hello, i'm samantha simmonds. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has said russia's war on his country will end sooner than it otherwise would have have done, with donald trump's return to the white house. mr zelensky didn't say whether the president—elect had made any demands about talks with russia. it comes as ukraine also accused germany of attempting to appease russia , after the german chancellor. to appease russia, after the german chancellor. olaf scholz, spoke on the phone to vladimir putin for the first time in two years. mr scholz said he urged president putin to begin talks with ukraine to achieve a just peace. zelensky said the call undermined efforts to isolate russia. let's get more on zelensky�*s comments regarding a trump administration on the war in ukraine. translation: we are a great

nation we have to prove it. - therefore, i believe the war will end. there is no exact date, but for sure, i emphasised once again with the policy of this team that will now lead the white house, the world will end faster. it is also important for them, not only for the sake of ukraine. let's speak to daniel treisman, who's a professor of political science at the university of california, los angeles, and founding director of the russia political insight project. after being with us. most are reading until this comment about the trump administration being able to end this conflict sooner than otherwise? i being able to end this conflict sooner than otherwise? i think he's putting — sooner than otherwise? i think he's putting a _ sooner than otherwise? i think he's putting a brave _ sooner than otherwise? i think he's putting a brave face - sooner than otherwise? i think he's putting a brave face on i he's putting a brave face on it. trump is completely unpredictable, as we've all observed. but he's trying to make sure that trump feels that he's supportive and he's

hoping, zelensky is hoping, trump will prove tougher on russia than in past behaviour. what you think trump may do with regards to this war? trump has committed _ with regards to this war? trump has committed himself- with regards to this war? trump has committed himself to - has committed himself to finding a solution very quickly. he said he could end the war in a few days. presumably, trump has some kind of idea that he'll be able to bang their heads together, require concessions on both sides and will lead to some kind of negotiation deal. it's not clear what kind of leverage he can use against putin. of course, he can threaten zelensky with a cut off of us military and economic aid. but i imagine zelensky is hoping he

will threaten putin with some kind of unpleasant consequence it is if putin does not agree to a deal. it'll be a loss future president trump if he comes out of this looking weak because he is unable to really get the two parties to make any concessions.— concessions. we've also seen - resent concessions. we've also seen present zelensky _ concessions. we've also seen present zelensky criticise - concessions. we've also seen| present zelensky criticise olaf scholz from germany, talking to him for the first time in two years, saying he's opened pandora's box. what do you think is the meaning of the phone call and when you make of president zelensky�*s criticism? it seems olaf scholz was under domestic pressure to demonstrate some of his support, that he was actively

seeking, that he was of medically important. there's no evidence that he had something new to contribute. after putin was isolated for a period since the beginning of the war, scholz felt it necessary to pick up the phone and end the isolation for no clear practical benefit from it. other than perhaps for scholz�*s electoral prospects in the german election next year. daniel, thank you for your analysis. daniel, thank you for your analysis-_ daniel, thank you for your analysis-— daniel, thank you for your analysis-_ -- i analysis. think you've. -- thank yom _ president—elect donald trump's new team which could shape his agenda as he returns to the white house. (boxed tx) to the white house.

he's named his election campaign spokeswoman, karoline leavitt, as his white house press secretary. the 27—year—old served as assistant press secretary during mr trump's first term as president. north dakota gov doug burgum will lead the interior department, an agency whose portfolio includes both on—shore and off—shore drilling. but one of the most controversial choices is matt gaetz, selected to be attorney general, is facing an ethics investigation as a member of the house of representatives. our correspondent jessica parker has the latest in florida. all this week, without a wave of names and terms of selection names for the top team. some have been pleasurable, but others have sparked surprise and even alarm. here in west palm beach, where donald trump has his mar—a—lago resort, the business of transition and choosing people for key roles goes on, it appears. i've been speaking to conservative activists for what is known as that investors�* summit here. a

lot of them are very prepared to defend his selection of candidates so far, some are even looking for a newjob in the upcoming trump administration. but they are of course donald trump loyalists, the faithful, if you like. the president—elect himself spoke at a dinner this week at mar—a—lago. he seemed very confident, i really enjoying the moment, enjoying his win. that all being said, the controversy among some of his selections has been taking up headlines, and has been extensively cute over in the media, and their pressure points, questions over whether certain candidates will be able to get full senate confirmation —— qued over.

relatives of the black civil rights leader malcolm x are suing us law enforcement agencies of complicity in his assassination six decades ago. they claim the cia, the fbi and the new york police department were aware of a plot to assassinate him, but did nothing to stop it. the family is seeking $100 million in damages. three men were convicted over his death but two were exonerated more than 50 years later when the case was re—examined. raymond hamlin is a lawyer acting for the family. so, you ask yourself this last question - _ why would the government prosecute two individuals knowing the individual had no involvement in the assassination of? the assassination? what was it that our government that our government was trying to protect? live from washington and our correspondent rowan bridge joins us. —— that our government, that this city. welcome to you. just remind us who malcolm x was. malcolm x... excuse me. he was a charismatic but controversial

figure within the civil rights movement of the 19605 of the united states. he is the chief 5pokesman united states. he is the chief spokesman for the nation of islam to start off with, a sort of black nationalist movement. he became famous for saying black people should use whatever means necessary to claim back their civil rights, including violence. but he split from the nation of islam, he went on date pilgrimage and came out with a very different view, —— viewpoint. that created a lot of tension and he received death threats to his life and he feared for his own safety when he returned to the united states. he was giving a speech at a ballroom in new york when he was assassinated, he was shot dead in front of several hundred people. the allegation now is they were as complicity by the authorities and malcolm x�*s death. this

comes off the death of a letter written by a newer police officer where he died in 2020 where he said he had infiltrated malcolm x�*s organisation and got his security team to commit offences so they could be arrested by the new york police before malcolm x gave the speech. the allegations also said there were officers who did nothing to protect him and allowed the shooting to go ahead. there is always been controversy over whether the authorities were complicit in his death or not, and i think this court case really was one of the things they hope to do is prize out the information. also, to get reparations for the family of malcolm x. take us to the _ the family of malcolm x. take us to the timeline _ the family of malcolm x. take us to the timeline of - the family of malcolm x. take us to the timeline of what - us to the timeline of what happens next.— us to the timeline of what happens next. well, american court cases — happens next. well, american court cases can _ happens next. well, american court cases can take _ happens next. well, american court cases can take some - happens next. well, american l court cases can take some time. this is a civil suit that they are bringing against the fbi, the cia in the newark police

department. that case will now have to make sweet through the courts. in the moment, the authorities involved are all making no comments. —— at the moment. this unlawful death suit has been filed and we are now waiting it to grind its way through the system.— now waiting it to grind its way through the system. —— thank you. as the uk government says it will �*5mash the gangs�* that bring people across the english channel in small boats. the latest annual figures from the home office show that people from afghanistan are more likely than any other nationality to try to get to the uk by that route. theirjourney takes them through iran and turkey, then up through mainland europe into germany and france before they head for the uk. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports on the factors pushing some to leave their homeland and head west. in afghanistan run by the taliban, a third of the people are struggling to eat. women live under brutal restrictions and those

who worked for the former military fear for their safety. it�*s why afghans are among the biggest groups fleeing their homes, going to the uk and other parts of the world. this former military officer is risking his life to speak to us. he�*s tried three times to make the perilous journey out of afghanistan. translation: |'u| keep trying to flee, even if i lose my life. our circumstances are such that we are dying every moment. we drove through kabul to get to where the officer started his journey. it�*s from this bus stop in kabul that many of the people we�*ve spoken to have told us that they�*ve taken buses to the western border with iran, where they�*ve met up with people smugglers. and from there on, at each point they�*re passed from one people smuggler to another as they try to make their way from iran to turkey, and eventually to europe. this is one of the main routes out of the country.

afghans waiting to slip into iran on foot. a crossing that�*s become particularly dangerous. a month ago, iran was accused of indiscriminately shooting afghan migrants. this video of the injured and dead, verified by the bbc. if they make it through iran, migrants must cross this border wall into turkey. a smuggler puts a ladder against the iranian side, cuts the razor wire to make a path. many break their limbs, making thejump. and this is video from last winter. "run, run," the smuggler shouts. "don�*t be scared." that people are willing to endure this is testament to how desperate they are to flee. on the other side of the wall, these afghans are pleading for help, allegedly beaten by turkish forces. turkey has not responded to the allegations. the video can�*t be independently verified by the bbc, sent to us by an afghan smuggler in iran — who we found after weeks of digging through their networks. you�*re endangering the lives of afghans, taking thousands of dollars from them,

engaging in this criminal activity. how do you justify that? translation: we don't force people to take these risks. . we tell them they could be killed or imprisoned. what are we supposed to do when people tell us their family is going hungry in afghanistan? the uk is one of the main destinations that afghans want to reach, seen to offer more work opportunities than most countries in europe. and by the time afghan migrants get to this final leg, the risk of crossing the channel feels like nothing compared to what they�*ve endured. in liverpool, we met an asylum seeker who arrived in a small boat six months ago.

a former government employee, she protested against the taliban. she could be eligible for one of the uk�*s resettlement schemes, but the safe legal routes have simply been too slow, which means she�*s had to undertake a traumatic journey. translation: | come - from a well-known family. i�*ve never done anything illegal, but i was afraid i would be detained and tortured in afghanistan. a difficult decision to come a world away from everything she knows, because home can�*t provide the most basic of human needs — safety, food, freedom. let�*s head to baku, where azerbaijan�*s cop29 climate summit faces mouting criticism over a series of events that have

frustrated proceedings. argentina�*s abrupt snub of the climate talks has raised alarm that presidentjavier milei, an ally to us president—elect donald trump, could be looking at pulling out of the paris accord. the azerbaijani government has also been accused of a crack—down on environmental activists and other political opponents, which it denies. and the united nations says the summit is "no longer fit for purpose" and in need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former un secretary—general and former un climate chief have said. let�*s speak to the bbc�*s azeri service editor konul let�*s speak to the bbc�*s azeri service editor konul khalilova, who�*s at the cop 29 summit in baku. welcome to you. good to have you. told us more about argentina�*s �*5 level of the summit. with the reading

i thought it was unexpected. many in this meeting between the argentinian president and president—elect on trump, argentine officials are saying that they are withdrawing from cop29 from this year only, but there are worries that if the us and donald trump rose from the paris agreement, countries like argentina will follow them. , ., ., them. tell us more about protesters' _ them. tell us more about protesters' rights - them. tell us more about protesters' rights and - them. tell us more about protesters' rights and the j protesters�* rights and the controversy around that. if protesters' rights and the controversy around that. if we are talking — controversy around that. if we are talking about _ controversy around that. if we are talking about the - controversy around that. if we are talking about the letter i are talking about the letter that has been signed by the top experts, there really are some key world experts, and among them are former un secretary—general io moon and

former un climate chief. the question, the whole structure, they are saying the process very slow. the office of the countries should not hospitals if they do not support the phase—out of fossil energy. in a world leader summit, the oil gas it was said to be a gift from god and he should be plain from god and he should be plain from bring it to market. some people didn�*t come here to attend the climate talks. i people didn't come here to attend the climate talks. i was also asking — attend the climate talks. i was also asking about _ attend the climate talks. i was also asking about the - also asking about the azerbaijan government being accused of a crackdown on environmental protectors. but where can you tell us? == environmental protectors. but where can you tell us? -- what more. where can you tell us? -- what more- there — where can you tell us? -- what more. there were _ where can you tell us? -- what more. there were an _ where can you tell us? -- what more. there were an alleged i more. there were an alleged did more. there were an alleged did more than 300 so—called political prisoners in jail, also 15 journalists,

political prisoners in jail, also 15journalists, and the also 15 journalists, and the human also 15journalists, and the human rights activists have been raising alarms, saying the situation has gotten worse since last year. among those who are arrested are the activists who have been protesting against the environmental issues in different regions. thank you very much — different regions. thank you very much for— different regions. thank you very much for updating - different regions. thank you very much for updating us. | ireland�*s katie taylor has susscesfully defended her undisputed light—welterweight title against puerto rico�*s amanda serrano in texas. all three judges score it 95—94 in taylor�*s favour in a controversial unanimous decision, due to several headbutts that opened a cut over serrano�*s eye. now all eyes are fixed on the bout between the former

heavyweight champion mike tyson, and the social media personalityjake paul. tyson is more than 30 years older than his rival. let us speak to christopher grimes. this is being streamed on netflix. that might surprise many. why have they paid for this fight and with the interest for them? netflix have been trying to get into more and more sports in the last basically of this year. they watched an ad supported version of the service about a year and a half ago. —— they can get eyeballs in advertising is by sporting events like this. it�*s a big high—profile fight that�*s generated a lot of buzz. they�*re going to do some more things like this, too. at christmas, they�*re going to do professional football, christmas, they�*re going to do professionalfootball, american football games, and next year early, they will start professional wrestling, which

maybe isn�*t really a sport, but it does draw lots of events. i�*ve got an update saying paul has thrown more than double the amount of punches than tyson, and he stays behind the jabs, staying a little fatigued. is to reach a younger audience for netflix when it comes to boxing? i have teenagers in my house and they knew about this fight before i did.— fight before i did. absolutely. auain, fight before i did. absolutely. again. this — fight before i did. absolutely. again, this is _ fight before i did. absolutely. again, this is something - fight before i did. absolutely. again, this is something that| again, this is something that really appeals to advertiser. younger men in particular, draw here, where they may be on playing video games or doing something else, but this is a way to draw a big young audience. is way to draw a big young audience.— way to draw a big young audience. is a spectacle, aaivin audience. is a spectacle,

giving that _ audience. is a spectacle, giving that there - audience. is a spectacle, giving that there is - audience. is a spectacle, giving that there is a - audience. is a spectacle, l giving that there is a huge audience. is a spectacle, - giving that there is a huge age difference, what is a huge professional boxer and one... is his overshadowing the women�*s fight we talked about? i don�*t know if we watch this, but it was really exciting. and controversial. i think for boxing fans, this was a terrific match. so, this is definitely a spectacle. in spring one of the biggest living means, mike tyson, even though he�*s looking a pretty old and tired this evening, i guess the social media superstar —— against this. it�*s giving a little bit of new attention for a sport that really at least television has lost interest in over the years. lost interest in over the ears. y ., ~ lost interest in over the ears. ~ �* ., years. do you think we're going to see more — years. do you think we're going to see more life _ years. do you think we're going to see more life sport - years. do you think we're going to see more life sport on - years. do you think we're going to see more life sport on the i to see more life sport on the likes of netflix and other streaming services? is

interesting. apple, amazon and youtube already have some deals with sports leagues. these are big money deals. netflix has insisted that you don�*t want to pay a lot of money for us forcefully that gets most of the economic benefit from it. i think wall street is really expecting that netflix will use what they have learned from events like this in the wrestling matches to finally bite the bullet and make a deal with this sports league. a5 bite the bullet and make a deal with this sports league. as the big question on wall street. i�*m going to watch you, let you watch the rest of the fight. full details on the bbc life page. christopher grimes, thank you. hopefully you got a chance to look up at the sky last night and take in the dazzling beaver moon — the fourth and final

supermoon of the year. a supermoon is when the moon is closest to the earth, appearing bigger and brighter than normal and there won�*t be another until october. the unusually bright and clear moon made for some impressive pictures across the uk and the rest of the world, as will vernon reports. a super sight to behold. last night�*s super moon over the tourin night�*s super moon over the tour in some respect. a super sight to behold. last night�*s supermoon over glastonbury tor in somerset. from around the uk, stargazers sent us these magnificent pictures, known as the beaver moon. this will be the last supermoon of the year. the supermoon is just when the moon is closer to us, so its orbit is not circular. it�*s elliptical, so there are points in which it is closer to the earth than others. and of course, the closer it is, the larger it looks. so that�*s what we call a supermoon is when it�*s a full moon, and it happens to be very close in its orbit. the spectacular sight was also visible around the world, shining here over lebanon�*s war—torn capital, and in hanoi, where residents came out to see the moon

dazzling in the night sky. it�*s been a good year for supermoons. last month�*s hunter�*s moon was even brighter. but are we getting more of them? it'sjust i think a lot now is social media has made them kind of a bit more well known, so people are more aware of them that they're going on. so, they were happening all the time anyway. but same with the names for them. people are more aware of them, which is great because people look up at the night sky. and more cosmic treats could be in store this weekend. a meteor shower similar to this one seen in croatia in august, could be visible in our skies on sunday night. but moon superfans will have to wait a while. there won�*t be another one of these on show until october next year. will vernon, bbc news.

still not too late if you pop your head out the window. you can see the latest on that jake paul, mike tyson fight on the bbc life page. it does look very... stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it�*s turning a lot colder for all of us next week. the transition starts this weekend — colder air already across northern scotland will continue to push southwards. and that will introduce the risk of snow showers, certainly in northern areas, but we could even see a spell of rain, sleet and snow during sunday night into monday. more on that in just a moment. but the colder air is moving around this area of low pressure from the arctic, already across northern scotland, and through saturday, it will push further further southwards. but across the south of britain, it will stay fairly mild but with a lot of cloud around. now, the boundary is this cold front with some rain on it as it continues to push southwards, so rather grey day on saturday — central and southern areas. behind the cold front,

the cold air is digging in, so it�*s brighter with sunny spells, scattered showers. these will be wintry over the hills across scotland. you can see the temperature contrast from north to south — milder in the south, pretty cold in the north, particularly factor in the strong northerly wind. and then through saturday night, the colder air continues to trundle southwards, eventually reaching all areas and will continue with wintry showers, mainly around coastal areas. and a risk of ice as well — it will be a cold night to come across the northern half of the country and turning colder in the south, but it does mean sunday will be cold but brighter, with sunshine across large parts of england and wales. further wintry showers across northern and western scotland. then we look to the west to an area of low pressure that will start to push rain into northern ireland and increasingly across england and wales. temperatures on sunday could reach 10 or 11

degrees in the south, but it�*s another cold one for central and northern areas. now, through sunday night, that rain becomes heavier and it pushes its way eastward. so, rather a wet night to come for the southern half of the country. it turns milder and windier in the south, but it stays cold across the north with further wintry showers. you can see that temperature contrast to start monday. but the start of next week through monday could cause some issues. a bit of a headache to the uncertainty. this area of low pressure could be further north, it could be further south, but it looks like its northern flank could see some snow on the hills across northern england to scotland, whereas further south will mainly of rain and there�*ll be strong winds. as it pulls away, though, into the near continent, opens the floodgates to an even colder arctic northerly from tuesday onwards. and you can see that here on the outlook — chance of snow across northern areas, rain in the south, and then from tuesday onwards it�*s very cold with cold nights.

this is bbc news — the headlines... president zelensky says russia�*s war on ukraine will end sooner than it otherwise would have done, with donald trump�*s return to the white house injanuary. it comes as ukraine accuses germany of attempting to appease russia. relatives of the civil rights leader malcolm x are suing us law enforcement agencies for what they say is complicity in his assassination six decades ago. the family is seeking $100 million in damages. here in the uk, the latest home office figures show that people from afghanistan are more likely than any other nationality to try to get to the uk by crossing

the english channel. and ireland�*s katie taylor has successfully defended her undisputed light—welterweight title against puerto rico�*s amanda serrano in texas. all three judges scored it 95—94 in taylor�*s favour in a controversial unanimous decision. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and thanks forjoining us here at the bbc�*s headquarters in central london for unspun world. in this edition, donald trump mark ii — is there any way of working out what it�*ll be like?

we know that he just he doesn�*t like alliances.