this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ten people have been killed and three injured in a mass shooting in buffalo — president biden says america must do everything in its power to end hate—filled domestic terrorism. a british military intelligence assessment suggests russia may have lost one third of its ground forces since the start of its invasion of ukraine. nato ministers are meeting in berlin with leaders hoping to smooth over a difference with turkey, to enable sweden and finland to join the alliance. in norway, finland and sweden, people do not want to join nato but now they are being pushed into nato because like me they want to live in peace and security. lebanon holds parliamentary

elections for the first time since an economic collapse sparked widespread anger against the political elite. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote in italy. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we are going to go to bbc pick is live now, breaking news in berlin. this is at the foreign ministers meeting. this is actually in helsinki. trying to smooth over the problems on the finish declaration of membership of nato, its desire to

join nato. this is the scene in helsinki at the moment where government ministers are outlining the proposals. we are expecting that what we have been waiting as announcement, finland will be joining. to discuss why the finns were going tojoin nato, the suggestion is sweden will make a decision on that. the swedish labour party reaching their decision on their policy position later today, we think. this is the scene in helsinki. we are expecting a formal application from the finnish government to nato to allow it to join. we will bring you some extracts from that as soon as we have that. an 18—year—old man has appeared in court charged with murder, after ten people were killed in a shooting at a supermarket

in the city of buffalo, in new york state. three others were wounded. of the 13 people shot, 11 were black. police said the gunman, payton gendron, livestreamed the killings. he's suspected of being a white supremacist. nada tawfik reports from new york. a busy grocery store in a predominantly black community. this was the shooter's intended target. the horror started immediately in the parking lot as the gunman emerged from his car, heavily armed and wearing tactical gear — he shot four people, killing three of them. to eyewitnesses it was clear he came to do maximum damage. when i first saw him shooting, he shot a woman, he shot a deacon, he shot another woman, and then he went in the store and started shooting again. a retired buffalo police officer was working security and shot the gunman, but he was unharmed because of his armour. the shooter then returned fire, killing the security guard. the entire horrific episode of people being killed

in cold blood in the store was streamed live online. officials said evidence showed the attack was racially motivated. we are investigating this incident as both a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism. a white supremacist who has engaged in an act of terrorism — and will be prosecuted as such — in a cold—hearted, cruel, calculating way. a military—style execution, targeting people who simply want to buy groceries. the suspect was taken into custody alive after putting his gun to his neck and threatening to shoot himself. he's been identified as an 18—year—old white male and has been charged with murder in the first degree. distraught community members have been gathering at the scene, trying to come to terms with the fact that a toxic mix

of guns and racism has ended their neighbours' lives in an instant. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. for more let's go to professor greg barton from deakin university. he's an expert in counter terrorism, and joins me from melborune, australia. let me take you back to the scene in helsinki. most of this is in finish. it is the announcement from the finish president, this is the foreign minister talking. it finish president, this is the foreign minister talking. it will be based on a _ foreign minister talking. it will be based on a strong _ foreign minister talking. it will be based on a strong mandate. - foreign minister talking. it will be i based on a strong mandate. whether president of the republic, we have been enclosed contact with governments of nato member states are nato itself. i thank the support we have received so far. in fenland, we have received so far. in fenland, we still have the parliamentary process ahead of us but i trust the parliament will debate this decision

with determination and responsibility. thank you. we with determination and responsibility. thank you. we go to auestions responsibility. thank you. we go to questions and _ responsibility. thank you. we go to questions and answers, _ responsibility. thank you. we go to questions and answers, i _ responsibility. thank you. we go to questions and answers, i kindly - responsibility. thank you. we go to questions and answers, i kindly we| questions and answers, i kindly we -ive questions and answers, i kindly we give them — questions and answers, i kindly we give them first two rounds to finish media _ give them first two rounds to finish media and — give them first two rounds to finish media and then we will go to international media. questions from finnish journalists now. we see the prime minister on the left of finland. she took office at the end of 2019. the finish president rang vladimir putin on saturday morning and told him the news, he said everything had changed

in terms of finish security. vladimir putin warned him there would be consequences for their bilateral relationship. electricity supplies had been cut from russia. we are going to get the best of this news conference event brought to you. there will be english answers later in this hour, we will come back, just to confirm that finland has announced it intends formally to apply of membership of nato, which is expected to happen quite quickly if objections from turkey can be overdone. let's return to our story in buffalo in which ten people died. for more let's go to professor greg barton from deakin university. he's an expert in counter terrorism, and joins me from melborune, australia. thank you very much for being with us and thank you for your patience.

let me ask you first of all, what elements in this incident point to a domestic terrorism? elements in this incident point to a domestic terrorism ?_ domestic terrorism? there is the manifesto which _ domestic terrorism? there is the manifesto which is _ domestic terrorism? there is the manifesto which is pretty - domestic terrorism? there is the manifesto which is pretty clear. l domestic terrorism? there is the i manifesto which is pretty clear. the christchurch terrace used in march 2019, that in turn echoed a manifesto used by a norwegian terrorist. all of them talk about that white christians are being replaced by brown people and by muslims and asians. 0f replaced by brown people and by muslims and asians. of racism, offal bigotry, but is used for justification for a violent response. this is an all too familiar thesis. there is no doubt about the justifying motives. familiar thesis. there is no doubt about thejustifying motives. the about the 'ustifying motives. the . uestions about the justifying motives. the questions they will be asked will inevitably be further debate in the united states about gun ownership

and the apparent ease in which someone can obtain a gun at a very young age. then again if that person has no previous predilection to violence, it would not prevent an attack of this kind. it has a resonance around the world, is the question of how some day would be indoctrinated in this way. it is interested — indoctrinated in this way. it is interested that _ indoctrinated in this way. it is interested that the _ indoctrinated in this way. it 3 interested that the killer, if his words are to believed, went online and we know he went to places like fortran and television content. he looks like he was self—radicalised and came out of an ecosystem of hate. unfortunately it is justifying toxic nationalism and hatred to others and saying we need to fight back or else. we do not know what

friendships he had, but although he acted alone, he is coming out of an ecosystem of hate that is becoming too familiar now.— too familiar now. what have the authorities _ too familiar now. what have the authorities have _ too familiar now. what have the authorities have been _ too familiar now. what have the authorities have been trying - too familiar now. what have the authorities have been trying to i authorities have been trying to establish in the coming days and weeks? ., ~' , , establish in the coming days and weeks? ., ~ , , ., , weeks? one of the key things, does he have any — weeks? one of the key things, does he have any close _ weeks? one of the key things, does he have any close associates - weeks? one of the key things, does he have any close associates who i he have any close associates who might be inspired to launch a copy cat attack or someone in his circle that might do that. after the christchurch attack, we had another attack very similar to the one in buffalo. that will be the first priority and then trying to figure out the lessons to be learned, figuring how to charge him. we have heard you will be charged with terrorism charges. the us system has been set up towards defining terrorism as being foreign organisations, not domestic

organisation. it is clear we need to change that as well.— organisation. it is clear we need to change that as well. thank you very much for your— change that as well. thank you very much for your intel. _ british military intelligence believes russia has lost a third of the ground forces it used to invade ukraine. the latest report from the ministry of defence claims moscow's offensive has lost momentum and fallen behind schedule. the assessment is in stark contrast to briefings coming from the kremlin, which have consistently painted the invasion as making steady progress. president zelensky warned the situation in the east of the country remains difficult. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood is in lviv with the latest on russia's setbacks. the claim is that since the start of this invasion, one third of the forces of the ground forces that the russians permitted the russians committed have been lost, that is a vast number of vehicles, armoured personnel carriers and of men but it should not be that surprising when you look at some of the images we have seen

of those burned—out shells of tanks whether it is north of kyiv, the vehicles that have been destroyed around kharkiv or most recently the absolutely catastrophic failed river crossing to try and get around behind the back where almost an entire battalion tactical group was wiped out by ukrainian artillery, so it is a striking suggestion but one that does not seem completely implausible. in terms of the actual military situation in ukraine at the moment, we had some further attacks in the west where you are, any significant damage? no, we've got reports there was one missile strike overnight and we understand it hit a military target but no more information other than to say there were no casualties and they often do not release much when it is a military target, so we heard the air raid sirens

and there were reports of an explosion, but i have to say i came up at about 5am to have a look around as the sun was coming up and see if i could see smoke on the horizon as you often can, as we could after the strikes of last week, and i couldn't see anything but we understand from the intelligence services here there has been one attack. let me ask you about the response in ukraine to the wind last night, eurovision, because they have a headache of hosting the contest next year which, for obvious reasons, could be something to worry about logistically, but how important do you think this win is, apart from any good news in the middle of a war being great? i think it is extraordinarily important and the sound that you heard from the commentator there, i could hear that out of my bedroom window yesterday as the win was announced. this is a country that takes eurovision very seriously and in uk we are a bit cynical, you could say, about it but for the ukrainians, this is a big deal and if it is a big

deal normally, my word, it was a big deal last night and another point worth drawing out is that this is political, notjust because the russians were disqualified and the ukrainians won, but also there's a number of political elements to this, the kalush 0rchestra that won this were not the first choice, the first choice was a rap artist, it was found out she had visited occupied crimea, she was disqualified and they brought in this folk act, why does a folk act matter? it really does because one of the central claims by the russians about this whole invasion is that ukraine is not a real nation and doesn't have a national identity, and a region of russia but for the ukrainians to have one, but notjust won, won spectacularly because a public vote and done so with a traditional folk act that shows off the culture and heritage

of the nation, i think that really, really mean something to this country in times that are otherwise very dark. people in lebanon are voting in the first parliamentary election since an unprecedented financial collapse fuelled new anger and distrust of the political elite that's ruled the country for decades. the devastating explosion in beirut in 2020 deepened the sense among many lebanese that the political system needed to be changed. but analysts say that there is little expectation that this election will bring a major shift in the power structure in lebanon. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is following events from beirut. this is one of the polling stations. this scene has been repeated across lebanon this morning with a steady stream of people arriving back and you can see the very tight security, pay checked as you come in, they are brought through, checked for weapons and they come and cast their vote, but the thing about this particular polling station is this is the fire station where they come in and see these ten pictures on the wall here, the ten firefighters from the station who died in the blast and it's important to say, you mentioned that there,

that nobody has yet been found responsible for that with the investigation stalling several times because when powerful politicians have been called to give evidence, they have not brought it up or they have brought a legal challenge, so that is one thing in people's mind, the devastating financial crisis here, a lack of fuel and food for people, 80% of lebanese live in poverty and many of them blame the ruling class for that, many blame politicians for financial mismanagement, the system itself is a very rigid one that he normally voting by religion and sector which is what they will do today, the results will be watched closely but this is the first time since the uprising in 2019 the people have had a chance to pass official comment on their politicians and thejob being done but make no mistake this is a fragile country that is angry and wants to send a message, whether they will manage to do that are not today, we will see when the polls close at 7pm. a lot of independent candidates are standing this time,

why is there such scepticism among analysts that they will not be able to make an impact? because of the way the system is set up here. at the end of the cival war in 1990, they drop a system that set up different sects so high... let's go to finland now. our capabilities _ let's go to finland now. our capabilities of _ let's go to finland now. oi" capabilities ofjoining nato, we will have this discussion that we have already had within the next few months and try to make sure that it will be smooth and fast as possible. we have not had any indication in nato that there will be any problems for fenland are sweden's nato that there will be any problems forfenland are sweden's membership. we are already interlinked with nato and we are close part nurse to nato. we have not had any indications that there would be any problems. we have

seen some statements that there are some questions still, but i think it is important that we will have these discussions with these countries, with the ministers and with other leaders that we have. in a calm manner and discuss all the issues that there might be, i don't think there will be any problems but our interest is that the process will be very fast. to interest is that the process will be ve fast. ., , ., ~ interest is that the process will be ve fast. ., ~ �* ., interest is that the process will be ve fast. ., ~ �* very fast. to be frank, i'm a bit confused _ very fast. to be frank, i'm a bit confused because _ very fast. to be frank, i'm a bit confused because i _ very fast. to be frank, i'm a bit confused because i had - very fast. to be frank, i'm a bit confused because i had a - very fast. to be frank, i'm a bit - confused because i had a telephone discussion— confused because i had a telephone discussion with the present hairdo and about— discussion with the present hairdo and about a month ago. he took up himself— and about a month ago. he took up himself before i had a possibility to do— himself before i had a possibility to do that, that applying for nato membership and we will assess it favourably. and he was very pleased

to receive _ favourably. and he was very pleased to receive my fax. you can understand that i am a bit confused. what _ understand that i am a bit confused. what we _ understand that i am a bit confused. what we heard two minutes ago was different. _ what we heard two minutes ago was different, then yesterday, we again have that _ different, then yesterday, we again have that turkey is of entire membership, but it turned back to know_ membership, but it turned back to know or— membership, but it turned back to know or let's say negative side. i think— know or let's say negative side. i think that — know or let's say negative side. i think that what we need now is very clear— think that what we need now is very clear answers. think that what we need now is very clearanswers. i think that what we need now is very clearanswers. lam prepared think that what we need now is very clear answers. i am prepared to have a new_ discussion with president macron to and the _ discussion with president macron to and the issues he has raised. —— erdogan — and the issues he has raised. -- erdouan. ~ ., and the issues he has raised. -- erdouan. ~ . i. , .

and the issues he has raised. -- erdouan. ~ . , . ., erdogan. what did you expect about the relationship _ erdogan. what did you expect about the relationship to _ erdogan. what did you expect about the relationship to russia, - erdogan. what did you expect about the relationship to russia, how- erdogan. what did you expect about the relationship to russia, how is. the relationship to russia, how is this one going to develop in the coming future, you already talk to president putin yesterday. what do you expect in the finish relationship?— you expect in the finish relationship? you expect in the finish relationshi? ~ ., ~ , relationship? we need to keep in mind nato membership - relationship? we need to keep in mind nato membership does - relationship? we need to keep in mind nato membership does not| relationship? we need to keep in - mind nato membership does not change geograuhx _ mind nato membership does not change geography. so we will have always that big _ geography. so we will have always that big borderline, both sea and land _ that big borderline, both sea and land. russians will be behind that. what _ land. russians will be behind that. what we _ land. russians will be behind that. what we did not talk yesterday, i 'ust what we did not talk yesterday, i just wanted to state to him that we are how— just wanted to state to him that we are now doing this. and he announced his opinion, _ are now doing this. and he announced his opinion, like i told. but there are questions. let's take an example. _ are questions. let's take an example, and there is a narrow maritimem _ example, and there is a narrow maritime... there are risks, at

least _ maritime... there are risks, at least so — maritime... there are risks, at least so far. _ maritime... there are risks, at least so far, maybe unfortunately. a lot of— least so far, maybe unfortunately. a lot of oil— least so far, maybe unfortunately. a lot of oil tankers are passing through— lot of oil tankers are passing through and there has been a very crude _ through and there has been a very crude cooperation between russia, finland _ crude cooperation between russia, finland and also estonia, how to controt— finland and also estonia, how to control and _ finland and also estonia, how to control and how to make it safe. fortunately we haven't seen any accidents — fortunately we haven't seen any accidents. so these kind of elements, we have to take care in the future, — elements, we have to take care in the future, too. and i hope and i don't _ the future, too. and i hope and i don't doubt _ the future, too. and i hope and i don't doubt that russia is willing to continue with this daily obligation, in the interests of everybody that is involved. i would remind _ everybody that is involved. i would remind as — everybody that is involved. i would remind as from the history of norway as a major— remind as from the history of norway as a major member has with russia, they have _

as a major member has with russia, they have also got a borderline and they have also got a borderline and they have _ they have also got a borderline and they have a — they have also got a borderline and they have a very difficult context in the _ they have a very difficult context in the arctic sea. but in spite of that, _ in the arctic sea. but in spite of that, they— in the arctic sea. but in spite of that, they could agree about borderline on the sea, which was amazing — borderline on the sea, which was amazing. for example, when we faced suddenly— amazing. for example, when we faced suddenly 214, 15, amazing. for example, when we faced suddenly 214,15, moment of lot of refugees— suddenly 214,15, moment of lot of refugees coming through russia, they also came _ refugees coming through russia, they also came to norway and to finland. norway— also came to norway and to finland. norway could stop that movement before _ norway could stop that movement before we — norway could stop that movement before we could do that. —— 2014—15. so there _ before we could do that. —— 2014—15. so there is— before we could do that. —— 2014—15. so there is a — before we could do that. —— 2014—15. so there is a kind of a like, nor regions — so there is a kind of a like, nor regions describe as a professional attitude — regions describe as a professional attitude -- — regions describe as a professional attitude. —— norwegians. that is something— attitude. —— norwegians. that is something that is undoubtedly needed. , ., ., .,

needed. then it is free for all and i start giving... _ needed. then it is free for all and i start giving... i _ needed. then it is free for all and i start giving... i think— needed. then it is free for all and i start giving... i think we - needed. then it is free for all and i start giving... i think we will. needed. then it is free for all and i start giving... i think we will go | i start giving... i think we will go from the cited outside. from the financial times. you mentioned it was a historic day, ijust wondered the sort of sweep of history since the sort of sweep of history since the second world war, if you could elaborate on how it is so historic and maybe if you could also explain how you think nato membership will change finland itself? let’s how you think nato membership will change finland itself?— change finland itself? let's hear first from the _ change finland itself? let's hear first from the prime _ change finland itself? let's hear first from the prime minister. i l change finland itself? let's hear i first from the prime minister. i can start, it first from the prime minister. i can start. it is — first from the prime minister. i can start. it is a _ first from the prime minister. i can start, it is a historic— first from the prime minister. i can start, it is a historic day. _ first from the prime minister. i can start, it is a historic day. of - start, it is a historic day. of course we have three years been very close in cooperation with nato, but it is a historic decision that we willjoin nato and hopefully we are making the decisions together with sweden and the same timetable and we

have close contacts with our swedish colleagues as well. how will it change? it will change something but it will not change at all. we will still have our own national defence capabilities that are very strong and we are still responsible for our own defence and i think it is also very important to notice our decisions together with swedish decisions together with swedish decisions will influence and affect the whole nordic and baltic region, the whole nordic and baltic region, the whole nordic and baltic region, the whole region of the north. and i think it will strengthen the capabilities of all countries to defend, and also it will strengthen nato itself in many ways, because we have very strong defence capabilities already and we are willing to strengthen, not only our own, but the common security of all nato members. own, but the common security of all nato members-— own, but the common security of all

nato members. historic, yes. we have been talking — nato members. historic, yes. we have been talking here _ nato members. historic, yes. we have been talking here in _ nato members. historic, yes. we have been talking here in finland _ nato members. historic, yes. we have been talking here in finland at - been talking here in finland at least _ been talking here in finland at least 30 — been talking here in finland at least 30 years about nato membership. we haven't had an international agreement, which may be your— international agreement, which may be your agreement was a bit similar. but when _ be your agreement was a bit similar. but when we — be your agreement was a bit similar. but when we talk about security, even _ but when we talk about security, even if _ but when we talk about security, even if it — but when we talk about security, even if it is — but when we talk about security, even if it is not that visible in daily— even if it is not that visible in daily life. _ even if it is not that visible in daily life, it has a huge impact on our minds — daily life, it has a huge impact on our minds and that makes this decision— our minds and that makes this decision also historic. the president _ decision also historic. the president and _ decision also historic. the president and prime - decision also historic. tue: president and prime minister decision also historic. t'te: president and prime minister of finland illustrating the political consensus there is over this decision that russia's attack on ukraine requires finland to change its security situation for it to

apply to nato. more details on that, on air on newsletters and on our website. you are watching bbc news. hello. some of us have already seen some fairly heavy and thundery downpours at times today. but for the rest of the day we will see some warm sunshine breaking through, particularly for parts of southern england and south wales into the midlands as well as the cloud. and showers push a bit further northwards far north of scotland, also staying largely dry and sunny, but in between rather cloudy with outbreaks of showery rain. temperatures ranging between about 14 in newcastle to 22 in london today. through this evening and overnight, the first area of cloud and showers clears from the north. but more showers and thunderstorms rattle in from the south affecting central england towards northern ireland by the early hours of tomorrow morning. quite warm and humid in the south, too, a little bit fresherfurther north.

heading through monday and we're going to be seeing this frontal system, this area of rain slowly moving northward. so the morning pretty wet for northern ireland, north wales and northern england. during the afternoon, that area of rain becomes slow moving across central scotland and could bring some

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... ten people have been killed in a mass shooting by a lone gunman at a supermarket in the us city of buffalo. the 18—year—old suspect, who was allegedly shouting racial slurs during the shooting, has appeared in court. british military intelligence suggests russia may have lost a third of its ground forces since its invasion of ukraine began in february. it also says the offensive in the east of ukraine has lost momentum and is significantly behind schedule. nato ministers are hoping to smooth over a difference with turkey, which opposes sweden and finland's

plans to join the military alliance. finland has made a formal application tojoin in the coming days, while sweden is announcing later whether it will follow. the uk business secretary says he doesn't think there will be a trade war with the eu over the northern ireland protocol. reports say the uk government is poised to introduce legislation to strip away parts of the protocol — a deal struck by borisjohnson which governs post—brexit trade. lebanon is holding parliamentary elections for the first time since an economic collapse sparked widespread anger against the political elite. discontent worsened after the devastating explosion in the port of beirut. we will return to the subject of sweden and finnish accession to nato as i'm joined by guests on dateline london.