Sumi Somaskanda

Washington, D.C., United States

Chief Anchor at BBC World

Chief Anchor at BBC World News America

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Trump promises blizzard of executive orders on first day of presidency

Jan 20, 2025 | bbc.com | Rachel Looker |Sumi Somaskanda

At a raucous Washington rally, the president-elect pledged to to launch deportations, slash environmental regulation and release classified files within hours of taking office.
Trump promises blizzard of executive orders on first day of presidency

Jan 19, 2025 | risingnepaldaily.com | Rachel Looker |Sumi Somaskanda

By Rachel Looker and Sumi Somaskanda, BBC News, Washington, Jan.20: On the eve of his return to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign a blitz of executive orders on his first day as president, telling supporters that he would move with "historic speed and strength" in the hours after taking the oath of office.
China should pay for propping Russia's Ukraine war

Jun 17, 2024 | bbc.com | Sumi Somaskanda |Tiffany Wertheimer

China should pay for propping up Putin's war - Nato chiefBy Sumi Somaskanda & Tiffany Wertheimer, BBC News, Washington & LondonChina should face "economic cost" for Russia support - Jens StoltenbergThe head of Nato has told the BBC that China should face consequences for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, if it does not change its ways.
China should pay for propping up Putin's war - Nato chief

Jun 17, 2024 | bundle.app | Sumi Somaskanda |Tiffany Wertheimer

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Baltimore bridge collapse: shipping channel to reopen by end of May

May 9, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Sumi Somaskanda |Bernd Debusmann Jr

Authorities hope to unblock the port of Baltimore's shipping channel by the end of May, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The economically vital channel in Maryland's Patapsco river has been largely closed since the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge on 26 March. The 948ft (289m) container ship that struck the bridge, the MV Dali, has been stuck on the Patapsco ever since. Six men who were fixing potholes on the bridge were killed in the incident.
Daily Immigration News Clips - April 24, 2024

Apr 24, 2024 | aila.org | Sumi Somaskanda |Naomi Smith |Jeff Arnold |Astrid Galván

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US migrant crisis shifts from Texas to California border

Apr 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sumi Somaskanda |Naomi Smith

On a blustery morning last month, volunteer Adriana Jasso raised the flaps to a tent propped up against the massive steel bars of the fence that straddles this stretch of the US-Mexico border. On her side, plastic tables were piled with apples, packets of hot chocolate, mylar blankets and stacks of ponchos - supplies waiting for hungry and tired migrants who had travelled for weeks, or even months, to reach California.
US migrant crisis shifts from Texas to California border

Apr 20, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Sumi Somaskanda |Naomi Smith

On a blustery morning last month, volunteer Adriana Jasso raised the flaps to a tent propped up against the massive steel bars of the fence that straddles this stretch of the US-Mexico border. On her side, plastic tables were piled with apples, packets of hot chocolate, mylar blankets and stacks of ponchos - supplies waiting for hungry and tired migrants who had travelled for weeks, or even months, to reach California.
US migrant crisis shifts from Texas to California border

Apr 20, 2024 | msn.com | Sumi Somaskanda |Naomi Smith

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Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of long-stalled Congress aid vote

Apr 17, 2024 | businessghana.com | Sumi Somaskanda |Holly Honderich

Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill. Denys Shmyhal expressed "careful optimism" that US lawmakers would pass the hotly contested measure, which has $61bn (£49bn) earmarked for Kyiv. The House of Representatives is set to vote on the package this Saturday. The proposal includes funding for Israel as well as the Indo-Pacific.