welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine — the un approves a resolution calling on moscow to withdraw its forces. russia must immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its forces from the territory of ukraine. if withdraw its forces from the territory of ukraine. if russia sto -s territory of ukraine. if russia steps fighting. _ territory of ukraine. if russia stops fighting, this _ territory of ukraine. if russia stops fighting, this war - territory of ukraine. if russia | stops fighting, this war ends. if ukraine _ stops fighting, this war ends. if ukraine stops fighting, ukraine and this. the bbc travels to northeastern ukraine, and hears personal testimonies about the misery of war. translation: this has been the

scariest year _ translation: this has been the scariest year of _ translation: this has been the scariest year of my _ translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. - translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. so - scariest year of my life. so little joy and laughter, scariest year of my life. so littlejoy and laughter, so much fear, pain and tears. we'll have the latest on the grim milestone in ukraine — and what might happen in the next 12 months. also coming up on newsday... disgraced hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein is sentenced to a futher 16 years in prison for rape — on top of the 23—year sentence he is already serving. and the european union tells its staff to delete the social media app tiktok to protect data and increase cyber—security. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. it's almost exactly one year since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine — and the un general assembly has voted to demand that moscow immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops

from the ukraine. 141 countries backed the motion — which has no legal weight — while seven opposed it and 32 abstained, including one of moscow's staunchest allies, china. of course, vladimir putin shows no inclination of adhering to international law. this is how the ukraine's foreign minister reacted to the vote. 141 countries and member 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 also spoke after the vote and reiterated the call for "just and lasting" peace.

141 countries recommitted to the energy, finance, the environment, food, insecurity, nuclear security that russia's war has unleashed upon the world. and as stated in ukraine's resolution, these 141 countries reiterated a clear demand to russia — withdraw. earlier i spoke with our north america correspondent nada tawfik who has been following the vote. the vote was very much in line with past general assembly resolutions. and i think you can't overlook the fact is been overlooked that the majority of the 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 forarming ukraine. they do believe that russia has legitimate security concerns, and they want the focus to be on dialogue and diplomacy. this time last year, the bbc�*s

clive myrie was in kyiv. he's back in ukraine for the one year anniversary — visiting the city of izyum. he reports on the russian soldiers who'd been fighting there — and one ukrainian woman living through the hell of the past year in izyum. 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 the 2nd of may 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. on the same day, lyubov writes a new entry in her diary. she's been chronicling her feelings about the war from the beginning. translation: may 2nd, 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, on 22 july, the fighting for izyum is intense. the russian hold on the city is precarious, and one soldier calls home to his wife.

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 the 6th of september, 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. 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: | hope | will. write that we won this war long ago, and we have peace. 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. clive myrie, bbc news. four people have been arrested after protesters used paint to create a huge ukrainian flag on the road outside the russian embassy in london. campaigners from the group led by donkeys covered the street in 340 litres of yellow and blue paint ahead of the first anniversary of the start of the war in ukraine.

passing traffic then spread the colours along the road. the protest group says it wants to remind russia's president of ukraine's "right to self—determination". lots more on ukraine later in the programme. and you can find lots more detail about the war in ukraine on our website, including lots of explainers. just head to bbc.com/news, or use the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. 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. a preliminary report into the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in the us has found that a wheel overheated. the crash three weeks ago led to the town of east palestine in ohio being evacuated. a big political row has

developed over the incident. the un's middle east envoy, tor wennesland, has been meeting hamas leaders in gaza as part of efforts to calm a dangerous escalation between israel and the palestinans. a general strike has been called across the palestinian territories in response to wednesday's israeli raid in nablus that left 11 palestinians dead and more than 80 injured. the bbc�*s director general, tim davie, has sought to reassure staff at offices in india, following searches by tax officials in delhi and mumbai last week. in an email, mr davie said nothing was more important than reporting news impartially, without fear or favour. 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 most recent case a "setup," pleading in the courtroom to not be sentenced to life in prison.

our correspondent sophie long was inside the courtroom for weinstein�*s sentencing — and filed this report. so harvey weinstein has been sentenced for three counts of rape and sexual assault that he was convicted of in decemeber last year. during the sentencing the first person we heard from was a jane doe one, with a victim impact statement. she was emotional while she was speaking with the court and said she found it difficult to talk about had happened to her, and 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."

well, 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 pleaded for one sentence of three years to run concurrently for all the charges he faced. then unexpectedly, we actually heard from harvey weinstein himselfjust as the judge was about to hand down 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." you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... why the the european union has told its staff to delete the social media app tiktok — from their mobile devices. 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 top story today... on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine — the un approves a resolution calling on moscow to withdraw its forces. let me show you now how asian countries voted on the ukraine resolution. we marked those who voted in favour in green, those who abstained in yellow, and red denotes a vote against. india and china were among 32 members who abstained, while north korea was one

of seven who voted against. 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. translation: we support russia and ukraine movingj towards each other, resuming direct dialogue as soon as possible, bringing their legitimate concerns into the negotiation and setting out feasible options, putting an early end to the crisis, and giving peace a chance. over the past year, there's also been a show of solidarity over economic sanctions on russia — mainly in the western world. but here in asia and elsewhere, the picture is very different. let's zoom in even closer. only three asian countries have imposed sanctions on russia so far — they're japan, south korea and singapore.

so how are asian countries reading the situation? we can get more on how asian countries are reading the situation from professor kishore mahbubani. he's a former top diplomat in the region and singapore's permanent representative to the united nations for more than a decade. hejoins me now live from jakarta. always great to get you on newsday. we'vejust always great to get you on newsday. we've just set out the picture when it comes to asian countries and how they voted on that resolution, as well as what they've done in terms of sanctions. with a few exceptions, why haven't more asian countries imposed sanctions were taken a stronger stance on this?— stance on this? well, there's no question _ stance on this? well, there's no question at _ stance on this? well, there's no question at all— stance on this? well, there's no question at all that - stance on this? well, there's no question at all that the i no question at all that the russian invasion of ukraine is illegal, so it's not surprising that 141 illegal, so it's not surprising that 1111 countries have voted in favour of a resolution condemning the russian invasion of ukraine. but at the same time, you know, iwas ambassador to the un for over ten years — the vote is only one indicator of people's sentiments on that issue. and your right to highlight... it’s

your right to highlight... it's a re your right to highlight... it's a pretty strong indicator, it's 141 a pretty strong indicator, it's 1111 countries and there is consistent solidarity from so many nations across the world — why are countries like india and china, in your view, abstaining?— and china, in your view, abstainin: ? , ., ., abstaining? let me give you an even more _ abstaining? let me give you an even more powerful _ abstaining? let me give you an even more powerful indicator. abstaining? let me give you an even more powerful indicator -j even more powerful indicator — 85% of the world's population has not imposed sanctions on russia. 85%! now that's a stunning figure, and that figure indicates in countries like brazil and south africa, and china and india, there's a lot of deep disquiet about the way the war has been conducted, that no for peace, that they're going for all—out military solutions. and you notice that the sentiment, and an oxford university survey has come out, they're saying, "why aren't we working for peace too?" i can

tell you that on no political issueis tell you that on no political issue is simply black—and—white, one side is right and one side is wrong. indeed. ., ., , indeed. therefore, it would be wiser, indeed. therefore, it would be wiser. best — indeed. therefore, it would be wiser, best to _ indeed. therefore, it would be wiser, best to push _ indeed. therefore, it would be wiser, best to push for - indeed. therefore, it would be wiser, best to push for peace, | wiser, best to push for peace, and if you want overwhelming support from the world, it will come for supporting measures that say, "let's have peace in ukraine," because it's disrupting our lives in america stop by i take your point there, and i don't think there's there, and i don't think there' ., , , there, and i don't think there'— there, and i don't think there' , , there, and i don't think there' ., , , ., there's anybody sitting in that room in the — there's anybody sitting in that room in the united _ there's anybody sitting in that room in the united nations i room in the united nations today and on many occasions before that doesn't want a peaceful resolution, or peaceful resolution, or peaceful dialogue. i think we are in agreement, everybody wants that — but how do you get there when there doesn't seem to be any options on the table for actual dialogue, comprehensive action towards getting to a real solution? you know, getting to a real solution? you know. we _ getting to a real solution? you know, i've been _ getting to a real solution? mt. know, i've been involved in

peace negotiations for 20—30 years. i was involved in a very messy cambodia negotiations where everyone said it was impossible to have a solution, it's irreconcilable. at the end of the day, you must first begin by beginning the talks. you might recall in the vietnam war, henry kissinger sat down with his vietnamese counterpart as the war was accelerating. what's the first step you do? you agree to talk to each other, you must talk to each other. and as you know, after now, many in the west argue, "no, we will go for an all—out victory." and i think frankly, at the end of the day, the big lesson from asia, if there's any lesson europe can learn from asia, it's to create an inclusive regional order that includes everybody. we have

different goals and different aspirations — for example, the incredible suspicions within china and japan, and south korea, guess what? we all signed a free—trade agreement. that's what you do, you have inclusive political order. right, | inclusive political order. right, i know there's so much more to talk about, but sadly that's the time we have for the segment. thanks so much for joining us on newsday. a remarkable and heartwaming story for you now. 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. 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! what a lovely story. 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. our tech reporter, shiona mccallum, explained in more detail, the european commission's concerns. well, fundamentally, there are concerns that if they have 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. we asked tiktok for an interview but they couldn't offer a spokesperson to come on this programme. the company did give the bbc a statement, saying, "we believe this suspension is misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions. we are surprised that the commission did not contact us directly nor offer any explanation". 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. that's it from us, thanks for watching. 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. 7—8 celsius, 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.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the earthquakes that rocked southern turkey in early february not only caused a humanitarian disaster, they exposed cracks in president erdogan's carefully crafted image as turkey's indispensable leader. amid the ruined cities, and the anguish of millions of displaced people, basic government competence is being tested. my guest is long standing erdogan critic, the exiled

turkish writer ece temelkuran.