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B.B.C. News with Chris Aldridge.
BBC
News
with
Chris
Aldridge
China's highest ranking general and another
China's
highest
ranking
general
and
another
senior officer have become the latest
senior
officer
have
become
the
latest
figures to be purged from the
figures
to
be
purged
from
the
People's Liberation Army in a crackdown
People's
Liberation
Army
in
a
crackdown
by President Xi Jinping.
by
President
Xi
Jinping
General Zhang Xiaoming and the other
General
Zhang
Xiaoming
and
the
other
officer have been accused of serious
officer
have
been
accused
of
serious
violations of discipline and law, a
violations
of
discipline
and
law
a
euphemism in China for corruption.
euphemism
in
China
for
corruption
Ukraine's foreign minister has denounced President
Ukraine's
foreign
minister
has
denounced
President
Putin for, as he put it,
Putin
for
as
he
put
it
cynically ordering the latest massive overnight
cynically
ordering
the
latest
massive
overnight
bombardment of his country while peace
bombardment
of
his
country
while
peace
talks are taking place in Abu Dhabi.
talks
are
taking
place
in
Abu
Dhabi
Ukraine says Russia used nearly 400
Ukraine
says
Russia
used
nearly
400
drones and missiles, targeting its remaining
drones
and
missiles
targeting
its
remaining
operational energy infrastructure.
operational
energy
infrastructure
At least one person has been
At
least
one
person
has
been
killed, with dozens more injured.
killed
with
dozens
more
injured
The United States has published its
The
United
States
has
published
its
new national defence strategy, marking a
new
national
defence
strategy
marking
a
significant shift in tone towards traditional
significant
shift
in
tone
towards
traditional
foes China and Russia.
foes
China
and
Russia
The document urges respectful relations with Beijing.
The
document
urges
respectful
relations
with
Beijing
It describes the threat from Russia
It
describes
the
threat
from
Russia
as persistent but manageable, affecting NATO's eastern members.
as
persistent
but
manageable
affecting
NATO's
eastern
members
More than 200 million people across
More
than
200
million
people
across
the United States are in the
the
United
States
are
in
the
path of what's predicted to be
path
of
what's
predicted
to
be
the country's biggest winter storm in years.
the
country's
biggest
winter
storm
in
years
About two-thirds of the US could be affected.
About
two-thirds
of
the
US
could
be
affected
Snow, freezing rain and record low
Snow
freezing
rain
and
record
low
temperatures are predicted.
temperatures
are
predicted
Reports from Syria say the government
Reports
from
Syria
say
the
government
and Kurdish forces have agreed to
and
Kurdish
forces
have
agreed
to
extend the ceasefire that was set
extend
the
ceasefire
that
was
set
to expire later today.
to
expire
later
today
There's been no official announcement, but
There's
been
no
official
announcement
but
indications point to the extension lasting another month.
indications
point
to
the
extension
lasting
another
month
Police in the Pakistani city of
Police
in
the
Pakistani
city
of
Lahore have arrested two owners of
Lahore
have
arrested
two
owners
of
a pet lion after it attacked
a
pet
lion
after
it
attacked
and seriously injured an eight-year-old boy.
and
seriously
injured
an
eight-year-old
boy
It's the second attack by pet
It's
the
second
attack
by
pet
lions in Lahore this week.
lions
in
Lahore
this
week
Thieves in central India have stolen
Thieves
in
central
India
have
stolen
a 10-tonne iron bridge, leaving the villagers stunned.
a
10-tonne
iron
bridge
leaving
the
villagers
stunned
The 21-metre pedestrian bridge crossed a
The
21-metre
pedestrian
bridge
crossed
a
canal in Chhattisgarh state.
canal
in
Chhattisgarh
state
It's thought they cut it up
It's
thought
they
cut
it
up
overnight to sell for scrap.
overnight
to
sell
for
scrap
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