involved, that ukraine has to be an equal partner, an equal participant of any talks. and this includes both the preparation of the possible future peace treaty and the talks at the table as such. that's the first thing. the other thing, that there is a widely shared understanding that europe obviously has to shoulder more responsibility in this scenario and that europe has to be proactive. and the idea, for example,

which was voiced by the ukrainian president in munich of the european armed forces, it has been discussed in ukraine. there is an understanding that if such forces are created, then it'll be much easier and maybe faster to decide whether any foreign contingent can be sent to ukraine after,

for europe, in particular. and ukraine is living with all these very long already. what are the next steps here for president zelensky? so the next step obviously, is, to find out, if and how ukraine work that can take place in the kingdom of saudi arabia. then the question are how ukraine can be involved.

and then that is something that also highlighted by zelensky to be discussed at the table. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has and chair of the elders, juan manuel santos.

security conference. what we are seeing around the world, and we're that the world has right now. the first steps have been done. i don't know. i have not been able to identify exactly what is the plan in that discussion. ukraine has to be on the table. that is a necessary condition.

but let's not forget that the world today has more than 120 armed conflicts, either among nations or within nations. an unprecedented number, it said. and what is happening... what worries me most is we're increasing the number the sense, the respect for human rights, for civil and the number of conflicts have been increasing. so there is a very worrisome humanitarian situation inc that's the only way that we can solve that type of problem.

of former leaders, including yourself, but the that you have followed. ceasefire as a former leader, the kind of leadership shown ceasefire, is that idea will not fly. there is almost unanimity against that initiative for example, among the arab countries that are studying hopefully with the backing of europe and hopefully with the backing of the global south. but what is necessary is precisely an initiative

some call it the majority. you, of course, from colombia are from the global south. do you feel that it's closer to being achieved or further away? well, when i finished my government before leaving office, i recognised palestine because i truly believe that we'll only have peace if we give... if we only we give the palestinians a state how that can be achieved... call it something else. and we hope that after so many

years of conflict, but with what we're going through right now, that generates president trump's leadership is going to be decisive. you're from colombia. you must have seen how your country just my country, canada, has had a stay for a month. president trump said his favourite word is tariffs. well, the conflict between trump and the colombian president. the problem through diplomacy.

and then insult. let's use diplomacy. let's go back to the old ways of dealing with the problems and start, instead of using the tweet, i was saying that i struggle with my grandchildren — "don't use your cellular. "don't use your ipad." "don't use your tweet. "use dialogue. "constructive dialogue. that is what we need right now.

the unofficial mining of gold which accounts for most of the country's export earnings. with the fatal shooting of a woman near sevenoaks, they've recovered a vehicle containing a gun which crosses the river thames near dartford. ben schofield reports. the search for clues after a valentine's day murder. it's tragic, isn't it?

people who live here in knockholt say that they heard shots ringing out in the village, that's usually area cordoned off. the police car was there and the ambulance with flashing lights was there, and they were very busy. her attacker fled. he is still on the loose.

three more israeli hostages held by hamas in gaza, have been released. an estimated 369 palestinian prisoners and detainees charge has told the bbc arabic�*s gaza lifeline were depolrable. khalil al masharawi. checkpoint whilst travelling from gaza to the south. my tooth was broken by the iron cuffs on my wrists.

this is just the first phase, phase one, but are supposed to i very much doubt there will be a phase two. of the remaining hostages, but also for a permanent block, which will happen almost inevitably in the next ten

continuing phase one. the next two weeks. how could this potentially impact those talks and the progression? it won't. it will not because it is his first trip. the middle east is not his forte. i think he will relate trump's

points or tweets, not tweets, hours ago and was a very peculiar and convoluted post will be broken, and this is an ultimatum that he himself made. mr trump in the white house. or statement being made while secretary rubio is here. what needs to happen to take the situation forward? it is a very good question,

because mr netanyahu's he stalls, he procrastinates, he wastes time, he deceives, things to different people. then came president trump, who made an unequivocal demand that the war stops. then trump said the deal should be concluded, the war shouldn't stop. then trump said, we are going to own gaza. but here's the thing. netanyahu himself is under cross pressures. published in the last 48 hours,

80% want the deal to go on, on the other hand, he has his coalition that in the event of a moment ago, he may not have a coalition or a very tenuous and fragile coalition heading into march, there needs to be a vote on the budget. if he fails to pass the budget, by israeli constitutional law, can actually decipher. assistant foreign minister.

as long as both parties adhere to the commitment, we have no problem. number of israeli prisoners. so this delay is unjustified, the continuation of breaching the items and articles of the peace deal and ceasefire brought us to a standstill and a situation where the mediators have spent the last five days in extremely

iam sure i am sure that in negotiation with the true negotiators... i'm sure if the israeli government opens up i can tell you that we trust that this important deal will last. but sticking to an important deal that we, the americans months of negotiations. so the time has come that everybody realises that this destructive to gaza's future and to the stability of the middle east. the rationale here is

that it is not enough. the vatican has confirmed that pope francis will not lead for publication instead of attending the weekly event. in recent years. in a memoir published last year, he said he was simply getting old.

on the studio tour to relive some of the movie magic. the making of harry potter. for someone with sight loss? around by an interactor, matthew. this was designed to be one of the most opulent ooh. and right above our heads,

we have four chandeliers. wow. so that is the hufflepuff cup. it's tiny. it is tiny, yes. 0h! 0k. they made over 7,000 rubberised hufflepuff cups for deathly hallows part two. amazing. the introduction of the tactile tours is part of a year—long collaboration with the charity guide dogs. staff here have had specific training, including how this is the death eater costume, an original death eater costume. an original? it's not got one in?

no, it hasn't got one in, thankfully. imagination has been amazing. yes, so that is embroidery. voldemort�*s ranks that they actually are. to make sure that anyone with vision impairment i fabulous. the studio tour even more inclusive for everyone. gold this year.

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low pressure in the atlantic trying to fight back. and that feed of air will bring some showers to north east england. some snow on the hills. to northern ireland. a lot of cloud around. glimmers of brightness here and there, particularly now through sunday night, that weather front in as it runs into the cold air across scotland, we'll start to see some snow falling. accumulations there. but elsewhere, with clearer skies, we could snow across scotland. the bulk of the country, though, with southerly winds, it will be turning

less cold out west. under that cold air. so for monday then we'll have that area of snow, which could be heavy and persistent for a it will tend to ease down and become confined to the north east. and wales, mostly dry. could see a bit more sunshine around the midlands and south east. temperatures creeping up, up to nine degrees in the southwest, but still quite cold in the north and east. work into the cold. we could see some more snow across scotland on tuesday, and thereafter, wednesday onwards, the mild air wins out, finally. lots of isobars on the charts. with some weather fronts, it will be turning more unsettled, but a lot milder. by the end of the week. one or two spots could be up to 15 degrees.

this is bbc news the us suggests there won't be a seat for europe at peace talks set to be directly involved. with their families after almost 500 days in hamas captivity.

and, jubilant crowds welcome home hundreds of palestinian prisoners freed by israel as part of the ceasefire deal. on ending the war in ukraine. the us secretary of state already spoke to his russian counterpart commitment to finding an end to the conflict. europe may no longer be invited to the table, speaking at the munich security conference on saturday, failed because too many

parties were involved — suggesting that only the us, russia and ukraine should take