welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.. the un approves a resolution calling for russia to withdraw its forces from ukraine, 141 1m countries voted in favour. only seven opposed. the resolution comes on the eve of the first anniversary of russia's invasion which has killed tens of thousands of people, flatten cities and towns and forced millions to flee their homes. we will be live in new york with our correspondent for the latest. also coming up on new year's day hollywood film merkel harvey weinstein has been sentenced to a further 16 years in prison for rape on top of a 23 year sentence already

serving. in the european union has told the staff to delete their social media app tiktok from their phones to protect data and increase cybersecurity. it's 7:00am in the morning in singapore, and 1:00am in kyiv, where it's now exactly one year since russia began its full scale invasion of the country. estimates suggest tens of thousands of people have lost their lives but still, both sides remain defiant. on the eve of the anniversary, the united nations adopted a resolution condemning russia's actions and calling for peace as soon as possible. this is how the ukrainian foreign minister reacted to the vote.

1m countries and states of the united nations reiterated their equivocal support to ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and they reiterated their demands to the russian federation to withdraw its armed forces from ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. the us ambassador to the united nations, ambassador linda thomas—greenfield, also spoke after the vote and reiterated the call forjust and lasting peace. 141 1m companies recommitted to the environment, food, and security, nuclear security that russia's war has unleashed upon the world. and as stated in ukraine's resolution, these 1m countries reiterated a clear demand to russia. withdraw. i want to show you now how asian

countries voted on the ukraine letter solution few stop we mark to those who invaded and favour in green, those who abstained in yellow and red are votes against. as you can see on your screens india and china were among 32 members who abstain while north korea was one of seven who voted against. ahead of the vote, ahead of the vote, china's deputy permanent representative to the un called on russia and ukraine to resume direct dialogue to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict. bringing their legitimate concerns into the negotiation and setting out feasible options, putting it early on to the crisis and giving peace a chance. ~ oui’ our north america correspondent has been following the vote and joins us live from new york. it's not

surprising that the vote turned out this way, exactly the same that we've seen before. what you think it tells us? . ., �* , we've seen before. what you think it tells us? . ., �*, , tells us? yeah that's exactly right. the vote was _ tells us? yeah that's exactly right. the vote was very much _ tells us? yeah that's exactly right. the vote was very much in - tells us? yeah that's exactly right. the vote was very much in line - tells us? yeah that's exactly right. | the vote was very much in line with past general assembly resolutions. and i think the fact is been overlooked that the majority of the world still supports ukraine in theirfight to world still supports ukraine in their fight to protect themselves and condemns russia's illegal invasion. they have put that in the general assembly resolution numerous times now. i think what it shows us is just how little western nations and ukraine have been able to change the opinions of others. who are either on russia's side or have been reluctant to condemn russia overtly. so i think that is the key challenge as this war obviously shows no end in sight, and as countries like the west want support for ukraine to continue for as long as it takes, well you do have to kind of question

the other positions here at the united nations and how other countries feel about how to reach that peaceful resolution. china, for example, is a very interesting case because while they have been uncomfortable with russia's invasion they take the issue of territorial integrity very seriously. they have criticised the west and other countries for arming ukraine. they do believe that russia has legitimate security concerns and they want the focus to be on dialogue and diplomacy. figs they want the focus to be on dialogue and diplomacy. as you point out, dialogue and diplomacy. as you point out. countries _ dialogue and diplomacy. as you point out, countries like _ dialogue and diplomacy. as you point out, countries like china, _ dialogue and diplomacy. as you point out, countries like china, they - dialogue and diplomacy. as you point out, countries like china, they have l out, countries like china, they have this position where they are looking for peace and dialogue going forward. it doesn't look like that's going. so where do we go here in terms of resolution and how effective can it actually be? we're auoin to effective can it actually be? we're going to have _ effective can it actually be? we're going to have a — effective can it actually be? we're going to have a special— effective can it actually be? we're going to have a special session i going to have a special session of the security council to mark the

one—year anniversary. and it was really this time exactly last year thatjosh within an hour of the security council meeting, president putin announced his, and ukraine. and a year—round, obviously the security council remains paralysed act. i think it really is down to the general assembly to pass these resolutions that are largely symbolic, not legally binding, but to again to continually show where the world stands. on the other hand, we heard from so many countries today that they do support the secretary—general and any efforts he can provide in laying the groundwork for peace process or talks in the future, the resumption of peace negotiations. i think there is no allusions, as you say, that peace talks are in any way eminence because both sides are very much still focused on making gains on the

battlefield. nada tawfik, thanks. north korea has test—fired four strategic cruise missiles into the sea nearjapan according the country's state broadcaster dprk. the four "hwasal—2" missiles were fired from the area of kim chaek city in north hamgyong province towards the east sea, also known as the sea of japan. this is the latest in a series of missile launches from north korea. to northern ireland now. three men have been arrested after an off—duty police officer in northern ireland was shot multiple times in front of his son — after a session coaching young people playing football in omagh, county tyrone. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell remains in a critical condition in hospital and is said to be fighting for his life. northern ireland's political leaders issued a joint statement condemning the callous attack. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports from omagh.

he has dedicated his career to locking up the paramilitaries and drug gangs that harm communities in northern ireland, but dci john caldwell�*s work had also made him a high—profile target. last night he was approached by masked gunmen after coaching football at this sports centre in omagh. two gunmen appeared, fired multiple shots. john ran a short distance, and as he fell to the ground the gunmen continued to fire shots at him. there were many other young people, children, awaiting pick—up by their parents, and those children ran for cover in sheer terror towards the centre. the attack was witnessed byjohn caldwell�*s son and other children, and members of a running club. somebody said, "that's fireworks," but i thought, "no, that sounds like shots, about eight or nine." and next thing we saw people running up back towards the track. this has sent a huge shock wave across the organisation, - sojohn knows that his colleagues will now be working _

tirelessly round the clock to support his recovery, i but also to bring the offenders that have tried to kill- him to swiftjustice. the police operation is now focused on dissident republicans, armed paramilitaries who still operate in northern ireland and target officers — although their attempted attacks often fail — the main group under suspicion being the new ira. violent dissident republicans are a throwback to northern ireland's past, wanting to bring about a united ireland by force and seeing police and uk officials as legitimate targets. today, though, they are relatively small gangs involved in organised crime. this morning, an assembly was held at omagh high school for pupils who saw the attack. how are they today? they are extremely shocked. we tried to comfort them as well as we can, because that coach of theirs is someone that they know very well. it is being seen as the most serious attack on a police officer in northern ireland since the murder

of ronan kerr, killed by an under—car bomb in 2011. the people who perpetrated this evil deed have no support across the entire community in northern ireland. we are all absolutely at one - and all united in terms of saying that this is something that we never want to see in our society— and this needs to stop. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell is believed to have been targeted by the kind of criminals he'd spent much of his life putting behind bars. tonight, he remains seriously ill in hospital. and while there remains a firm belief these groups exist only on the fringes, it is a reminder of the daily threat police in northern ireland face. emma vardy, bbc news, omagh. on to other stories for you now. the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, has been jailed for a further 16 years for raping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2013. the 70—year—old was already serving a 23—year sentence

for a separate conviction. weinstein has called the case a �*setup,’ pleading in the courtroom to not be sentenced to life in prison. our correspondent sophie long has been following the story in los angeles. harvey weinstein has been sentenced. for three counts of rape and sexual assault that he had been convicted in decemeber of last year. during the sentencing the first person we heard from was a jane doe with a victim impact statement. she was emotional while she was speaking with the court and found it difficult to talk about what had happened to her. she had been carrying this trauma for years. she said what he did was illegal and it was rape. she talked about how before this had happened to her, she was a happy, confident woman. she valued herself and had control of her life and career but after what happened with harvey weinstein she said everything had changed. she asked thejudge, and said, "i hope you understand there is no "prison sentence long enough

to erase the damage." in response to that, we heard from harvey weinstein's lawyer who appealed to the judge and said he is a 70—year—old man who is in ill health. he listed the conditions he was suffering from. he said he was in a huge amount of pain and that his youngest children were just 9 and 12 years old, that he could become a disembodied as he speaks on the telephone to them. he asked for her compassion and asked for one sentence of three years to run concurrently for all the charges he faced. then unexpectedly, we heard from harvey weinstein himselfjust as the judge was about to hand out her sentence. he indicated he wanted to speak and was allowed to do so. he said he can't stand, and apologised for that, and thanked the court for allowing him to speak. he said, "i maintain that i am innocent and i don't know her." referring to jane doe. "she does not know me and we do not know each other." he went on to say there had been

a cottage industry created since the metoo movement with lawyers making money from people like him. he said, "i tried all my life to do good for people." he's already serving a sentence for racketeering. 19 years of the prison sentence would be sentenced concurrent, adding one year to kelly's time. to brussels now where staff at the european commission have been told to remove the chinese—owned app, tiktok, from all official devices because of security concerns. the short video sharing platform is reported to have 1.5 billion active monthly users in more than 150 countries.

but several governments fear it could be used for spying. well our tech reporter, shiona mccallum, explained in more detail the fears of that the european commission has in relation to tiktok. tiktok on devices so that any phones, tablets, computers, that that information, the personal data about employees will be getting fed back to beijing. so it's all about if tiktok is on your mobile, can they read your emails, can they look at your photos? can they look at your contacts? can they look at official documents? and can that information get back to the chinese? now, this morning, the ic said that this was cybersecurity concerns and that they would be issuing this to all their employees. they've got until the 15th of march to come off tiktok, and that's on any devices that they have for personal use with any ec apps on it and also any work devices as well. they said it was cybersecurity concerns and that affects their 32,000 employees.

tiktok couldn't put anybody up for a live interview this evening, but they did give the bbc this statement. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. afamily a family who took in the ukrainian refugee and her two sons has discovered a family link that goes back generations. 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 has had its fair share of bullets, a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest 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 the 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 locusts 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 newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. our headlines: the united nations general assembly has overwhelmingly approved

a resolution demanding that russia immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from ukraine. 100 and 41 countries voted in favour. only seven opposed it. the resolution comes on the eve of the first aniversary of russia's invasion — which has killed tens of thousands of people, flattened cities and towns, and forced millions to flee their homes. more now on the war in ukraine — and my colleague clive myrie was in the capital, kyiv, this time last year and has returned to ukraine, one year on. he's been visiting the city of izyum in the north east of the country, which is blanketed in snow now, to follow the accounts of russian soldiers who'd been fighting there, and one ukrainian woman, living through the despair of war.

two narratives of this war are being written. two testimonies. in the northeastern city of izyum, those histories have merged, as we piece together transcripts from russian soldiers calling home and the diary of one ukrainian woman. witnesses to the madness. what you'll hear and see are the voices and words of both sides responding to the same events, to get a hint of the carnage and waste of one year of war. on may the 2nd last year, izyum was under russian control. but ukrainian forces were hitting back with heavy artillery. one russian conscript, on the phone to a friend, doesn't want to fight.

translation: we're ending up in izyum. l they are sending us straight to the front line, the hellhole, on the same day, lyubov writes a new entry in her diary. she's been chronicling herfeelings about the war from the beginning. translation: may second, 2022. it is impossible to work without tears. translation: may second, 2022. it is impossible to work without tears. god, this is hell. the entire city is scarred, smoked walls, homes without roofs, without windows, piles of bricks, glass and debris. i don't know how people survive. translation: may second, 2022. it is impossible to work without tears. god, this is hell. the entire city is scarred, smoked walls, homes without roofs, without windows, piles of bricks, glass and debris. i don't know how people survive. that's so powerful. reading that back now, almost a year on, how do you feel? translation: now, when i read it,

it's always painful. _ it's really tough. two months later, onjuly the 22nd, the fighting for izyum is intense. the russian hold on the city is precarious, and one soldier calls home to his wife. translation: how are things going? translation: yesterday, they hit us pretty bad. - translation: and what about leave? translation: ifi go home, i'm not coming back. - there were a0 men left in our unit, now only 20. translation: and there is no end? dear lord. and caught in the middle are civilians, like lyubov. down here? yes. to escape the fighting, she was hiding in a damp and dark cellar. translation: july 22nd, 2022. apparently, two people were killed. i'm frightened again.

just when i was thinking about leaving. i can't make up my mind what's right or best. out of the darkness came light. on september the 6th, these ukrainian troops entered the city. this senior lieutenant, nicknamed kubrat, tells me when they reached izyum there wasn't much resistance, but everything was mined, the entire city. a warehouse blew up. and what of the russians? trying to retreat. and that's here in izyum? some were captured, here on the ground, with their hands tied. others made it out. and one man calls home. translation: everything, everywhere is on fire. - izyum is on fire.

writing down her thoughts was the only way lyubov could cope with the trauma of her city's occupation. and your final diary entry is for the day before the russians leave. translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. l so little joy and laughter. so much fear, pain and tears. and what do you think or hope you will be writing in your diary this time next year? translation: i hope i will write that we won this war long - ago, and we have peace. it a hope shared by millions. that as the ice covering the city melts, another year of war won't pass before

the snows come again. there will be special coverage on there will be special coverage on the next 48 hours on bbc news from other teams on the ground in ukraine on that war anniversary. do join the bbc for that. i want to tell you about, i want to tell you when the �*homes for ukraine' scheme to house refugees in the uk launched last year, a jewish family from london saw a plea for help from a ukrainian woman and her two sons, and decided to welcome them into their home. initially, they thought they were offering support to strangers — but have since discovered a link between their families which goes back generations. daniela relph reports. for almost a year, anna lykholit and her two sons, alex and mark, have lived with shelley baskind and herfamily in north london. we just wanted to help because we felt that as jewish people we've kind of been

in a position where we needed help. as everyone got to know each other better, anna told shelley about her grandfather, nikolai dykii. during the second world war he took injewish families, hid them from the nazis, saved their lives. years later anna's grandfather was awarded a medal by the israeli government for his courage, honouring him as righteous among the nations. when she told shelley about him, something clicked. when i got the photo of the medal i looked at it and i thought, i know this, that's so weird, i've seen this before. it's a medal that my grandfather produced when he was alive. neither woman could quite believe it, but archive records showed shelley's grandfather, moshe hecht, had made the exact medal awarded to anna's grandfather. when my grandfather was alive he had a factory for metalwork in israel, so he produced medals for people

who the israeli government gave medals to, and anna's grandfather was one of them. it's unbelievable and when i told my mum and my father, it's, no, maybe it's another situation, but yeah, it's true! do you think it will be a lifelong friendship for you both? yeah. you're stuck with each other now? yeah, we're like family now! beautiful heart—warming tales amid all the tragedy we bring you every day. before we go i'd just like to show you these pictures from paris, where the eiffel tower has been illuminated with the national colours of ukraine ahead of the one year anniversary of the start of the conflict. the colours of blue and gold will light up the tower to show solidarity with the people of ukraine each night until sunday.

a beacon of light for the world. thanks so much forjoining us. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello again. there are large parts of the uk that enjoyed a fine day of weather on thursday, with lots of sunshine and certainly was a stunning end to the day across the west midlands. this was the setting sun around sutton coldfield. now, it wasn't like that everywhere. after a sunny start to the day in scotland, the clouds gathered through the afternoon and it did turn quite wet and quite windy. have seen gusts of wind as strong as about 48 miles an hour across northern scotland. but those winds beginning to ease away at the moment. a little bit of rain trickling southwards as our cold front moves across scotland to bring some patches of rain into northern ireland and northern england over the next few hours. although, there is a frost that tends to become confined to southern most areas as we head into the first part of friday morning. so, for some quite a chilly start to the day, but for many it's

going to be quite cloudy on account of this weather front that will continue to push its way southwards. so, a bit of patchy rain possible for northern ireland, northern england through the morning, and that will tend to push its way into parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia. after a sunny start across the far south, it will tend to turn cloudier with a few patches of rain. for scotland and northern england, we'll see the skies brighten up through the day, with sunny spells becoming widespread. but there will be a few showers across northeastern areas, and a cold, and fairly gusty wind. gusts running into the 30s of miles an hour. now, those cold winds will continue to be a feature of the weather around this area of high pressure across northern and eastern scotland and eastern areas of england as we start off the weekend. so, certainly feeling quite chilly here, and there will be quite a bit of cloud coming in off the north sea, but still probably a few breaks in the cloud at times. but the best of any sunshine likely across western wales, western parts of england, northern ireland and western areas of scotland as well. temperatures close to average, but perhaps feeling a little bit cold, really, given those brisk and chilly winds. now, the winds won't be quite

as strong for the second half of the weekend. high pressures again in charge. so, the weather predominantly dry, just a few light showers possible around some of the north sea coast, and temperatures not really changing very much. seven or eight degrees, but, perhaps, not feeling quite as chilly given that the winds will be that bit lighter. now, take a look at the weather picture into next week. and there's a tendency for our area of high pressure to stay close to the uk for much of the week ahead. and that means the weather well into next week should be largely fine and dry with some sunshine. watch out for some morning frost, maybe a few fog patches around as well, but a lot of quiet weather.

good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your sports news. we start tonight at old trafford where manchester united have come from behind to beat barcelona and reach the last 16 of the europa league. it means they're still in the hunt to win four trophies this season. jane dougall reports: hope is reborn at manchester united. third in the league and a focus on other silverware too. we're one of the only teams in the league that are in all competitions. it's great so far. the trophy hunt is on. we can dream. for a club that hasn't won any silverware since 2017, this season is looking promising for manchester united. they are still in contention

forfour trophies.