this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: western leaders put forward a unified front in their support for ukraine, days before the first anniversary of the russian invasion, but britain's prime minister says the country needs more support. ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence, so now is the moment to double down on our military support. as the death toll from the earthquakes in turkey and syria rises above 46,000, nearly two weeks on, rescue teams pull three people alive from a collapsed building. video of a female iranian engineer throwing off her hijab at a public meeting goes viral. and we find out how finland has become the global hub of the 120 billion—dollar

gaming industry. hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the world. britain's prime minister has told world leaders that the international response to russia's aggression in ukraine hasn't been strong enough. speaking at the security conference in munich, rishi sunak said the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake, in what he called a "global war". next week marks the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, and western leaders have appealed for countries around the world to unite in providing long—term military support to kyiv. from munich, here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is a conference like few others — a chance for western allies, yes, to put on a show of unity, but also a chance to reaffirm their support for ukraine and demonstrate their resolve

to stay the course. so today, the prime minister urged allies to double down on their support for ukraine, and called for a new nato charter to ensure its long—term security, but he also said this... what's at stake in this war is even greater than the security and sovereignty of one nation. it's about the security and sovereignty of every nation. because russia's invasion, its abhorrent war crimes and irresponsible nuclear rhetoric, are symptomatic of a broader threat to everything we believe in. that argument was echoed by america's vice—president, who said no country would be safe if russia could violate territorial integrity. and as for the torture and rape she said its forces had committed... we know the legal standards

and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. in other words, this war is about more than just ukraine, an argument yet to be accepted by some leaders in africa and asia, who say it's damaging their economies, and they want peace fast. we suffer disruption of supply chains, increasing prices, recession of the economy. this money by russia in the west that is used to buy weapons to enable russia and ukraine to kill one another could be better utilised to promote development. it's opinions like that that's concentrating minds here, with western policymakers realising that even after almost a year of war, they have still yet to convince some countries that it is right to arm and defend ukraine. so, this war is being fought

on the snowy plains of eastern ukraine, but there's a diplomatic battle too, and the west is realising it has work to do. jamesjoined us from munich a little earlier. well, i think at this conference here in munich, most of the attendees, the participants, are western, they are transatlantic. they are from the united states. there's a massive delegation here of congressional leaders, as well as the vice—president. also, lots of european leaders. so it's largely a gathering of those countries that are supporting ukraine, that are part of that alliance together. but there are obviously one or two other countries here from what's called the global south — from africa, from asia, from latin america — some of whom share a very different perspective. and we've heard some of those perspectives here at the conference, essentially saying, look, this war is damaging our economy, can you stop it quickly? now, the west's response to that is, well, no, because this is about more than just ukraine. this is notjust a european

regional matter. this matters to all of those other countries. because if russia is not stopped, if russia is seen to win, then that will encourage authoritarians around the world, it will weaken the idea of territorial integrity and sovereignty, which matters to all countries, and it will weaken the international order, which is something that the west argues has benefited everybody in terms of the security and prosperity it's given. now, that's the west's argument. what i think we're seeing here is the west realising that it hasn't achieved, it hasn't succeeded in landing that argument with many countries around the world, who are just impatient and want this war over because of the damage that's been done. so i think we're now going to see in coming weeks and months the west remaking that case around the world. they're effectively playing catch—up. russian diplomats have been going round the world making their own case, i think, so the west is playing catch—up here. and what do you make of emmanuel macron, france's president, making these

comments saying that russia shouldn't be crushed, although it should be defeated in ukraine? there's been some criticism that he's been giving mixed messages. this is the classic french position. they support ukraine, they are giving lots of weapons to ukraine, they say now is not the time for dialogue with russia, but... and the macron "but" is essentially this. he argues that russia is geographically part of europe. at some point in the future, when this conflict reaches a settlement, europe is going to have to have some kind of relationship with russia. and therefore, europe needs to start thinking about it, nato needs to start thinking about it, in a way that it did not think about it at the end of the cold war. macron�*s argument is that after the cold war, the west slightly sort of rolled its eyes and sort of left russia to it and didn't get in there fast to establish a new security framework, and that's one of the reasons why the russian

narrative is always about russia's imperilled, nato is threatening it. so that's his argument, delivered by the french president. it is not one that resonates with lots of other european leaders here. they find it slightly annoying. they don't think that it is helpful right now. they think all the focus should be on maintaining the alliance in support of ukraine. talk and ideas and thinking about russia in the future, that is for the future. some breaking news. syrian state media says israel has carried out an air raid on the capital, damascus. the state news agency said rockets had struck a residential building, causing a number of deaths and injuries. it said syrian air defences were active, but gave no further details. israel frequently attacks targets in syria linked to iran and hezbollah militants, but rarely acknowledges its actions. turning to iran now,

and a woman who threw her headscarf away on stage at a public meeting is reported to be facing prosecution. this video — circulated widely online — shows the woman throwing her headscarf to the ground during a meeting of the engineering association in tehran. initial reports say she was disqualified from standing as a candidate for election to the local branch because she was not wearing her headscarf. the current wave of anti—government protests in iran was triggered in september by the death of a young woman who'd been detained for allegedly not wearing her hijab correctly. protests have surged again in the past few days. this was the scene on friday in zahedan, the capital of the southeastern sistan and baluche province. demonstrations were also reported in tehran and other major cities. meanwhile, in the uk, the independent network iran international tv has shut down its london studios, on police advice. the move comes after what the network calls

a "significant escalation in state—backed threats from iran". 24—hour broadcasts are now airing from the station's offices in washington. and we can speak now to the network's senior news editor in washington dc, niusha boghrati. thank you for being with us. so what happened yesterday in london and why the urgency and the need to shut down so quickly?— the urgency and the need to shut down so cuickl ? ~ . ., down so quickly? well, what we heard from the police _ down so quickly? well, what we heard from the police was _ down so quickly? well, what we heard from the police was that _ down so quickly? well, what we heard from the police was that the _ down so quickly? well, what we heard from the police was that the amount l from the police was that the amount of the threats was so much that actually, the security concerns mounted. and it was not possible to maintain the security of the personnel. we know that this has not been a single issue. this has been a continuous effort against iranian nationals. the metropolitan police said that there have been 15 kidnappings and assassination attempts which were foiled, which probably were aimed at iranian nationals. all this comes, i think, in line with the brutal crackdown that we have been viewing from the

iranian authorities, from the security forces against the uprising, the revolution which is going on inside iran. this is not apart from what we are viewing on the ground, in the streets, in tehran and other cities around the country. you mentioned before about iranian international news. ijust want to mention that these attempts are futile and useless, these are helpless, hopeless attempts, and they will lead to nowhere. as is the case with zainab. every single day, rosa park is born in iran. 0ur colleagues here in the iranian national have been following here, have been on the forefront of the coverage of the uprising, revolution inside iran and that apparently is what has angered the iranian authorities. but what i can say is

that these have not had any kind of impact on the operation of iranian internationals. 0f impact on the operation of iranian internationals. of course it has been challenging, it came as a huge shock to the operations both in london and in washington, dc. and around the world of course, our colleagues, freelancers, correspondence. but we are keeping the operation up and running. we have not dropped, given a single bulletin since. we are operational 24/7 and we will be carrying on to do so. ., ,., ., i. , do so. how important in your view is the work that _ do so. how important in your view is the work that you _ do so. how important in your view is the work that you are _ do so. how important in your view is the work that you are doing? - do so. how important in your view is the work that you are doing? it - do so. how important in your view is the work that you are doing? it is i l the work that you are doing? it is i think imperative _ the work that you are doing? it is i think imperative for— the work that you are doing? it is i think imperative for iranian - the work that you are doing? it " i think imperative for iranian people. iranians national has been at the forefront of the coverage of the uprising. 0urviewership forefront of the coverage of the uprising. 0ur viewership has surged after the heavy coverage that we have provided, the deprived people inside iran, with their coverage of the uprising. and i think people do

depend on us. and of course, all of the free and independent media out there, outside iran, which are covering the significant events. this is a turn of the history that we are observing, in regards of iran and i think that it is imperative that iranians national would keep its operation robust, up and running, and i can assure everybody that not only will keep the operation alive, but we will be expanding its, we will be beefing the operation up. we already have programmes in place. and we are planning for expansion of them in the upcoming days. you planning for expansion of them in the upcoming days.— planning for expansion of them in the upcoming days. you have had to shut down for _ the upcoming days. you have had to shut down for no _ the upcoming days. you have had to shut down for no operations - the upcoming days. you have had to shut down for no operations in - shut down for no operations in london, you are operating out of washington. clearly, there is some kind of threat, the security forces are concerned about against the people who work for your channel. what if it comes to the point where security services in the uk, in

washington, wherever you are operating from, say, wejust washington, wherever you are operating from, say, we just can't keep you safe? operating from, say, we 'ust can't keep you shah operating from, say, we 'ust can't keep you semi operating from, say, we 'ust can't keep you mph operating from, say, we 'ust can't keep you safe? well, let's hope that will not happen- _ keep you safe? well, let's hope that will not happen. and _ keep you safe? well, let's hope that will not happen. and i _ keep you safe? well, let's hope that will not happen. and i think- keep you safe? well, let's hope that will not happen. and i think it - will not happen. and i think it would be much more difficult for the sources of those threats to operate in the united states with the same freedom perhaps that they were doing in the united kingdom. we know that for instance the islamic government has been making these networks. i mean, this is no secret that they have a huge network across europe. so we are not, for the time being, thinking about that. but even that even, if that will come, we will definitely think of something else, an alternative to keep this news up and running. 0ther —— as i said, we are viewing history being made for iran. and we are not going to abandon our professional mandate. we are committed to the truth, to the free—form of information. and that

is definitely something we will be pursuing no matter what.- pursuing no matter what. niusha bouhrati, pursuing no matter what. niusha boghrati, thank _ pursuing no matter what. niusha boghrati, thank you _ pursuing no matter what. niusha boghrati, thank you very - pursuing no matter what. niusha boghrati, thank you very much . pursuing no matter what. niushal boghrati, thank you very much for joining us. the number of people confirmed to have died rises above 46,000. millions are also left homeless. the turkish city of antakya is one of the most severly damaged, with residential areas and some significant historic momuments destroyed. this report now from our correspondent caroline davies. the devastation only gets closer. until you weave in the gaps between the slipped slabs of concrete, deep into the old city of antakya. for 20 years, mehmet led tourists around these ancient streets. now, even he can't find his bearings. "everything has changed," he says.

stones and debris of collapsed homes block our path at almost every turn. translation: this was a beautiful | area where we took our groups to. | 0ld antakya houses, old anta kya streets, all destroyed, unfortunately. known as antioch in roman and medieval times, this city has been significant forjudaism, islam, and was one of the earliest centres of christianity. now, the gaping arches are all that remains of the orthodox church here. bell towers and minarets crumbled. outside a restaurant, mehmet makes a call to the owner. translation: i'm afraid to call people because i don't know- if they are dead or alive, so i am scared. i am relieved to hear your voice. the owner is alive, but his business partner and their entire

family have been killed. this was how these streets used to look. full of life and noise. now drained and empty. outside a butcher's shop, this man weeps for his nephew, who used to work there. "my dear one has gone, the world has ended for me," he says. across antakya, the devastation is still raw. but mehmet is taking comfort in the city's history and its record of resilience. translation: so many| cultures and civilisations have been and gone here. it has been destroyed and rebuilt. and this time, it will be reborn again. caroline davies, bbc news, antakya. nearly two weeks after the earthquakes, the body of the ghanaian footballer christian atsu has been found in the rubble of his home in turkey.

this afternoon, his former clubs, chelsea and everton, paid tribute with a minute's applause. the 31—year—old was currently playing for turkish club hatayspor. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. with gaming now a global 120 billion pound industry — we visit the unlikely heart of its success. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malaca nang. the name itself symbolising one of the cruelest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly, using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world -

that the winner of best film was la la land. . the only trouble was, it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing - speeches by the team behind the modern musical. - not for 20 years have locus been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines western leaders have put forward a unified front in their support for ukraine, days before the first anniversary of the russian invasion. but britain's prime minister says the country needs more support: as the death toll from the earthquakes in turkey

and syria rises above 46,000 — nearly two weeks on — rescue teams pull three people free from a collapsed building. 0n the sidelines of the munich security conference, the uk prime minister rishi sunak and president of the european commission ursula von der leyen held talks over brexit. they said there's been "good progress" in trying to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute over trade in northern ireland. but both agreed "intensive work in the coming days is still needed at official and ministerial levels". arguments over the protocol, negotiated after the uk voted to leave the european union, have led to political deadlock in stormont. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. after a dash to belfast on friday, today, a meeting in munich. while this summit in germany is focused on ukraine, rishi sunak and eu leaders seem to be edging closer to a deal on an issue that has soured relations for ages — the rules governing trade between great britain and northern ireland. we're working through them hard and we will work through them intensely with the eu, but we are by no means done

and there is no deal that is done. there's work to do and that is what we will set about doing. the northern ireland protocol is a product of brexit, the decision, approved by the uk and eu, to effectively put a trade border down the irish sea. it means goods can travel freely between northern ireland and the republic. but many unionist politicians hate the way it has disrupted trade and treats northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. after rishi sunak�*s talks today with the head of the european commission, downing street said there had been very good progress to find solutions, so what might those be? a big sore for the uk has been the role of the european court ofjustice in settling disputes — compromise on that will be tough. more straightforward, a so—called green lane for goods staying in northern ireland and a red lane, with more checks, on goods heading south. that should mean lighter regulation for firms trading within the uk. politically, this is a very tricky needle for the prime minister to thread. first, he wants a deal that meets the concerns of unionist politicians in belfast and persuades them back into government at stormont.

second, he needs to think about his own tory mps here. will it be sellable to the brexit purists, who want much of the current protocol ripped up? labour has said it would support a new deal, but rishi sunak might be very wary of trying to get a new plan through parliament on the back of labour votes. third, of course, he needs the eu to agree that it's time to do a deal. there's a willingness on both sides to find a compromise, to find a way out, and i think it's important for the eu, but it's also important for the uk. applause there has been a clear shift in tone, as both sides look to finalise a deal that could mark a reset in uk—eu relations for the first time since brexit. but for rishi sunak, there are still big political hurdles to clear. ben wright, bbc news. south africa's state—owned power firm has cut off electricity supplies untilfive in the morning local time, as the energy crisis escalates. eskom says shorter blackouts

will then be brought in until further notice. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, declared a state of disaster last week. erratic power supplies have hit the economy, which is expected to grow by just i% this year. eskom is plagued by corruption and mismanagement, and has an ageing network of poorly—maintained coal—fired power stations. the south korean foreign minister says the international focus on ukraine has emboldened north korea to expand its missile test programme. parkjin was speaking after pyongyang fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile into the sea of japan, its first such launch for seven weeks, which was widely condemned. mr park said north korea's leader, kimjong—un, was clearly signalling his intent to carry out additional provocations. the former us presidentjimmy carter has decided to receive hospice care, after a series of short hospital stays. the carter center said the 98—year—old will "spend his

remaining time at home with his family", instead of additional medical intervention. carter, a democrat, was president of the united states from 1977 to 1981. in recent years, he has suffered from several health issues including a melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. now, what's the link between three hugely successful mobile games — snake, angry birds and clash of clans? they were all developed in helsinki. so, how has finland's capital become the global hub of the lucrative gaming industry? 0ur gaming correspondent steffan powell has been there to find out. when you think of the cities of the world that are hotbeds for innovative technology, you're probably imagining silicon valley or tokyo. you might not be thinking of this place. but it's these streets here in helsinki, a cityjust the size of glasgow, that house some of the most innovative, influential and successful mobile games companies in the world. this place is home to some

of the best games talent out there. it's the birthplace of world—famous games like the original snake, angry birds, and clash of clans. it's where netflix chose to set up its first internal games studio. so, how has this happened? i think we're just generally very interested in technology. we have this ability, and it's in the culture, that we can try and then we can fail and then we try again. you don't have to worry about failing. and when you don't have to worry about failing, obviously, you're much braver. we have the social security network, so you don't have to mortgage your own house if you want to start a company, and also, the government is supporting gaming companies a lot. more than 30% of the developers who work in the games sector here have moved to live in helsinki from around the world. there's an organisation whose job it is to attract them. where are people coming from? i think they are coming from all the places. america, from europe.

of course, it's the easy way of moving around, in europe, but from everywhere, from the states and asia. there's no limit. helsinki is known for its work—life balance. we don't have those money incentives for many things but, actually, you get more here because, yes, we have maybe less salaries than in silicon valley, but you don't have to pay for the schools and you don't have to pay for health. everything like that is covered. so, actually, you have more money in your pocket. success stories like super cell, the studio behind clash of clans, have also been helped to grow by a heritage of mobile technology expertise that dates all the way back to nokia phones in the 1990s. expertise that is still paying off all these years later. steffan powell, bbc news, helsinki. the first full—scale carnival in rio dejaneiro since the start of the pandemic has officially begun. carnival 2023 started with drumbeats and block parties across the city. one of the first street parties was the annual "carmelitas" in the bohemian neighbourhood of santa teresa. every year, hundreds of street bands and thousands of tourists —

as well as locals seeking a good time — descend on rio during the world—famous party. iam sure i am sure a lot of fun will be had. that is it, you can reach me on twitter. hello. we've a fair amount of cloud out there, a little bit of drizzle here and there, too. how about sunday overall? well, actually, for many of us, it's not looking too bad. a fairly bright day. not necessarily all that sunny, but it will be generally dry, at least across england, wales and northern ireland. now, from the motion of the cloud, you can see the weather's coming in generally from the southwest. that's a mild direction, so it is mild out there. and notice this large area of low pressure just sweeping to the north of us. now, it's not mild everywhere. in fact, in eastern scotland through the early hours, temperatures will be pretty low. and after the damp weather, there is a chance of one or two icy patches. but in contrast, the rest of the country really will be very mild indeed.

sunday morning, around eight degrees in many major towns and cities. so in the northwest, rain and gales — in fact, the gales may strengthen as we go through the course of the day. really windy around the north coast of northern ireland, too. but elsewhere, yes, a breezy day, but that bright day and some sunny spells possible too. temperatures will be typically around 12 degrees or so. now, let's have a look at sunday evening. and the gales continue to strengthen across the north of scotland, turning severe as we head into monday. and it's all because of this low pressure, you can see a lot of isobars there, tight pressure gradient — that means strong winds. but to the south of the low pressure, we have a mild south—westerly spreading at least across the bulk of the uk. so here's the forecast for monday, then, and you can see these mild south westerlies. yes, dragging in a fair amount of cloud, but a few breaks in the cloud as well, and temperatures could actually get up to around 14 or 15 degrees. different story to the north, with gale force winds. it's cold, only seven degrees in lerwick. the forecast for tuesday continues

to show these milder south westerlies across the bulk of the uk so it stays, of course, mild. but this weather front is approaching, and that heralds a change for later on in the week. in fact, behind that weather front, we'll see slightly colder air arriving from around wednesday and into thursday. it's not going to turn particularly cold, but those temperatures will be widely into single figures. you can see by the time we get to wednesday and thursday, the temperatures are closer to around nine degrees. but, you know, overall, it's still on the mild side.

this is bbc news, the headlines: western leaders put forward a unified front in their support for ukraine. a meeting of g7 foreign ministers in germany agreed to tighten sanctions against moscow and quickly

provide more weapons to kyiv.