welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, im karishma vaswani. the headlines. growing alarm about alleged russian war crimes in ukraine — the un calls for an independent investigation. it is hard to understand human behaviour like this but what makes it really tragic is that there are so many accounts of it happening where russian soldiers have been and are now in ukraine. russia denies causing civilian deaths — but in one town after another — there are testimonies about indiscriminate killing:

the pain is so bad. now i am all alone. several countries call for more sanctions on russia — and more military help for ukraine. also in the programme: police in america say at least six people have been killed and ten others wounded in a mass shooting in california's state capital. pakistans parliament is dissolved after prime minister imran khan survives a move to oust him ahead of new elections. and the music industry's biggest night, the grammys gets under way shortly in las vegas.

hello and welcome to the programme. it's 7:00am in singapore and 7 in the evening in new york where the un secretary general has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of civilians in ukraine after russia was accused of war crimes. ukrainian forces have reported finding hundreds of bodies as theyve re—entered areas close to the capital kyiv — and mass graves in the town of bucha it is here and in the surrounding areas that the bbc has filmed bodies of civilians in the streets — some with their hands and feet bound — who had been shot. russia says images of civilian killings are fake. our correspondentjeremy bowen is in kyiv, and a warning you may find some images in his report distressing. the last bleak kick of winter froze any euphoria left from ukraine's successful defence of kyiv. the war is switching

to the east. both sides will learn lessons. the russians left their armour vulnerable to drone, artillery and fast—moving infantry with anti—tank weapons. you can see the results scattered across the roads and villages around the capital. this was a russian supply column on the main highway that runs west from kyiv. the lorries were carrying ammunition. artillery shells are scattered across the road. russia will find logistics less challenging in the east, closer to its border. a few minutes further down the road in the village of kalynivka were a few civilians, a rare sight, so we stopped. iryna kostenko wanted to talk about march 10th, the day the russians killed her only son, alexei. the two lived here, just 500 metres from hisjob changing tyres at a garage.

irina led the way to her son's bedroom, damaged by shelling weeks after he was killed. we were the first outsiders she'd seen since the russians left on friday, and the story of alexei's death spilt out. translation: the pain is so bad. now i'm all alone. my son was young, 27 years old. he wanted to stay alive. alexei was born when iryna was 18. her life has not been easy, but she dreads the future without him. she said he'd served in the army, but that day he was going to work at the garage. after they killed her son, she fled and the russian soldiers took over the house, and judging by the rubbish

they left behind them, they were having a good time. loads of bottles of vodka, jack daniels, bell's whisky, beer, you name it. it is hard to understand human behaviour like this, but what makes it really tragic is that there are so many accounts of it happening where russian soldiers have been and are now in ukraine. she sobs. on her own, iryna buried alexei in the garden after she'd brought his body back from the road in a wheelbarrow. translation: i covered the grave with a blanket| to protect it from the dogs. he isn't in a coffin. i had to roll him in a carpet. did you say to the russians, "why did you kill my son?" translation: they were in jeeps with guns. - they killed him and fled.

how can i talk to such morons? i want them dead. i want their children to lie like my son. close to where alexei was killed opposite the house, ukrainian troops were salvaging russian ammunition to use it against them. they'll need it if russia launches a spring offensive in the east. five weeks of war, but it only takes a moment to destroy a family. iryna found another picture of her son. this is my love, she said, my sweetheart. well, have more from ukraine later in newsday butjust a reminder that you can keep

across all the developments on the russia—ukraine war by visiting our website. our live page is updated with all the latest reports from our correspondents on the ground. that's all on the bbc news website — or download the bbc news app. police say at least six people have been killed and ten others wounded in a mass shooting in californias state capital, sacramento. the attack took place during the early hours of sunday morning. gareth barlow reports. sacramento, california. america's latest mass shooting shattering lives. in an area packed with restaurants and bars, rapid rang out in the early hours of sunday morning.

investigators are working to identify those responsible for this horrific act. we know that a large fight took place just prior to the shootings and we have confirmed that there are multiple shooters. investigators are currently interviewing numerous witnesses.— interviewing numerous witnesses. ., ., witnesses. videos on social media appear _ witnesses. videos on social media appear to _ witnesses. videos on social media appear to show - witnesses. videos on social media appear to show the l media appear to show the altercation taking place moments before the shooting which occurred two blocks away from the state capital. as dawn broke over sacramento on sunday so did the story some witnesses and families of the victims. your mac i heard gunshots and then after the gunshots i had people diving down on the ground and falling down and the next thing i know, someone fell in front of my truck. i was trying to get out of the way and by the time they got up i guess i got hit. my truck got hit. seo maggot is not fair, it is not right for stop ijust want to know something, that's all. ijust want want to know something, that's all. i just want them to tell me something. tell our family something so we can do what we do. to try to move on a little

bit. the mayor of sacramento says thoughts and prayers for those affected were appropriate but not nearly enough. but with the police are still searching for answers and the perpetrators, for the moment, thoughts and prayers are the only solace for heartbroken families. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. sources say fines are being issued to people who attended events in downing street the night before prince philip's funeral last april. some of those who attended the gathering have been told there were reasonable grounds to believe they have committed an offence. the government apologised to buckingham pallace after the government apologised to buckingham palace after the party was first reported. hungary's prime minister viktor orban has declared victory in sunday's parliamentary election, where his ruling fidesz party is on track for its fourth successive landslide since he came to power in 2010. partial results show the opposition — which has united behind a single leader, peter markizay, in an attempt to unseat the nationalist prime minister — has just over thirty

per cent of the vote. in sri lanka the entire cabinet — other than the president and the prime minister — has resigned. the announcement was made following a late—night meeting, as protests continue against the government's handling of a severe economic crisis. several protests against the government's handling of the crisis have been held in defiance of a curfew imposed on saturday. several hundred people in singapore have rallied against the death penalty in a rare public protest. the protest follows the hanging last week of a drug trafficker. others are on death row. the un and rights groups have asked the authorities in singapore to show leniency in some cases, but the government says tough sentences help keep the city safe. the third report from the uns inter—governmental panel on climate change is due to be published on monday — but negotiations have been

hampered by the differing financial needs of the nearly 200 nations involved. discussions have centred on how countries can become carbon neutral by the middle of the century, and come as energy prices soar. in other news for you today — pakistan's president has dissolved parliament in a step towards early elections. it follows an attempt to remove the prime minister imran khan from office. that failed when parliaments deputy speaker refused to hold a vote of no—confidence, that mr khan was expected to lose. imran khan claims the united states is leading a conspiracy to remove him because of his foreign policy decisions. opposition politicians have ridiculed the allegation. heres our correspondent secunder kermani in islamabad. it was widely expected that imran khan would lose that vote of no confidence but, at the last minute, the deputy speaker

of the house ruled that the motion was unconstitutional, and that is because, in the past week or so, imran khan has been alleging that the move to oust him from office is actually being orchestrated by the united states in cahoots with his local pakistani domestic political opponents. and so, the deputy speaker ruled that it was unconstitutional and it would not go ahead. instead, imran khan requested that the parliament be resolved and say that new elections will be taking place within the coming months. there is one potential final twist in this little drama that could still come and thatis drama that could still come and that is that the supreme court of pakistan is looking at whether that decision not to allow the vote of confidence to take place should be allowed to remain valid or not. there it was a legitimate decision or not. madiha afzal is a fellow in the foreign policy programme at brookings — she gave me her reaction to sundays events.

this was an unprecedented, stunning development. extraordinary, really. and, you know, pakistan had been in a political crisis. this ongoing political crisis. this ongoing political crisis. this ongoing political crisis for weeks. but it was supposed to come to saw them sort of resolution today with the no—confidence vote and instead, it has plunged pakistan, this decision by the deputy speaker and then the decision to dissolve the assembly after it has plunged pakistan into a constitutional crisis. and now all eyes are on the supreme court to see what happens tomorrow.— the supreme court to see what happens tomorrow. what is your sense of whether _ happens tomorrow. what is your sense of whether imran - happens tomorrow. what is your sense of whether imran khan - happens tomorrow. what is your| sense of whether imran khan can survive this?— survive this? well, it comes down to _ survive this? well, it comes down to the _ survive this? well, it comes down to the supreme - survive this? well, it comes| down to the supreme court's decision. imran khan can survive this either way so even the decision right now to dissolve the assembly, right, evenif dissolve the assembly, right, even if that goes ahead, even

if the supreme court allows it to go ahead, it means that new elections will be called within 90 days and if new elections are called it is unclear, really, whether in mankind will be able to come into power especially without military backing but, if the supreme court declares the deputy speaker's decision to throw out the no—confidence vote as unconstitutional, which legal scholars are saying it should, and then go so far as to say that the assembly is not dissolved, right, and then goes so far as to say the no—confidence vote should go ahead as it was plentiful today, then if the no—confidence vote goes ahead the parliament will vote out khan and what was expected to happen, the united opposition will come into power with their candidate for prime minister. i think, eitherway, in mankind's time in power is limited.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the music industrys biggest night, the grammys gets under way in las vegas. this picking a massive demonstration of black power. the power to influence.- the power to influence. today is about the _ the power to influence. today is about the promise - the power to influence. today is about the promise of - the power to influence. today is about the promise of a - is about the promise of a bright _ is about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope — bright future. a day when we hope a — bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past.

i think that picasso's works were — i think that picasso's works were beautiful, _ i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they- i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were. were beautiful, they were intelligent— were beautiful, they were intelligent and _ were beautiful, they were intelligent and it - were beautiful, they were intelligent and it is - were beautiful, they were intelligent and it is a - were beautiful, they were intelligent and it is a sad i intelligent and it is a sad loss— intelligent and it is a sad loss to _ intelligent and it is a sad loss to everybody - intelligent and it is a sad loss to everybody who i intelligent and it is a sad i loss to everybody who loves art — this is newsday on the bbc. in singapore. our headlines: ukraine's president, volodomyr zelensky, says russia is committing genocide, as its forces withdraw from towns near kyiv. police in the us say at least six people have been killed and ten others wounded in a mass shooting in california's state capital. the ukrainian government says the entire region around kyiv is back under its control as russian forces have withdrawn. elsewhere in the country though

— fighting intensified in the eastern luhansk region — and there have been missile strikes on the southern port of odesa. as the war enters a new phase — civilian suffering continues to be widespread — as orla guerin reports. now the immediate danger has passed, the cost is being counted, home by home. some damage is irreparable. oleg takes me into his front garden — the scene of a possible war crime, where an ordinary family was hit by a russian missile. his two—year—old son, stepan, was buried under the rubble. "he fell asleep in bed with new sheets because he wanted to sleep in ones with stars, so my wife did that for him.

he fell asleep, and he never woke up again". he says stepan knew the alphabet and could count to ten. he was lively and liked to play, but his final days were spent below ground hiding from bombs — not in the garden that was tended with love. the russians may have gone from around kyiv, but oleg is sure the war will grind on. "while putin is alive, he'll keep trying to come to ukraine. the war will continue unless there's a change in power in russia and unless people learn what's really happening". a glimpse of the front lines nearby, of the battles that

raged here just a few days ago, ukrainian forces now reclaiming territory after the russians retreated towards belarus. "it feels good", said commander mykola. "if only we could liberate all of ukraine, how we'd feel then. but this isjust the beginning". well, here in this area, the russians have withdrawn. ukrainian troops tell us that they were in a village just up the road. they occupied that village. they pulled back two or three days ago, and now ukrainian forces are inside the area checking for mines. villagers in kosorovychi say the russians fired from outside their front doors, using them as human shields. mihailo had just emerged

from the village. he says they killed one of his neighbours. "his house is at the end of the street," he told me. "he went home and opened the gate. he was found lying there, shot dead." for the troops, a respite. ukraine is battle—weary and traumatised. every day new horrors come to light, and the war is shifting now to regions in the east and the south. orla guerin, bbc news, north of kyiv. shanghai is struggling to contain an outbreak of covid, as china records the most cases in a single day since the early weeks of the pandemic. on sunday, across the country there were at least

12,000 new infections. shanghai accounted for the bulk of these new positive cases. china's overall case numbers remain low by international standards as it pursues a zero covid strategy. the american film and television actress, estelle harris, has died at the age of ninety—three. she was best known for playing estelle constanza in the 90s sitcom �*seinfeld', a character loved by fans for her absurd insults. she also voiced mrs potato head in three of the toy story films. the grammys is the biggest night of the year for the music business and for the first time ever they are being staged at the mgm grand garden hotel in las vegas. billie eilish, lady gaga, olivia rodrigo and justin bieber arejust some of the stars performing at the ceremony. our north america correspondent, peter bowes is keeping an eye on the grammys and hejoins me now from los angeles.

i have to say, first it was the oscars and now it is the grammys, an exciting couple of weeks for you indeed. tell me, you know, first time in las vegas, what kind of show are we expecting today? vegas, what kind of show are we exuecting today?— expecting today? well, yes, movin: expecting today? well, yes, moving to — expecting today? well, yes, moving to las _ expecting today? well, yes, moving to las vegas - expecting today? well, yes, moving to las vegas after . expecting today? well, yes, i moving to las vegas after the grammys were postponed. they should have taken place a while ago here in los angeles. they moved to las vegas and were postponed because of rising cases of covid sow in sin city for the first time and this will be the usual musical extravaganza. it will be honouring new and veteran music artist in a way that really only the grammys can do. it is that kind of organisation and also reflected in the nominees that we have in contention for the awards this year. we will see an eclectic mix of artists who will actually be performing from billy eilish olivia roderigo who of course is a

huge newcomerfrom roderigo who of course is a huge newcomer from the state of california, just 19 years old. and she is nominated in all of the top categories. she burst onto the music scene last year with her album and that song drivers license. she sings, she performs about things that are important to young people. what could be more important than getting your drivers license. it catapulted her to fame and you could well do admit if you are to sedona in the past and thatis are to sedona in the past and that is when in all four of the top categories will stop best new artist, best song record an album of the year.— album of the year. peter, you know, i album of the year. peter, you know. i have _ album of the year. peter, you know, i have to _ album of the year. peter, you know, i have to ask. - album of the year. peter, you know, i have to ask. all - album of the year. peter, you know, i have to ask. all of. know, i have to ask. all of this is coming as you pointed out against the backdrop of covid but also, a relatively falling ratings for these big award shows, notjust the grammys but the oscars as well which she recently covered for us. how are they trying to drive up interest into an event like this? ~ ., ,

like this? well, as ever, there has been _ like this? well, as ever, there has been certainly _ like this? well, as ever, there has been certainly a _ like this? well, as ever, there has been certainly a lot - like this? well, as ever, there has been certainly a lot of- has been certainly a lot of hype over the past few days about this event. perhaps they will hope that a new venue, new city will inject a bit of new enthusiasm and excitement into the show. one thing that the grammys did at the other award shows don't do and perhaps they should, and that is hand out most of the awards at a pre—show and that has been happening over the last few hours so they will only be a handful of the 70 categories actually handed out over the next few hours. most of the show will be devoted to performances and i think actually some of the research suggest that is what the fans want to see when they're watching on television. i can understand why indeed that is a good strategy but i was just reading on the bbc website about the number of songs that voters had to go through. 22,000 songs and albums were submitted for consideration this year. it is an astonishing amount of music to go through, isn't it. what are your

predictions? let me mention a few of the artist we have not talked about so far. tony bennett and lady gaga. their tremendous partnership over the last couple of years producing that album which really was a tribute, seeing some of the classics. very sadly, tony bennett has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. he is 95 years old but they are hugely popular as a duo and as i mentioned, the academy, the music academy likes to know the old guard as well as new artist so i would just look out for lady gaga and tony bennett. some of the others, from a british perspective look out for ed sheron who is nominated for best song. you mentioned a little earlier in the show, bts, just one nomination. it is a performance nomination. if the grammys were chosen by the fans does make rare the grammys were chosen by the

fans does make— fans does make we will have to leave it there. _ fans does make we will have to leave it there. so _ fans does make we will have to leave it there. so much - leave it there. so much excitement head of eyes and there is a you must keep us up to date. that is it from us. hello, there. it looks like being a much milder start to the new week but there will be some rain around as well. most of the vane is on these two weather fronts here moving slowly southwards. in between we have a warm sector. that is being higher temperatures. so bringing a lot of cloud. we start frost free in the morning. temperatures ranging from the six in the south—east to mild in the north of scotland. they will tend to move away leaving some damp, drizzly weather for western hills and coast and a lot of cloud. some further rain for northern ireland and particularly western scotland but eastern scotland should be a bit drier and brighter as well. on the whole, though, cloudy skies on monday. a

breezy day but a much milder day. temperatures 12—14 and for many parts of the country, again, tuesday, we are in that milder air mass. significantly, things are getting colder across northern scotland. on those weather fronts those are where we have the figures cloud and rain. fora while where we have the figures cloud and rain. for a while northern ireland and northern england but most wet weather is in scotland. that rain marches northwards and into the colder air we will find snow falling in the highland and grampian and there's no levels might drop on tuesday night. during the day, of course, with that wintry weather, it is going to feel cold here but the central belt southwards much milder and with some sunshine across england and wales temperatures could be up to 15 degrees once again. kneading into wednesday, we have got this area of low pressure on the sliding these weather front eastwards. just to the north of that area of low pressure we have still got cold ever top of another scot that my sleet and snow here, most of scotland seeing rain to stop northern ireland, england

and wales scenes in blustery bands of showers getting blown in on those south—westerly winds and some sunshine as well. temperatures probably not as high own wednesday and still that stubborn cold air in the far north of scotland. some more snow overnight into thursday as that low pressure moves away. the next weather system sliding on a more southerly track. that is going to be some throughout weather four southern parts of england and wales and allows colder air to dig down from the north. that could be quite significant. there is still some uncertainty but later in the week it looks like turning colder and we have got the potential more sleet and snow perhaps in the south. goodbye.

the main news follows hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. haiti is one of the world's most broken nations, and the internal fractures are tearing the country apart. last summer, the president was assassinated. despite a swirl of rumour, the perpetrators haven't been brought to justice. the current prime minister is under a cloud of suspicion, elections have been shelved, and haitians live in grinding

poverty, gang violence and amid international indifference.