we are reporting live from singapore. the headlines. we have a special report from the front line, inside kharkiv, that's under constant russian bombardment. you can see what they're up against here. this is daily, but the steadfastness of these men has been bent notjust in khaki of but around the world. they've had four weeks of this and still they remain. the russians haven't been able to break their lines. as soldiers battle for peace in ukraine — this is their message to russian forces. either you stay here forever in

the ground, or you go back home and stop— the ground, or you go back home and stop killing children and destroying homes and families. western leaders promise more military aid to ukraine as president biden says russia's invasion is bringing europe and nato closer together. nato has never, never been more united _ nato has never, never been more united than— nato has never, never been more united than it _ nato has never, never been more united than it is _ nato has never, never been more united than it is today. _ nato has never, never been more united than it is today. putin- united than it is today. putin is getting _ united than it is today. putin is getting exactly— united than it is today. putin is getting exactly the - united than it is today. putin. is getting exactly the opposite what _ is getting exactly the opposite what he — is getting exactly the opposite what he intended _ is getting exactly the opposite what he intended to _ is getting exactly the opposite what he intended to have - is getting exactly the opposite what he intended to have as l is getting exactly the opposite what he intended to have as a| what he intended to have as a consequence _ what he intended to have as a consequence of— what he intended to have as a consequence of going - what he intended to have as a consequence of going into - consequence of going into ukraine _ outside the capital, kyiv, ukrainian forces say they're pushing russia's army back — in a series of counter offe nsives. in other news, a national outpouring of grief in afghanistan after the taliban reverses its decision on reopening high schools for girls. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news.

it's newsday. hello to viewers on pbs in the us and around the globe. nato leaders have approved plans to increase military aid to ukraine and to send thousands more troops to eastern europe after meeting at an emergency summit in brussels. the g7 and eu also held meetings in the belgian capital, in a show of western unity against moscow. we'll have more on that in a moment. but we start with a special report from inside the city of kharkiv, in the east of the country — less than a0 kilometres from the russian border. it has faced relentless russian missile strikes and shelling. our correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman darren conway have spent time with two fighters, who have been on the front line in kharkiv from the very beginning.

violin plays. a month of fighting alone. and russian guns still have not silenced ukraine's cry for freedom. at the kharkiv philharmonic, maria may not have an audience, but this is not a city abandoned, only a city half gone. she remains here with her ten—month—old boy. staying is her duty. translation: i believe in our victory. _ i know that the armed forces of ukraine will protect their home. we just need to be a little bit more patient. standing united with the boys defending her and her son. a month ago, 22—year—old vlad said goodbye to his own mother and went off to fight.

he and fellow private marc have been here ever since. they have quickly grown comfortable with war�*s daily tempo. what are you fighting for? translation: for what are you fighting for? translation:— what are you fighting for? translation: for peace in ukraine- — translation: for peace in ukraine. what _ translation: for peace in ukraine. what about - translation: for peace in ukraine. what about you? i ukraine. what about you? translation: _ ukraine. what about you? translation: like - ukraine. what about you? translation: like he - ukraine. what about you? | translation: like hejust ukraine. what about you? - translation: like hejust said, translation: like he “ust said, for translation: like he 'ust said, for eace translation: like he 'ust said, for peace in h translation: like he 'ust said, for peace in ukraine. _ translation: like hejust said, for peace in ukraine. these - for peace in ukraine. these people _ for peace in ukraine. these people came to our land. no one was waiting for them here, no one asked _ was waiting for them here, no one asked them to come. what do ou want one asked them to come. what do you want to _ one asked them to come. what do you want to tell— one asked them to come. what do you want to tell the _ one asked them to come. what do you want to tell the russian - you want to tell the russian soldiers that are shelling you? run. we were not calling you here. run away. there is nothing else to say. either you stay here forever in the ground, oryou stay here forever in the ground, or you go back home and stop killing children and destroying homes and families.

translation: go back home, while you are still alive. their steady determination — and a little help from western weaponry — have got them this far. it's time to head out to the front again. this, they say, is their land. they know these fields and villages better than the invaders. and here, amid the melting winter snows, they cover every inch of ground. ukrainian mud is the defenders' friend. marc's foxhole has room for one and offers just about enough protection from exploding russian shells. suddenly, on the horizon, there is movement. an enemy scouting party is spotted. gunfire.

the russians shoot back. gunfire. but the danger here is artillery. marc tells us we have to move. the russians will definitely respond, he says, ioo%. it's time to seek better cover. what is it like spending day and night out in those tiny, tiny little trenches? translation: the shifts| are longer during the day, but at night when it's cold we swap often. explosion. what about you ? translation: it's ok. you get used to it. humans can adapt. gunfire. humans can adapt to everything. what is... explosion. gunfire. what is going on right now?

they are targeting our position. gunfire. the shells begin to land all around us, only metres away. explosion. you can see what they are up against here. this is daily, but the steadfastness of these men has been felt notjust in kharkiv, but around the world. they have had four weeks of this and still they remain. the russians have not been able to break their lines and this invasion might have come as a surprise to the rest of the world, but this is what they have been expecting and training for for years. unable to move... explosion. ..the shelling is relentless.

these bombardments are endless. this is russia's tactic of choice. explosion. shouting. we are told for the third time that day to get into a nearby underground shelter. here, some sanctuary, and a brief moment of respite for vlad and marc, amid this unending chaos. the russians are pretty determined to break these lines. are they going to get past here, are they going to get past you and these men? translation: i think no. we will not surrender kharkiv. our loved ones have got our backs. explosion. they won't get through here. quentin somerville, bbc news, kharkiv. president biden says nato has never been more united — and that russia's president, vladimir putin, is getting the opposite of what he intended when he ordered the invasion of ukraine. the us president was

speaking after a summit, in which leaders approved plans to send new battlegroups to four countries. our north america editor sarah smith reports from brussels. this show of solidarity is why president biden's here, with the nato chief and over 30 other world leaders, to display the unity they believe is their strength. the nato summit is naturally focused on defence. how to help defend ukraine. additional weapons are being promised to ukraine, with britain pledging to double the number of missiles being sent. but ukrainian president zelensky wants more. translation: you can give us 1% of all your aircraft, _ i% of all your tanks — i%. we can'tjust buy it. such a supply directly depends on nato's decisions. on political decisions, right away.

nato will not send troops to ukraine. nato is being rapidly reshaped by this more in ukraine in ways that frankly the us has been pushing for four years were stopped on the plane of the way over here, president biden does make national security adviser told me it is time for member countries to pit their money where their mouths are. in other words, where their mouths are. in otherwords, european where their mouths are. in other words, european countries need to spend more and contribute more forces, and for many years to come. the

get supplies elsewhere. as the crisis in ukraine is reshaping global relations for the long term. three weeks ago, a huge convoy of russian troops moved towards the capital kyiv, but its advance was stalled. since then, heavy fighting has taken place in the towns and cities outside the capital and ukranian forces now claim they've succeded in pushing russian troops back with a series of counter attacks, asjeremy bowen reports. in small groups, ukrainian soldiers are crossing the river irpin, joining the month—long battle to keep the russians out of kyiv.

"it's bad," said one of the last civilians leaving. "children are dying, everyone is dying." only a few other civilians are coming out of the ruins. slava emerged, desperate to save her dogs. thousands of civilians came this way when the war started, but now this whole area has been swept up by the fighting. ukrainian troops have broken all the russian ground attacks here so far, so now moscow's men increasingly are using the weapon they trust most, heavy artillery. we were here about three weeks ago, and there is a massive difference. look at the devastation around this area. it's been hit very heavily. the shelling makes all movement here dangerous, so the command posts are underground. the ukrainians say

the russians have only a toehold in irpin. outside, they have been pushed back. you say they can't get into the city. why is that? apart from your own resistance, what do they lack? commander oleg said the russians don't have the combat power, his men are hitting their supplies and, in kyiv, there'd be armed citizens shooting from every window and door. they know the russians want to break their will to resist. political decisions to help to stop the war. he came over with shane matthews, a former british soldier who's joined the war as a medic and a sniper — he says this is the worst he's seen. i have seen lots of civilians killed. we witnessed a car with four people in not ten days ago get blown to pieces. it was a family evacuating from the city. took a direct hit from a iss—mil artillery round. nothing left? nothing. you could've swept them up and put them into a bin liner. on the road to kyiv, which the russians have tried repeatedly to seize,

the forest either side is burning from the shells. back in the city centre, more volunteers were waiting to be transferred to the long fight in and around irpin. it was quiet, a little tense. they knew what would be waiting for them. katrine had a few minutes with her son. she's a sniper. she said his name is nikita, he's 18 months old. "i will kill," she said, "to protect his future." the war has changed everything for these volunteers, for all of ukraine, and the world now feels more dangerous. whatever happens in the battles that these soldiers are going to fight, it's clear already after a month that this is the biggest threat to international peace and security in decades. and the consequences, the impact of this war is already being felt beyond the borders of ukraine.

the younger ones were born when europe was hopeful, in the 1990s. the men in their 60s grew up when this city was part of the soviet union. it was time to say goodbye. the old drumbeat of the cold war, of the risks of confrontation between the big powers, is back for a new generation. the buses left for the front line. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... we meet the man who's turned netflix from streaming giant to movie powerhouse

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i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: as fighting continues in kharkiv, an official says six civilians were killed in russian strikes on a post office where residents were receiving humanitarian aid. western leaders, meeting in brussels, promise to increase military aid to ukraine — and send more troops to neighbouring countries in eastern europe. the us and other western countries have condemned the decision of the shop girl schools just hours after reopening them. they said the decision harms the groups prospect for full legitimacy. we report from the afghan capital. when the taliban scott closed a school last year this

girl began to draw at home. it has been more than six months now and her portfolio was filling up. this week she and her sister, filling up. this week she and hersister, like filling up. this week she and her sister, like so many others, thought that secondary schools would finally reopen. i schools would finally reopen. i was dreaming for many no nights that we would be back in class. and believe me when we heard the news, it was hard to believe. we came back for a new year and a believe. we came back for a new yearand a girl like believe. we came back for a new year and a girl like me cannot continue to realise her dream. online, afghans have been sharing videos of sobbing teenage pupils.— sharing videos of sobbing teenage pupils. sharing videos of sobbing teenaue --uils. , ., ., teenage pupils. they arrived at school in the _ teenage pupils. they arrived at school in the morning - teenage pupils. they arrived at school in the morning only - teenage pupils. they arrived at school in the morning only to l school in the morning only to find out it is closing again. here, a tv presenter chokes up during a live segment. the

western backed government that used to be in power here was blighted by corruption. one of the most significant gains you can point to over the past two decades, even if it was not perfect, was real improvement in girls access to education to and now with this abrupt and confusing u—turn by the taliban on schools reopening, it feels as if there has been a national outpouring of grief. this man runs a charity promoting education and some of the most remote regions of afghanistan. he says even there some people are now thinking of leaving the country to ensure their daughters can go to school. thousands of people say that education is our right. this is a new afghanistan and our people want to see their

daughters and sisters in school. even more conservative in rural areas? yes. school. even more conservative in ruralareas? yes. i meet with people. they want these activities in remote areas. protesting against the taliban is dangerous. this small group of women gathered at an undisclosed location. we have taken work and food away from us, they say, do not take education as well. ethiopia has declared an indefinite humanitarian truce, which it says will allow aid to get to the tigray region in the north of the country. aid flows have been constantly prevented during 16 months of civil war and no aid trucks at all have reached tigray since mid—december. so far tigrayan insurgents have not responded to the announcement. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, says a missile launch carried out on thursday was designed to show the world the power of his country's armed forces.

mr kim personally oversaw the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile, the first to be tested by north korea for five years. it reached an altitude of 6000 kilometres. south korea says the missile posed a serious threat. the uk transport secretary, grant shapps, has said he'll bring forward measures to stop companies employing foreign workers on pay below the uk minimum wage. the boss of p&o ferries has admitted the company broke uk employment law, when it chose not to consult trade unions before sacking 800 staff and bringing in cheaper overseas workers. and italy will not be at the football world cup this year for the second time in a row after a shock defeat to north macedonia. italy, the reigning european champions, lost their play—off semi—final1—0. north macedonia will now face portugal for macedonia will now face portugalfor a macedonia will now face portugal for a chance to qualify for the finals later

this year. a streaming service could win big at the oscars on sunday. netflix is 27 nomination, more than any other studio, with the power of the dog one of the front runners to be named best picture. the man who's turned netflix from streaming giant to movie powerhouse is scott stuber. he's netflix's head of global films, and he's now one of the most powerful individuals in hollywood. in his first uk broadcast interview he spoke to the our culture editor katie razzall in los angeles. hollywood is changing, revolutionised by the streaming services which now dominate the oscars too. scot stuber is often described as the most important man in the business. the power of the dog, best picture, how are you feeling about it? i'm nervous, right? ithink, you know, whenever you've got a chance, you're always nervous. 25 years since our first run together... netflix has 12 nominations — nearly half its total — for its period western the power of the dog.

what will success look like for you? is it to win best picture? well, you'd love that. i think we're all going in that room, all the ten films that are nominated, with that hope and that dream. what matters whenever you're making film is, can you make a film where the people involved can be considered best in class? the preparations at la's dolby theatre are beginning for an awards that celebrate the best of the movies, but with more than 200 million subscribers to netflix alone, the way we watch movies has changed dramatically since the oscars started more than 90 years ago. and with the streamers only offering short cinema releases at best before their films are rolled out on the small screen, some accuse them of killing cinema. well, do pardon me. even the power of the dogs star benedict cumberbatch has complained about the impact on the big screen experience. you know, he criticised you and said he felt like he was working for the goliath that is killing david. i mean, you are a film lover... did he say that? yeah, i'm afraid he did.

you know, and you're the film lover. surely in your heart, you want longer release times in cinemas, you want people to see films like the power of the dog in the cinema? yeah, completely. and then you think about the audience on netflix. the size of the audience for that film is huge compared to what it would be. i want you to meet my cousin... what stuber says matters. he's brought some of the world's biggest directors to netflix, including martin scorsese, who made the irishman, as well as alfonso cuaron and steven spielberg... you cannot go around saying to people that there's a 100% chance that they're going to die. ..and big stars, too, like meryl streep. don't look up is also nominated for best picture this year. do you think the way we'll watch movies will change? i mean, what will it look like in ten years and 50 years? you know, istill think the same, to be honest. i don't think there's a better version to watch a film than on a big screen, or on a big screen in your home. i don't think that those two things will change. i do think there are obviously people now who watch them

on an ipad or on a cellphone. does that offend you? if someone tells you they've watched... it bums me out a little bit, but then i go, "well, that's their choice." what matters this week, though, is the oscars showdown in la, and the chance — when it comes to best picture — for netflix to prove it really does have all the power. katie razzall, bbc news, los angeles. the duke and duchess of cambridge have now arrived in the bahamas for the final leg of their korean tour which has attracted ecstatic crowds and criticisms from campaigners who are seeking reparations from the monarchy for slavery. william and cake —— kate used the same land rover used by the queen in her heyday. and a reminder that if you want to keep up with events in the ukraine as they happen, just go to our website at any time. you will find a _ to our website at any time. you will find a live _ to our website at any time. you will find a live page _ to our website at any time. you will find a live page that is continuously updated with the latest developments at abc .com

for the news so you can always download the bbc news app as well. that is it for newsday. thank you so much for having me. hello there. there are some big changes in the weather pattern on the way, but notjust yet. on thursday, despite the haziness of the sunshine, temperatures reach 20 celsius in east yorkshire, the warmest place in the country. it's a few degrees cooler than that in northern ireland and across scotland, where we did see more cloud. and we've still got a weak weather front draped in the northern isles, bringing some damp weather here. otherwise, it's high pressure that's dominating the weather. with that stagnant air and no mixing, we've continued to see some poor air quality, and we'll find some high levels of air pollution, again, across some eastern parts of england, in particular on friday. underneath that high pressure with clear skies, though, we start the day on a chilly note, as we have done over the past few days. temperatures in rural areas won't be far away from freezing.

there may be a few pockets of mist and fog to start the day across scotland and northern ireland. but away from the northern isles, there'll be more sunshine on friday for scotland and northern ireland. plenty of sunshine for england and wales — the odd shower could pop up over the high ground in northern ireland, southern scotland, and northern england. but essentially for most, it's a dry and largely sunny day. and quite warm again for the time of year — 18—19 celsius for england and wales. the high pressure is still there across the uk for saturday. there is that weather front that's moving its way down into the north sea, bringing with it some cloud — that'll be important for the second half of the weekend. could be some mist and low cloud affecting some northwestern parts of the uk, but otherwise it's another dry and mostly sunny picture, and those temperatures showing little change, really, on saturday. but on sunday, we are expecting some changes — still got the high pressure, but all that moisture, all that cloud that's in the north sea will be dragged into that area of high pressure for the second half

of the weekend. a lot of uncertainty still about the extent of the cloud, but it looks like for england and wales, there will be some cloud, at least for a while, quite low cloud, misty weather, too. where it sticks, it'll be quite a bit cooler, but further north, across a good part of scotland and northern ireland, there's likely to be some more warm sunshine on the way. into next week, though, this is where we see significant changes — not least because we'll start to see a northerly wind moving down, and that will really drop the temperatures. as the high recedes early next week, we've got the chance of seeing some rain. and then, that northerly wind arrives — it will be much colder by day, and also colder by night.

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