so still many unconfirmed rep

evening, when the al—shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hyatt hotel in the capital. —— hayatople were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with the journalist building, said to be popular with thejournalist and with the journalist and politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours, with gunmen having held hostages inside. we have seen some footage which we can show you, in it, you can hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly _ hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an _ hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an intense i this was clearly an intense battle for control. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege. this is so it was at least 20. one of the reported victims is the hotel's owner, although this has not been confirmed yet. earlier, a security official said 13 civilians had been killed. the militant group al—shabaab said some of its fighters managed to escape. but a somali security commander told afp the gunmen are dead, and said we have had no incoming gunfire from the building since the siege ended. the official gave no informat

al—shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. emily brown reports. gunfire.rackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al—shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted for 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunmen held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al—shabab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it's engaged in a long—running conflict with the federal government. some believe this deadly assault is a reaction to the government's recent comments saying they will intensify their response to the armed militant group. unfortunately we have had several years of really bad governance in somalia, which has, like in afghanistan, really weakened the somali forces further, often aligning them with particular plans and particular politicians. so it has long been feared as we ha

couple of hours, where security forces say they've ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there's been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. the militant group, al—shabaab, say they were behind the attack. our news reporter, emily brown, told us the latest on the story. we know this attack began on friday evening, when the al—shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with the journalist and politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours, with gunmen having held hostages inside. we have seen some footage which we can show you, in it, you can hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an intense battle for control. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege. this is so it was at least 20. one of the reported victims is the hotel's owner, although this has not been confirmed yet. earlier, a security official said 13 civilians h

unconfirmed reports security forces in somalia have ended a 30—hour siege of the hayat hotel in the capitalogadishu. up to twenty people may have been killed. sevastopol — the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea — comes under drone attack — again. the russian—appointed governor urges people to remain calm. 16 people are dead and more than 20 were injured after a bus hit the scene of a road accident in turkey. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve, and the public seem to be right behind us in that campaign. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year—long family feud. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we start in somalia where a security commander has told the afp news agency that somali forces have ended a deadly siege by al—shabab jihadists at a hotel in the capital mogadishu. there's been no independent ver

sporadic gunfire and loud explosions could be heard into saturday afternoon at the hayat hotel, but detailsdifficult to verify. a security official says al—shabab militants are still holed up with hostages. anxious relatives gathered outside the hotel, which witnesses say has been partly destroyed. the hotel is popular with politicians and government officials, some of whom are said to be still trapped inside. bbc monitoring's beverly 0chieng has been following the story from nairobi. the sonna news agency said security forces have secured 95% of the premises and there is caution around state media reporting, as well as public reporting, on the number of casualties, which is expected to increase, because of the uncertainty of whether the security forces have been able to secure venue and ensure that militants who were said to be holed up in the venue have been flushed out. there has also been no statement from al—shabab so far. there have been victim portraits that have been shared online, many who were said to be business or at the hayat hotel. others who are members, who are visiting fami

unconfirmed reports security forces in somalia have ended a 30—hour siege of the hayat hotel in the capitalussia's black sea fleet in crimea — comes under drone attack — again. the russian—appointed governor urges people to remain calm. 16 people are dead and more than 20 were injured after a bus hit the scene of a road accident in turkey. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve, and the public seem to be right behind us in that campaign.

unconfirmed reports say security forces in somalia have ended a 30—hour siege of the hayat hotel in the. sevastopol, the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea — comes under drone attack — again. the russian—appointed governor urges people to remain calm. more than 30 people are killed and dozens injured after a bus hit the scene of a road accident in turkey. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year—long family feud.

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bullets filled into the hayat hotel.ast 20 or dead and an unknown number of gunmen are believed to be hold-up atop the hotel. the islamic extremist group, al-shabab, when that is -- has ties with coiled claimed responsibility for the attack. the public service commission regular late public utilities across the state. the high court left the door open for another appeal but the move was a rare example of the conservative court siding with voters. and a federal judge has ruled that south carolina senator lindsey graham must appear before a special grand jury next week in atlanta. he had sought to avoid testifying in a probe whether former perspective trump ill gall tried to overturn bi biden's election results. he said his calls to officials after the 2020 election were legislative activity but it says in court filings that graham's actions appear interconnected with trump. and still to come, in michigan, the dakota detective over developing a proposed rocket launch site and the f.d.a's new rule allowinghe sale of over th

really grim pictures coming out of the hayat hotel in mogadishu.ss conference at the site, giving further details. we do know dozens of people were killed. the initial number was given as 12 but we expect that number to be much higher. there were dozens of people who were trapped inside the hotel, many of them are still not accounted for, so it remains quite a fluid situation and the area remains a sensitive area because of the explosives which were left by the militants. and we are of course following that fluid situation. we know al—shabab fighters have attacked several other targets in recent weeks. for those not to familiar, who are al—shabab? what do we know about this group? they are allied to the al-qaeda group and they have been carrying out attacks inside somalia and across eastern whole of africa. they are believed to be the strongest militant group allied to the al-qaeda group. they control much of central and southern somalia. they have carried out attacks even recentlyjust along the border with somalia and ethiopia. this government ini

sara hayat is a lawyer specializing in climate change policy.eter ophoff is the head of international federation of red cross and red crescent societies. i know you have worked in several different countries dealing with situations like this in preparation for them, peter. how does this situation compare with what you have seen? peter: thank you for having me on the program. indeed i have been working for the red cross red crescent for a long time. the situation we see here in pakistan is i would say unprecedented. we have been working in many operations. the last year, really devastating and the force that it has, people would clearly not prepared. nobody can be prepared for such a thing. the impact is huge. this is something we will see for a very long time to come as the situation is very dire in pakistan. rob: pakistan has faced severe floods before. it has had extreme weather on both sides of the scale if you like. this is something significantly different. what is different this time? >> for starters i think one of the things we have seen

unconfirmed reports from somalia say security forces have ended a 30—hour siege of the hayat hotel ins black sea fleet, comes under drone attack again. the russian—appointed governor urges people to remain calm. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus, after a year—long family feud. and ukraine's heavyweight boxer, oleksandr usyk, retains his four unified world titles with a victory over britian�*s anthonyjoshua, that he dedicated to the ukrainian armed forces.

among those seeking to help the pakistani people, is film star mehwish hayat.eople can help, food and water. they need safe places to sleep, and everything, their livelihood it had gone. i think it's literally starting from scratch for the people affected. millions of people out there who don't have a voice, i'm speaking on behalf of these people, and we need to restart their lives. anything from clothes to medical aid to drinking water to food to shelter the clothes, you name it and they need it. students in shanghai are about to return to school — the first time since march — after a rise in covid—19 cases sent the city into a strict lockdown. teachers and students will have to comply with strict measures such as daily testing and temperature checks. i'm joined now byjimmy crain, who is a teacher in the city. his students are coming back to the classroom this week. thank you forjoining us. what exactly is the thing you are looking forward to the most? i'm looking forward most to having clinton the classroom. —— to having kids in the classroom. it's going to b

militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday — in a siege that lasted 30 hours.rces rescued 106 people. the authorities say all the militants were killed — although the group itself says some escaped. earlier i spoke stig jarle hansen, a political scientist and historian, who wrote the 2013 book al—shabaab in somalia. i asked him what he thought the motive was for this attack. i think it's motivated by the need for al—shabab to show that they are strong and to put the comment to the new president's statements and statements from the new cabinet saying that a war against al—shabab was to be waged. so it's al—shabab showing that they are still strong and ready to fight. their attack is a typical al—shabab attack. these hotel attacks we have seen over and over again but we have seen an intensification of al—shabab attacks after the election this year. president hassan sheikh mohammed was elected on a promise to curb the insurgency. how much success has he had so far? it's very early to put a judgment on this but it is, he is inheriting structural problems in the sec

the assault on the hayat hotel began with the detonation of at least two car bombs followed by a fiercereported to have been rescued. the islamist militant group, al—shabab, says it is carrying out the attack. the german chancellor, 0laf scholz, has testified for the second time to a parliamentary committee in hamburg that's investigating whether local political figures helped a private bank avoid paying back millions in falsely claimed tax rebates. mr scholz was hamburg's mayor when the fraud was exposed in 2017. he said after the hearing, it had produced a clear conclusion that he had exerted no influence in the case, but a representative of the christian democrat opposition accused the chancellor of failing to cooperate with the committee. presidents putin of russia and macron of france have agreed on the need to send inspectors to ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as fears grow over its safety. it comes as the un secretary general antonio guiterres said he hopes discreet diplomacy can secure the safety of the plant, amid concerns it could be damanged by shelling. he's been

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our top stories: security forces in somalia say they have successfully ended a 30—hour siege of the hayat killed. russia activates its air defence systems over crimea as the home of its black sea fleet comes under ukrainian drone attack for another night. boxing news now, and the ukrainian heavyweight 0leksandr usyk has retained his four unified world titles with a victory he dedicated to the ukrainian armed forces. he beat britain's anthony joshua on a split points decision after 12 rounds. the fight in saudi arabia was a rematch of usyk�*s victory in london in september. usyk had beatenjoshua to claim the belts but volunteered as a soldier following russia's invasion of ukraine in february. but the ukrainian authorities advised him to return to the ring to highlight the country's plight, and the pre—match build—up was dominated by his patriotism. here is our reporter injeddah, ade adedoyin. it really was a dramatic night, and the fight fell into a similar pattern as the first one. usyk was very elusive, hard to pin down. he was landing the volume of punches, thouthoshua had his moments,

the assault on the hayat began with the detonation of at least two car bombs and a fierce gunfight.are reported to have been rescued. the islamist militant group, al—shabab, says it is carrying out the attack. a man has died and a woman is in hospital after a shooting at a shopping centre in sweden. police cordoned off the emporia shopping mall in the southern city of malmo after around 20 shots were fired. police have arrested a teenage boy and believe the shooting is gang—related. officers say it is no longer an ongoing incident. sweden is gearing up for a general election next month, where gang violence tops voters' concerns. presidents putin of russia and macron of france have agreed on the need to send inspectors to ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as fears grow over its safety. it comes as the un secretary general antonio guiterres said he hopes discreet diplomacy can secure the safety of the plant, amid concerns it could be damanged by shelling. he's been speaking to the bbc during a visit to the port of odesa. our correspondent, hugo bachega, has more. the visit by

couple of hours, where security forces say they've ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayatported to be holding hostages. there's been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. the militant group, al—shabaab, say they were behind the attack. our news reporter, emily brown, told us the latest on the story. we know this attack began on friday evening, when the al—shabaab group detonated two bombs

security forces retook the hayat hotel in mogadishu after the attack by al—shabaab fighters on fridayeen killed. the decathlete, ben gregory, is in a critical condition after being involved in a serious bike crash over the weekend. his partner said he'd suffered a fractured skull, has had multiple brain haemorrhages, and is currently in a coma on life support. gregory has represented great britain in the sport and is a multiple welsh champion. there's growing concern over a wave of killings targeting hindus in india—administered kashmir. police say the attacks in the muslim majority region are being carried out by anti—india militant groups. it comes against the backdrop of a long—running conflict there, and growing anger against the indian government. yogita limaye reports. a school in trauma. earlier this year, as these students in kashmir gathered for morning prayers, their teacher was killed, metres away. they heard the gunshot and found her on the ground, bleeding from her head. the spot has been marked with stones. rajni bala was killed by anti—india militants, police say. a mot

security forces retook the hayat hotel in mogadishu, after the attack by al—shabaab fighters on fridayolitan police have confirmed officers spoke to the missing student nurse 0wami davies six weeks ago, on the same day her family reported her disappearance. the 24—year—old went missing from her home in essex onjuly 4th. the met spoke to her in south london two days later, after concerns were raised about a woman's welfare. the force says it was not aware at the time that she was a missing person. sanchia berg reports. you have my number... 0wami davies, as herfriends, family and colleagues know her — a lively, bubbly student nurse with a promising future at one of the country's leading nhs trusts. and this is the last confirmed sighting of her — more than six weeks ago, 30 miles from her home, looking dishevelled and disorientated. it was the 11th ofjuly when 0wami left her home in essex. 48 hours later, her mother contacted the police. the next day, she was seen on cctv near west croydon station around midnight with an unidentified man. 12 hours later, the last sighting. essex police

to explain, with us here is maira hayat, the assistant professor of environment and peace studies, atpalo alto in california. thank you forjoining us. i was in pakistan in 2010 for the last set of in pakistan in 2010 for the last set of devastating in pakistan in 2010 for the last set of devastating floods and there was a downpour in the north, like a slow motion tsunami that snaked its way through devastated, this is quite different, rainfall in those areas all coming at once, is this worse than what happens then? , . ~ this worse than what happens then? , ., ~ ., ., then? yes, and i think one of then? yes, and i think one of the things— then? yes, and i think one of the things to _ then? yes, and i think one of the things to pay _ then? yes, and i think one of the things to pay attention i then? yes, and i think one of the things to pay attention to is how little the discourse has changed, how little the discourse among the political elites seems to have changed. it is called unprecedented, ten years ago they were once again been called unprecedented, it also needs to be kept in min

says 21 people are known to have been killed during the 30—hour attack by al—shabaab militants on the hayattry to the hotel, before violently taking control. ali haji said the number of dead could be higher because some bodies may have been removed by relatives. he said 117 people were wounded. the headlines on bbc news at 3.16. the unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the met police say they had contact with 0wami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. sport centre, here's ben. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. anthonyjosh had anthony josh had beaten anthonyjosh had beaten on a split points decision, coming on stronger in the ninth round, but ukrainian 0leksandr usyk won. joshua afterwards through two of the belts out of the ring before returning to prices upon it. i out of the ring before returning to prices upon it— pr

the assault on the hayat began with the detonation of at least two car bombs followed by a fierce gunfight rescued. the islamist militant group, al—shabab, says it is carrying out the attack. you're watching bbc news, our top story: el shafee elsheikh, a former british member of the so—called islamic state group, is jailed for life for his role in the murder of western hostages. a man has died and a woman is in hospital after a shooting at a shopping centre in sweden. police cordoned off the emporia shopping mall in the southern city of malmo after around 20 shots were fired. police have arrested a teenage boy and believe the shooting is gang—related. officers say it is no longer an ongoing incident. sweden is gearing up for a general election next month, where gang violence tops voters' concerns. sir salman rushdie continues to recover in hospital with severe injuries, a week after the author was stabbed on stage. in a show of support for the indian—born british novelist, hundreds of writers gathered at the new york public library to read extracts from his works and pay tribute. 0ur north

the assault on the hayat began with the detonation of at least two car bombs followed by a fierce gunfightted to have been rescued. the islamist militant group, al—shabaab, says it is carrying out the attack. to the us, where a former british member of the islamic state group has been sentenced to life in prison, by a court in virginia. 34—year—old el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to... el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn't true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, who called their torturers the beatles due to their english accents. elsheikh, who left london tojoin is, was convicted of his part in a hostage murder plot in which four americans were killed — james foley, steven sotloff, peter kassig and

the assault on the hayat began with the detonation of at least two car bombs followed by a fierce gunfight militant group, al—shabaab, says it is carrying out the attack. it's not clear how many gunmen are alive. dozens of people including many children were earlier rescued from the hotel. it is popular with government officials and politicians, and several are reported to have been wounded in the attack. the authorities in mexico have arrested the man who was serving as attorney—general when one of the country's worst human rights atrocities took place. jesus murillo is accused of forced disappearance, torture, and obstruction ofjustice — in relation to the case of 43 student teachers who went missing eight years ago. tim allman has this report. even in a country steeped in violence, this was a crime even in a country steeped in violence, this was a crime that shocked the nation. dozens of young men heading to a demonstration in mexico city simply vanished. all that was ever found was a few bone fragments from three of the student teachers. now the man who was, at one point, ultimately re

locals people have been reporting gunfire, explosions and smoke billowing from the roof of the hayat say al—shabaab militants are holed up there with hostages. at least 12 people have been killed, while dozens more, including many children, were rescued. michael gove has said he'll back rishi sunak to be the next leader of the conservative party, saying he has what it takes to do the job. the former levelling up secretary criticised leadership candidate liz truss, saying her tax policies would disadvantage the poorest in society. earlier, our political correspondent helen catt told us more about michael gove�*s endorsement. so he initially backed kemi badenoch, who he had worked with in the department for levelling up. he backed her campaign. of course, she was eliminated in the mp stage. and since then, he hasn't said who he's going to back. he sort of kept his counsel. he has now decided to come out now at this very late stage of the contest and say that he is going to back rishi sunak. that will be a welcome boost for the sunak campaign. in terms of sending out a sort of signal th

the assault on the hayat began with the detonation of at least two car bombs followed by a fierce gunfightant group, al—shabaab, says it is carrying out the attack. it's not clear how many gunmen are alive. dozens of people, including many children, were earlier rescued from the hotel. it is popular with government officials and politicians, and several are reported to have been wounded in the attack. a former british member of an islamic state terror cell is beginning a life sentence in the united states for his role in the murder of western hostages in syria. el shafee elsheikh was part of a group of is members — nicknamed the beatles — involved in torturing, beating and executing prisoners. his actions are said to have resulted in the deaths of four american hostages. the authorities in mexico have arrested the man who was serving as attorney—general when one of the country's worst human rights atrocities took place. jesus murillo is accused of forced disappearance, torture, and obstruction ofjustice in relation to the case of 43 student teachers who went missing eight years ago. tim al

locals people have been reporting gunfire, explosions and smoke billowing from the roof of the hayatleast 12 people have been killed, while dozens more, including many children, were rescued. the authorities in mexico have arrested the man who was serving as attorney—general when one of the country's worst human rights atrocities took place. jesus murillo is accused of forced disappearance, torture, and obstruction ofjustice, in relation to the case of 43 student teachers who went missing eight years ago. tim allman has this report. even in a country steeped in violence, this was a crime that shocked the nation. dozens of young men heading to a demonstration in mexico city simply vanished. all that was ever found was a few bone fragments from three of the student teachers. now the man who was, at one point, ultimately responsible for the investigation into their disappearance has himself been arrested. jesus murillo, attorney general under the former president, enrique pena nieto, had already faced criticism for errors in an earlier inquiry. he had blamed police and the drugs cartel,

the assault on the hayat began with the detonation of at least two car bombs followed by a fierce gunfight rescued. the islamist militant group, al—shabaab, says it is carrying out the attack. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, cutting ties: the cultural artefacts looted from india during british rule in the 19th century now being returned. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today- in one of the worst days of violence _ between rival black groups. over the last 10 i days, 500 have died. crowd chants: czechoslovakia must be free! _ man: czechoslovakia must be free! - crowd chants: czechoslovakia must be free! _ russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we are all with them now within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation - of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of

locals people have been reporting gunfire, explosions and smoke billowing from the roof of the hayatials say al—shabaab militants are holed up there with hostages. at least 12 people have been killed, while dozens more, including children, were rescued. there are fears that the cost of living crisis will make it easier for criminals to recruit children into drug dealing and violence. youth workers are concerned that as families fall into poverty, more young people could be exploited by so—called county lines gangs. zoe 0'brien has the story. do you know what? it's the money. it is easy money. money, money, money. it starts with the promise of family, of quick cash and fast cars. to some young people, the draw is irresistible. but the reality of being in a county lines gang is very different. i've been attacked. i've attacked people. i have been stabbed twice. i was carrying crack cocaine. about five grand's worth. you have to be cold when you're out on the streets because that's how the streets are. i wasn't going to do it for the rest of my life. let's just say that. and i wanted ou

security sources say they seized the hayat hotel following two car bomb blasts and a fierce gunfight.aken from the hotel by ambulance. the militant islamist group, al—shabaab, says it is behind the attack. finland's prime minster, sanna marin, says she has nothing to fear after taking a drugs test, following the emergence of a video of her, at a party. the 36—year old took the test, after some in finland, interpreted comments by partygoers in the footage, as referring to drugs. here's caroline hawley. these are the pictures that have put the finnish prime minister in the spotlight for, her critics say, all the wrong reasons. sanna marin in the strappy black top enjoying herself at a party but the leaking of the footage prompted her to take a drugs test and today she announced she had. though she said she considered the call is unfair and was doing it for her own legal protection. she said she had always been in a fit state to lead the country. we didn't have any government meetings during that week and i had time off and spent it with my friends and did nothing illegal. when she was e

the assault on the hayat began with the detonation of at least two car bombs followed by a fierce gunfightislamist militant group, al—shabab, says it is carrying out the attack. sir salman rushdie continues to recover in hospital with severe injuries a week after the author was stabbed on stage. in a show of support for the indian—born british novelist, hundreds of writers gathered at the new york public library to read extracts from his works and pay tribute. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has this report. new york has been sir salman rushdie�*s home for the past decade and a half. as he lies in hospital on the road to recovery, the literary community here is still reeling from the attack on his life and the attack on his freedom to write. salman, my dear old friend... in a show of support, authors gathered on the steps of the public library to read aloud passages from his body of work, including the controversial novel the satanic verses, viewed by some muslims as blasphemous, as well as books such as midnight�*s children, his memoirjoseph anton and the golden house. i crawl

at least 30 people were killed after gunmen stormed the hayat hotel in mogadishu friday evening. dozens of others were injured. cnn is following this story from nairobi, kenya. what more are we learning about this attack and those behind it? >> reporter: kim, we're learning that 106 people were rescued from that hotel in the 30-hour plus siege that took place there. the death toll climbed to 30 and it is feared it could be much higher when the full account of what happened here is told. al shabaab claimed responsibility for this attack, but cnn has not independently confirmed that responsibility. al shabaab has been described by one u.s. official as al qaeda's largest global affiliate. we know that gunmen affiliated with the group came into the hotel by detonating three explosives at the gate and came into the building and took some hostages, started firing at staff, at guests there, and this went on for hours. i want to show you video from last night. it speaks to the fierce gun battle we have seen here. police told cnn that an elite counterterrorism force was inside the hotel e

during the thirty—hour attack by al—shabaab militants on the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu.ves. he said 117 people were wounded. the prime minister of singapore has announced the country would end its ban on men having sex with other men. lee hsein loong said sinaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people and the british colonial—era law was out of date. the legal ban on sex between men, while not enforced, has long been criticised by lgbt activists although many more conservative some students are still waiting for their vocational exam results this morning — three days after they were due to get them. the exam boards pearson and 0cr have apologised to pupils who have been affected. its left some unable to confirm their university places, or arrange their accomodation. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. a rather messy picture over the next few days with low pressure dominant and there will be a weather front moving east, introducing for many some outbreaks of rain, but for some there will still be sunshine and it's feeling rather h

this time at the upscale hayat hotel, frequented by lawmakers and government officials. cnn has not independently confirmed the claim of responsibility. police say the militants set off explosives at the gate and stormed the building, taking hostages and barricading themselves inside the hotel. a fierce gun battle with somali security forces raged throughout the night and into the day. large sections of hathe hotel we destroyed in the fighting. elite counterterrorism forces entereded the hotel building to regain control. this is the first major attack on the somali capital mogadishu since the election in may. he promised during his campaign that he would neutralize the terror group. back in may, president biden authorized the redeployment of troops back in somalia, reversing a decision of president trump to withdraw all u.s. troops from the country. in 2020, it attacked a u.s. base in northern somalia and killed three u.s. servicemen. amara? >> larry madowo, appreciate your reporting, thank you. >>> just ahead, the daughter of one of vladimir putin's closest advisers is

amna: for more on the floods in pakistan, i spoke earlier today with sara hayat, a lawyer specializingclimate change and an adjunct professor at the lahore university of management sciences. i began by asking her who in pakistan is hardest hit. sara: well, pretty much all provinces are hit at some level or another. and the country itself, all of pakistan, really. one in seven pakistanis are sleeping out in the open these days. that is the scale of devastation, really. in 2010, pakistan is what we hit -- was hit with what we call the super floods. at that point, 20 million people were left homeless. the kind of destruction that we faced was unprecedented. but these floods are worse than those in terms of scale and the kind of the devastation, the -- that they are posing. amna: what can you tell us about the government response or any kind of aid? has that been able to make its way to anyone in the country? sara: pakistan has made calls for aid and we have responses. the united kingdom, the united states, the united arab emires have all offered aid and are sending it. turkiye has sent re

uncontrolled process that can lead to terrible things without involvement and they hit the so -called hayatwell, this is a large volume of uh, radiation uh, waste materials, which the inspectorate is supposed to check, what we insist on and what bogatyr wants to do, but for some reason the mgt doesn’t let zelensky’s regime and the sabotage mode turns on uh, representatives of oh already this is officially announced. that is, we see from the mountains and try commit a nuclear terrorist attack at the zaporozhye nuclear power plant, so that later in the future they will blame russia for what they say in response, come on. you will get out of there. stop providing security. remove air defense and so on. imagine if we didn't have russian. oh, and there would be no security on the part of russia, so that in general, just uh, the statements of the magadaevs would happen here, and a lot is said about it, they really say that this threatens the security of one country and nearby ones. this is clear. this is uh, seriously, but here whether they express a desire to come there themselves, as far as it

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