live from london, this is bbc news. donald trump suggests three—way talks to end the war in ukraine may begin at the munich security conference. narendra modi hails a new �*mega—partnership' between india and the us, while donald trump announces more tariffs. i will charge a reciprocal tariff, meaning whatever countries charge the united states of america, we will charge them — no more, no less. we look at how president trump's threat of tariffs is being received around the world. and also ahead... a modern—dayjonah and the whale — how did a chilean kayaker survive this near—death encounter with a humpback?

hello, i'm tanya beckett. president donald trump has announced us, russian and ukrainian officials will meet at a security conference in munich, for talks on how to end the war. ukraine's president zelensky says his country will not accept any peace deal agreed by the us and russia without its involvement. our north america correspondent merlyn thomas reports. we missed you a lot. president trump continues his conversations with world leaders. his latest guest at the white house, the indian prime minister, narendra modi. butjust a day before meeting his indian counterpart, it was mr trump's phone call with russian leader vladimir putin that was making headlines. their talks about ending the war in ukraine were still very much on reporters�* minds at a press conference. we had a very good conversation with president putin the other day, yesterday,

and we also had a very good conversation. i did both, in both cases, with president zelensky. and i think we're going to be able to do something. i think we're going to be able to make a deal. and i hope so, because it's a horrible war. the president yesterday insisted that the russian leader wants peace, but ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says he's warned world leaders against trusting putin's claims of readiness to end the war. i know him very well. yeah, i think he wants peace. i think he would tell me if he didn't. but even mr trump admits that it might not be all that simple, adding that it wasn't practicalfor ukraine to join nato and it was unlikely it could return to its pre—2014 borders. but president zelensky has said his country couldn't accept any agreements made without them. translation: we have already had three conversations - this call that it was a priority for him to talk to russia first. it's not very

pleasant in any case. you know how ukrainian society, how all of us and europeans react. it is first and foremost about ukraine, and nothing can be done about ukraine without ukraine — as ukraine nears its third year of conflict, those living with its consequences are eager for an end. negotiations could start today, with mr trump suggesting that russian representatives will meet americans on friday in munich, which is hosting a security conference. merlyn thomas, bbc news, washington.

to russia, and that its long desired security goal ofjoining nato is off the table. the us is still going after ukraine's natural resources, with a deal being proposed in terms of access to that in return for continued military aid. so the question that is bubbling here is, well, what's in it for ukraine? there is a deep sense of betrayal in many quarters. there are people and news websites, commentators saying that we should have known this was coming with the second donald trump presidential term.

and there are even parallels being made with failed western attempts to curb nazi germany before the outbreak of the second world war. that is the depth of feeling here in that if russia is allowed to keep hold of some or all of what it has taken, and if ukraine doesn't get a significant enough security guarantee to counter that, then russia willjust simply have another go at taking the entire of ukraine down the line. when donald trump focuses on china, as he has explicitly said, or domestic policies. so no doubt for the munich conference, the hope of mr zelensky is that european leaders will rally behind him. i think we're seeing that in terms of what, you know, we listen to the uk defence secretary, john healey. foreign secretary david lammy and other european leaders. they are striking a slightly diplomatic tone in that they say, look,

cooperation with the us is needed and so too is supporting ukraine. they have reiterated president zelensky�*s desire that ukraine is involved. that ukraine is involved in any peace talks about its future. but i think the munich security conference this year is going to be shaped by what a ceasefire could look like and how europe is going to step up, in the words of donald trump, in terms of global security, european security and security for ukraine, in terms of policing a frozen conflict.

the 24—year—old suspect, lived in the city and has been in germany since 2016. counter—terrorism police are investigating the incident, which happened just ten days before government elections in germany. nicky schiller reports. flowers left at the scene of the devastation by the country's interior minister. germany is digesting the reality of a car being driven into a crowd at a transport workers' union rally. 30 people, including children, were injured, some seriously. the vehicle used was taken away for examination, as police said counter—terrorism officers had taken over the investigation due to indications the suspect had an extremist background. that suspect is a 24—year—old afghan asylum seeker, who german media have named as farhad n. they blurred his face due to the country's privacy rules. he was arrested at the scene. reports say he came to germany in 2016 when he was a child, and had his request for asylum turned down the following year.

the bavarian interior minister said he had not been forced to leave due to security concerns in afghanistan. the suspected attack is the latest in a string in germany where the where the suspect has been an asylum seeker, and comes during a general election it is unacceptable for people to come to our country and commit crimes. that's why the law must be applied to the full, and we must also make it very clear that if someone comes to our country and commits offences, serious offences, they must be deported, even to difficult countries. the car ramming means public safety will dominate debate ahead of the election, with the frontrunner to become the next german leader, friedrich merz, saying things had to change so that everyone would feel safe. in munich, security is tight as world leaders, including

ukraine's president zelensky and the us vice president, jd vance, are due in the city for an international security conference. nicky schiller, bbc news. we heard from our correspondent, jessica parker, who is in munich. this is the street closed off yesterday after the suspected attack. you can see traffic flowing freely but it was cordoned off after a car ploughed into a crowd of people taking part in a trade union rally, around 30 injured, we have been told, that were injured were children. a24—year—old man, but there have been clarifications issued by authorities overnight about the case. first they said he had been known to police for

drug and theft offences and that has turned out to be incorrect. they said he was legally in germany. and then on theissue legally in germany. and then on the issue of the fact counterterrorism officials took over the investigation, they talked about indications over the investigation, they talked ab has ndications over the investigation, they talked ab has given ons over the investigation, they talked ab has given an s over the investigation, they talked ab has given an update, overnight has given an update, saying an extremist overnight has given an update, se not an extremist overnight has given an update, se not easily tremist overnight has given an update, se not easily recognisable at is not easily recognisable at first glance and investigations are ongoing. we expect the suspect to appear before a judge later today. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

staying with donald trump and the president has signed a new memorandum, calling for reciprocal trade tariffs on all major us trading partners. it means the us will tax foreign goods at the same rate applied by other nations on american products.

president trump says that in doing so, it will reduce what he calls unfair behaviour from trade partners. but the levies will not go into effect immediately. mr trump said that he has instructed his commerce secretary nominee to determine the appropriate tariff levels for each affected country. the president also indicated that sending goods through other countries, in a bid to avoid tariffs, would not be accepted. mr trump said prices on us goods may increase would �*level the playing field'. and on trade, i have decided, for purposes of fairness, that i will charge a reciprocal tariff, meaning whatever countries charge the united states of america, we will charge them — no more, no less. in other words, they charge us a tax or tariff and we charge them the exact same tax or tariff. very simple. mr trump made his tariff threat as he entertained india's prime minister, narendra modi, at the white house. india has a huge trade surplus with the us.

mr trump said that india would be subject to the same tariffs it placed on american imports — but he also announced that india would buy more us produced oil and gas. mr modi said he hoped the two nations would begin talks on a trade agreement. but there's also been some global concern — with taiwan calling a meeting of its national security council to discuss the development. 0ur asia business reporter suranjana tewari is following this story from singapore — she talked through the reaction to mr trump's global tariffs threat. two big events for asia to react to. one was the announcement that trump's administration is going to be looking into these retaliatory tariffs. would be based on a country by country basis. and it really depends what those other countries

charge for exports — american exports going into their countries. and that's really interesting because india is one country that actually has very high tariffs for us goods going into india. exports from the us, imports into india. narendra modi's visit to the white house. since he came into office. now, the us will increase military sales to india starting in 2025. and donald trump said that he'll eventually — the us will eventually provide f—35 fighterjets to india. those types of deals usually take years. but again, as you mentioned, they also agreed that india will import more us oil and gas. now, india really relies on imported oil and gas, especially for its cooking

needs. so that's a really significant agreement as well. but everyone wants to know whether they cut a deal on those retaliatory tariffs. trump and modi said they would talk about easing the levies, but no deal yet. and in his first presidency, trump actually said that india has very high levies and promised to match them. and in a press conference with modi earlier in the day, he did say we are being reciprocal with india. whatever india charges, we will charge them. the us secretary of state, marco rubio, says america is eager to hear new proposals by arab countries about the future of gaza. he's travelling to israel, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates after several arab states expressed opposition to donald trump's proposals for palestinians to leave gaza and be settled elsewhere. mr rubio said it was the only plan available right now,

but he's open to hearing any better suggestions. meanwhile, israel has warned hamas that it must release three living hostages this weekend orface a resumption of the war in gaza. of the ceasefire deal and threatened to end the release of hostages. diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation are ongoing. alon liel is a former director general of the foreign ministry of israel. he told me what the feeling was like in the country a day before the next scheduled hostage release. first there is today, because today, afternoon, hamas has to release the three names. and this, of course, is causing a lot of tension. the israelis, by now, know the kidnapped people and their families almost on a personal basis, or sometimes on a personal basis. and we are waiting

for their names. then there is tomorrow to see the release, how they look, and then we go on.

but we are all guessing. a week is a very long period of time over there. i'm in geneva, by the way, now, so i'm saying "there". i would not try even to guess what will go on beyond sunday. the social media app tiktok is once again available to download on us app stores run by apple and google after president trump postponed any enforcement of a ban until the 5th of april. a law passed in congress has ordered the chinese—owned company to be sold to a neutral party if it wanted to continue to operate in america. tiktok has denied claims it can be used by china as a tool for spying. a woman at the centre of a legal case in which mi5 admitted giving false evidence to three courts has told the bbc she wants an apology from the security service. beth — which is not her real name — was attacked with a machete by her then partner, a neo—nazi misogynist

who used his role as an agent to coercively control her. she's been speaking to our investigations correspondent daniel de simone — a warning, you may find some of the contents distressing. what concerns me the most is that he is a free man. who can stop this? i don't want other women to have to put up with things like this. beth filmed her then—boyfriend, a misogynistic neo—nazi, attacking her with a machete. she says the man, known publicly as x, used his position as an mi5 agent to terrorise her. mi5 took the bbc to court to try and stop us running a story about the abuse by x. beth then took mi5 to court for failing to protect her human rights. mi5 says it doesn't confirm agent identities and hadn't done so with x. it meant beth's case would largely be kept secret — even from her.

it felt completely offensive to be told that my case would have to be held in private, and that i wouldn't be privy to any of the information, because that's how they operated — as if they're allowed some special licence to completely breach my human rights. but, this week, we revealed that mi5 had told me that x was an agent, when seeking to stop a story about his extremism, and then had lied to three courts about doing so. i think it proves what mi5 are capable of, and it feels like all my worst suspicions have been confirmed. so everything that i was told by x about them at the time we were together has actually been proven to be the case — that they are unscrupulous people who will stop at nothing to achieve what they want. the corporate mi5 witness, whose evidence was false, said he thought he was telling the truth. there are official investigations into what happened. in an unprecedented move, mi5 has issued an unreserved apology to the bbc and all three courts. where's my apology? i don't matter to them.

i matter because i'm kicking up a fuss and i'm throwing a spotlight on the way they behave. but, otherwise, if i were to just go away quietly, they'd never think about me again. due to our new revelations, beth will return to court for a new decision on whether her case can be heard in the open. i've already lost years of my life to x and his abuse, and i'd very much like there to be an end to it, daniel de simone, bbc news. a kayaker in chile had a near—death experience when he thought he been eaten by a humpback whale. he was swallowed whole and then spat out again — just seconds later — incredibly he was unhurt. rather difficult you would

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