t'te: pope, nelson mandela and the bravery of his people.andela and charles and the bravery of his people. tte: pope, nelson mandela and charles de gaulle are among those who have spoken here in parliament's westminster hall. today, the turn of president zelensky. this is what support for ukraine and its cause in broad terms looks and sounds like here. cheering and applause. and the president wanted to say thank you for the uk's help from the moment the war escalated last february. bill moment the war escalated last februa . �* ., moment the war escalated last februa .�* ., ., , ., february. all of you, you all showed our urit february. all of you, you all showed your grit and — february. all of you, you all showed your grit and character— february. all of you, you all showed your grit and character back - february. all of you, you all showed your grit and character back then. i your grit and character back then. strong, british character. you didn't compromise ukraine and you didn't compromise ukraine and you didn't compromise ukraine and y

nobody thought nelson mandela was going to get out of prison. he was just an incredible inspiration. millions of people around the globe watched that concert because in the 1980's more people had a global consciousness and we saw nelson mandela's struggle as our own. when they said we are going to have a televised international nelson mandela birthday concert, the world turned in -- tuned in. there was fortune for tracy chapman in that state he wondered they did something technological for his set and they did not have it. they sent someone scrambling. tracy chapman who recently released an album, but nobody was paying attention, all she needs is a guitar and a microphone. she goes out and does "fast car," and it is like the entire world gets wrapped up in this amazing song. she is first propelled by this global ds boric consciousness -- global diasporic consciousness. i related to jesse jackson's presidential campaign which was ultimately about self-esteem. i am somebody, that was his key thing he would talk about. tracy chapman's life is broug

and so everybody there is happy to be interviewing nelson mandela. but they were all journalists. so everybody, a scoop. so just before we started, i said, you know, mr. mandela, this is his first contact with journalists since he's been out of print news into our 27 years wasn't. and so i said why don't we just pass laws and let him have a cup of tea. i said, okay, that's a good idea. they hadn't even thought of it. you know, their idea was to get mandela out there in front of these audiences. and so i said, let because i knew i had it at point. so he sits down finally and and i say, oh, mr. mandela, such a pleasure to meet you. i said, because one thing i come out of the american civil rights revolution. and before i could get to my role or anybody else's that i knew in the movement, he said i said, i'm out of the i came out of the american rights revolution. and he said, oh and he brightened up. and i thought he was going to say, isn't that wonderful. and he said. do you know miss maya? now, everybody wants to know what prison life was like right? for 27 years. and said yes. i m

the pope, nelson mandela and charles to gaulle among those who are spoken here.kraine and its cause in broad terms looks and sounds like here. cheering and applause. the president wanted to say thank you from the moment the war escalated last february. all of you, all of your so great and character back then. all of your so great and character back then-— all of your so great and character backthen. ,, ., �* , . ., back then. strong british character. you didn't compromise _ back then. strong british character. you didn't compromise ukraine - back then. strong british character. you didn't compromise ukraine and you didn't compromise your ideals. and thus you didn't compromise the spirit of this great island. thank you very much. but spirit of this great island. thank you very much-— you very much. but president zelensky came _ you very much. but president zelensky came here - you very much. but president zelensky came here with - you very much. but president zelensky came here with a i you very much. but president| zelensky came here with a gift you very much. b

but after all, i was privileged to meet nelson mandela once.diately after he was freed from prison, he spent in prison 18 years, and yet, he became the president of south africa. so, navalny will -- >> right. >> i hope he'll be president. but, you know, his voice, the voice of earnest. but don't underestimate putin's ability to wage war of attrition, or a patrician. >> yes. andrei kozyrev, it is always inspiring to listen to you, and to hear from your wisdom. andrei kozyrev is the former foreign minister of russia. still to come -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says top republicans strongly back continuing to help ukraine. so, why are members of his party calling president biden's visit to kyiv and insult to americans? that's coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ -- privileged to meet nelson mandela once. almost immediately after he was freed from prison, he spent in prison 18 years, and yet, he became the president of south africa. so, navalny will -- >> right. >> i hope he'll be president. but, you know, his voice, the voice of earnest. but don't underes

nelson mandela looked up, saw mother parks at the end of that row.er so tight it lifted her up off the ground. she was slightly built. that exuberant response from nelson mandela meant everything about who was a real celebrity among that list of vips. [ applause ] -"i've never gotten used to being a public person. i have more honorary degrees than i can count. interviewers still only want to talk about that one evening in 1955 when i refused to give up my seat on the bus." "i understand that i am a symbol." -there were times when i would be very discouraged, but i always remembered that, deep within, there's a spirit that is beyond my physical strength. -her whole being was dedicated to god. she was highly spiritual, highly understanding of purpose, and that we have a life to serve. [ women singing indistinctly ] during the last couple years of her life, me and my father, we would go see her, and her caretaker would be there with a smile on her face, saying, "oh, come on in. your auntie rosa asked about y'all." -yes, i was with her when she passed. i

nelson mandela died in 2013.eremony in new york city marked 30 years since the first terror attack on the world trade center in that 1993 attack, a bomb weighing more than a half ton was detonated inside a rented van in the parking garage of the north tower. six people were killed and more than 1000. others were injured. one man had visited his father at the world trade center hours before his dad was killed. in that attack. took such good care of my family and i, and he worked hard to support us and you know, he gave us you know everything that he that he could and you know, i miss him. i miss you know the thoughts of like, you know what if he were still with us? the terrorist accused of planning. the attack was later convicted and sentenced to 240 years in prison. the fbi later called the 1993 bombing of the world trade center, a dress rehearsal for the 9 11 attack. eight years later, the president of ukraine inspired one of the country's top military leaders, as ukraine's armed forces take steps to retake russ

nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into south africa. >> iran's spiritual leader has setdeath sentence on the british author of a book many muslims say is blasphemous. >> the people of haiti have flopped to church for the ousting of their former president. >> because of his considerable value as a stallion, he was kept in a special secure box in the central block. driven away on a horse box with him. >> stepped down from the plane. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. >> this is bbc news. more on the breaking news. president biden has ordered an object to be shut down by fighter jets over alaska. with high altitude objects, shut down in the past hour. white house said the object was the size of a small car. over a sparsely populated area at the time. it comes after the u.s. shot down a balloon. white house spokesman john kirby gave these details in the last few minutes. >> we are calling this an object because it is the best description we have. we don't know who owns it. whether it is

. ♪ ♪ >> nelson mandela, a freeman taking his first steps into south africa. >> iran's spiritual leaderdeath sentence on the british author of a book many muslims say is blasphemous. >> the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for -- >> because of his considerable value as a stallion, he was kept in a special secure box in the central blocks. was driven away in a horse box the thieves brought with them. >> stepped down from the plane, elizabeth the second, queen of israel, all other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of freedom. >> you are watching outside source. we are going to focus on the situation in syria. looking at the countries sending help. russia, one of the main allies, send aid and more than 50 rescuers to the country, including free dog cruise to help with the search for those trapped. this is a humanitarian aid shipment from iran being loaded in tehran. it includes medicine, tents, and food. after iraq announced the establishment of an air bridge to syria and turkey to send urgent aid relief, including medical and relief surprise -

repoer: the pope, nelson mandela, and charles de gaulle are among those who have spoken here in this this is what support, in broad terms, looks and sounds like here. the president wanted to say thank you for the u.k.'s help from the moment the war escalated last february. >> all of you, you all show your great character backed in, strong, british character. you didn't compromise ukraine, and hence, you didn't compromise your ideals, and thus, you didn't compromise the spirit of this great -- of these great islands. thank you very much. reporter: but president zelenskyy came here with the gift, and a specific request, packaged in powerful rhetoric. this, of fighter pilots helmet. >> the writing on the helmet reads, we have freedom, give us wings to protect it. two years ago, i thanked you for delicious english tea. and i will be leaving the parliament today thanking all of you in advance for powerful english planes. reporter: from the palace of westminster to buckingham palace. next for the president, an audience with the king. and from there to an army base in dorset, where ukrainia

you corresponded with the great late nelson mandela. >> we were both political prisoners in the 1970sggle was introducing nelson mandela to the naacp in 1993. he gave that address. i was so pleased to have him come all the way out. this was the year before he was elected as president of south africa. we were lifelong friends. close comrade in a struggle for freedom and justice throughout the world. >> doctor chavis, i feel like you have lived like three different lives and you are not done yet. what sparked this for me, we need to talk about, i saw you in the documentary film on reverend sharpton's life. and i was like, is that doctor chavis? >> we blocked the subways protesting police brutality in new york. i met sharpton when he was going up. -- yes. the civil rights movement, unfortunately, it's not as large as you think. we ran into one another, we were comrades. jesse jackson, and a young, myself, reverend sharpton. all of us have roles to play, even today. >> even today. so, i guess, first of all, what role do you think the current civil rights leadership should be playing as it

we proceeded to discuss nelson mandela until the flight staff and his security detail insisted that hee spoke more during the long flight and i asked him if we could continue the conversation on tape. after we landed in johannesburg. he said to give him a 30 minute head start and then meet him at his hotel. here are some of what he told me during the following hour long conversation we had about how his upbringing in a predominantly black community near planes, georgia, shaped his worldview. >> as i grew older and ran for the state senate and ran for governor, i saw the devastating impact of racial discrimination on not only black neighbor's lives but also the white peoples lives in my community. when i became governor in my eight-minute inaugural speech, i said the time for russell's cohen's over. it was such remarkable statement, in two weeks i was on the front cover of time magazine just because i said that. by the time i got to be through my governorship and into the white house, i resolved that the civil rights commitment in home and the mistakes of america should be expanded on a

but after all, i was privileged to meet nelson mandela once.son 18 years, and yet, he became the president of south africa. so, navalny will -- >> write. >> i hope he'll be president. but, you know, his voice, the voice of earnest. but don't underestimate putin's ability to wage war of attrition, or a patrician. >> yes. andrei kozyrev, it is always inspiring to listen to you, and to hear from your wisdom. andrei kozyrev it's the former foreign minister of russia. still to come -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says stop republicans strongly back continuing to help ukraine. so, why are members of his party calling president biden's visit to kyiv and insult to americans? that's coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ he knows he's covered with zero overdraft fees when he overdraws his account by fifty bucks or less. overdraft assist from chase. make more of what's yours. hey bud. wow. what's all this? hawaii was too expensive so i brought it here. you know with priceline you could actually take that trip for less than all this. i made a horrible mistake. ♪ go

nelson mandela, a freemen taking his first -- free man taking his first steps into new south africa.iritual leader of iran says he has passed -- sessions -- a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author who many say is blasphemous. >> dr. -- >> because of his value as a stallion, he was kept in a special secure box in the central block. he was driven away in a horse box that thieves brought with them. >> a step down from the plane, a figure in morning, elizabeth the second, queen of this realm and of all of her other territories, head of the commonwealth and defender of the commonwealth and defender of the faith. ♪ it's >> welcome back. you are watching outside source. let's turn to president zelenskyy. it is the second day in his mission to provide more fighter jets to ukraine in the war against russia. he went to brussels. there he is alongside the european parliament president as well as taryid, ukraine joining the european union was also on the agenda. he reminded them of his country's place in europe. >> i am here in order to defend our people's way of all ukrainians, o

government has oered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in thhistory of the party and nelson mandelae set free unconditionally. >> 3, 2, 1. >> a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines that once. apart from its power, a breakthrough in the business of space travel. >> to americans have become the first humans to walk i space without any lifelineo their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. >> dozens of people have given a spectacular homecoming in the cornish after she smashed the record of sailing solo around the world nonstop. ♪ ♪ >> hello, this is bbc world news. a reminder of our top stories today -- america secretary of state has postponed a visit to beijing after china claims that a balloon flying over u.s. airspace is for monitoring whether. the european union leaders say ukraine's future is inside the eu and reject russian aggression at a summit in kyiv hosted by president volodymyr zelenskyy. the united nations envoy to the middle east peace process has told the bbc that surging violence of israel and the occ

nelson mandela.ree man taking his first steps into a new south africa. >> iran's spiritual leader has passed a dth sentence on the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. >> people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president. >> because of his considerable value as a stallion, he was kept in a special secure box. he was driven away in a horse box the thieves d brought with them. >> they step down from the plane. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. kasia: welcome. this is "bbc world outside source" from the bbc. our main story is the continuing devastation in syria. we will come back to that later. we turn to the war in ukraine. e country's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, has made an impassioned appeal for fighter jets from the west during a surprise visit to the u.k. this is the moment he met that u.k. prime minister. he addressed parliament and king charles. he paid a visit -- he spok

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa.ollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore, our headlines. an extraordinary moment as a three year old girl is pulled out alive from the rubble of the earthquake, that's devastated turkey and syria. meanwhile, rescue workers continue the search for survivors — as the number killed soars to more than 7,000. presidentjoe biden will face r

>> my real joy was introducing nelson mandela to the and aa cp convention in indianapolis.ected as president of south africa. we are lifelong friends. close comrade and -- in africa, america, and throughout the world. >> dr. chavis, i really feel you have lived three different lives. you are not done yet. what sparked this for me, i'm like we have to talk about doctor chavis. i saw you in a documentary film on reverend sharpton's life, loudmouth. i was like, is that doctor chavis? >> we blocked the sideways protesting police brutality in new york. he was growing up having to work with dr. king since i was 14. yes, the civil rights movement, unfortunately, symone, is not as large as you think. we ran into one another. we were comrades, jesse jackson, andy young, myself, reverend sharpton, all of us have rules to play, even today. >> even today. first of all, what role do you think the current civil rights leadership should be playing as it relates to everything that has happened in our community right now? we are doing this series. people are literally fighting to keep histo

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa.er, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti havej flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting i of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: the earthquakes in turkey and syria have killed more than 12,000 people, it's feared thousands more are still trapped. there's been fierce fighting in and around the eastern city of bakhmut in ukraine. russian forces are trying to encircle the city and there is street

offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and anc leader nelson mandelato be set free unconditionally. >> 3, 2 -- >> countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it is this recycling of the rocket, ashing the cost of the launch, that makes this a breakthrough in t business of space travel. >> 2 americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. >> thousands of people have given them a spectacular homecoming after she smashed the world record for selling solo around the world nonstop-- sailing solo arnd the world nonstop. ♪ lewis: this is "outside source," live from the bbc. i am lewis vaughan jones. our lead story -- hundreds of thousands of workers out on strike for the second time in france. they are protesting against emmanuel macron's plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 64-- from 62 to 64. going to the middleast, day 2 of a significant visit there. u.s. secretary of state ant

nobody thought nelson mandela was going to get out of prison.n incredible inspiration. millions of people around the globe watched that concert because in the 1980's more people had a global consciousness and we saw nelson mandela's struggle as our own. when they said we are going to have a televised international nelson mandela birthday concert, the world turned in -- tuned in. there was fortune for tracy chapman in that state he wondered they did something technological for his set and they did not have it. they sent someone scrambling. tracy chapman who recently released an album, but nobody was paying attention, all she needs is a guitar and a microphone. she goes out and does "fast car," and it is like the entire world gets wrapped up in this amazing song. she is first propelled by this global ds boric consciousness -- global diasporic consciousness. i related to jesse jackson's presidential campaign which was ultimately about self-esteem. i am somebody, that was his key thing he would talk about. tracy chapman's life is brought to bear by

its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela, two, one. a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it, "a piece of cake." thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record . for sailing solo _ around the world, non—stop. this is bbc world news. our main headline: after a chinese balloon flies into us airspace, a second is reported — this time over latin america. let's stay with that now. i've been speaking tojohn powell, who is the president and founder ofjp aerospace. his company has launched 200 balloons into the upper atmosphere for research students and media companies. i asked him why

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa.leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti. have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president - ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc world news. our top stories: the earthquakes in turkey and syria have killed more than 12,000 people. it's feared thousands more are still trapped. president zelensky of ukraine addresses the uk parliament and appeals for fighterjets to use against the russians. the entertainment giant disney has announced it'll be laying off 7,

its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela unconditionally. three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 - of its engines at once. and apart from its power, - it's this recycling of the rocket — slashing the cost of a launch —| that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing a solo around the world nonstop. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour straight after this program. england's world cup is over. the aftermath of england's quarterfinal defeat to france at last year's world cup in qatar. manager gareth southgate admitted afterwards he felt conflicted over his future. a week later, the fa anno

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa.d he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. author of a book, which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti havej flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting i of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur 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. the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa.shdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti. have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, - ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. our main story this hour: hope and despair in turkey and syria as the painstaking search for survivors after the earthquakes continues. more than 23,000 people are known to have died so far. let's stay with that story. all those now left homeless are having to contend with atrocious conditions and little food and water, but there are causes forjoy — like 10—day—old yagiz here being pulled from the

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa.said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked - to church to give thanks - for the ousting of their former president baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. 0ur our top story this our. —— hour. extensive search—and—rescue operations are under way after two powerful earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria killing at least 4,300 people. the first quake measured 7.8 in magnitude and was felt as far away as lebanon and cyprus. the united nations secretary—general has called for an international respon

prestigious hall of the british parliament, where such figures used to speak world-class like nelson mandela charles de gaulle and zelenskyi were also invited to speak there several times. his speech was interrupted by applause several times and was interrupted by laughter in response to his joke . years ago and thanked in advance for the fact that ukraine will receive, as he hopes, british fighter jets , that is, in general, the level of this visit was very high, it reflected the position that great britain takes in relation to ukraine and the position of support for britain was one of the first countries that began supplying weapons to ukraine even before the start of the full-scale invasion of russia, then britain also led other countries in the issue of sanctions and in the issue of increasing military support very recently. as we know, britain became the first the country of the big seven that announced the provision of challenger tanks, so then germany followed with leopards, so did all the others, but britain was the first on this , and the premiere of the picture emphasized that in g

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa.eini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: extensive search—and—rescue operations are under way after two powerful earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria, killing at least 3,500 people. the first quake measured 7.8 in magnitude and was felt as far away as lebanon and cyprus. the un secretary—general has called for an

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa.ni, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book, which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti. have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, - ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm, and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: four days on from the earthquake, 20,000 people are now known to have died in turkey and syria. still, relatives hope their loved ones might emerge alive. if there is one image that combines both tragedy and miracle in a disaster zone, it's probably this tiny little girl born under the rubble in syria. when she was rescue

crypto.com arena there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a newhamenei has said he has passed the death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti has flocked church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there steps down from the plane a figure in morning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi, in singapore. our headlines: after the blowout, the fallout. diplomatic tensions rise following america's shooting down of china's observation balloon. iran's supreme leader is to pardon thousands of prisoners, including many who took part in recent anti—government protests. to the uk now and new pictures of nicola bulley, who

the pope, nelson mandela and charles de gaulle are among those who have spoken here.and its cause in broad terms looks and sounds like here. cheering. the prime minister and the labour lead at one on this issue, at least. the president wanted to say thank you for the uk's help from the moment the war escalated last february. {131 moment the war escalated last februa . ., ., , february. of all of you, you stroked our ureat february. of all of you, you stroked your great back _ february. of all of you, you stroked your great back then, _ february. of all of you, you stroked your great back then, strong - february. of all of you, you stroked your great back then, strong british character. you didn't compromise ukraine, and hence you didn't compromise your ideas, and thus you didn't compromise the spirit of this great island. thank you very much. but president zelensky came here with a gift and a specific request, packaged in powerful rhetoric. this, a fighter pilot. a helmet. the writin: a fighter pilot. a helmet. the writing on _ a fighter pilot. a helmet. the writing o