welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... presidents — two versions of history. the leaders of america and russia clash over the conflict in ukraine. translation: to defend our historical lands and liquidate | the threat of the neo—nazi regime, we launched a special operation. we are seeing again today what the people of poland and the people across europe saw for decades — appetites of the autocrat cannot be appeased. vladimir putin has also suspended moscow's involvement in a key nuclear arms treaty — we'll examine the implications. also in newsday this hour... mexico's former security chief is found guilty of taking bribes — in return for helping drug dealers. and — empty food shelves in the uk — why are some supermarkets having to limit sales of fruit and veg? live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we have a tale of two presidents for you this hour from the us and russia. we'll get to the american presidentjoe biden in a moment — but first — russian leader vladimir pu

i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore.elmingly approved a resolution demanding that russia immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from ukraine. 100 and 41 countries voted in favour. only seven opposed it. the resolution comes on the eve of the first aniversary of russia's invasion — which has killed tens of thousands of people, flattened cities and towns, and forced millions to flee their homes. more now on the war in ukraine — and my colleague clive myrie was in the capital, kyiv, this time last year and has returned to ukraine, one year on. he's been visiting the city of izyum in the north east of the country, which is blanketed in snow now, to follow the accounts of russian soldiers who'd been fighting there, and one ukrainian woman, living through the despair of war. two narratives of this war are being written. two testimonies. in the northeastern city of izyum, those histories have merged, as we piece together transcripts from russian soldiers calling home and the diary of one ukrainian woman. witnesses

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: extensive search and rescue operations are under way after a powerful earthquake hit southern turkey and northern syria. in turkey, more than 2,300 people have been killed and thousands of buildings collapsed. around 1,200 more people have died in northern syria. the quake was felt as far away as lebanon and cyprus. we'll bring you the very latest as the search for survivors continues. also on the programme: us house republicans want to formally condemn the biden administration for taking so long to shoot down china's surveillance balloon. and trouble for manchester city, as the premier league charges the club with more than 100 breaches of its financial rules. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. rescue operations are under way across much of southern turkey and northern syria, following a huge earthquake that has killed at least 2,500 people. rescuers are racing to save those trapped beneath the rubble

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine — the un approves a resolution calling on moscow to withdraw its forces. russia must immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its forces from the territory of ukraine. if withdraw its forces from the territory of ukraine. if russia sto -s territory of ukraine. if russia steps fighting. _ territory of ukraine. if russia stops fighting, this _ territory of ukraine. if russia stops fighting, this war - territory of ukraine. if russia | stops fighting, this war ends. if ukraine _ stops fighting, this war ends. if ukraine stops fighting, ukraine and this. the bbc travels to northeastern ukraine, and hears personal testimonies about the misery of war. translation: this has been the scariest year _ translation: this has been the scariest year of _ translation: this has been the scariest year of my _ translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. - translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. so - scari

i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. 0ur headlines.y store in buffalo, new york — is sentenced to life in prison — without parole. tributes are paid, to a young footballer — rescued from a thai cave in 2018 — who's been found dead at his school in england. nikki haley has officially launched her campaign. some things to know about her — she's a republican, was the us ambassador to the united nations under donald trump — and while she once said she would never run against him — she's now doing exactly that. the launch came in charleston in south carolina — where she told supporters, it was time for a new generation of politicians — she talked about the need to help ordinary people at home — and be stronger abroad — citing china as a huge threat to the us. have a listen. i stand before you as the daughter of immigrants, as the proud wife of a combat veteran, and as mum of two amazing children. i have served as governor of the great state of south carolina. and as america's ambassador for the united nations. and above all else i am a grat

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the earthquakes in turkey and syria, have killed more than 12,000 people — it's feared thousands more are still trapped. president erdogan has acknowledged mistakes were made in the initial response, as the extent of the devastation becomes ever clearer. the rescuers say that they will come back tomorrow and the next day. they will return to sites like this for as long as it takes to return loved ones to their relatives. we'll be speking to the turkish ambassador to singapore about the scale of the disaster. the other main headlines: in ukraine, russian forces are pushing hard for victory in the city of bakhmut, but ukranian troops are using drones to fight back. its time for us to move now but the drone is back and the grenade has been dropped. we can't stay in this location for more than two or three minutes because there is a risk that we will be targeted here. president zelensky, on his first visit to the uk since the russian invasion, thanks mps and peers for their

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...esident putin once again defends his special military operation. 11 palestinians are killed and more than a hundred injured in an israeli raid on the occupied west bank. a british woman who travelled to syria as a teenager to join the islamic state group has lost her appeal against the government's decision to strip her of british citizenship. shameema begum was 15 years old when she left the uk and married an is fighter. today's ruling means she remains barred from returning to the uk and the government says she is still thought to be a national security risk. her legal team insist she was a victim of child trafficking. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. in february 2015, eight years ago, shamima begum left gatwick airport with two school friends to go and join the islamic state group in syria. the three of them travelled through a bus station in turkey and were smuggled across the border by a man who, it later turned out, was providing information to canadian int

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines.r boss — donald trump. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon resigns after more than eight years in the role — saying it's what's best for herself, her party and for scotland's independence movement. now to buffalo — in new york state — where the self—declared white supremacist, payton gendron has been sentenced to life in prison — without parole — for a racially—motivated mass killing. this is him, being led into the courtroom — he'd earlier admitted murdering 10 people during that attack at a supermarket last may. he drove more than 200 miles to the store, which is in a predominantly african—american part of buffalo. before sentencing, a relative of one of the victims was giving a statement — when someone tried to attack gendron — have a look. you don't know a damn thing about black people! we are human. we like our kids to go to good schools. we love our kids. we never go in no neighbourhoods to take people out. don't do it! overlapping voices. with the details — here's our corr

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...tified flying objects. washington and beijing each accuse the other of aerial espionage. one week on after the devastating earthquake hit turkey and syria, 37,000 people are known to have been killed. the un warns the number is expected to double. the scale of the disaster in turkey has placed unprecedented pressure on the country's healthcare system but assistance from the international community is making a difference. our correspondent nick beake reports from the south east of the country close to the epicentre where hospital staff are under huge strain. in the heart of a devastated city... ..we meet little arras. he is five. he was pulled from the rubble with hypothermia, after 105 hours. his older brother, older sister and his dad were all killed in the earthquake. his grandfather, mehmet, says he will now treat arras like his own son. translation: he is an honest boy. he has a strong personality. he is not spoilt, he is sincere. the rescuers and the doctors did so well to save hi

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...s in turkey and syria has passed 33,000. well, as we've been hearing, incredibly, people are still being pulled alive from the rubble. tom bateman has been to antakya city in turkey's hatay province, to see how rescuers are continuing their work around the clock, to find survivors. they have been under this rubble for six and a half days, carried through here, the most incredible scenes. we saw the crowd herejust incredible scenes. we saw the crowd here just explode with joy, crowd here just explode with joy, now watching a man, still alive, pulled from this rubble. this is the most extraordinary moment. as they are lifting him, these rescue workers lifting him, his hands are in the air, he is conscious, breathing, eyes flickering. this has been an extraordinary hour or so. this has been an extraordinary hour orso. since this has been an extraordinary hour or so. since we ran to here following some rescue workers because clearly somebody had been found. they could see somebody�*s legs,

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines.e been killed in the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria. still relatives hope their loved ones might still be alive. let's stay with that main story now. dr akhilesh surjan is a humanitarian response and disaster management expert from charles darwin university. hejoins me now from darwin. great to get you on the programme. i'm here to dig necking to hear your thoughts on the next stage of operations in the devastated areas. it's very much a search and rescue phase now. what happens next? eight lot of things have to happen from now on and for the very long terms for the scale of disaster which is happened at the moment. we do not need to reinvent the wheel. this is a good thing. as communities begin to rebuild their lives after disasters several phases unfold. the current phase, which is search and rescue likely to go on for the next couple of days. also in the immediate and short—term emergency relief aid should start. including securing basic needs for the survival of the pe

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. three days after the earthquakes in turkey and syria more than 12 thousand are dead — it's feared thousands more are still trapped. president erdogan defends the turkish government's response to monday's earthquakes saying it was impossible to be prepared for a disaster so large. we have mobilised all our resources at the moment. as of now we will make some preparations, make damage assessments and give our citizens some support. assessments and give our citizens some support. we'll have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region. also coming up on newsday. president zelensky of ukraine addresses the uk parliament and appeals for fighterjets to use against the russians. the writing on the helmet reads, "we have freedom, give us wings to protect it". applause and basketball superstar lebronjames becomes the nba's leading points scorer of all time. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.ere have confirmed that an off—duty officer has been shot at a sports centre in the town of omagh, county tyrone. our ireland correspondent emma vardy gave us this update from the police headquarters in belfast. we know this incident happened as around 8pm this evening. police are saying a serving police officer was shot and taken to hospital injured. we don't know anything more about his condition. local political leaders have been quick to condemn this incident. sinn fein saying it is a shameful attack, the dup calling it reprehensible. here in northern ireland, there is always a continuing security threat against police officers. that is something that dates back to the conflict here known as the troubles, but today it is much more rare for police officers to come to harm. the last time a police officer was shot was in 2017. a murder attempt by dissident republican paramilitaries, and in 2011, a police officer was murdered in a bomb under his car. so, tonight, this incident will com

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. islamic state group has lost her appeal against the government's decision to strip her of british citizenship. shameema begum was 15 years old when she left the uk and married an is fighter. her legal team insist she was a victim of child trafficking. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. in february 2015, eight years ago, shamima begum left gatwick airport with two school friends to go and join the islamic state group in syria. the three of them travelled through a bus station in turkey and were smuggled across the border by a man who, it later turned out, was providing information to canadian intelligence. she spent the next four years in islamic state territory, emerging in february 2015, after the caliphate collapsed. she immediately had her british citizenship removed. her lawyers have challenged that, arguing that she was a child victim of trafficking for sexual exploitation, as she was married off within days of arrival to an adult is fighter. in their ruling

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.own unidentified flying objects. washington and beijing each accuse the other of aerial espionage. staying with that now — emily harding is deputy director and senior fellow of the international security programme at the centre for strategic and international studies. she told me we have to keep an open mind about the flying objects. will have more from her later in the programme but before that i want to tell you about how the skill of the disaster in turkey has placed unprecedented pressure on the countries health care system for assistance from the international community is making a difference. our correspondent nick beake reports from the south east of the country close to the epicentre where hospital staff are under huge strain. in the heart of a devastated city... ..we meet little arras. he is five. he was pulled from the rubble with hypothermia, after 105 hours. his older brother, older sister and his dad were all killed in the earthquake. his grandfather, mehmet, says he will

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: at least 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria. still, relatives hope their loved ones might still be alive. yesterday i tried. myself but you can't. you see the concrete like this, it pushes. we have no power to lift it. amid the misery there are miraculous rescues — a woman is freed after 87 hours under the rubble, but hope is fading for many others. we have seen the weight of hope. loved ones crowding around the rescue efforts hoping against hope that their loved ones will still be pulled alive from this rubble. we'll have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region. also coming up on newsday: the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. # ijust don't know what # i just don't know what to # ijust don't know what to do with myself. we remember burt bacharach, one of pop�*s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. and ri

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — summit in a war zone — president biden makes a surprise visit to ukraine, and reaffirms america's support. key of stance and ukraine stands. democracy stands. the american stand with you. the us secretary of state repeats his warning to china not to provide weapons and ammunition to russia. two weeks after being struck by catastrophic earthquakes, turkey is hit by a further deadly tremor. as the body of nicola bulley is finally identified, her family criticise sections of the uk media. and — real treasure from cambodia, dating back 1,000 years or more, surfaces in london. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in poland, after an extraordinary visit to an active war zone on monday. joe biden�*s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines.russia launch a new offensive. belarus launch a new offensive. says they are happy to back belarus says they are happy to back another russian offensive. the un launches an appeal for $1 billion to help turkey recover from last week's catastrophic earthquakes. to north korea now where leader kimjong—un has broken ground on a large greenhouse project and the development of 10,000 apartments. that's according to a video released by state—run television krt, amid foreign suspicion of food shortages. neighbouring south korea has reported that a food crisis appears to be worsening in the north, and so has a newspaper in the south. north korea though, has not confirmed any food shortages. for more on this i am joined now by ifang bremer — a journalist with north korea news, based in seoul, he's just written an analysis of the situation and joins me live from singapore. great to get you on the show. just to save for the benefit of our reviewers it is notoriously difficult to get any informati

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, the un approves a resolution calling on moscow to withdraw its forces. russia must immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its forces from the territory of ukraine. if russia stops fighting, this war ends. if ukraine stops fighting, ukraine ends. the bbc travels to north—eastern ukraine, and hears personal testimonies about the misery of war. translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. l so little joy and laughter, so much fear, pain and tears. we'll have the latest on the grim milestone in ukraine and what might happen in the next 12 months. also coming up on newsday: disgraced hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein is sentenced to a futher 16 years in prison for rape — on top of the 23 year sentence he is already serving. and the european union tells its staff to delete the social media app tiktok — to protect data and increase cyber—security. hello and welcome to the programme. it's ex

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.the number of dead exceeds forty—thousand in turkey and syria — more aid's promised for the surviors of last week's earthquakes. and so that un aid can be delivered to syria — two more border crossings have now been approved for use. nato members meet to discuss more weapons for ukraine — with concerns kyiv is using them faster than they can be supplied. republican nikki haley enters the us 2024 presidential race in a challenge to donald trump. we begin with the race to get more aid into southern turkey and northern syria, where the death toll from last week's earthquakes has now surpassed 41— thousand. millions are still left without shelter — in freezing conditions — with little food and poor sanitation. the challenge in northern syria is particularly difficult — the political situation is unstable after years of war — and control of the border is split between the syrian government and rebel groups. until today — aid has been routed through a single crossing point — at bab al—hawa.

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...larus against helping russia launch a new offensive but the belarusians say they're happy to back another russian offensive. the un launches an appeal for $1 billion to help turkey recover from last week's catastrophic earthquakes. the governor of ohio has asked the white house forfederal support and on—the—ground assistance, after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed there earlier this month. residents in the town of east palestine have reported headaches and nausea in the wake of the derailment, which is also thought to have caused the deaths of thousands of fish. clean—up operations are continuing in the town. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the toxic smoke from the realm crash hangs over this town like a dark cloud. the train was leaving east palestine when the train went off the tracks leaving hazardous material. sulphur lingers in the air, people say they are ill, and dead fish have appeared in some of the creeks. for ben, even the sound of trains is now

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: north korea is accused of firing ballistic missiles into the sea of japan just a day after a similar launch. police looking for nicola bulley, the woman who disappeared in the north—west of england, say they've found a body. nearly two weeks on from turkey and syria's devastating earthquakes, the search for survivors is to come to an end. will russia soon be buying chinese weapons for its war in ukraine? that's what the us says, and they're warning beijing not to do it. and going with a bang — the film about the first world war that's proved to be a big winner at the baftas. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. north korea has been accused of firing ballistic missiles into the sea of japan just a day after the us and south korea held a drill in response to a similar launch. north korea said that test was designed to show it was able to fire nuclear—capable missiles at short notice in response to threats. chad o'carroll works for the korea r

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. as the number of dead exceeds 40,000 — more aid is promised for the surviors of last week's earthquakes. in syria , this was the only border crossing from turkey until today , but now there's another in use. crossing from turkey until today , nearly one year on from the start of the conflict, nato members meet to discuss more weapons for ukraine — with concerns kyiv is using them faster than they can be supplied. republican nikki haley enters the us 2024 presidential race in a challenge to donald trump. and the top iranian chess player — exiled for refusing to wear a headscarf at an international tournament. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the race to get more aid into southern turkey and northern syria, where the death toll from last week's earthquakes has now almost 41,000. millions are still left without shelter — in freezing conditions — with little food and poor sanitation. the challenge in northern syria is particularly

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...akes in turkey and syria has passed 33,000. reports from america suggest another object has been shot out of the sky. to the war in ukraine now, and russia has stepped up its attacks in the east of ukraine, amid fears of a new offensive by the kremlin, ahead of the first anniversary of its invasion of the country later this month. some of the fiercest fighting is in and around the eastern city of bakhmut, which russian forces have been trying to capture for more than six months. 0rla guerin and cameraman goktay koraltan have been with ukrainian troops at the heart of the battle. urban warfare. we see troops defending this city. they still hold bakhmut but there is street fighting in some areas and the russians are gaining ground. the city stands as a symbol of ukrainian resistance. president putin has spent months trying to tear it down. however it is carefully planned. anything that moves here can be a target. time to stay low. and move fast. single file. but suddenlyjust behind us, t

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines.with involuntary manslaughter after the fatal shooting on a film set last year. the number of executions in saudi arabia has almost doubled under the kingdom's current leadership, according to new research. that's despite promises of reform from the crown prince and de facto leader, mohammed bin salman. a report by the campaign group reprieve — shared exclusively with the bbc ahead of publication also found that the death penalty has been routinely used for non—lethal offenses, in defiance of international norms. the bbc�*s caroline hawley has more these are just a fraction of the hundreds of people put to death by the saudi state over the past few years. executions carried out with no warning given to their families, no chance for a last goodbye. last year, the biggest mass execution in modern saudi history, 81 in a single day. among them, mustafa al—khayyat. here he is, with his nephew, ahmed. and here is ahmed now, with his father and brother, refugees in germany. yasserfled saudi a

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.ay. president erdogan visited the badly affected town of osmaniye — about 40 kilometres from the syria border. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet arrived there earlier today and sent us this update. throughout the day in places like this we see in the scene of hope. loved ones crowding around these rescue efforts hoping against hope that their loved ones will still be pulled alive from this rubble. we saw at this very spot a few hours ago, there was a van pulled out to the cheers of god is great. and yet, just down the street something else was pulled out but it wasn't someone alive. it was another dead body. and the cry which went out from the crowds was one of agony, two young sisters realising that all hope was gone. but you also feel in places like this the huge weight of laws for them on the main street by the main cemetery the mobile morgues the stacks which look like boxes but they are empty coffins. coffins made of pine, mdf, fashion from old wardrobes, whatever

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines.ck man who died after a beating by police in memphis. the funeral of the controversial australian cardinal george pell is under way in sydney. in other stories for you today, the controversial influencer andrew tate will remain in custody in romania for at least another month after an appeal against his detention was rejected. mr tate and his brother tristan were arrested last month on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group. they've denied any wrongdoing. 0ur correspondent in bucharest, lucy williamson, has more. the court behind me came out with a short statement the request by the tate brothers to overturn their continued detention. the two men have now been in custody for more than 30 days. they do to remain there until the end of february. their lawyers say that they have not seen any convincing evidence against the two men and a new legal adviser has been brought in by the tate brothers from a us law firm. she was in court today and has been argu

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines.ia launch a new offensive. belarus' leader, alexander luckoshenko — tells foreign journalists — he'd be prepared to allow his territory to be used again — for any new invasion. the family of the missing woman nicola bulley have called for people to focus on finding her and to stop speculating about her private life. it's nearly 3 weeks since the 45—year—old disappeared on a dog walk in lancashire. detectives have been criticised for yesterday revealing personal details about her struggles with alcohol and the menopause. the force has also referred themselves to the independent 0ffice for police conduct over the contact police had with nicola injanuary — prior to her disappearance. danny savage reports. nicola bulley, the most high—profile missing person in britain. when she vanished nearly three weeks ago, there was no suggestion from police, friends orfamily she was vulnerable. but at a packed news conference yesterday, lancashire police revealed for the first time that she was classe

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.confident a balloon spotted over montana is a chinese surveillance platform. the us also reaches a deal to increase its military presence in the philippines, as it seeks to counter chinese influence in the region. in the united states, house republicans have voted to remove a prominent progressive democrat from a powerful committee. ilhan omar, was one of the first muslim women elected to congress five years ago. but house republicans say she should not serve on the foreign affairs committee because they consider some of her past comments about israel to be antisemitic. here's her defiant response to that ousting. idid not i did not come to congress to be silent, i came to congress to be their voice. my my leadership and voice will not be diminished if i am not on this committee for one term. my committee for one term. my voice will get louder and stronger. and my leadership will be celebrated around the world as it has been. so take your vote or not, i am here to stay and i am here to

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — us vice president kamala harris leads calls for police reform, at the funeral in memphis of tyre nichols, who died after being beaten by officers. and as vice president of the united states, we demand that congress pass the george floyd to justice and policing act. joe biden will sign it. the funeral of the controversial australian cardinal, george pell, has just begun in sydney — we'll be live there with our correspondent. divisive internet personality andrew tate will remain in police custody until february 27, after a romanian court rejected his detention appeal on wednesday. american football legend tom brady has announced his retirement for the second time in a year. life of our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29—year—old black man, who died after being beaten by police, has taken place. the us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... a balloon spotted over montana is a chinese the us also reaches a deal to increase its military presence in the philippines, as it seeks to counter chinese influence in the region. the australian tennis star nick kyrgios is due in court in canberra on friday, after being charged with an alleged assault of a former partner in december 2021. lawyers for mr kyrgios have said they will apply to have the assault charge against him dismissed on mental health grounds. i'm joined now by our correspondent phil mercer, who's in canberra. great to get you on the programme, give us a sense of where we're at right now with this case?— this case? lawyers for the australian _ this case? lawyers for the australian tennis - this case? lawyers for the australian tennis star- this case? lawyers for the australian tennis star say| this case? lawyers for the i australian tennis star say his mental health troubles have been well documented in his medical history for several years. indeed, nick kyrgios has

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...e sea of japan — just a day after a similar launch. police looking for nicola bulley — the british woman who's been missing for more than three weeks — say they've found a body. this year marks the grim milestone. one years since putting attack by lansing air. world leaders have been meeting to discuss the continuing support for the conflict. there was a warning from america the next phase of the war could see china supply weapons to russia. the warning came from secretary of state who says they'll be serious consequences for china if that happens. he was speaking in munich where i diplomatic correspondent reports. this war is almost one—year—old. and it shows no sign of letting up. whether on patrol in the snow or dug in deep in the low ground, ukrainian troops are largely holding firm, backed by arms from the west. but... there is still a lot to be done. we have to increase and accelerate our military support to ukraine, quickly. now, potentially, a new development. the united states

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.riday, after being charged with an alleged assault of a former partner in december 2021. lawyers for mr kyrgios have said they will apply to have the assault charge against him dismissed on mental health grounds. i'm joined now by our correspondent, phil mercer, who's in canberra. great to get you on the programme can you talk us the details? lawyers for the australian _ can you talk us the details? lawyers for the australian tennis _ can you talk us the details? lawyers for the australian tennis star- can you talk us the details? lawyers for the australian tennis star say - for the australian tennis star say that his mental health troubles have been well documented in his medical history in recent years, indeed eye—mac has spoken openly about his battles with mental health loneliness depression and the abuse of alcohol. —— nick kyrgios so today here in the australian capital territory his lawyers will apply to have a assault charge for out on mental health grounds. under the crime act

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...spended next week's 48—hour strike in england as they re—start talks with the government over pay. the rcn originally asked for a pay rise of 5% above inflation, but has since said it would be willing to meet the government half—way. next week's walk—out, from 1—3 march, was set to be the biggest strike of this winter's pay dispute, with half of front line services affected. the action would have included nursing staff from emergency departments, intensive care units, cancer care and other services that were previously exempted. some british supermarkets — including asda and morrisons — have started limiting the amount of fruit and vegetables that you can buy. the shortage of produce such as cucumbers, broccoli or packets of tomatoes — is being blamed on bad weather and poor harvests in europe and north africa. the bbc�*s rural affairs correspondent claire marshall reports. asda and morrisons say they've had problems getting hold of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and other salad and vege

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — rescue efforts to find survivors are coming to an end, officials say — nearly two weeks on from turkey and syria's devastating earthquakes. police investigating the disappearance of a woman in the northwest of england say they have recovered a body from a river — near to where nicola bulley was last seen. will russia soon be buying chinese weapons for its war in ukraine? the americans warn china not to do it. and the first world war german—language film, "all quiet on the western front", takes home 7 bafta's at the film awards ceremony in london. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and two o'clock in the morning in turkey where officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors have come to an end — two weeks on from the earthquake that devastated the south of turkey and north west of syria. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 47 thousand people are known to have been killed by the quake and the

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.rthquakes. and so that un aid can be delivered to syria — two more border crossings have now been approved for use. nato members meet to discuss more weapons for ukraine — with concerns kyiv is using them faster than they can be supplied. republican nikki haley enters the us 2024 presidential race in a challenge to donald trump.

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani.efence department says it's confident a balloon spotted over montana is a chinese surveillance platform. the us also reaches a deal to increase its military presence in the philippines, as it seeks to counter chinese influence in the region. a former russian officer tells the bbc he witnessed russian soldiers humiliating and shooting ukrainian prisoners of war. translation: the ukrainian had a blindfold on. you _ translation: the ukrainian had a blindfold on. you cannot - translation: the ukrainian had a blindfold on. you cannot put. a blindfold on. you cannot put a blindfold on. you cannot put a pistol to the present apps for head and said i am going to counter three, and then shoot in the head. the australian tennis star nick kyrgios is due in court

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...ivors are still being pulled from the rubble, nearly a week after the disaster. we report from inside syria, where the united nations, says many people feel forgotten. these were people's homes. they were newly built. but look at it now. 80% of this village is gone, and they have had hardly any help. reports from america suggest another object has been shot out of the sky, the second within 2a hours following the decision to shoot down a chinese observation balloon last weekend. and the biggest event in america's sporting calendar, the super bowl, is about to kick

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...g objects. washington and beijing accuse each other of aerial espionage. we were able to determine that china has a high altitude ballon programme for intelligence collection that is connected to peoples' liberation army. one week on — and the death toll from the earthquakes in turkey and syria reaches 37,000 — and that number's expected to double. everything we had was here. even my children are crying now, they are saying, "mum, everything is gone." "0ur childhood is gone." we'll also be reporting from a hospital in southern turkey —— where staff are overwhelmed by the scale of the tragedy. and — new zealand declares a national state of emergency

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.is was the only border crossing from turkey until today , but now there's another in use. crossing from turkey until today , nearly one year on from the start of the conflict, nato members meet to discuss more weapons for ukraine — with concerns kyiv is using them

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.a new offensive. it will be big mistake for him and for belarus, it will be historical mistake. but belarus' leader, alexander luckoshenko — tells foreign journalists — he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again — for any new invasion. an investigation in the us state of georgia finds there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election — rejecting false claims by donald trump. the un launches an appeal for one billion dollars to help turkey recover from last week's catastrophic earthquakes.

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...iv stands and ukraine stands and democracy stands. america stands with you and the world stands with you. the us secretary of state repeats his warning to china not to provide weapons and ammunition to russia. also in the programme... two weeks after being struck by catastrophic earthquakes, turkey is hit by a further deadly tremor. as the body of nicola bulley is finally identified,

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...evastating earthquakes in turkey and syria still, relatives hope their loved ones might emerge alive. i tried to do it yesterday to dig it myself. but you can't. you see the concrete like this? all close to each other. i'v e i've got no power to lift theirs. i've got no power to lift theirs. amid the misery there are miraculous rescues — a woman is freed after eighty seven hours under the rubble, but hope is fading for many others. we'll have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...after the disaster survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. we report from inside syria, where the united nations says many people feel forgotten. these were people's homes. they were newly built. but look at it now. 80% of this village is gone, and they have had hardly any help. the us has reportedly shot nother object out of the sky, the second within 2a hours.

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. an end, officials say — nearly two weeks on from turkey and syria's devastating earthquakes. police investigating the disappearance of a woman in the northwest of england say they have recovered a body from a river — near to where nicola bulley was last seen. will russia soon be buying chinese weapons for its war in ukraine? the americans warn china not to do it. and the first world war german—language film, "all quiet on the western front", takes home 7 bafta's at the film awards ceremony in london.

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani.ary of the russian invasion of ukraine — president putin once again defends his special military opposition. translation: there are battles going on right now on our- historical frontiers for our people. courageous warriors are fighting.