welcome to bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine — the un approves a resolution calling on moscow to withdraw its forces. as stated in ukraine's resolution, these 1m countries reiterated a clear demand to russia. withdraw. the bbc travels to north—eastern ukraine, and hears personal testimonies about the misery of war. translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. l so little joy and laughter. so much fear, pain and tears. in other news — 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.

attacks between israeli and palestinan forces escalate — as the un's middle east envoy meets hamas leaders in gaza to try and defuse the current tensions. winter bites in southern california as los angeles braces itself for a rare blizzard. it's 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 ukraine. 1m countries backed the motion — which has no legal weight — while seven opposed it and 32 abstained, including one of moscow's staunchest allies — china. this is how ukraine's foreign minister reacted to the vote. 1m countries, member states

of the united nations, reiterated their unequivocal 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. 1m countries recommitted to tackling the threats to energy, finance, 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. meanwhile, in the last couple of hours,

china's foreign ministry has released a series of statements which it says are to help prevent the crisis in ukraine getting out of control. china says, firstly, nuclear weapons "must not be used in the ukraine conflict". beijing then goes on to say, "dialogue and negotiation are the only viable way to resolve the ukraine crisis." and china has called on russia and ukraine to "avoid attacking civilians or civilian facilities". well, earlier i spoke to brad bowman, who's senior director of the center on military and political power at the foundation for defense of democracies. i began by asking his reaction to china's latest statements on ukraine. i think china's comments are significant and i would say that because china and russia are closer than they have been since the 1950s, and vladimir putin needs china and he cares about their position. the two things they chose to highlight are interesting. there should be no use of nuclear weapons, they say — it's interesting that throughout the last year we have seen vladimir putin

repeatedly threaten to potentially use nuclear weapons, so i hope he listens to that, and we also see china often talking about respect for territorial integrity and that's the exact opposite of what vladimir putin has done, and we hear china expressing concern about the attacks on civilians, and has been a deliberate strategy of the kremlin since february the 24th. so these are good things china is calling for, let's hope putin listens and let's hope they call for him to withdraw all forces from ukraine, that would end the war real quickly. the un general assembly voted on ukraine earlier, were you surprised at the countries who abstained? some of these votes are fairly predictable. it was the general assembly, but i think this is important, it really does show that vladimir putin and the kremlin are more isolated than they have been in a long time. russia is weaker, and he's getting more of the thing he most complains about — that is a stronger and larger nato and more western combat

power in eastern europe. so he's not looking like a strategic genius as many claimed in the past. it is one year on since the start of the invasion of ukraine, what is your assessment on where ukraine is at? i think to defeat the russian invasion, ukraine really needs two things, they need the continued determination and bravery of its citizens and they need western weapons on time and in sufficient quantities. i'm very confident they will continue to have the first, that ukrainian bravery and determination. i think it's an open question whether the west can provide the weapons ukraine needs in sufficient quantities and quickly enough to enable the offensive ukraine needs to undertake to defend against the impending russian offensives. the uk defence secretary has suggested that the war in ukraine could go on for another year. what is your own assessment and how long this war might potentially last? i don't trust any specific prediction. i don't think anyone knows. the only person that really knows is vladimir putin, because he could end it

tomorrow, but i see no sign he is backing down and i see no sign that ukraine is willing to relinquish its territory in the face of this unprovoked and unjust war. that means it is going to be settled on the battlefield, and it also reminds us that large—scale land invasions are not relegated to the black—and—white newsreels of the first half of the 20th century, it is happening here and now and we need to spend more time helping beleaguered democracies defending themselves and less time worrying about provoking authoritarian bullies. the us government plans to announce new sanctions against russia on friday, what do you think will come out of that? i think sanctions are important. we are defeating, helping ukrainians defeat russian forces in ukraine, but we also have to get after their war—making capability. vladimir putin has put his industry on a wartime footing. too many european countries and the united states are not on a wartime footing and it's really a race to who can reinforce their respective forces the quickest. we need to wake up and move

much faster than we have been. well, this time last year, the bbc�*s clive myrie was in kyiv. he's back in ukraine for the first anniversary — visiting the city of izyum. he reports on the russian soldiers who'd been fighting there — and one ukrainian woman living through the misery 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. i it's really tough. two months later, on 22nd 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: i hope i will write that we won this warl 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. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why the european union has told its staff to delete 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 bbc news, the latest headlines: on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine — the un approves a resolution calling on moscow to withdraw its forces. 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 palestinians. 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. let's speak to nader hashemi, who is the director of the center for middle east studies at the university of denver. great to have you on the programme. we have got the un middle east peace envoy meeting hamas groups in gaza. a few weeks ago he warned the situation was on the brink.

what does that mean, and what is your assessment of the conflicts there?— conflicts there? well, the prediction _ conflicts there? well, the prediction that _ conflicts there? well, the prediction that the - conflicts there? well, the prediction that the un - conflicts there? well, the i prediction that the un envoy made it several weeks ago has proven to be true, as many of your viewers might know. yesterday there was a major upsurge in violence, 11 palestinians were killed in nablus in the west bank, over 100 injured when israel sought to attack a group of militants who they claim were planning violence against israeli civilians. though we are in this cycle of a major upsurge in violence between israelis and palestinians, buti in violence between israelis and palestinians, but i think the source of the problem here is not really injerusalem or in... is not really in jerusalem or in... . ., , ., , in... the fundamental problem is in the us. — in... the fundamental problem is in the us. as _ in... the fundamental problem is in the us. as long _ in... the fundamental problem is in the us. as long as - in... the fundamental problem is in the us. as long as the - in... the fundamental problem is in the us. as long as the us| is in the us. as long as the us and conditionally backs israel, israel has no incentive to

change course, to treat the palestinians with dignity and enter into a meaningful peace process that can get us out of this perfect cycle. 50 process that can get us out of this perfect cycle.— this perfect cycle. so that is the fundamental _ this perfect cycle. so that is the fundamental source - this perfect cycle. so that is the fundamental source of i this perfect cycle. so that is i the fundamental source of the problem why we are seeing an upsurge in violence today. we saw the us — upsurge in violence today. we saw the us secretary in our region a few weeks ago a believer, both sides. traditionally the us has been the mediator. do you think that role is working? h0. the mediator. do you think that role is working?— role is working? no, because i think it's fundamentally - think it's fundamentally inaccurate to describe the united states as a mediator. objectively speaking, the united states acts as a lawyer for israel, and defends israel unconditionally and i think that's not really a controversial argument to make any more. the united states has huge leverage over the state of israel to encourage it to enter into peace negotiations, but it refuses to do so and that's a bipartisan position in the united states, in fact this issue was discussed during the last presidential election, and

bernie sanders, the democratic senator, suggested that the united states should use some of its leverage to pressure israel to change course and when joe israel to change course and whenjoe biden was asked what he thought of bernie sanders' suggestion, he said it was, quote, totally absurd and outrageous. so as long as that is the position of the us government israel has no incentive to treat the palestinians with dignity and to change course. so i think that's the fundamental stumbling block, and this talk about the united states being an honest broker is really a misrepresentation of going on. software is a possible path through here, where both sides can come together and sort out some sort of peace deal, very briefly? i some sort of peace deal, very briefl ? ~' ,, some sort of peace deal, very briefl ? ~ ,, _ .,, briefly? i think us policy has to change- _ briefly? i think us policy has to change. it _ briefly? i think us policy has to change. it is _ briefly? i think us policy has to change. it is not - briefly? i think us policy has to change. it is not about. briefly? i think us policy has l to change. it is not about both sides because there is a huge imbalance of power between israelis and palestinians. the source of the problems in the united states and i don't see us policy shifting anytime soon, perhaps in the long term, because public opinion has

shifted in the united states, demanding a shift in us policy to get us out of this horrific cycle of violence where israelis and palestinians are dying in huge numbers. so that's the source of the problem. that's the source of the problem-— that's the source of the problem. that's the source of the roblem. ., ~ ., problem. thank you for your time. a court in los angeles has sentenced the former hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein to 16 more years in prison — for raping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2013. the 70—year—old is already serving a long sentence for a separate conviction. weinstein has called the most recent case a "set—up", pleading in the courtroom to not be sentenced to life in prison. sofia bettiza has the story. he was the legendary film producer at the top of his game, with the world at his feet. but harvey weinstein became the first major figure taken down by the metoo movement, and was sent to jail. and on thursday another conviction, for attacking an actress in a hotel room in beverly hills during a film

festival in february 2013. in court, the victim recounted her trauma. "before that night, i was a very happy and confident woman," she said. "everything changed after the defendant brutally assaulted me — there is no prison sentence long enough to undo the damage." you may say, well, isn't it too late? he was sentenced today. it's never too late to argue or to assert a constitutional right that we think has been violated, and it has an impact on thousands of victims in the future. if they are brave enough to testify before a grand jury, and then for some to testify in a court of law, they should have a right to speak their piece and to say how they have been harmed by the defendant in a case. harvey weinstein is already serving a 23—year prison sentence for a separate conviction

in new york, for rape and sexual assault. more than 80 people have made rape and misconduct claims about him dating back to the 1970s. but he maintains that he's innocent, and that all of his sexual encounters were consensual. he called his accuser an actress with the ability to turn on her tears. "please don't sentence me to life in prison," he told the court, "i don't deserve it." weinstein will be appealing, but he's 70 years old. so this sentence means that life and death in prison are now very likely for this once—revered hollywood star. sofia bettiza, bbc news. 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. 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 ec 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. a fierce winter storm is causing widespread disruptions in the us, while south—eastern parts of the country brace for record—high temperatures. and a rare blizzard warning has been issued for parts of southern california, from early friday through to saturday evening — with millions of residents told to brace for unusally cold weather and snow. i've been speaking to patrick hammer, chief meteorologist at nbc buffalo. i asked him how the blizzard is currently affecting life in the us. we get winter weather here in the united states, and february can often be the time where winter, you know, really flexes its muscle. but this storm has been remarkable in its strength and its scope and its duration and its breadth. it has been a coast—to—coast storm, affecting everywhere

from where i am here in buffalo — by the way, here in buffalo we've endured an ice storm this morning, you can't see it behind me because it doesn't show very well on television. we are encased in ice. we had a tremendous ice storm this morning. two states over in wisconsin and in minneapolis, they had record snowfall today, measuring up to two feet of snow. sub—zero temperatures in places like denver and billings. all the while, i don't know if you have heard this, this is the craziest part of this storm in my opinion, los angeles, the mountains, one hour away from hollywood, california, are going to endure blizzard conditions. i'm not kidding, blizzard warnings have been issued for the mountains of southern california surrounding los angeles.

that has not happened in this region in 30 years. and usually, that's relegated to the highest peaks. yes, los angeles has high terrain, but we talking elevations of california will be dealing with blizzard—like conditions. this has been the strangest of winters here in the united states, and this storm is just one of many we've had this winter. so experience in a and polar opposite weather conditions? right, yes. i brought up all the winter side of things. just to our south and east, places like washington, dc, new york city, philadelphia, temperatures in the 70s and 80s, cherry blossoms are blooming, that's what can happen.

this has been a winter of extremes, as cold as it has been to the north, equally as warm to the south. an uncrewed russian soyuz capsule has taken off from kazakhstan for the international space station. the aim of the mission is to bring back the three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a meteoroid. though the capsule is scheduled to dock with the iss early on sunday, it's not expected to bring home the us astronaut and the two russian cosmonauts until september. 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. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lmmisztak.

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 southernmost 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 pressure's again in charge. so, the weather predominantly dry, just a few light showers possible around some of the north sea coasts, 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, the headlines: on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, president zelensky has welcomed a un vote calling for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of russian troops. he decribed the resolution as a powerful signal of global support, backed by an overwhelming majority of countries. a court in los angeles has sentenced disgraced hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein to 16 more years in prison for attacking an actress in a hotel room in 2013. mr weinstein is already serving a 23—year sentence, for a separate rape and sexual assault conviction. the european commission has temporarily banned tiktok from its employees' phones, over concerns around potential cyberattacks.

the commission has suspended the chinese—owned video—sharing app, on both business and personal devices used for work. now on bbc news, panorama. kenya, home of tea production. part of a global industry worth more than £16 billion a year. we are undercover, investigating a dark secret at its heart. this woman's got a job interview... ..but the manager tells her to meet at a hotel. she finds herself trapped in a room with a sexual predator.