welcome to bbc news — i'm nancy kacungira. our top stories... emmanuel macron becomes the first french president to be re—elected in 20 years. translation: from now on, | i'm not a candidate any more. i'm now the president of everyone. defiant in defeat — marine le pen says she'll use her best results ever as a springboard for the future. translation: tonight's . historic score puts our camp in an excellent position to obtain a large number of deputies next june. the nigerian president calls a deadly explosion

at an illegal oil refinery "a national disaster". the scientific study in mexico to determine what makes the earth move and volcanoes erupt. emmanuel macron has said he will work to unite france after he was re—elected as president. he's the first president to be elected to a second term in 20 years. his challenger, marine le pen, conceded with exit polls suggesting she had gained just under 41.5% of the vote. that's in contrast to emmanuel macron, with a vote share of 58.5%. with the latest from paris, here's our europe editor, katya adler.

emmanuel macron, one of europe's most powerful leaders, clearly reconfirmed tonight. the first french president to be re—elected in two decades. his supporters, ecstatic and relieved. we feel safer for the next five years. because marine le pen is the worst we can have. so we're really happy to have macron again. i feel really relieved, - because it was a dangerous moment for france and for europe. - macron critics label him aloof, elitist. that is not how he came across tonight. translation: my friends, we will need to be kind - and respectful because our country harbours many doubts and divisions. so we will need to be strong, but nobody will left by the wayside.

for his rival and her crowd, a crushing blow. translation: right now, | we're obviously disappointed that she wasn't elected. we have five more years with macron. what state will france end up in? i fear the worst. translation: the next five years will see - lots of anti—macron protests, because france is suffering and being ripped apart. but for many in france, marine le pen remains unelectable, a far—right threat with a nationalist french vision — in stark contrast to the internationalist macron. but marine le pen insists she is not giving up. parliamentary elections are just around the corner here. translation: it is all left to play for at this stage. . we must make sure we retain hope. an unapologetic speech by marine le pen here.

she may have lost tonight but, with her best result ever, she's tried now for the third time to become france's president, and millions upon millions of french men and women went out to vote for her. "watch out, emmanuel macron," she says. "we will remain in opposition and a force to be reckoned with." it is a problem for france's president. it's a bittersweet victory. he inherits a fragmented, divided country. "macron with you" was the main campaign slogan. from tomorrow, he will try to reunite his country behind him. his plan is for stronger french finances and leadership abroad. tonight, celebrations spread far beyond paris. brussels is beaming, as well. katya adler, bbc news, paris. sonia dridi is a french freelance journalist based in washington. sonia dridi is a french freelance journalist

she just flew back from paris. let's speak to her now. i hope it was a smooth. let's talk about the senior left behind. what sort of need was there after this election in paris? i there after this election in pafis? . , there after this election in paris? . , ., paris? i feel that it is a turning _ paris? i feel that it is a turning point, - paris? i feel that it is a turning point, this - paris? i feel that it is a - turning point, this election, because i feel that france is more divided, the mood was quite gloomy, ifelt more divided, the mood was quite gloomy, i felt a more divided, the mood was quite gloomy, ifelt a lot more divided, the mood was quite gloomy, i felt a lot of frustration and a lot of anger, and i didn't see reigns as divided in many years. it was really a turning point for france. it really a turning point for france. ,., , really a turning point for france. , ~' france. it sounds like the president _ france. it sounds like the president has _ france. it sounds like the president has picked - france. it sounds like the president has picked up l france. it sounds like the l president has picked up on that. even though it was a victory for him. he struck a very sombre tone, talking about a divided nation. is this going to be a difficult presidency for him, then, the next few years? . for him, then, the next few ears? , , ~ , years? , yes, ithink it is auoin years? , yes, ithink it is going to _ years? , yes, ithink it is going to be _ years? , yes, ithink it is going to be a _ years? , yes, ithink it is going to be a very - years? , yes, i think it is. going to be a very difficult road for emmanuel macron

because as you say he recognised himself that many people voted against marine le pen, not for emmanuel macron, and as i was talking about the turning point, there is economic change with the rise of the far right and the far left, and the french traditional parties of the left and right are pretty much dead, with a high level of abstention, the highest level since 1969, and for instance, the young people that were pretty excited about emmanuel macron during the last election, a lot of them were extremely disappointed and frustrated, and the far right for instance is attracting more and more young people, so emmanuel macron lost some support this past few years, and i thought it was pretty striking when i was in france,

this past few weeks, to see how much hatred there is against emmanuel macron, and from very different walks of life, different walks of life, different backgrounds, so it is definitely going to be a difficult road ahead, and to illustrate that yesterday night, after the election result, there were some protests in france, in paris, in some other cities like rennes, with protesters chanting neither macron or le pen. .. ., ~ chanting neither macron or le pen. ., ~ ., chanting neither macron or le pen. .,~ ., pen. speaking about marine le pen. speaking about marine le pen this did — pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not _ pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not sound - pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not sound like - pen. speaking about marine le pen this did not sound like the | pen this did not sound like the end of the road for her, or the end of the road for her, or the end of the road for her, or the end of a career, by any means. after a lot of the past prediction we think it is the end of the road for marine le pen but she comes back. we saw that. it was a great score, for the far right. so it is hard to see now, what this election shows between marine le pen's

highest score, and eric zemmour, the populist far right candidate, the far right is really a big trend now in france and it is going to be a challenge, and i think the next parliamentary election will show how difficult it will be for emmanuel macron to govern. thank you very much for talking to us, sonia dridi, a freelance journalist based in washington, she is french. let's turn now to the conflict in ukraine. president zelensky�*s aides say he's been holding a meeting in the capital, kyiv, with america's top diplomat antony blinken and the us defense secretary lloyd austin. this weekend, the orthodox church has been celebrating easter and president zelensky took the opportunity to deliver a defiant address, saying he's convinced his country will emerge victorious in the war with russia. from kyiv, mark lowen reports.

a desecrated country is seeking its protector. orthodox easter, this nation's most cherished moment — now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defenders engaged in what they see as their sacred fight to safeguard their homeland. translation: with the war in ukraine, christ's - resurrection symbolises life over death, victory over the enemy who came to try to conquer us and enslave our people. we see how our neighbour is morally bankrupt and how ukrainians are united like never before. ukraine's church has long fought for autonomy from russia. the religious battle now hardened by the military one, to throw off the shackles of moscow. their faith and their fighting are bringing together ukrainians, renewing their spirit of national identity, standing together amidst this country's intense trauma. easter is a moment of rebirth —

and for ukraine this year, it's one of strengthening their pride and independence. in russia, too, church and war are intertwined. the president, backed by the patriarch, has called it a "holy battle against an immoral west". from the other side, the iconography seems clear — president zelensky as ukraine's saviour. translation: our souls are full of fierce hatred l for the invaders and all that they have done. our hearts are full of fierce fury. don't let fury destroy us from within. for ukraine's soldiers their mission and their meal is blessed — a time to reflect before many head off to the front line in the east. traditions savoured among families divided. is it sad to be separated

from your family at easter? maybe a little bit, yes, but it is our duty to defend our country like every man in our nation. in ukrainian: glory to ukraine. the national chant, "glory to ukraine," a ritual, and now a war cry. do you and your men feel ready for this fight in the east? of course. translation: this war| is for ukraine's freedom, for european values. it is about whether we return to slavery or stay part of the civilised world. easter gives us hope as we go to fight. two months in, there is unity for the battle ahead, but still no hope for a resurrection of peace. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv.

we can now speak to john herbst, a former us ambassador to ukraine and now senior director of the atlantic council s eurasia center. thank you for talking to us. we heard defiant words from president zelensky in his easter message saying that ukraine will emerge victorious in this war butjust how possible is for ukraine now, a clear military victory? i possible is for ukraine now, a clear military victory?- clear military victory? i would say there _ clear military victory? i would say there is — clear military victory? i would say there is a _ clear military victory? i would say there is a very _ clear military victory? i would say there is a very good - clear military victory? i would l say there is a very good chance that ukraine will emerge victorious. the most important reason is ukraine has a greater role to win. they understand that if they lose they will be under putin's boot and the russian media has made clear they consider the ukrainians to be worthy of destruction. the president of russia has issued nasty statements about ukraine designed to justify the many war crimes their soldiers are committing, so the ukrainian soldiers will fight to the end, as we are seeing in mariupol.

russia has a large advantage in numbers of troops, and planes and artillery and tanks, but they have used these assets very poorly, and ukraine will be ingenious and with sufficient support from the west, they will win. it sufficient support from the west, they will win. it wasn't 'ust west, they will win. it wasn't just russia — west, they will win. it wasn't just russia that _ west, they will win. it wasn't just russia that may - west, they will win. it wasn't just russia that may have - just russia that may have underestimated ukraine's ability to fight back. we have seen the response from the west change in recent days. was there a sense in the beginning that russia's military was too big to fail? i that russia's military was too big to fail?— big to fail? i think us intelligence - big to fail? i think us intelligence was - big to fail? i think us - intelligence was expecting, as the russians were, that russia would take the capital of ukraine in a matter of days or a week or two and of course they failed to achieve that at all. that is a major intelligence failure for western intelligence because those of us who know ukraine well, and i visited with

ukraine's delegation injanuary and early february, we knew that ukraine would fight hard and well and it would take many months, and that russia is not going to win, they are not able to because they may have individual victories but to take control of the country, no. ,, ,, . ., , ., ,, ., no. the us secretary of state is in kyiv. _ no. the us secretary of state is in kyiv, president- no. the us secretary of state is in kyiv, president zelenskyj is in kyiv, president zelensky is in kyiv, president zelensky is calling for more support. how much of a difference with more support make for ukraine's fight right now? the more support make for ukraine's fight right now?— fight right now? the west in reneral fight right now? the west in general and _ fight right now? the west in general and washington - fight right now? the west in general and washington in l general and washington in particular have always been a day late and a dollar short and supporting ukraine's needs. we are providing substantial weapons in great quantity, but not as much and not all that is advanced a nature as ukraine needs. only in the past month orso needs. only in the past month or so have anti—ship missiles and high altitude anti—aircraft systems got to ukraine and even now we are not helping ukraine get make fighters and bombers

from eastern european nato allies, we are not sending ukraine long—distance drones and only now are we sending them long—range artillery and multiple rocket launchers, the ukrainians say that because of the offence of the kremlin is now conducting in southern and eastern ukraine is based upon mast armour, upon all of the weapon systems operating in open territory, that moscow has in large numbers, and we need to give ukraine comparable systems as quickly as possible. you have said that you do not see a clear win for russia as being possible. you say that as ukraine win might be possible but how long do you see this all playing out over?- all playing out over? sadly, this is going _ all playing out over? sadly, this is going to _ all playing out over? sadly, this is going to be - all playing out over? sadly, this is going to be many - all playing out over? sadly, - this is going to be many months and probably spill over into years. if we send ukraine all the weapons it needs within the next 4—6, eight months, to continue to supply them what they need we will see victory

sooner but if we continue to dribble it out in instalments then this could play out for multiple years.— then this could play out for multiple years. thank you very much for _ multiple years. thank you very much forjoining _ multiple years. thank you very much forjoining us _ multiple years. thank you very much forjoining us and - multiple years. thank you very | much forjoining us and sharing your thoughts, john herbst, former us ambassador to ukraine, thank you very much. still to come on bbc news, the afghan women footballers with everything to play for in australia. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong.

only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7am in the morning - on the day when power began to pass from the minority- to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines. victory for emanual macron who has become the first french president to be re—elected for 20 years. marine le pen scooped her biggest ever share of the vote and vows to carry on fighting macron. nigeria's president,

muhammadu buhari, has described the deadly explosion at an illegal oil refinery as a national disaster. officials say at least 110 people died in the blast in imo state late on friday. mr buhari has ordered the security forces to step up operations to close down illegal refineries in the south—east of the country. earlier i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri about the reaction to the blast. more bodies are being found. that's why president buhari has said that this is a country now in shock and trauma over the event, and when you see the pictures you can see how devastating the fire was, why so many perished. some bodies were found in bushes and forests nearby. they're believed to have tried to escape the fire. dozens are believed to have been working in the oil refinery when the fire broke out, and many of the bodies are burnt beyond the point of recognition. there is a local official who was there. we can hearfrom him now,

where he describes the next steps after the tragedy. we've agreed with the chair of the local government so they can do mass burial. obviously, we cannot identify the bodies. they are badly charred, you know? then, the next thing, we need to fumigate the area, so that will stop, you know, possibly anything — diseases, outbreak of diseases around this vicinity. so, authorities are trying to get a handle on this, but, of course, people are also going to be asking questions about how this could be allowed to happen and where the blame should lie, because there was a similar incident in october last year? absolutely. dozens died then and there is a bigger picture here. now, when it comes to this exact incident, it's unclear exactly what happened, but this process of refining oil illegally is an extremely dangerous one. it involves tapping pipelines for major oil companies and then refining them in these makeshift tanks, so accidents, deadly ones, happen regularly, but there's a bigger picture

in terms of the poverty and unemployment in nigeria. the issue is that while the oil industry has been growing over the past few decades, and damaging industries like fishing and farming, the wealth that it's been creating hasn't been shared across the country and so illegal oil refineries start to look very attractive. even some of the oil production in the country is suffering. 200,000 barrels a day are believed to be lost because of it. that's10% of the actual production in nigeria, so there are shortages that mean some of the cars, for example, that were burned there were in fact cars belonging to people who were queueing up to buy illegal oil. the authorities in shanghai have reported 51 covid—related deaths in the past 2a hours, up from 39 deaths on saturday. it comes as work begins to fence off residential compounds in the city to try to stop the spread of the disease.

another 20,000 new cases were reported in shanghai on sunday. meanwhile, officials in the chaoyang district of beijing, where there's also been a resurgence of the virus, have put 1a buildings under lockdown, and have ordered everyone living or working in the area to take three covid tests this week. players from afghanistan's national women's football team have competed in a league match in australia — their first time playing since fleeing the taliban. stephanie prentice reports. back of the net and a celebration for the afghan women's team. these footballers fled to melbourne when the taliban seized kabul eight month ago. along with their families, they've been trying to rebuild their lives here, and going back to the game they love is a big part of that. it's brilliant for our team because it's the first time

after a long time we are playing together in a professional way, and officially, like, we are playing together. i'm really thankful about the australian people, australian government — like, they opened it's everything. it's humanity. here on the pitch, their biggest problems now? target position, a minor injury and that goal being declared offside. in the end, the game was a draw, but for the women here, coming together like this was a victory. all they want to do is to be given the chance to... just to be treated equally, to be able to play the game they love and that obviously wasn't happening for them in afghanistan, and they were being persecuted because of it. local team eta buffalo fc took the team under their wing, giving them new kit to play in. cheering their shirts are marked with numbers are not names —

a safety precaution for the players' family still in afghanistan, and a reminder that the shadow of taliban rule exists for afghan women even here. translation: we're playing in jerseys with afghanistan'sl national flag's logo, - which means a lot to us. it means that the taliban can't stop us from playing, - especially as female sports players _ we will continue to fight to play for afghan - people and afghan women. our victory and pride go to them. - just be happy with today... victory, pride, and with it, defiance, as well as a chance to have some well—deserved fun. stephanie prentice, bbc news. a team of international scientists have been exploring a remote chain of islands off the coast of mexico — aiming to discover more about why volcanoes erupt. they also want to research the movement of tectonic plates — and the cause of tsunamis. they hope the information could help provide an early warning system.

the bbc�*s tim allman reports. they are amongst the most awe— inspiring, the most powerful and the most dangerous natural phenomena on earth. understanding why and when volcanoes erupt could save lives. so scientists have come here to one of the most remote places on earth for possible answers. translation: the question that volcanologists always have is when will the next eruption take place? for that, we need monitoring. and the reality is that volcanoes are not really monitored because there are very few resources for it. injanuary this year, a huge underwater volcano exploded near the pacific island of tonga. the eruption, believed to be the most powerful this century, created huge plumes of smoke and ash and also caused a tsunami.

it's hoped by examining the rocks and minerals of these islands, scientists will gain a greater understanding of the tectonic plates and what lies beneath. is the mantle pushing the plates? is the mantle doing nothing? knowing that relative motion determines how big stresses are and forces are in the crust, and is those stresses and forces that we need to know in order to see how big earthquakes can be. a number of samples have been sent to europe for further analysis and it's hoped the research will bear fruit later this year. when it comes to volcanology, being forewarned is forearmed. tim allman, bbc news. an important piece of research, there. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @ kacungira. stay with us on bbc news, i will be back with the headlines. hello. the weekend brought us lots more dry and settled weather. now, april 2022 is turning out to be a notably dry april, particularly towards the south. this was the picture as the sun set in north yorkshire sunday evening, and we've got a bit more of the same. so, no great changes in the weather forecast over the next few days. it stays mainly dry and settled. you'll notice it'll be a little bit cooler and cloudier compared to the weekend, but also less of a breeze around, too. high pressure in charge of our weather at the moment, sitting to the north of the uk, but over the next few days, it drifts further south, sitting across the uk by the time we get to wednesday. monday morning, then, temperatures 4—8 degrees in our towns and cities. a bit colder than that in the countryside first thing, so a fresh start to the day. most places largely dry with some sunshine. a bit more cloud drifting in from the east

compared to recent days, bringing a few showers to parts of eastern england through the morning. and later in the afternoon, as the cloud bubbles up, could be one or two morejust drifting their way west across central england and wales, too. but many places staying dry, avoiding those showers. temperatures 16 degrees or so towards the south west, but only ten under that cloud across the north east of scotland. through monday evening and overnight into tuesday, we'll see a bit more of that cloud in the north starting to try and push its way a bit further south, but clearer skies towards parts of england and wales mean we could just see a touch of grass frost heading into the early hours of tuesday morning. so, again, a bit of a fresh start to the day, but another predominantly dry, settled day. probably a little bit more cloud, particularly across eastern parts of scotland and england, too. just one or two rogue showers, i think, developing during the afternoon. so, a little bit more cloud than recent days, still some sunshine, still mild towards the south, 16—17 degrees. but temperatures are going to struggle to get out of single figures for north east england and eastern scotland with that cloud around. the breeze coming off

a cool north sea over the next few days. a similar picture into wednesday, north—easterly breeze, but light winds for most. predominately dry once again, but a bit more cloud around, particularly towards the east, and temperatures between about 9—11; degrees by this stage in the week. high pressure then moves its way further south. not many isobars on the map here as we look through thursday and, in fact, into friday, too. so, the weather looking predominantly dry, variable amounts of cloud, some sunny spells and temperatures getting into the mid—teens for most of us. but it will be a largely dry end to a dry month. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: emmanuel macron has won the french election and vowed to be a president for everyone. it's the first time in 20 years a french president has been returned to office. mr macron said he was aware that many people either abstained or voted for him to keep the far right out. marine le pen was defiant in defeat after scooping a record number of votes in the second round of the presidential election. she said the result shows the nationalist camp is the official opposition party and she'll use that leverage to fight the parliamentary elections in june. nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described friday's deadly explosion at an illegal oil refinery as a national disaster and ordered the closure

of all illegal refineries in the south—east of the country.