i understand, from listening to people across the commonwealth, how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate. president putin refuses to deny that north korean troops are in russia — preparing to fight against ukraine's army. la's district attorney signals that the notorious menendez brothers — jailed for 30 years — could be released on parole. and the baby monkey that was at the heart of a global animal—torture ring is released back into the wild. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. within the past few hours, king charles has warned the commonwealth summit that

climate change risks exacerbating inequalities and conflict. he was speaking as he opened the biannual meeting of heads of government in the pacific nation of samoa. the king added that storms, floods and wildfires were already undermining development gains which had been long fought for. he also said that the commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, amid calls for reparations by london to countries affected by the transatlantic slave trade. our cohesion requires that we acknowledge where we have come from. i understand from listening to people across the commonwealth how the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate. it is vital, therefore, that we understand our history, to guide us to make the right choices in the future. where inequalities exist, for example in access to opportunity, education, skills training,

and to employment, to health and to a planet in whose climate our human race can both survive and thrive, we must find the right ways and the right language to address this. the british prime minister, sir keir starmer, has already ruled out an apology for the country's role in the trade, and the chancellor rachel reeves says britain will not pay reparations. sir keir�*s been speaking to our political editor, chris mason, who has travelled with the prime minister to the summit in samoa. it turns out the tropical south pacific isn't always sun—kissed, but peer beyond the windscreen wipers and this small island nation and this small island nation oozes pride at being host oozes pride at being host to more than 50 countries. to more than 50 countries. some commonwealth countries some commonwealth countries want the uk to pay up clear from the outset want the uk to pay up for the impact of slavery. for the impact of slavery. "no," says the prime minister. "no," says the prime minister. i think we should be i think we should be clear from the outset

that the slave trade, slave practice, was abhorrent and it's very important that we start from that place and of course that matters hugely to many of the countries that are represented here. my posture, my focus is on the forward—look, not the backward—look. i want to understand the nature of your objection. is it a financial one, or is it a moral and philosophical one? can our generation be held responsible for the actions of our forebears? i think our generation can say the slave trade and practice

for some smaller countries about the impact of climate on them and how we can help with international institutions, financial institutions, to unlock money that might help them. you find yourself in the last couple of days embroiled with a row with donald trump with a loosely—worded social media post by a labour staffer, and something of a transatlantic spat breaking out over alleged electoral interference by the labour party. does it worry you or is it classic election campaigning and electioneering going and electioneering going on in america? on in america? this needs to be seen this needs to be seen for what it is — the labour for what it is — the labour party members and staff party members and staff who are on a voluntary basis who are on a voluntary basis in their own time going in their own time going to campaign in the election. to campaign in the election. it's happened every election, it's happened every election, every political party does it. every political party does it. if donald trump can kick relationship. if donald trump can kick you around like this you around like this as a candidate, what might be as a candidate, what might be like he wins the presidency? like he wins the presidency? i've met donald trump, i've met donald trump, we had dinner together we had dinner together in new york a few weeks ago. in new york a few weeks ago. the reason was a shared the reason was a shared endeavour, we want to make sure endeavour, we want to make sure

we had a good working we had a good working relationship. the relationship between our two countries is a special relationship, we both recognise that. you had your transport secretary calling for a boycott of a transport company, a row over free taylor swift concert tickets, now people even inadvertently undermining your relationship with donald trump, your critics say you are behaving like you are in opposition. can i address that head—on? i said economic growth was the number—one mission of this government and what i intended to do was build a partnership

to the party of government. i completely challenge that, £63 billion worth of investment, budget coming where we will fix the foundations, the last 14 years�* fiction that has led to such a disaster for our country, the economy is broken, public services on their knees, we are saying, put that behind us, we are going to clear the decks here. let me ask you about the budget next week. the chancellor said today you are going to rewrite the rules on borrowing and debt, so you can spend more. how big a moment is this, the budget, for the country, for the new government? it's a very important budget because we've had 14 years where the economy didn't really grow, badly damaged. i believe in running towards problems. if you know what the problem is... run towards it and fix it, at the same time tell the story about the future of the country. president putin has refused to deny that north korean troops are in russia, preparing to fight against ukraine's army. he was speaking at the close of the brics summit, which he hosted in the russian city of kazan.

our russia editor, steve rosenberg was at the summit — and for the first time since the war with ukraine, he was allowed to ask president putin a question at the press conference. isolation? what isolation? at the brics summit of emerging nations, at the table there were lots of world leaders, and lots of attention on the host. vladimir putin was loving the limelight. at the press conference later, for the first time in three years, the kremlin leader took one of my questions. a chance to ask him about his invasion of ukraine. this summit has called for global security, stability and a just world, i say. but isn't there a gap between these things and your actions in the last two and a half years? your invasion of ukraine, where is thejustice, stability and security in that? this goes for russia's security too, your towns are now being

hit by drones and shelling. that never happened before your special military operation in ukraine. translation: you mention drones and so on. _ no, this didn't happen before. but the situation was far worse. we made constant attempts to develop contacts and relations with countries in the west but they kept trying to put us in our place. eventually russia would have slid into being a second—class state, simply supplying others with our raw materials. russia invaded ukraine but putin blames nato. we told them this nato expansion, don't do it, it violates our security. but they still did it. is that just? there is nojustice here and we want to change that. and we will change it.

then i ask, what about claims by mi5 that russian intelligence is bent on causing chaos on the streets of britain and europe through arson and acts of sabotage? translation: this is total rubbish! - what is happening on the streets of some european cities is a result of the domestic policies of those countries. on reports that north korea has sent troops to russia for possible deployment in ukraine, mr putin neither confirmed nor denied it. as for this summit, he declared it a success. vladimir putin is sounding confident, defiant, he seems to see himself as the architect of the new international order. this summit has not changed the world but it has put putin exactly where he wants to be — in the geopolitical spotlight. for russia's president, this summit has been all about the optics. putting putin centrestage.

there is widespread support for russia, but not for its war in ukraine. one thing mr putin heard a lot this week were calls for peace. steve rosenberg, bbc news, kazan. joining us now is former australian ambassador to russia, peter tesch. welcome to the programme. first, i don't know if you were able to catch that report by steve rosenberg, what did you make of president putin's comments?— make of president putin's comments? ,., ., ., ., comments? good morning and thank you _ comments? good morning and thank you for— comments? good morning and thank you for the _ comments? good morning and thank you for the opportunity, | thank you for the opportunity, a pleasure tojoin thank you for the opportunity, a pleasure to join you. i thank you for the opportunity, a pleasure tojoin you. i did hear those comments, and for putin it is the recasting of history, history of his own making, this is a war of choice, nobody compelled rush to wage this war, and the kremlin trope of nato expansion should be viewed with great scepticism because you only have to look back at what putin

has set himself from 2002 onwards, sublimely indifferent to the expansion of nato to include the baltic states and, include the baltic states and, in fact, the whole argument that nato done it is not validated if you look at the history of military expenditure in nato between 1989 and 2014. so this is putin once again seeking centre stage. we are 'ust seeking centre stage. we are just looking _ seeking centre stage. we are just looking at _ seeking centre stage. we are just looking at some - seeking centre stage. we are just looking at some of- seeking centre stage. we are just looking at some of the i just looking at some of the leaders who attended that summit and many of those leaders were expected to have attended the commonwealth summit that is kicking off today in samoa. what do you make of who president putin managed to gather round him for this brics summit? that managed to gather round him for this brics summit?— this brics summit? that is probably _ this brics summit? that is probably one _ this brics summit? that is probably one of _ this brics summit? that is probably one of the - this brics summit? that is probably one of the most | probably one of the most interesting aspects of this. firstly, of course, he has been able to demonstrate at least in his own eyes that russia is not

isolated, pointy made in response to steve rosenberg. secondly, he has spread ball bearings beneath the feet of the global best by securing as new members of the brics some countries, critical to the middle east peace process, that spanned the g20 membership and the level of representation i think it is also a signal that russia has been working rather more assiduously than the collective west at building relationships and casting its narrative. if all we do is play catch up, we are seeking a growing bloodshed to the russian narrative so it is significant and a broad political sense, significant and a broad politicalsense, but significant and a broad political sense, but i think the substance of brics leaves a lot to be desired, yet. that the substance of brics leaves a lot to be desired, yet.- lot to be desired, yet. that is very interesting. _ lot to be desired, yet. that is very interesting. one - lot to be desired, yet. that is very interesting. one more i very interesting. one more comment on president putin. would it be fair to say that he could be using the organisation for his own political needs, because the optics of this like you said are significant. the?

you said are significant. they are significant. _ you said are significant. they are significant. it _ you said are significant. they are significant. it is - you said are significant. they are significant. it is part - you said are significant. they are significant. it is part of. are significant. it is part of the narrative directed notjust at the home audience which, let's face it, is largely acquiescent, and those who know the truth are marginalised, imprisoned, exiled or dead as far as activists go, but i think it is also messaging what he calls the global south, that large group of countries that seek not to be aligned with one or other great power block, but in their own way, significant voices and actors across the globe within the united nations, paradoxical, but even as he seeks to court broad form of public opinion by his actions, putin is demonstrating his intent for the privileged role that russia has as an architect and guarantor of the system of international security as a veto wielding member of the un security council. , , .,

council. many people are signalling _ council. many people are signalling that _ council. many people are signalling that brics - council. many people are signalling that brics is . signalling that brics is becoming more anti—american, with discussions of moving away from the dollar when it comes to trade and many of those partners are key partners, or rather, america is a key partnerfor rather, america is a key partner for them. rather, america is a key partnerfor them. the rather, america is a key partner for them. the economics of brics, who benefits? it is very early — of brics, who benefits? it is very early to _ of brics, who benefits? it is very early to tell, _ of brics, who benefits? it is very early to tell, the - of brics, who benefits? it 3 very early to tell, the numbers constitute a substantial amount of global oil production, of global population, but those countries have, as you say, the united states is a key partner for saudi arabia and the uae, you had india and china at the table, that is not a happy strategic relationship, this is part of sowing instability and aggravating and working with the grain of the natural fractures this and dissent that happens in democracies, that is where putin is putting as ever, not about diverting people do particular line, but making life harderfor

particular line, but making life harder for the particular line, but making life harderfor the us centre global system and that is a challenge that will be with us for a long time to come and we need to be much more adroit at dealing with it. peter tesch, former australian ambassador to russia, thank you. the district attorney in los angeles has said that two brothers — erik and lyle menendez — should be resentenced over the killing of their parents in their beverly hills home in 1989. the move could lead to their release on parole, after nearly three decades in prison. emma vardy reports from los angeles. this 911 call in 1989 sparked a murder case which gripped the world. brothers erik and lyle menendez, aged 18 and 21, claimed they'd found the bodies of their parents shot dead in their beverly hills

mansion, but they later admitted carrying out the killings themselves. the defendants are in court with their attorneys, and the people are represented. during their trial, which was televised, the brothers said they'd been physically and sexually abused by their father and argued it was manslaughter. at the time, they were not believed and were eventually convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. but last year, new evidence was revealed which backed up the brothers�* claims of abuse and there were calls from some family members for them to be released. lyle and erik have already paid a heavy price. discarded by a system that failed to recognise their pain. they have grown, they have changed, and they have become better men despite everything that they've been through. this is a case which divided america and continues to create a huge amount of debate. today, the district attorney for los angeles said he was recommending a lighter sentence for the brothers, which could now mean

they walk free. they have been in prison for nearly 35 years. i believe that they have paid their debt to society. eric and i killed our parents together, so i'd say that makes us pretty close. erik and lyle menendez recently gained widespread attention once again, with two netflix series made about the brothers�* story. now seen as a case which, had it been held with society�*s modern understanding of abuse, may have had a very different outcome. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. around the world and across the uk.

let�*s turn to the middle east, where efforts to re—start negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza continued on thursday.

us secretary of state antony blinken is in doha for meetings with qatari leaders. he said that israeli and american negotiators will travel to doha in the coming days for fresh ceasefire talks. speaking alongside qatar�*s prime minister, mr blinken said he hopes to find a diplomatic resolution to the war in the wake of israel�*s killing of hamas leader yahya sinwar, whom he described as a central obstacle the reason i believe there is opportunity now is because the biggest obstacle to concluding that agreement was sinwar, and the fact he is no longer with us perhaps creates an opening for moving forward and concluding an agreement. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. starting with those diplomatic talks, it seems as if this weekend is going to be busy.

yes, egyptian intelligence in egyptin yes, egyptian intelligence in egypt in order to talk about the deal. there is a talk with the deal. there is a talk with the head of mossad, the cia, and egyptian intelligence will travel to doha and meet on sunday to discuss the deal. there are suggestions from antony blinken that there was an obstacle for reaching a deal, but the obstacle is more than just deal, but the obstacle is more thanjust sinwar, the than just sinwar, the reconstruction of gaza, stopping hostilities, the hostages, so there are many obstacles between the two sites, notjust sinwar. so the talk from antony blinken seems that it talk from antony blinken seems thatitis talk from antony blinken seems that it is an opportunity, we will see that in the next few days but i think the difficulties and the gap between the is really hamas sides are huge, and i don�*t

think that he will make any concession because it will be seen as a traitor in the eyes of hamas, so there is hope as well, but not much, as mr blinking put it, in his speech or his statement. the israeli strikes continue _ or his statement. the israeli strikes continue and - or his statement. the israeli strikes continue and we - or his statement. the israeli | strikes continue and we have news of a recent one in southern lebanon, what can you tell us? , ., , ., tell us? yes, it was a accommodation - tell us? yes, it was a accommodation of i tell us? yes, it was a - accommodation of journalists accommodation ofjournalists from different channels. some of them are affiliated with hezbollah, and yesterday, it was it, one of its offices in lebanon, so there are three journalists who were killed and two injured, so it seems like escalating to targets, you understand some of the heads of the lebanese press say that it amounts to a war crime because

they have targeted deliberately journalists. but the israeli said that the air strikes were targeting people from the channel affiliated to hezbollah, but there is debate about the identity of those journalists. said shehata from bbc arabic, thank you. the baby monkey at the heart of the global monkey torture ring, has been released back into the wild. taken from the forest in indonesia when she was just days old, mini�*s owner tortured her and filmed it for sadistic customers, mainly in the us and the uk.? she and another monkey who was being held with her, were rescued after a bbc eye investigation. rebecca henschke — who spent over a year tracking down mini and her torturers — went along for her release. taken from the forest as a baby, mini�*s owner tortured her and filmed it for sadistic customers in the us and the uk.

if you want to see the mini... after a bbc investigation exposed the ring, mini was rescued and taken to a sanctuary. after two years of rehabilitation at this sanctuary, she�*s ready to be released. back to the forest, mini. happy tears. because finally they�*re going. finally they�*re going. yeah. it�*s been a struggle, but worth it. worth it. after being driven through the night to the coast, mini and her adopted family are being taken to a protected island reserve. this is a pristine forest—covered island which humans are rarely allowed to enter, so it�*s hopefully going to be a safe home for mini. everyone has to carry a monkey.

i�*m tasked with taking mini. it's ok, mini. the last step in the journey home. mini�*s moving around a lot now. maybe she can hear the other sounds of the like wild monkeys. sounds of the forest? yeah? it�*s not long now. to get mini used to being back in thejungle, in the wild, she�*s going into this temporary cage. yeah. let�*s do it. yo, mini. yeah. after recovering from the journey, it�*s time for the release.

there she goes. she�*s so curious and brave. leaping out into the trees. she�*s with her adopted family that�*s going to keep her safe and well in the wild. those that tortured her in this monkey torture ring are being put behind bars. but here in this jungle, mini is finally going free. rebecca henschke, bbc news, eastjava. you can watch the full story of mini�*s journey back to the wild on the bbc world service youtube page and on the iplayer. stay with us here on bbc news. i will be back in a matter of minutes with all of the latest stories from the world of business. hello there. we saw some pretty decent

temperatures for the time of year on thursday, with highs of 19 degrees in northolt in greater london — that was thanks to sunshine, warm southerly winds and high pressure. for friday, though, a few changes to the weather. it will be cloudier for many. still a bit of sunshine around, but we�*ve got this area of low pressure which will tend to throw up a weather front into southern and western areas to bring outbreaks of rain. strong winds out towards the southwest, but lighter further north and east. and it�*s here where we�*ll start cloudy with some early mist and fog, especially the midlands, northern and eastern england. that will tend to lift into low cloud. and we�*ll see this rain in the south and the west slowly pushing northwards across england and wales, tending to weaken as it does so. but skies brighten up behind it with a few showers and it�*s very windy for the far southwest. most of scotland, northern ireland, northern and eastern england will stay cloudy. best of any sunshine, south—west scotland, north—west england. temperatures pretty decent again for the time of year — mid to high teens. friday night, we see that weather front spread northwards across scotland, bringing outbreaks of rain, patchy clouds. skies clear for many. this area of low pressure starts to fizzle out

across the southwest, so the winds will ease down here. still fairly mild, temperatures to start saturday ranging between 7 and 11 degrees. saturday, that area of low pressure fizzles out, but we look to the north—west, a renewed area of low pressure. its weather front pushing into scotland and northern ireland bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain here. but much of southern and eastern scotland, england and wales will have a fine day with some sunshine. a few showers, wales, south—west england, some early showers, i think, east anglia and the south—east, but these will clear away so the majority will be dry into the afternoon. but slightly fresher thanks to westerly winds on saturday — the mid—teens i think for most. into sunday, a ridge of high pressure builds into england and wales, so a lot of dry weather here, could be quite cool to start on sunday. maybe some early mist and fog as the winds will be light here. but again, quite breezy. scotland, northern ireland with further outbreaks of rain, though not as wet as saturday i think, with much of eastern scotland staying dry. so a fine day to come across england and wales, but a bit cooler again — 11 to 15 degrees. as we move into next week, once we pass monday,

it looks like high pressure starts to build in right across the country. that�*ll settle the weather down once again, away from the far north of scotland, which will stay quite breezy with some showers, but the vast majority of the country through the week should be dry. there may be quite a lot of cloud around, and it could be quite cool at night with some mist and fog developing.

the chancellor rachel reeves plans new debt rules to allow the government to fund more investment. whats next for boeing? its boss says it�*s at a crossroads, with losses mounting to billions of dollars and an impasse with workers. there is not enough local people to do the work we need. how americans are struggling to balance a desire for lower immigration with a need for more young workers. british pubs face widespread closures — that�*s the warning from the boss of the country�*s biggest pub company. live from london, this is business today. i�*m lukwesa burak. the uk government will change its self—imposed debt rules in order to free up billions for infrastructure spending. the uk chancellor rachel reeves said there will be a technical change to the way debt

is measured, which will allow it to fund extra investment.