thank you so much, karishma vaswani in manila. 0n thank you so much, karishma vaswani in manila. on monday, all eyes on moscow and the much anticipated speech from vladimir putin in red square. the russian leader addressed the huge victory day military parade, saying russian troops fighting here in ukraine, were "defending the motherland". he said the invasion of this country, was necessary, and had been provoked by the west. but he didn't make any major announcement related to the war, or suggest when or how, it might end. the victory day parade, commemorates the anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany in 1945, and is also an annual reminder of the kremlin�*s military might. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg reports from moscow. it is the annual pomp to showcase russian power. across red square they marched, thousands of soldiers, in a parade marking a glorious victory — the defeat of nazi germany. band music but today there is no peace. vladimir putin has invaded ukraine. back from there, parading too, paratroopers — who moscow says took part in the russian offensive.

we'll be back in manila with karishma vaswani, so dojoin us next hour as well. thank you so much for watching newsday and do stay with bbc world newsday and do stay with bbc world news if you can. thank you! alero, but weekend brought us plenty of dry weather. 0ne alero, but weekend brought us plenty of dry weather. one or two showers around, but sunday was dry pretty much across the board. this was the picture in chef fields. a bit of a change in the full forecast through the weekend. it's looking more unsettled. when they wetter, particularly for western scotland. could be some rain across england and wales, but it's been very dry recently. it's dominated by high pressure towards the east, but far enough away to allow these weather fronts from the northwest. rain �*s in. that'sjust fronts from the northwest. rain �*s in. that's just going to edge its way south eastwards. the winds picking up with gusts of 30 or a0 mph. things turning a bit hazy as this high cloud schools in. 22 or 22 to —— this high cloud schools in. 22 or 22 to -- 22 this high cloud s

karishma vaswani is at a polling station in manila. karishma, over to you. a big day for the philippines. absolutely, mariko, it's been about an hour since polls have opened here. i'm sure you can see the buzz of activity at this polling station. it usually an elementary school in a normal day. i hope i got the pronunciation right. but today, it's been transformed into one of the biggest polling stations in the city. we've been told that some 32,000 voters will make their way through here throughout the day from the early morning when the polls open, to late into the evening, when close close, around seven p:m.. people have a lot of positions to choose for. some 18,000 position to president to count counsellor. make sure you've made up your mind before you've made up your mind before you get there, get through the queue quickly and someone else can go through. this is also taking place against the backdrop of the pandemic, the protocols are in place. there is a medical team to ensure anybody with a temperature of 37.5 degrees is taken to an isolation unit if

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines. european union leaders have agreed to ban more than two—thirds of russian oil imports in a compromise deal to put more pressure on vladimir putin over the war in ukraine. ukrainian soldiers are facing a fierce battle in the east of the country as russian forces close in on the key city of severodonetsk. i want to turn to another story. a sweeping new agreement between china and pacific island nations has been ditched after several countries in the region raised objections to parts of the deal. china's foreign minister, wang yi, was in fiji, where he met with his counterparts as part of a diplomatic blitz that's roused deep concern among western nations. for more, we can speak with dr anna powles, a pacific security specialist at massey university in new zealand. she joins us now from wellington. great to get you on the programme. i want to start by asking, what's happened to this agreement? there was a fair amount of fanfare about it. chinese sounded like it was definitely going to

karishma vaswani is there for us. what's the mood like where you are? i'm coming to you live from a historic part of the capital city of manila. i don't know if you can see the door to the colonial fort right behind me. it's a symbol of spanish colonialism, a legacy and a timely reminder of what filipinos hold so dear to them. their independence, the right to govern, the right to choose rather the people who govern this country. injust choose rather the people who govern this country. in just a few days' time they will head to the polls in an election which is being billed as an election which is being billed as a test for democracy and the southeast asian nation. let 5 just take you through the facts and figures. roughly 67.5 million of the 110 million population are eligible to vote and the vast majority of ballots will be cast on election day. and while the focus has been on the presidency and the vice presidency, filipinos will also be electing i2 senate seats, 300 lower house seats and roughly 18,000 local positions — across a country of seven th

i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. our headlines: president biden is on his first visit to japan since taking office, as the us seeks to bolster its regional influence against a rising china. australia's new prime minister has been sworn in — he'll now head to tokyo for talks with president biden and other leaders. let's turn to russia now, where it's a crime to call the invasion of ukraine a war, and anyone who contradicts the official line on russian military action, risks up to 15 years behind bars. dozens of people have already been prosecuted, including the opposition activist, vladimir kara—murza, who accused russia of war crimes. moscow maintains that it doesn't target civilians. the laws are the latest in a long line of moves by president putin to stifle free speech and eliminate checks on his power. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from ukraine. walking through the ruins of russia's war on its neighbour. evidence of its cruelty in every crushed street and home. in every story of civ

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. around one hundred civilians have been evacuated from mariupol�*s besieged steelworks — but ukraine accuses russian forces of blocking humanitarian corridors in the area. 130 thousand people remain trapped in the city. a special report for you now. as we've been reporting, the war in ukraine is forcing countries across europe to reconsider doing business with russia. the town is besieged on three sides by russian troops. most of the towns residents have fled, those are still there are living in desperate conditions under constant shelling. andrew harding sent this report. the russians are getting closer. their missiles landing to our left and right, as we take the last road into lysychansk. a farming town under siege. we're following a ukrainian army medic, pointing out the town's latest lacerations. look here. a bomb. he's taking us closer to the front lines, to a hidden base from where his teams scoop up casualties. yes, every day, it is blood, blood, blood, blood. the russians

i'm karishma vaswani in sydney australia, where voters are heading to the polls on saturday to choose their next government. cases of suspected and confirmed monkeypox are being investigated in a number of european countries, as well as the us, canada and the uk. and the man behind film scores that mesmerised millions, composer vangelis has died at the age of 79. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. ukraine's president says russian forces have "completely destroyed" the eastern donbas region, accusing moscow of senseless bombardments as it intensifies its attacks. in another development, the international red cross says it's registered hundreds of ukrainian prisoners of war who've left the besieged azovstal steelworks in the ukrainian port city of mariupol. russia says all those who have left will be treated in line with international standards, but there are fears that some could face prosecution by president putin's courts. from moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. tired and wounded. moscow released these images of ukrainian fighters leaving t

i'm karishma vaswani. in singapore, our main headline... us investigators say all nineteen schoolchildren murdered by a teenage gunman in texas were in the same classroom. minutes before the killings, he'd posted that he was going to attack an elementary school. let's turn to the uk now — where the prime minister, borisjohnson, has rejected calls for his resignation after an official report blamed leadership failings — for a series of lockdown—breaking parties in and around downing street. the report revealed a culture of alcohol—fuelled parties — in government offices at a time when british people were banned from socialising, or even attending funerals because of the pandemic. 0ur political editor, chris mason, has more. it was the week before christmas this investigation began. today, its verdict is delivered. 37 pages and nine photos. and here it is. at party after party, when of course parties were banned, we read about wine and cheese, beer and pizza. 0n pages 15 and 16 an event with a karaoke machine, excessive alcohol cons

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: european union leaders agree further sanctions against russia over its invasion of ukraine, but stop short of imposing a total ban on russian oil. the battle for donbas. we report from the frontline as russian forces close in on ukraine's eastern region. this might all simply bejust in case. a contingency plan. but if the russians do blast their way through they are going to need it. european football's governing body announces a full independent investigation into the chaos that marred the champions league final in paris and the murder of a popular punjabi singer — just a day after his security cover was reduced — sparks anger in india. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 2am in brussels where the european union has imposed more sanctions against russia over its invasion of ukraine. the bloc has agreed to ban more than two—thirds of russian oil imports at a summit in brussels, where hungar

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines. in the past few minutes the president of the eu council, charles michel, has said that the bloc has agreed to ban more than two—thirds of russian oil imports. he said they had also agreed hard—hitting measures targetting russia's largest bank and three state—owned broadcasters. ukrainian soldiers are facing a fierce battle in the east of the country, as russian forces close in on the key city of severodonetsk. let's turn to india now. the rapper drake has led tributes to the indian singer and rapper sidhu moosewala, who's been shot dead near his home in the north indian state of punjab. moosewala had a huge global following. this report from rajini vaidyanathan contains flashing images from the start. described as one of india's most forceful music exports, sidhu moose known for his trademark punjabi vocals, mixed with rap, wala's music racked up more than 5 billion views. known for his trademark punjabi vocals, mixed with rap, hip—hop and drill beats. creative but controversi

let's go to manila and speak to karishma vaswani there. it's getting clearer as to who has won this on?— has won this on? yes, it appears _ has won this on? yes, it appears that _ has won this on? yes, it appears that way, - has won this on? yes, it| appears that way, david. has won this on? yes, it - appears that way, david. we will get the official results in the coming days and they will announce, there is a press conference expected later today here to give us an update at the national commission on elections about those official results. even with what we have so far, the unofficial party results, which are pretty reliable, i have to say, here in the philippines, they indicate that ferdinand marcos jr, son of former strongman, has indeed become the elected leader of this country. he has outpaced his main rival, leni robredo, with something like 15 million votes, at the current unofficial count, the numbers were getting through, and it's remarkable given the fact that he has transformed his family's image, a makeover, if you will, fr

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our top story... ukraine says over 260 soldiers from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol have been evacuated. the deputy defence minister said they would eventually return to ukrainian territory under exchange agreements with moscow. us presidentjoe biden will visit buffalo, new york on tuesday to meet with families of the victims of saturday's mass shooting that killed 10 people. mr biden said facts were still being established about the incident but that america "must work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of the nation. saturday's attack is thought to be the worst mass shooting so far in the us this year. an investigation into the incident is under way to see whether authorities missed telltale signs left by the suspected shooter. us civil rights attorney benjamin crump has condemned those who radicalize white supremacists. surrounded by ruth whitfield's family, one of the victims of saturday's shooting, he said those who "curate this hate" must be held accountable — a

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: protests in the united states after a leaked document suggests the supreme court is about to overturn the law protecting the right to abortion. the draft�*s release has caused a wave of reaction from both sides. the us senate majority leader says he'll hold a symbolic vote to put the right to an abortion into federal law. also on the programme — rescued after more than 60 days trapped underground in ukraine. more than 100 civilians, including children, who've spent weeks living beneath the besieged steel plant in mariupol finally reach safety. in shanghai, the bbc uncovers evidence of people as old as 100 who've been moved out of their homes after testing positive for covid—19 as millions endure a strict lockdown. it's shanghai's most vulnerable who have suffered the most. almost all the official dead are elderly and unvaccinated. china's leaders insist that still chasing zero covid is the right thing. and one of ukraine's biggest bands, antytila, team up with ed

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: ukraine's defence ministry says more than 200 and 60 wounded soldiers trapped inside a steel plant in mariupol have been evacuated. we have a special report from the frontline in the donbas in eastern ukraine, which has seen the heaviest fighting of the last few weeks. they simply cannot let the russians through here. if they simply cannot let the russians through here. if they do, russians through here. if they do. more _ russians through here. if they do, more ukrainian _ russians through here. if they do, more ukrainian troops - russians through here. if they do, more ukrainian troops to l do, more ukrainian troops to the sale, and the don will be under threat. so they hanging on for dear life here. police in the us say a gunman who killed ten people at a supermarket in buffalo, new york, planned further attacks after the mass shooting. the british prime minister, on a visit to northern ireland, accepts that the political deadlock there is a result of his brexit deal

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. president biden is on his first visit to japan since taking office, as the us seeks to bolster its regional influence against a rising china. we report on howjapan is boosting its own military, amid fears of chinese aggression towards taiwan. if chine did try and invade taiwan, despite all the impressive naval power on display here in tokyo bay it's not clear at all whether the united states and its japanese allies now have the ability to stop them. australia's new prime minister will be sworn in later — before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden and other leaders. the long awaited publication of a report into lockdown breaches in downing street is expected this week, after a deadline passed for responses and objections. monkeypox is detected in three more countries as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. and the heir to the throne in britain is to appear in one of the country's best—loved soap operas as part of queen's platinum jubilee ce

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — president biden visits uvalde to meet the families of those killed in america's latest school shooting. parents there prepare to bury their children. president zelensky visits the frontline in eastern ukraine for the first time since russia invaded as intense fighting continues in the region. translation: i'm greatly honoured to be here. - i want to thank each one of you for your great service, for risking your life for our sake, for the sake of our country. glory to ukraine. north korea says its covid—19 outbreak is stabalising as pandemic restrictions apparently ease in the capital, pyongyang. and the british government says it's "very concerned" about french police firing tear gas and pepper spray at liverpool fans during saturday night's champions league final in paris. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in texas, where the usjustice department is to investigate the police response to

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. "a declaration of war on global food security." the united nations�* world food programme says russia's blockade of ukrainian ports could push millions into severe food shortages. we are already facing the worst food crisis since world war ii. ukraine's first war crimes trial ends with a life sentence for a russian soldier. this comes as a russian diplomat resigns, saying the war�*s made him ashamed of his country. new calls for british prime minister borisjohnson to resign, as more images of lockdown gatherings at downing street come to light. president biden is to meet his counterparts in australia, india and japan for a summit of the quad group, aimed at countering china's growing influence in the region. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome. the united nations�* world food programme has described russia's blockade of ukrainian ports as a �*declaration of war on global food security�* that could push tens of millions of pe

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: in eastern ukraine, the governor of the luhansk province says most of the key city of severodonetsk is now in russian hands. the prosecutor of the international criminal court has described ukraine as a crime scene, where they will be carrying out the biggest ever investigation. one week after the horrific school shooting in texas, our correspondent hears from parents who lost their daughter. cheering after more than two months of full lockdown, shanghai eases its covid restrictions. and bts — the wildly popular south korean k—pop group — visits the white house to speak about the growth in anti—asian hate crimes in america. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning here in singapore and 2am in ukraine, where it's reported that a russian air strike has hit a chemical plant in the embattled city of severodonetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — us investigators say all 19 schoolchildren, murdered by a teenage gunman in texas, were in the same classroom. minutes before the killings, he'd posted that he was going to attack an elementary school. in the town of uvalde, there's grief, shock, and anger. president biden says he's sick of the carnage caused by gun violence. the idea that an 18—year—old can walk into a store and buy weapons of war, designed and marketed to kill, is i think just wrong. also in the headlines — britain's prime minister borisjohnson says he will not resign, after a highly—critical report into lockdown parties at his government offices. i. i, mrspeaker, i, i i, mrspeaker, i, lam i, mr speaker, i, lam humbled and i_ i, mr speaker, i, lam humbled and i have_ i, mr speaker, i, lam humbled and i have learned a lesson, mr speaken — the investigation blamed senior leadership for a series of alcohol—fuelled parties at downing street, which broke covid lockdown rules. supermodel kate

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: an operation is under way to evacuate ukrainian civilians, trapped for weeks in a steelworks in mariupol — around a hundred have left so far. translation: when michelle started landing there, i thought my heart would stop and i would not survive. == thought my heart would stop and i would not survive.— i would not survive. -- when the shells- — the us house speaker, nancy pelosi assures president zelenskyy during a visit to kyiv, that american support will continue until ukraine wins the war. more mass protests in sri lanka, as the government struggles over the crippling cost of living. new zealand reopens its borders to international tourists for the first time in more than two years. and the most detailed sd model of the female anatomy, to help make better medical diagnoses for women. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday — it's 8:00am in the morning in singapore, and 3:00am in mariupol, where the inter

i'm karishma vaswani live from sydney — australia — where voters will head to the polls on saturday to decide who'll be the country's next prime minister. it's a contest between the incumbent scott morrison — and his rival — anthony albanese — who is vying to form the first labour government in nine years. experts warn record—breaking heatwaves in india and pakistan — are a hundred times more likely because of climate change. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 2.30am in afghanistan — where the number of restrictions imposed on women under taliban rule is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue has been behind a raft of new, hard—line laws, and among them — ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent secunder kermani has been given exclusive access to a team of "inspectors" from the ministry, and begins our programme. we're joining the inspectors of the ministry of vice and virtue. they are remoulding afghanistan to fit in with the taliban's hardline beliefs. an

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: around 100 civilians have been evacuated from mariupol�*s besieged steelworks, but ukraine accuses russian forces of blocking humanitarian corridors in the area. 130,000 people remain trapped in the city. officials in eastern ukraine say they're on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, as russia continues its push to take over the donbas region. a special report for you now. as we've been reporting, the war in ukraine is forcing countries across europe to reconsider doing business with russia. it comes at a time when moscow's most powerful ally, china, continues to expand its economic interests in european countries. but there are allegations of worker exploitation, environmental damage, and so—called "debt traps", where beijing has stepped in to lend billions of dollars. china denies the accusations, and insists it's a reliable partner, and often offers investment where others are not willing. in the first of two special reports, our europe correspondent nick be

my colleague karishma vaswani's in manila. good morning to you. just after 10am there. more than 67 million eligible voters. a record number. what is turnout looking like? figs record number. what is turnout looking like?— looking like? as you can see at this polling _ looking like? as you can see at this polling station, _ looking like? as you can see at this polling station, it - looking like? as you can see at this polling station, it is - looking like? as you can see at this polling station, it is one i this polling station, it is one of the biggest in manila. there are lots of people really keen on casting their vote today. this polling station alone is going to see something like 32,000 people throughout the day, we have been told, by organisers, and across the country from what the commissioner of election from the philippines organisers have told us is we are looking at something like 18— 19% perhaps. earlier, it was predicted that we could well see the highest turnout ever in any election in the philippines at this time around and i think that shows the st

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. president biden is on his first visit to japan since taking office, as the us seeks to bolster its regional influence against a rising china. australia's new prime minister is due to be sworn in — before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden and other leaders. i want to tell you about a story in the uk — where the deadline for downing street officials to object to being named in the official report on lockdown parties has passed. the senior civil servant sue gray, who has led the investigation, is expected to publish her findings within days. earlier the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, defended a meeting which took place last month between ms gray and borisjohnson — insisting it would not have influenced the outcome of the inquiry. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has the latest. could borisjohnson's political fate lie in the hands of a senior civil servant? within days, sue gray's report into the lockdown gatherings in downing street is likely to be publish

karishma vaswani, bbc news, manila. the arctic frontiers conference opens today in the norwegian city of tromso. the conference will discuss a range of societal, environmental and economic issues related to the arctic region. historically, the arctic was an oasis of international cooperation, but russia's invasion of the ukraine brought it to a halt. russia's aggression has led to the suspension of the arctic council — the main internationalforum for cooperation in the arctic, which russia was slated to chair until 2023. joining me now is anu fredrikson, executive director of arctic frontiers. welcome and thank you for being with us. the arctic is owned and governed by eight arctic stakes go talk to us how that works and how the war in ukraine is impacting on that —— states. ukraine is impacting on that -- states. ., ,., states. the reason, misapprehension i states. the reason, i misapprehension when states. the reason, - misapprehension when it states. the reason, _ misapprehension when it comes to the arctic tha

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: in eastern ukraine, the governor of the luhansk province says most of the key city of severodonetsk is now in russian hands. the prosecutor of the international criminal court has described ukraine as a crime scene, where they will be carrying out the biggest ever investigation. after more than two months of full lockdown, shanghai eases its covid restrictions. and bts, the wildly popular south korean k—pop group, visits the white house to speak about the growth in anti—asian hate crimes in america. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to bbc news and to our viewers in the uk and around the world. and to our viewers in the uk it's 6am in the morning here in singapore and 1am in ukraine, where it's reported that a russian air strike has hit a chemical plant in the embattled city of severodonetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. the ukrainians say

polls in the philippines are open and karishma vaswani is at a polling station in manila. karishma, over to you. absolutely, it is a really exciting day, polls opened a couple of hours ago, we've seen thousands of people streamed through here to cast their votes, more than 18,000. they should make up their minds, setting out to make their decision. we've already seen some of the presidential candidates cast votes. bongbong marcos has already cast his vote. but what we are already hearing, some concerns of counting machines not working. there have been reports of that, in this polling station alone, to incidents reported to us alone. there are concerns with these irregularities, how that could impact the election results going ahead. for more on that, i am joined by director of political science richard hidarian. i know you are well—known in the philippines. the concerns being raised now. how much of a problem could that be in regards to the integrity of the election. 65 million eligible voters. we are talking — million eligible voters. we are talking about tens of thou

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the un calls russia's blockade of ukraine "a declaration of war on global food security" that could push tens of millions into severe hunger. it will have extraordinary consequences. we are already facing the worst food crisis since world war ii. ukraine's first war crimes trial ends with a life sentence for a russian soldier. that's as a russian diplomat resigns, saying the war�*s made him ashamed of his country. new calls for british prime minister borisjohnson to resign as more images of lockdown gatherings at downing street come to light. and president biden is to meet leaders of australia, india, and japan for a summit aimed at countering china's growing influence in the region. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the united nations world food programme has described russia's blockade of ukrainian ports as a "declaration of war on global food security" that could push tens of millions of people

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the bbc sees more evidence of apparent war crimes committed against ukrainian civilians by russian forces. hundreds of bodies are found to have been shot, execution—style, in the bucha region. the evidence we found underground here, it is clear they were executed. as nato foreign ministers meet in berlin, finland and sweden, neutral for decades, say they plan to join the alliance, a decision hailed by nato�*s secretary—general. this would be an historic moment. their membership in nato would increase our shared security. president biden says america must do all it can to end hate—filled domestic terrorism, following saturday's mass shooting in buffalo that left 10 dead. and north korea's covid crisis — a further 400,000 cases and eight deaths are reported. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the progamme. finland and sweden have announced their intention tojoin nato, in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. we'll g

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... us investigators say all 19 schoolchildren murdered by a teenage gunman in texas were in the same classroom. minutes before the killings, he'd posted that he was going to attack an elementary school. british prime minister borisjohnson has again apologised after a report blamed senior leadership for breaking covid lockdown rules. the report revealed a culture of alcohol fuelled parties. the report revealed a culture of alcohol—fuelled parties — in government offices at a time when british people were banned from socialising, or even attending funerals because of the pandemic. 0ur political editor, chris mason, has more. it was the week before christmas this investigation began. today, its verdict is delivered. 37 pages and nine photos. and here it is. at party after party, when of course parties were banned, we read about wine and cheese, beer and pizza. 0n pages 15 and 16 an event with a karaoke machine, excessive alcohol consumption, one person being sick. a minor altercation, a

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. around one hundred civilians have been evacuated from mariupol�*s besieged steelworks — but ukraine accuses russian forces of blocking humanitarian corridors in the area. 130 thousand people remain trapped in the city. officials in eastern ukraine say they're on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe — as russia continues its push to take over the donbas region. a special report for you now. as we've been reporting, the war in ukraine is forcing countries across europe to reconsider doing business with russia. it comes at a time when moscow's most powerful ally, china, continues to expand its economic interests in european countries. but there are allegations of worker exploitation, environmental damage and so—called "debt traps" — where beijing has stepped in to lend billions of dollars. china denies the accusations and insists it's a reliable partner and often offers investment where others are not willing. in the first of two special reports, our europe correspondent nic

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. ukraine's first war crimes trial ends with a life sentence for a russian soldier. this comes as a russian diplomat resigns, saying the war�*s made him ashamed of his country. new calls for british prime minister borisjohnson to resign, as more images of lockdown gatherings at his london home come to light. president biden is to meet his counterparts in australia, india and japan for a summit of the quad group, aimed at countering china's growing influence in the region. and new research suggests the massive undersea volcano in tonga that erupted injanuary, devastating sea life, is surprisingly still intact. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and one o'clock in the morning in ukraine, where a court has sentenced a russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. vadim shishimarin was the first person to stand trial for war crimes since russia's invasion three months ago. he had admitted sh

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. an operation is under way to evacuate civilians who've been trapped for weeks in a steelworks in the ukrainian city of mariupol — around a hundred people have left so far... when the shell started landing there thought my heart would stop and i would not survive. us house speaker, nancy pelosi is the latest high profile politician to visit kyiv — she assured president zelensky that american support will continue until ukraine wins the war. more mass protests in sri lanka, as the government struggles over the crippling cost of living. and the most detailed 3d model of the female anatomy, to help make better medical diagnoses, for women.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.... president biden is on his first visit to japan since taking office, as the us seeks to bolster its regional influence against a rising china. we report on howjapan is boosting its own military, amid fears of chinese aggression towards taiwan. if china did try and invade taiwan, despite all the impressive naval power on display here in tokyo bay it's not clear at all whether the united states and its japanese allies now have the ability to stop them. australia's new prime minister is due to be sworn in before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden, and the other quad leaders. afghanistan's female tv presenters say they're

and i'm karishma vaswani, live in manila, where more than 18,000 posts, from president to town councillor, are up for grabs in the elections. we'll be hearing from a political analyst about what's at stake in the philippines shortly. our other main headlines. more than 60 people are thought to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. john lee, the man who oversaw the crackdown on protesters in hong kong, becomes the territory's new leader. he replaces carrie lam. actor shooti gatwa has been announced as the new

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. president biden is on his first visit to japan since taking office, as the us seeks to bolster its regional influence against a rising china. we report on howjapan is boosting its 0wn military, amid fears of chinese aggression towards taiwan. if chine did try and invade taiwan, despite all the impressive naval power on display here in tokyo bay it's not clear at all whether the united states and its japanese allies now have the ability to stop them. australia's new prime minister will be sworn in later — before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden and other leaders. the long awaited publication of a report into lockdown breaches

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. an operation is under way to evacuate ukrainian civilians, trapped for weeks in a steelworks in mariupol — around a hundred have left so far. when the shells are started landing there i thought my heart. and i would not survive. and i would not survive. the us house speaker, nancy pelosi assures president zelensky during a visit to kyiv, that american support will continue until ukraine wins the war. shake more mass protests in sri lanka, as the government struggles over the crippling cost of living. new zealand re—opens its borders to international

i'm karishma vaswani reporting live from manila where mr marcosjunior, known locally as bongbong, appears to have more than twice the number of votes than his main rival, the outgoing vice president, leni robredo. for the first time in nearly 60 years, queen elizabeth will not attend one of her most important ceremonial duties,

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... the deadliest shooting at a us elementary school for a decade — 19 children, aged between seven and ten are left dead. in the town of uvalde, there's grief, shock, and anger. president biden says he's sick of the carnage caused by gun violence. the idea that an 18—year—old can walk into a store and buy weapons of war designed and marketed to kill is i thinkjust wrong. war designed and marketed to kill is i thinkjust wrong. also in the headlines: britain's prime minister borisjohnson says he will not resign after a highly—critical report into lockdown parties at his government offices.

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — president biden visits uvalde to meet the families of those killed in america's latest school shooting. parents there prepare to bury their children. president zelensky visits the frontline in eastern ukraine for the first time since russia invaded as intense fighting continues in the region. translation: i'm greatly honoured to be here. - i want to thank each one of you for your great service, for risking your life for our sake, for the sake of our country. glory to ukraine. north korea says its covid—i9 outbreak is stabalising as pandemic restrictions apparently ease in the capital, pyongyang. and the british government says it's "very concerned" about french police firing tear gas and pepper spray at

and i'm karishma vaswani, live in manila, where more than 18,000 posts, from president to town councillor, are up for grabs. we'll be hearing from the country's election commission as millions decide on theirfuture. our other main headlines. more than 60 people are believed to have been killed after a russian bomb hit a school in eastern ukraine. a new leaderfor hong kong — the man who oversaw the crackdown on protesters becomes the region's chief executive. and 21st century time lord — a brand—new face for one

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. hundreds of ukrainian civilians — including children — are still trapped in a steel plant in mariupol. those who've escaped tell their story. translation: for a month we were eating, over 40 i of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. we report from the town recieving those who've been evacuated. also — coming up on newsday... restaurants are closed in beijing as the authorities struggle with a resurgence in covid cases. some chinese firms investing in projects across europe are accused of exploiting workers and treating them �*like slaves'. we'll have a special report from our correspondent.

�*welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. the bbc sees more evidence of apparent war crimes committed against ukrainian civilians by russian forces. more than one thousand bodies are discovered in the bucha region. i still don't have a few picture —— full picture but we have seen underground is clear they were executed. as nato foreign ministers meet in berlin — finland and sweden — neutral for decades — say they plan to join the alliance, a decision hailed by nato's secretary general this would be a historic moment. their membership in nato would

welcome to newsday, i'm karishma vaswani reporting live from manila where initial results show the presidential contender ferdinand marcosjunior heading for a landslide win. the son of a former dictator, mr marcos, known locally we look at the state of democracy in the country. i'm mariko oi, here in singapore. also on the programme... vladimir putin uses russia's victory day parade to justify his invasion of ukraine — but ther�*s no indication of any change of course. the point is that the kremlin's decision to attack ukraine has sparked a global condemnation and sanctions and is turning

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.. the bbc sees more evidence of apparent war crimes committed against ukrainian civilians by russian forces. more than one thousand bodies are discovered in the bucha region. i still don't have a full picture. but from the evidence that we have found underground, it's clear they were executed. as nato foreign ministers meet in berlin — finland and sweden — neutral for decades — say they plan to join the alliance —— a decision hailed by nato's secretary general this could be a historic moment. their membership in nato would increase our shared

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: in eastern ukraine, the governor of the luhansk province says most of the key city of severodonetsk is now in russian hands. the prosecutor of the international criminal court has described ukraine as a crime scene, where they will be carrying out the biggest ever investigation. after more than two months of full lockdown, shanghai eases its covid restrictions. and bts, the wildly popular south korean k—pop group, visits the white house to speak about the growth in anti—asian

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. ukraine's first war crimes trial ends with a life sentence for a russian soldier. this comes as a russian diplomat resigns, saying the war�*s made him ashamed of his country. new calls for british prime minister borisjohnson to resign, as more images of lockdown gatherings at his london home come to light. president biden is to meet his counterparts in australia, india and japan for a summit of the quad group, aimed at countering china's growing influence in the region. and new research suggests the massive undersea volcano in tonga that erupted injanuary, devastating sea life, is surprisingly still intact. live from our studio in singapore...

and i'm karishma vaswani reporting live from manila — polls suggest the son of late strongman ferdinand marcos — who was overthrown in street protests 36 years ago —

i'm karishma vaswani live from sydney — australia — where voters will head to the polls on saturday to decide who'll be the country's next prime minister. it's a contest between the incumbent scott morrison — and his rival — anthony albanese — who is vying to form the first labour government in nine years.