presidents zelensky and biden sign a ten—year security agreement as world leaders gather at the g7 summit. the us supreme court unanimously rejects an attempt to block access to a widely used abortion drug. microsoft's president testifies on capitol hill as a new bombshell report reveals that the tech giant dismissed warnings about security flaws later exploited by russian hackers. the g7 summit in italy is underway and on day one us presidentjoe biden and ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky signed a ten—year security agreement. president zelensky called it a bridge to ukraine eventuallyjoining nato. ukraine is expected to make steps toward membership at next month's nato meeting in washington. but in the agreement signed thursday, the us and ukraine said they will meet within 2a hours to discuss a response, if ukraine comes under attack.

it also states that washington will support kyiv in developing its military force through training, joint planning and cybersecurity efforts. additionally, the us will help ukraine receive compensation for damage caused by russia. here's what presidents biden and zelensky had to say after signing. and we have signed the strongest agreement between ukraine and us since our independence. and this is an agreement on security and thus, on the protection of human life. , ., ~ , �* life. our goal is to inaudible capabilities — life. our goal is to inaudible capabilities for— life. our goal is to inaudible capabilities for the _ life. our goal is to inaudiblel capabilities for the long-term. capabilities for the long—term. a lasting — capabilities for the long—term. a lasting peace for ukraine that— a lasting peace for ukraine that must be underwritten by ukraine's own ability to defend itself— ukraine's own ability to defend itself now and to deter future aggression anytime in the future _ for reaction here in washington to the us—ukraine agreement, i spoke to congressman gabe amo, a democrat

from rhode island who serves on the house committee on foreign affairs. i want to start with the new security pact announced by the us and ukraine that is supposed to show the us's long—term influence and interest in ukraine. what do you make of the agreement? i ukraine. what do you make of the agreement?— the agreement? i think this is exactly the — the agreement? i think this is exactly the type _ the agreement? i think this is exactly the type of _ the agreement? i think this is l exactly the type of commitment that the united states is demonstrating in what we have donein demonstrating in what we have done in standing with ukraine for democracy. not only the short term of democracy and the immediacy of combating russia and britain's aggression but the long term, making sure that ukraine is able to have a vibrant economy that sustains itself while being in a region proximal to a foe who is violating the rule of law and focused on their destruction —— putin's aggression. it focused on their destruction -- putin's aggression.— putin's aggression. it of course includes - putin's aggression. it of course includes securityi putin's aggression. it of - course includes security and putin's aggression. it of course includes security and we know they want to join nato so

why is this bilateral pact needed? couldn't itjust also open the needed? couldn't it just also open the way for nato membership?- open the way for nato membership? open the way for nato membershi - ? ~ ~' ., membership? we know the conversation _ membership? we know the conversation about - membership? we know the conversation about ukraine | conversation about ukraine becoming a member of nato is one that will take some time. and certainly, as that process unfolds, we cannot wait a moment for the united states to stand alongside its partners in europe to make sure that ukraine is fortified in the near term while we let the broader processes take place. if you look at what the security pact says, it says in the event of an armed attack against ukraine the us and ukraine will meet within 2a hours to discuss a response. it doesn't commit to sending us forces in but if you look at what has been done so far, you mentioned us support for ukraine until now has been more than 175 billion. what else is left? isn't this essentially a mutual defence pact where we could see us troops? we know fundamentally _ could see us troops? we know fundamentally us _ could see us troops? we know fundamentally us stands - could see us troops? we know| fundamentally us stands firmly with ukraine because we have

common cause in fighting for democracy, fighting for the maintenance of the post—world war ii international order and so, i would stay extremely focused on the united states has committed in this pact is a commitment to ukraine, to its people and the shared fight we have for democracy. this people and the shared fight we have for democracy.— have for democracy. this g7 summit we _ have for democracy. this g7 summit we are _ have for democracy. this g7 summit we are seeing - have for democracy. this g7. summit we are seeing comes have for democracy. this g7 - summit we are seeing comes off the back are a reimported media elections where we have seen in big countries like france and germany far right groups make gains in these parties who have been sceptical, to say the least, of sending did ukraine. do you think this changes the equation for the us? i do you think this changes the equation for the us?- do you think this changes the equation for the us? i think we are experiencing _ equation for the us? i think we are experiencing a _ equation for the us? i think we are experiencing a lot - equation for the us? i think we are experiencing a lot of- are experiencing a lot of volatility in the global theatre. certainly as we have seenin theatre. certainly as we have seen in recent electoral successes of movements that have not necessarily been supportive, that may cause us to question. but i think when we appeal to values, when we appeal to what we are aligned

on, which is the preservation of the democratic values and norms with which we share across the world, certainly in europe, i know that i have no cause for concern. we just have to reiterate, recommit and refocus our efforts on sharing with the people in our country values that we are putting forward why these conflicts belong to our broader fight for democracy. belong to our broader fight for democracy-— belong to our broader fight for democra . . , ., , democracy. that is a message we continue to _ democracy. that is a message we continue to hear— democracy. that is a message we continue to hear from _ democracy. that is a message we continue to hear from president l continue to hearfrom president biden. at the same time, the g7 has agreed to use frozen russian assets to raise about $50 billion for ukraine. do you think that is at the same time and acknowledgement, if you will, that political will and funds ukraine may be drying up? knew how long it took of course for congress to pass an aid package here in the us. i think it is a measure _ package here in the us. i think it is a measure of— it is a measure of acknowledgement that we should leave totals unused. everything

is disposal to make untracked power of vladimir putin goes checks —— leave no tools. it took longer that we wanted in the context of the united states but we got there and so, i would reaffirm our commitments to this fight that europe is committed to this fight and we will use every tool available to make sure we have the resources necessary. the g7 also agreed to a $50 billion loan for ukraine. those funds will be taken from interest generated by the seizure of russian assets. the money will be used to support ukraine in a variety of ways, including infrastructure, energy investments and weaponry for the battlefield. the group of 7 nations — which includes the us, canada, britain, france, germany, japan and italy — are sitting on about $300 billion in seized russian assets. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. many of the g7 leaders are

facing electoral troubles at home and there is no guarantee they will all be here next year, they have tried to do todayis year, they have tried to do today is agree a package of measures of support for ukraine that will last for the long—term — potentially, after they are out of office. the centre of that was this idea of using frozen russian asset to try and generate a loan for ukraine worth as much as $50 billion, using the interest that all of those russian assets are generating to pay off this new loan in a technical, complicated deal. there's also been various other agreements. the united states and japan have agreed security arrangements in the uk has promised more money and has widened some sanctions of the back of some more sanctions that the americans announced yesterday, all designed to tackle third countries and firms and others that are dodging existing sanctions to try to support russia's

economy. of try to support russia's economy. of course, try to support russia's economy. of course, there are problems with this. the detail. 0n the russian assets, still not entirely clear who will bear the risk, it's not entirely clear where those loans are going to be generated so there's a little bit more detailed to be negotiated and some officials are saying it's still not entirely clear when the cash will actually reach ukraine so essentially today it's a big show of support by the world's richest democracies for ukraine to try to send a message, president biden said to president putin, you cannot wait us out, you will not divide us. what is not yet clear is how much this will change minds in the kremlin. an israeli government spokesperson is warning that the country will respond with force to any aggression by hezbollah. that comes after the group says it launched a new rocket and drone attack from lebanon towards northern israel, targeting a number of israeli military sites. it's the second major attack launched by hezbollah within 2a hours as retaliation for israel's killing of a senior hezbollah commander. israel's military said most of the rockets and drones were intercepted

by its air defences. meanwhile, at the g7 summit, president biden said he's not confident a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas will be reached but that he hasn't lost hope. it comes one day after hamas came back with several amendments to the proposal. in his latest trip to the middle east, us secretary of state antony blinken said some of hamas' terms are impractical. a hamas official said one of their new terms for the ceasefire deal would include allowing them to choose a list of 100 palestinians with long sentences to be released from israeli prisons. 0ur middle east correspondent hugo bachega has the latest on those ceasefire negotiations. a breakthrough in the negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza seems far off after the response given by hamas to the proposal laid out by president biden. antony blinken the us secretary of state has criticised the group for not accepting the plan, which he said was very similar to a deal

that had been accepted by hamas weeks ago, and he even questioned whether hamas was engaging in these negotiations in good faith. he said some of the demands that had been made ljy the demands that had been made by hamas were unworkable. hamas has pushed back, saying it had reacted positively to the proposal and said israel was the side that hadn't yet publicly supported the plan. still, negotiators from the us, egypt and qatar say that efforts will continue for a deal to be reached and jake sullivan, the national security adviser, said the goal here is to bridge gaps with hamas and to bridge gaps with hamas and to get a deal soon. we haven't had an official response from the israeli government after hamas issued its response but an official, speaking with media outlets, said israel sees

the hamas reaction as a rejection of the proposal that was laid out. so, efforts continue but it seems that there are no indication of a breakthrough in these negotiations. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at a story making news in the uk. the coroner in the inquest into the death of harry dunn has recommended better training for americans at the raf base near where the 19—year—old was killed. mr dunn died in 2019 when the motorbike he was riding was hit by a car driven by anne sacoolas, who was driving on the wrong side of the road. the mother of mr dunn attended the inquest. she accused the us government of "obstructing" the inquest. we have had a lot of interaction with both uk and and unfortunately, most of it not particularly very good but we will be keeping that pressure on to try to make sure that they do carry it through.

we cannot have any other family go through what we went through. at the time of the crash the driver, anne sacoolas, was the wife of a us diplomat. she left the country, claiming diplomatic immunity, and attended her uk court case virtually. she was eventually sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for a year, and did not spend time injail. sacoolas did not attend the inquest thursday but provided a statement, where she apologised for the quote "tragic mistake". you're live with bbc news. the us supreme court unanimously rejected a bid to sharply restrict access to the abortion medication, mifepristone. mifepristone — which blocks the hormone progesterone — is the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the united states. the supreme court decided that the plaintiffs — a group of anti—abortion doctors and activists — did not have the right to sue. following the decision, president biden released a statement saying "today's decision does not change "the fact that the fight for reproductive freedom "continues — the right for a woman to get the care "she needs is imperilled if not

impossible in many states." 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal has more. this unanimous decision by the justices are not involved in taking any kind of moral or safety decision on the prepress stone. rather, they argued there was no legal standing to hear the case and what it means essentially is that their point is you we know your moral, legal and ideological objection to the drug that you have not proven you have suffered any concrete or serious injuries as a result of mifepristone. none of them prescribe the drug use it and so, this legal standing doctrine was summed up by justice cavanagh, wrote the opinion using a doctrine that was articulated byjustice kaluuya, the formerjustice, who said what is it to you? —— scolyer. they had the argument to make against that so the merits of the case were not even looked at. —— scalia.

having said that, anti—abortion activists are likely to regroup and find another way to bring the case to the supreme court. it's important to note this ruling does not change anything, so these abortion pills are still illegal in the 14 pills are still illegal in the 1a states that have near total abortion bands, and that's whether there is a band through, on the procedure or on the pills. —— ban. we know that abortion is a potent issue going into the election and we've seen the position the democrats have taken is pretty much in line with the public opinion, two years on since roe v wade was overturned. surveys and polls show most americans believe in abortion rights and believe in abortion rights and believe in abortion rights and believe in medicated abortion rights as well, broadly speaking. i think the republicans, they have probably dodged a slightly toxic issue. if the ruling had gone another way, given we are heading towards very tight presidential

race. as nomia mentioned, thursday's ruling has no bearing in the 1a states — seen here — where medication abortion remains illegal. this includes louisiana, which banned all abortions injune of 2022, right after the supreme court overturned the long—standing right to an abortion, roe v wade. more recently, it became the first us state to designate mifepristone as dangerous controlled substances last month. following that decision, dozens of doctors raised concerns, highlighting other crucial uses of the medication outside of abortions including as treatment for cushing syndrome. dr nicole freehill, an 0bgyn based in new orleans, shared her thoughts on her state's decision to re—classification the pill. given the position and the laws that have been passed in louisiana to restrict access to abortion care, i guess i understand where they are coming from in wanting to restrict access to the medications, but if you look at the safety profile and why a medication is made a controlled substance versus one that would not be, it doesn't make sense.

it is not a medication that is addictive, it is not a medication that is going to make you use it in any way, so it reallyjust doesn't fit make you use it in any way, so it really just doesn't fit with the other medications that are controlled. microsoft is under scrutiny after an investigation released thursday raised serious concerns over security vulnerabilities at the tech giant. microsoft's president brad smith testified in front of the house committee on homeland security about the company's response to a china—linked hack. the hackers gained access to federal government networks including 60,000 us state department emails. mr smith said microsoft's new internal security plans addressed concerns that where raised by a whistle—blower who accused the company of not fixing critical security vulnerabilities. former microsoft employee andrew harris told propublica that he alerted the company of flaws in its cloud storage software earlier than what was reported to lawmakers, but several teams ignored his findings. let's bring in renee dudley from boston. she's the reporter at the non—profit organization propublica that's been following this investigation into microsoft's security.

good to see you. watmore have you found out about microsoft's security gaps?— security gaps? andrew harris was a former _ security gaps? andrew harris was a former microsoft - security gaps? andrew harris i was a former microsoft engineer and in 2016, he was investigating a breach on a major tech company and saw something very unusual. the microsoft product that helps people log on to the cloud with a single sign—on had a floor that was previously unknown and the upshot was that hackers could get to victims cloud environments without, with very little chance of being detected because they could masquerade as virtually any user —— flaw. a big problem that harris was worried about was the federal government widely relied on the product. we government widely relied on the roduct. ~ . ., government widely relied on the roduct, . _, . ~' government widely relied on the roduct. ~ _, . ~ ., product. we will come back to that but what _ product. we will come back to that but what is _ product. we will come back to that but what is the _ product. we will come back to that but what is the damage l that but what is the damage from the haque? ==

that but what is the damage from the haque?— that but what is the damage from the haque? -- hack. he went to _ from the haque? -- hack. he went to his— from the haque? -- hack. he went to his supervisors - from the haque? -- hack. he went to his supervisors and l from the haque? -- hack. he l went to his supervisors and was repeatedly barked —— rebuffed and he left in 2020 and after that the solar winds broke. it was discovered, one of the largest cyber attacks in us history. among the federal agencies that were exploited by the very flaw that harris had discovered and flagged and was ignored, but included the national nuclear security administration which oversees and maintains the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, as well as the national institutes of health and the treasury department, where hackers accessed top officials e—mails. what is microsoft saying about why these warnings were ignored?— why these warnings were innored? , ., ., ,., ignored? they have not said much. haven't _ ignored? they have not said much. haven't disputed - ignored? they have not said much. haven't disputed the | much. haven't disputed the findings in any way. when andrew harris went to the various parties involved, first of the microsoft sarah gerathy response —— security response said that which is a clearing

group for vulnerabilities and then to the clearing groups, he was rebuffed for a variety of reasons for this clearinghouse, they said it didn't meet the company's internal threshold compa ny�*s internal threshold for servicing weaknesses company's internal threshold for servicing weaknesses and for servicing weaknesses and for the product teams, they said if they addressed the flaw it would undermine their business objectives. which included getting more federal government contracts. and marginalising competitors. that is troubling _ marginalising competitors. that is troubling indeed. _ marginalising competitors. that is troubling indeed. you touched on this but how dependent are companies and the us government on microsoft software?— us government on microsoft software? ~ . ., , software? microsoft software is 'ust software? microsoft software is just ubiquitous. _ software? microsoft software is just ubiquitous. it _ software? microsoft software is just ubiquitous. it seems - software? microsoft software is just ubiquitous. it seems to - just ubiquitous. it seems to touch just about all of us. with his product in particular, there were millions of users and most notably the public sector. as i mentioned, the us government widely dependent on this because of the need to use what are known as smart cards

to logon, this is the software that it that time was compatible with the smartcards. so the security gaps have been addressed in the meantime, is that right?— that right? well, the flaw still exists _ that right? well, the flaw still exists but _ that right? well, the flaw still exists but now- that right? well, the flaw still exists but now there | that right? well, the flaw i still exists but now there are alternatives. what andrew harris wanted the company to do at the time that he raised that which, again, was three years before solar winds was discovered, was to warn customers through an advisory that this existed and then, offer them a temporary solution, which was to disable the product in question which the product in question which the consequence for users would be that they would have to sign onto their twice instead of once. he wanted to disable the feature where the issue rested, which was a microsoft featured known as similar single sign—on. then work on a long—term solution and when he went to the heavy issue, they

said they will put a long—term solution on the road map, gave him no timeline and said they would not address it in any interim way because the risk to the business —— seamless single sign—on. the long—term solution that the product manager had promised harris when he first raised the issues in 2017 was not available until 2022, which was two years after solar winds was two years after solar winds was discovered.— was discovered. well, 0k, really interesting - was discovered. well, ok, | really interesting reporting. renee, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. renee, thank you for “oining us on bbc newsh renee, thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ,, i. . let's turn to some important news around the world. riot police and protesters in buenos aires clashed as argentina's senate approved presidentjavier milei's controversial economic reform package. demonstrators threw petrol bombs and stones, setting cars on fire. the reform package aims to revive the country's economy by cutting down labour rights, cutting pensions and declaring a state of emergency. south africa's african national congress says it has a broad agreement with opposition parties to end a political deadlock and form a government. that comes after the anc lost its 30—year majority

in elections. the first sitting of south africa's new parliament is underway, when lawmakers will elect a president. the democratic alliance said they agree on forming a government of unity but there are details of the agreement that still need finalized. —— still need to be finalised. a us navy submarine arrived in guantanamo bay in a show of force after russian warships gathered for planned military exercises in the caribbean. us southern command said the uss helena, a nuclear—powered fast attack submarine, pulled into the waters near the us base in cuba thursday, just a day after russian warships arrived in havana bay. other us ships have been tracking the russian drills but pentagon officials say they do not represent a threat in the united states. floods caused by heavy rains have resulted in serious damage and disruption in chile on thursday. the government has declared a state of catastrophe in central regions. more than 3,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. schools in the capital, santiago, have been closed. one area, curanilahue, saw more rain in a few hours than in the whole of last year.

she's one of the world's best known female singers but a year ago, celine dion was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. it's an autoimmune disease that causes her muscles to spasm, seriously affecting her abilty to sing. 0ur la correspondent emma vardy went to meet her. ready? she's one of the most powerful vocalists in the music industry but celine dion's announcement more than a year ago left fans wondering whether she would ever perform again. i've been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder. i came to meet celine in las vegas, where she's been recovering, and she described how her vocal problems began on tour. my voice needed to — was struggling. i was starting to push a little bit. for just an example... # the whispers in the morning. i was more doing...

louder: # the whispers in the morning. pushing it. you're pushing. despite the warning signs, she had tried to keep the show on the road. these shows were sold out for 1.5 years, going around the globe and, i'm going to say to people, "excuse me about my spasm"? 0uch! the condition stiff person syndrome is an autoimmune disease that causes muscles to spasm, but it can be managed. # baby, baby, baby, baby! what are your hopes for performing again? i will have to be rehabilitate vocally. # on my own. celine dion is synonymous with las vegas. her residencies here lasted 16 years and were the bestselling series of vegas concerts of all time, and it's here where she says she's determined to make her return. i'm — i'll be on stage. i don't know when exactly but trust me, i will.

i will scream it out loud. # there's nothing ifear... the timing is unclear but she's determined that audiences will hear her distinctive and much—loved voice again. emma vardy, bbc news, las vegas. before we go, endangered wild horses are returning to the steppes of kazakhstan for the first time in 200 yea rs. it's part of an ambitious scheme to return them to their original habitats. seven prezewalski's horses were airlifted by prague zoo from the czech republic and germany in earlyjune. after an 18—hour flight on two army planes, the horses were released onto the golden steppe of central kazakhstan. researchers say two weeks in, the horses appear to be doing well. the prezewalski's horse is the last true wild horse species on the planet. that's our programme. thank you for watching and don't forget that you can head to our website for the latest. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello there. just starting off with confirmation of probably what you already know. so far this month, it has been cold — temperatures running about two degrees celsius below average. and i suppose on thursday — a case in point — we had a lot of cloud around outbreaks of rain and, quite widely, temperatures of around four or five degrees below average for the time of year. one exception, northern scotland, where we had some sunny skies and also temperatures were a bit above average. but otherwise, it was a disappointing day on thursday, thanks to this area of cloud and rain, an area of low pressure — an area of low pressure that you're going to get really quite bored with over the next few days because it will still be on our charts through friday, through saturday, through sunday, and it's still there even into monday. so, we're looking at a stuck weather pattern with loads of showers around. now, looking at the weather picture friday morning, we start off on a mild note. probably a bit of sunshine for eastern areas to start off

with, and dry weather. showers get going from the west from the word go and the showers become really extensive through the day, some of them heavy with hail and thunder. more general outbreaks of rain for northern scotland, particularly in the morning, where it's also going to be windy and cold. temperatures around 12 or 13 degrees here. 0therwise, temperatures staying well below average, in any case, around 15 to 18 degrees for most of us. now, through friday evening, there will be some further showers coming and going, particularly across western areas. might have some more general outbreaks of rain here by the end of friday night and the start of saturday morning. saturday, the same area of low pressure is with us. probably something a bit brighterfor a time across western scotland but some heavy rain for eastern scotland. the winds picking up across southern counties of england with gusts running into the 40s of miles an hour. that's going to make it feel a little on the cool side as well. and if that weren't enough, through the afternoon, there'll be loads of showers around — again, some of them heavy with hail and thunder. across the board, our temperatures below average forjune. little change, really, through sunday. this time, though, it looks like we could see some heavier

bursts of rain working across northern ireland into northern england and scotland. thundery showers developing elsewhere with some sunny spells in between, so it won't be raining all day across the midlands, wales, east anglia, southern england but the temperatures for most areas continue to run a little below average for the time of year. however, for a couple of days next week, it looks like temperatures will get closer to average but it doesn't last long — it turns cooler later in the week, showers never far away.

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