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of a euros match in the city. a peace summit on ukraine closes with the final declaration committing to ukraine's territorial territorial integrity. israel announces an hour—long pause in military activity along a road in southern gaza but not in the city of rafah. and princes george and louis, and princess charlotte pay a father's day tribute to prince william in a post on social media. hello, welcome to the sour. we come on air with a developing story from germany. police in hamburg have shot and injured a person who threatened them with a pickaxe. german media say it took place near a fan zone for dutch supporters.
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it's not clear if the incident is connected to the euros tournament. earlier my colleague spoke to gary rose on the telephone who is currently in hamburg. i'm at the stadium now, which is around about five miles away from the centre of hamburg. i was in the fan zone area this morning where it seems reported that this incident took place. and there was thousands of dutch fans at that point because they always do a traditional walk to the stadium. and throughout the morning, obviously, there was no indication of any trouble. since i've got to the stadium, that's when the news developed. and at the moment, everything seems to be going ahead here as planned, basically. how many supporters are in the city? so, this fan walk particularly was expected to be around 30,000 dutch fans. i would imagine there's sort of similar—ish figures for the polish fans as well. majority, this is about a 40,000,
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45,000—seat stadium. so with 15,000 tickets sold, i believe, for each sets of supporters, so around 30,000, to 40,000 should be closer to the stadium than they were in the city centre at the time. more than two years since russia's invasion of ukraine and world leaders have been gathering in switzerland for a summit aimed at pressuring moscow to end the conflict. russia was notably absent from the meeting. as the two—day event concluded, ukraine's president volodymr zelensky said he hoped that results could be achieved as soon as possible. the final declaraton signed by dozens of countries said it was committed to ukraine's territorial integrity. some countries didn't sign up to the document including india, south africa and saudi arabia. here is the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, speaking in the past hour. i thank all the participants of the first summit
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for taking the first steps towards peace together. we are responding to russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine, not only with a full—scale defence of human life but also with full—scale diplomacy. these days, united 101 countries and international organisations have big success for ukraine and all partners, and our objective is to get all countries of the world to join this noble cause. previous political generations have left the un charter as a basis for the cooperation of peoples. we will pass to the next generations an effective mechanism to implement the un charter and the communique adopted and the summit these days fully reflects our intention
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and remains open for accession by everyone who respects the un charter. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said the eu will continue standing with ukraine and called russia to bring to an end its "imperialist violenence". ultimately, it will be for ukraine to determine the conditions of a just peace. the european union will support you in this and it will continue to rally support across the globe. we can build on the un general assembly resolution of february 2023. it clearly expressed the need for comprehensive and lasting and lasting justice and peace. this resolution was approved by 1111 countries, the vast majority of whom joined this summit. and i call on russia to heed the message of the international
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community, respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine, put an end to imperialist violence and bring back the children. when russia says it is ready for peace based on the un charter, then the time will come for russia to be part of our efforts to bring the path to peace to its destination and i hope, and i work for this day to come soon. let's speak to our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford who's in switzerland. what substantive change can this two—day meeting actually bring about? i two-day meeting actually bring about? ~ , two-day meeting actually bring about? ~' , w two-day meeting actually bring about? ~' , m ., , about? i think the very fact it has ha--ened about? i think the very fact it has happened and — about? i think the very fact it has happened and the _ about? i think the very fact it has happened and the fact _ about? i think the very fact it has happened and the fact that - about? i think the very fact it has happened and the fact that so - about? i think the very fact it has i happened and the fact that so many countries came together here at this lakeside resort in switzerland is already an important moment in this
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war in ukraine. it has been more than two years in ukraine itself, that whole process has been devastating, thousands and thousands of people killed, many injured and a war that at this point shows no sign of ending. this is really ukraine it seizing the initiative and saying look, we have always said we want peace, we don't want war and this is how we think we can achieve that. it now has switzerland on board as they host a factory of a process that is beginning a tentative first steps here but it can go a lot further. we have just heard from president zelensky himself talking about what is here, the support they have had. they have signed a communique, a few countries did notjoin out, president zelensky said he was not worried by that and he thought when they got higher levels of support they got higher levels of support they would join that but it was noticeable it was countries like
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saudi arabia and mexico who have spoken out more critically he did notjoin. i think it is an important first step and i think president zelensky himself mentioned so many countries were here and he is calling that a great success, but russia and china were not here and it is a long way to go until you can call this a successful stop other countries we were hearing notably did not sign up to the communique were india and south africa. what comes next after this meeting? in ukraine itself of course more war, that hasn't ended. we can't forget what this is all about and it was interesting president zelensky was asked several times about why this peace process was taking place now. i asked him did it mean ukraine wasn't getting the international support it needed as quickly as it neededin support it needed as quickly as it needed in order to win on the battlefield and did it mean they were worried about the us elections and the potential of a change of
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leadership in america reducing support for ukraine militarily? he was very strong in saying he believed that international support for ukraine remained strong and what he answered in fact was at ukraine and the world needs to stand up to russia with strength he said, strength on the battlefield and strength on the battlefield and strength and diplomacy. he felt that this process was an important first step in that, but of course we have heard from vladimir putin on the eve of this summit, essentially delivering an ultimatum to ukraine saying ukrainian forces had to withdraw from even territory ukraine currently controls. moscow taking a real maximalist position at this point, not invited to this process, but ukraine and the host here, switzerland, saying russia will have to be drawn on at some point but the idea is there will be a concrete plan before that point, a concrete plan before that point, a concrete plan that can be presented to russia and when russia actually does want peace, as ukraine says, it will be
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invited to the process. that peace, as ukraine says, it will be invited to the process.— invited to the process. that was kind of what _ invited to the process. that was kind of what i _ invited to the process. that was kind of what i was _ invited to the process. that was kind of what i was going - invited to the process. that was kind of what i was going to - invited to the process. that was kind of what i was going to ask| invited to the process. that was - kind of what i was going to ask you, will russia take note of what has been happening here at all or is thisjust to them been happening here at all or is this just to them an unnecessary distraction? thisjust to them an unnecessary distraction?— distraction? publicly, they have been shrugging _ distraction? publicly, they have been shrugging it _ distraction? publicly, they have been shrugging it off. _ distraction? publicly, they have - been shrugging it off. underplaying it, diminishing it, running down. they have also conducted a strong diplomatic campaign to ensure that china for example in particular was not represented here. chinese representatives have been involved in the run—up to the summit, there have been at lower level meetings over the past months in preparation for this summit and china was there, but it did not come to this one, and it is such an important backer of russia so that fact is important. it is going to be tough to move forward from here. president zelensky hinted the country that had agreed potentially to host the next stage of this process was saudi arabia. he said he had held talks about that and had a warm response, so there is and had a warm response, so there is
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an idea that this is a process that could gather momentum, but it is going to be compacts of course and at this meeting here at the only issues that were discussed in concrete terms where contentious once about returning prisoners, returning children, and issues such as food and nuclear security, so those are the ones most countries can coalesce around and agree on. the big questions but occupied territory and borders, all of that is a lot in the future.— is a lot in the future. thank you for all the _ is a lot in the future. thank you for all the latest _ is a lot in the future. thank you for all the latest on _ is a lot in the future. thank you for all the latest on that - is a lot in the future. thank you | for all the latest on that summit which has just concluded. let's return to our main story. police in hamburg have shot and injured a person who threatened them with a pickaxe. meanwhile, england are preparing for their opening game of the euros against serbia this evening. we can speak to our
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correspondent nick beake. we understand the incident happened on a one of the fan zones but there is no confirmation it was connected to football, what more do you know? that is right, it happened in hamburg, the northern german city about 300 kilometres from here and the local police there have confirmed to the bbc that what happened is that was a suspect who had a small pickaxe and at some point tried to light a petrol bomb, but the police were able to first of all pepper spray him and then they were able to shoot the man. they shot him and the leg, he was taken to hospital and i think very much the incident was declared over and that was the end of it, but certainly for a time there was some anxiety in hamburg. in terms of a motive, that is by no means clear, we don't know what that motive may well have been. qm. we don't know what that motive may well have been.— well have been. 0k, thank you very much. so well have been. 0k, thank you very much- so no _ well have been. 0k, thank you very much. so no more _ well have been. 0k, thank you very much. so no more really— well have been. 0k, thank you very much. so no more really from - well have been. 0k, thank you very much. so no more really from the l much. so no more really from the police than what you have just said?
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absolutely. this happened a few hours ago, the police said it was for time, as you hours ago, the police said it was fortime, as you imagine hours ago, the police said it was for time, as you imagine when a big tournament like this is under way, there was a real focus for the police there, but i don't think there is any suggestion of any sort of wider threat. i5 there is any suggestion of any sort of wider threat.— of wider threat. is there a heightened _ of wider threat. is there a heightened sense - of wider threat. is there a heightened sense of - of wider threat. is there a i heightened sense of security of wider threat. is there a _ heightened sense of security around all of the euro 2024 matches? you are outside the england preparations.— are outside the england preparations. are outside the england --rearations. , , ., preparations. yes, let me tell you about where _ preparations. yes, let me tell you about where i _ preparations. yes, let me tell you about where i am _ preparations. yes, let me tell you about where i am now, _ preparations. yes, let me tell you about where i am now, this - preparations. yes, let me tell you about where i am now, this is - about where i am now, this is gelsenkirchen where we are expecting england fans. in the middle of the city, the proprietor of that particular pub is a very happy man or woman today because they are doing a lot of business today and a lot of fans are gravitating towards that before the match starts at nine o'clock tonight, so still some hours before the action gets under way. but in terms of this being a tournament with a heightened security risk, yes, certainly the
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police here have talked about the england a soviet game being a high—risk one. why is that? already the authorities have prevented known hooligans from travelling here. —— the england serbia game being high—risk. they also said they were aware of around 500 serbian fans who may want to come here and cause trouble so they are concerned that could be a recipe for some sort of violence. it is here to tell it this point because often violence has been out of the smallest spot, but we know it is a huge operation for the german police and they want to keep everyone safe so they can enjoy the football and that remains the focus. ., ., the football and that remains the focus. ., ~' , ., , . the football and that remains the focus. . ,, , . focus. thank you very much, as the countdown — focus. thank you very much, as the countdown to _ focus. thank you very much, as the countdown to england's _ focus. thank you very much, as the countdown to england's debut - focus. thank you very much, as the countdown to england's debut in i focus. thank you very much, as the | countdown to england's debut in the euro 2024 tournament is getting ever closer. the israeli military has announced what it's calling a daily "tactical pause of military activity" along
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a key road in a part of southern gaza, but it emphasised that there is no ceasefire and combat would continue in the city of rafah. it says the halt in operations will be during daylight hours to enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to palestinians. aid organisations have repeatedly warned of a humanitarian crisis in gaza. israel has released the names the hamas run health ministry has said 37,337 people have now been killed since the start of the israeli military offensive. israel has released the names of the eight soldiers killed by a hamas rocket in rafah on saturday the deadliest incident for its troops in six months. the israeli army said the incident occurred during what it called "operational activity" in the city of rafah. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said the war should continue regardless. it comes as israel's minister is due
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to visit washington at shortly to discuss president biden's recent ceasefire plan. a short while ago i spoke tojon donnison about what a tactical pause means. i'm not sure it means too much of a change, really. certainly we have been getting very mixed messages from the israeli military today. we woke up first thing this morning to hear news of this tactical military pause that apparently would take place daily between the hours of eight o'clock in the morning and seven o'clock in the evening and that was to allow aid to pass in through the kerem shalom crossing from israel into gaza which is right in the south of gaza, very close to rafah, and then to travel along towards the main road which stretches right from the north of gaza to the south. however, within about an hour, we had a clarification from the israeli military who said
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that this did not mean an end to fighting in rafah or in southern gaza and we had some very strong comments from israel's national security minister, the hardline right winger itamar ben—gvir who said whoever made the decision for a pause in fighting was both evil and a fool. wow, strong words there. one of the main questions is what difference this might make for much—needed humanitarian aid. it is certainly desperately needed, you have the united nations saying more than a million people in gaza facing starvation within a matter of weeks. israel maintains it is allowing trucks into gaza, it says it is allowing about 200 trucks in through kerem shalom every day and the problem is on the other side of the border where aid agencies
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are failing to pick those trucks up and distribute the aid. of course, aid agencies say it is too dangerous in many cases to do so because kerem shalom is so close to rafah. you have to remember of course that the border with egypt, the rafah crossing, that is closed entirely because israeli forces have now taken control of that whole border and there is a huge backlog of trucks, thousands of them on the egyptian side of the border waiting to pass in. the aid agencies maintain there simply isn't enough aid getting into gaza at the moment, israel rejects the idea that there is any sort of humanitarian crisis there. the latest for us from jerusalem. and of course there is much more on developments in the middle east on the bbc news website. now it's time for a look at today's sport. thank you. we are going to start with the european championship. three matches on sunday, two of the
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favourites, england and the netherlands both in action. the dutch art into the second half of their match against poland at the moment in hamburg, poland without robert lewandowski with a hamstring industry, they took the lead early but the netherlands finding their equaliser. it is now 1—1. attention will turn to group c, denmark take on slovenia at the thought the runners—up from three years ago, england, get their campaign under way against serbia. bier? england, get their campaign under way against serbia.— england, get their campaign under way against serbia. very tough, they have aood way against serbia. very tough, they have good individual— way against serbia. very tough, they have good individual players, - have good individual players, fantastic collective spirit, dangerous forwards, so we know this is a really difficult opening game for us and we have to play at our very best to win the game. heat for us and we have to play at our very best to win the game. next to tennis where _ very best to win the game. next to tennis where britain's _ very best to win the game. next to tennis where britain's jack - very best to win the game. next to tennis where britain's jack draper. tennis where britain's jack draper has won his first atp tour title after beating the former budding
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finalist matteo berrettini in the finalist matteo berrettini in the final of the stuttgart open. draper, 22, the new british number one lost his previous two atp finals but this was that i'm lucky against berrettini, twice a champion in stuttgart. the italian win the opening set but draper fought back to win the next tier and she now goes up to 32 in the world and a potential seeded position for when we which starts in a couple of weeks. alex the de minaur has won in straight sets, the austrian's nights career title. straight sets, the austrian's nights careertitle. pliskova straight sets, the austrian's nights career title. pliskova is into the final of the nottingham open after coming from a set down to later play
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either emma raducanu or katie walter. —— boulter. either bangladesh or the netherlands will book their slot after beating the before australia squeezed past scotland. priorto before australia squeezed past scotland. prior to that match, josh hazlewood had suggested eliminating england might be in australia pot best interest but team—mate mitchell starc said his comets were overboard.— starc said his comets were overboard. . ., , , , ., overboard. that line has been blown riaht overboard. that line has been blown ri . ht out of overboard. that line has been blown right out of proportion _ overboard. that line has been blown right out of proportion by _ overboard. that line has been blown right out of proportion by you - overboard. that line has been blown right out of proportion by you lot, i right out of proportion by you lot, you don't try and worry about other results, we hope the games, it is international cricket. england are on the other side of the draw so it does not make much difference for the next three games, so i think that was blown right out of proportion by you guys. three more fixtures on the _ proportion by you guys. three more fixtures on the penultimate - proportion by you guys. three more fixtures on the penultimate day - proportion by you guys. three more fixtures on the penultimate day of. fixtures on the penultimate day of the group stages in the united states and west indies, pakistan
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about to take on ireland. the fourth round of the us open is under way in north carolina, the leader is well positioned to win. rory mcllroy is looking to and a run of ten years without a major. it looking to and a run of ten years without a major.— without a ma'or. it tests your artin: , without a ma'or. it tests your parting. and — without a major. it tests your parting, and your— without a major. it tests your parting, and your fortitude i without a major. it tests your i parting, and your fortitude more parting, and yourfortitude more than any other golf tournament, so as i said at the start of the week, it is a style of golf that i started trying to embrace every last few years and it is the recent my performances at the us open have been much improved over the last half decade. been much improved over the last half decade-— half decade. you can follow the latest on the _ half decade. you can follow the latest on the bbc _ half decade. you can follow the latest on the bbc sport - half decade. you can follow the | latest on the bbc sport website. that is all for now. thank you very much. wejust have that is all for now. thank you very much. we just have a that is all for now. thank you very much. wejust have a quick development on our lead story which is police in the german city of
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hamburg have shot and severely injured a man who threatened them with a bladed instrument and a molotov cocktail. we have more details from police and they say according to what we now know, a man came out of a restaurant, he obviously had a molotov cocktail in his hand and also a pick axe, they say. he also apparently try to set fire to this molotov cocktail and then walk toward several people with it, including police officers who were on duty here at the time. the police officers then made use of the firearm. the statement says it happened around 12:30pm at local time. they say he threatened the police officers with that molotov cocktail which he did not drop, despite being axed, and he continued to walk towards the officers. the police then used their service weapon and shot him in the leg. police officers immediately provided first aid, which was continued a short time later by medical personnel. that man is currently receiving further care in hospital.
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the incident reportedly took place neara the incident reportedly took place near a large fan its own where dutch football fans were gathering, but the handbag police added a football connection cannot currently be determined nor are there any insight into other motivations. —— hamburg police. we will bring you more on that when we get it. the prince and princess of wales have released an official photograph to mark father's day. the picture taken by catherine on a beach in norfolk shows prince william wearing a baseball cap with his arms around his three children. let's get more on this with our correspondent charlotte gallagher. this is significant, not least because it is a touching photo, but it is the first time they sort of posted themselves?- it is the first time they sort of posted themselves? yes, the three children have _ posted themselves? yes, the three children have put _ posted themselves? yes, the three children have put this _ posted themselves? yes, the three children have put this message - posted themselves? yes, the three children have put this message on | children have put this message on social media saying we love you
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papa, there is an emoji which you don't normally get on post by the royal family, don't normally get on post by the royalfamily, and then don't normally get on post by the royal family, and then their initials. it is a photo of them on a beachin initials. it is a photo of them on a beach in norfolk, their backs to the camera, they are looking out to see. the family have a home in norfolk and we believe this was done on a day trip to the coast. the picture was taken by the princess of wales and then we had another photo today, prince william paid tribute to his father, the king of course, and he published a photo of them together in 1984 when prince william was a toddler and they are playing football in the garden in kensington palace and prince william is smiling and laughing wearing little dungarees and charles is in a suit and i think you can really see the difference in the two photos, and the photo that was published today, prince william is wearing a football cap and shorts, very casual, and prince charles is wearing a suit in
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the other photo, but the royal family have moved with the times and they do this more relaxed and intimate photos and people really get a glimpse of their life. we intimate photos and people really get a glimpse of their life.- get a glimpse of their life. we do see more social _ get a glimpse of their life. we do see more social media _ get a glimpse of their life. we do see more social media posts - get a glimpse of their life. we do | see more social media posts from them, it is kind of a sign of the changing times of the royal family, isn't it? , ., ., , changing times of the royal family, isn'tit? , ., ., , i, isn't it? yes, for example yesterday the prince and _ isn't it? yes, for example yesterday the prince and princess _ isn't it? yes, for example yesterday the prince and princess of _ isn't it? yes, for example yesterday the prince and princess of wales - isn't it? yes, for example yesterday j the prince and princess of wales did a video behind the scenes at trooping the colour, amazing access for the person who did that, saw them coming out of buckingham palace, getting into the carriage, the three children, the princess of wales at smiling and waving at the camera and they do that a lot for the major events such as the coronation, jubilee, they need to be seen essentially. that is what people want, they want to see the royal family. people want, they want to see the royal family-— people want, they want to see the royal family. thank you very much for that update. _ royal family. thank you very much for that update. there _ royal family. thank you very much for that update. there is _ royal family. thank you very much for that update. there is more - royal family. thank you very much for that update. there is more on. for that update. there is more on that story on the bbc news website and of course on all of the day's news including the latest on the events in hamburg. hello there, good afternoon. for many of us, it is a bit drier and a little warmer
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than it was yesterday. the wind not quite so strong towards the south. still some more showers around, mostly out towards the east. some of those heavy and thundery, such as this beautiful cumulonimbus cloud, as captured by a weather watcher in suffolk. but lots of sunny spells, too. still the chance of some heavy, persistent rain towards the north. and that band of rain has been sinking southwards from northern central scotland into southern scotland and northern england, taking a lot of cloud with it as we head through the afternoon. brightening up somewhat across northern central areas of scotland, some showers, remaining rather cloudy, though, across northern ireland. sunshine and showers for the rest of england and wales. most of those showers out towards the east tending to be drier towards the south. we could see highs here of 20 celsius. but along with the best of the sunshine, of course, today comes some high or very high pollen levels. as we head through this evening and overnight, that band of cloud and showery rain continues to weaken. it pushes further southwards, some clear skies towards the north of that. showers for eastern scotland,
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cloudy for northern ireland, clear spells, too, towards the south of that band of cloud. and where we see the clearer skies, temperatures are likely to drop back into single figures, so locally, quite a chilly start to the day tomorrow. and then on monday, our area of low pressure is pulling out into the north sea. still some showers for eastern areas of scotland down through north—east england too. in fact, the chance of an isolated shower almost anywhere. remaining cloudy across northern ireland. temperatures where we see the best of the sunshine and again, it should be largely dry out towards the south of england, could get into the low 20s celsius. but it's across southeast england where we could start the day on tuesday with some outbreaks of rain and some more cloud that will gradually clear away again. again some showers developing, particularly towards eastern areas as we head through the afternoon on tuesday. it's really quite cold across the north of scotland with quite a brisk northerly wind blowing here. so temperatures remaining on the cool side, still the low 20s towards the south. and then high pressure starts to build in from the southwest, from the azores as we head
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naesen germany have shot a man they say was armed with an axe like object and a molotov cocktailjust before hamburg staged its first game of euro 2024 —— police in germany. israel has said it will hold a daily pause of activity along a road in southern gaza to allow more humanitarian aid to enter but insists there is no ceasefire and not in rafah. a peace summit on ukraine closes, with the final declaration committing to ukraine's territorial integrity. recognising all parties are needed to end the war. russia was not invited. prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis posted their first social media post, a tribute to their dad on father's day.
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