national security. at the end of this month. for more on the situation,

our security correspondent, the munich security conference behind me, for a lasting and secure peace for his country that doesn't the ukrainian delegation. on red square on may 9th this year — not as a respected

on red square on may 9th this year — not as a respected leader we need real success, we need real peace. we must build the armed forces of europe so that in estionia, lies in nato. everyone here agrees that europe needs to spend more on defence but, no, says the eu's top we don't need a separate alternative to nato. we have nato, we have the armed we have nato, we have the armed forces, 27 countries, forces, 27 countries, 2a of them also in nato, 2a of them also in nato, we can work with that. new nato member finland has a long border with russia. we can work with that. here too the foreign minister as opposed to a european army. there is a european army there is a european army already and it is nato already and it is nato compatible of course. compatible of course.

what we try to emphasise is that we need a credible plan to keep russia at bay to keep russia at bay going forward, notjust going forward, notjust in ukraine but also elsewhere. in ukraine but also elsewhere. here in munich, the ukrainian president did spend time meeting the us vice president jd vance. so now there are talks about peace talks, but that is still a long way from the deal that is acceptable to both ukraine and its russian invaders. frank gardner, bbc news, munich.

years, so that is obvious. europeans should be there because of what we were just another russian invasion. about in paris, it sounds like what the french to be part of the security guarantee. it seems they are more keen

the us government has, the us military has. of things are very important for any force and the force has to fight, frankly, ready to stop the russians. himself, is the idea of a european military. we've heard from the eu foreign policy chief saying that is not

i think it is not feasible immediately, i think she's of a european military force. where do you think right now the relationship between the europeans and the united states stands after the speech from vice presidentjd vance, quite withering when it comes to europe, what do you make there are mixed tones and mixed messages, coming out even out of that one speech. he is committed to europe, he is committed just a lasting peace in ukraine,

those are positive things about his speech that got into almost domestic french president emmanuel macron was not there in munich or a particular speech. issue to be sure that ukraine can stop the russians and can

i think you're exactly right, to be sceptical, to the table, he might show up. the us secretary of state, marco rubio, has arrived in israel at the start of his first official visit to the middle east. he's due to hold talks with the prime minister, the israeli president, isaac herzog, has thanked rubio's visit follows the release of three more

over to the red cross. an estimated 369 palestinian prisoners were freed in return. driven to freedom. last week's released hostages were gaunt and emaciated, but sagui dekel—chen, yair horn and sasha troufanov "i'm finally in sunlight", sagui says, his voice cracking. in words that may or may not have been his own, cheering. after a week of uncertainty, a wave of relief across israel.

yair�*s brother, eitan, is still a hostage. comes back, we arejust... else that's left behind. plenty of mixed motions in gaza, too, as hundreds jailed after israel's invasion, now greeted as heroes, some "it was really, really hard," says abdul. this is supposed to

be the easiest part. gaza strip, all of that has yet to be decided. but today was about families reunited, about a wife he has never seen. paul adams, bbc news, tel aviv. our port in the united suggested input - suggested input mentality — has in mortality has increased in states that have been since apportioned since the of roe v wade and it? itthev it theiight with it the right to a constitution abortion, data in the american published in the american journal medical association shows a disproportionate impact on babies who are black, from low income families or born birth defects. average, with birth defects. on average,

infant mortality, which is the ,,, of w. .— ,, afcheafqb'u'ajq . ' ” {cree}. me} eh? ” " graham; " death of children under the age of one, rose by 6% in first months 5 months of j " 535th'sféf’tiie’" ”w 77 w monthswothhew law; w w w months of the laws reversal, 18 months of the laws reversal, that from as low 1.3% mississippi to us i point in mississippi to us i point 9.4% in texas, and during the in mississippi to us i point 9.4% in t states nd during the in mississippi to us i point 9.4% in t states implemented research. states implemented weeks research. states imptemented weeks or near —m abortion bands, and now around 16 are in 16 are enforcement. in those states at the time, there 16 are enforcement. in those state than ie time, there are, 7 7 16 are enforcement. in those state than 22,000 there are, 7 7 16 are enforcement. in those state than 22,000 babies|re7 7 7 16 are enforcement. in those state than 22,000 babies born 7 expected. me like than expected. joining me like to discuss those findings is one of the researchers behind the report, doctor alison with ’ " withthe w withwthejohn for w for women's for womenws health for womeniws health sex centre far wamen�*s health sex gender centre far warnen's health sex gender research, welcome centre far warnen's health sex ge and research, welcome centre far warnen's health sex ge and thank rch, welcome centre far warnen's health sex ge and thank you welcome centre far warnen's health sex ge and thank you for .come doctor and thank you for taking the time to be with us here on bbc news. to begin, tell us more what this study has mere ahaclt what this study has with mere ahadt what this study has with to mere ahaut what this study has with to the w w of impact, specifically of our abortions on the number of mm d in before their children. dying befeetheir— — .- birthday? children due eefesetltels — ~ ——— birthda ? ~ ., children due heferetheir — ~ ——— birthda ? ~ ., ., ~ first birthday? we found a 696 in infant

first birthday? we found a 696 in . infant mortality - first birthday? we found a 696 in . infant mortality rate, . in the infant mortality rate, as you note, we back as you note, we found that back in were disproportionately in weredisnfener'tienatelyfii 7 within increase. affected within11% increase. in terms of causes of death, it tells some stories. tells some interesting stories. so, congenital defects, death due to congenital defects, those by 11%, and we due to congenital defects, thosl there by 11%, and we due to congenital defects, thosl there is by 11%, and we due to congenital defects, thosl there is a by 11%, and we think there is a straightforward mechanism here that pregnant in. that nreqnent women with a in. that nreqnant women with a congenital diagnosedwith a congenital with their foetus no defect with their feetuvfle have the option to longer have the option to terminate, and so they were essentially forced to the to term, so carryin- a babies to term, so carrying a doomed pregnancy and often unsafe pregnancy to term, but also found an increase in we also found an increase in infant mortality rate to other causes, and include like causes, and include things like maternal complications or even rnaterhal cernnlicatierisezecen -. ,,-, --. . ,, . - and rnaterhal ceh’inlicatiehs—er—e�*reh —— ~—— ——— — —— — — and supplication in ,accidents and supplication in infant. accidents and sunnlication in -7 infant. �* accidents and sunnlication in - infant. �* ., , the infant. and so of course, doctor, the infant. and so of course, doctor. as — the infant. and so of course, doctor. as you _ the infant. and so of course, doctor, as you very - the infant. and so of course, doctor, as you very well - the infant. and so of course, l doctor, as you very well know, behind every statistic there stories, impact stories,w impact would are stories, what impact—would say that from

w w w abortion on the physical, the measures on the physical, the well—being of emotional well—being of women and babies? emotional well-being of women and babies?— with numbers we are not working with numbers we are not necessarily studying the actual = e: "””’w"’h.;t';;;uny;u’ stories, what would you do now from journalists the country from journalists in the country that they're covering this really well and that are been personally people that are been personally impacted. the stories we hear about people that have to do, about—people thatrhave to do. �* mothers that to or mothers that have to continue a pregnancy to continue a'doorned pregnancy'to is traumatic terrn is. esnecialll! traurnatic you carrying this because you are carrying this pregnancy and then you have to wwwbirthwwwwwwwwwww w birthandhold w b|rthandhold baby w give birth and hold that baby thatis give birth and hold that baby that is dine in your arms, and a mother of a mother othwo, and a a m who othwo, and a a m who experienced a person who experienced a i cannot even miscarriage, i cannot even fathom what that may look like. fathern what that may look. like. �* the fathern what that may look. like. �*the us president has we know the us president has said abortion should be left to individual states to decide jerdividual states to decide on an do you have any as an issue, do you have any recommendations, do your in the field have colleagues in the field have any with to any with regards to how this can be to make sure

can be tackled to make sure that the united states not that the united states doesnot to see an increase in continue to see an increase in ”if” i continue to see an increase in isa very is a very controversial this is a very controversial issue, but at the time, issue, but at the same time, most americans do in some way. i also. = w sorry, i wo, i lost 7 wo, i lost mention 7 sorry, i lost mention of i'm sorry, i lost mention of thought, but this is a difficult composition, but i also feel like this — these are not we}; hsi blackww we}; hsi blackwawnd decisions are not black and is made out to be, these complex. and difficult are complex and difficult decisions people need decisions that people need to make with �* physicians, and with conenital in some cases with congenital defects, with a counsellor, a a}; ehqwwhwewqlthwrewelaw, wswe w w a}; ehqwwhwewqlthwrewelaw, wbe w w working in the health field, be it or nurses, anyone it doctors or nurses, anyone really in the health community, wcommunwity, you heard care community, have you heard at to are reacting this, w this, how w w this, how they w this, how they are w this, how they are dealingw it; i. f’i 271i: and w it? if w it? if they w it? if they are w it? if they are also w it? if they are also knovvn with it? if they are also known orseen with it? if they are also known or seen this increase of infant mortality first—hand of infant mortality was remarkable we are seeing?

where seen anecdotes from providers and what we are from states, especially hearing'frorn states, especially texas, which passed and like texas, which passed and abortion bennett prior to the roe v wade reversals, roe'v wade reversalsrproviders afraid abiding evidence ca re care that w care that canw care that can see hased care that es“see . ~ . ~ . and mothers, so i pregnancies and mothers, so i suspect we will keep you in ',':e" we " ifee: a, n of :,::e" we will heed “a "z of the :,::e" we " heed “a "z of the stories but more of the stories mum but right these numbers are an pa w:? w part of the evidence w which nart of the evidence w which iwrtwothhewerinweanew w w which iwrtwofwwwilwlivinweanew w base which i hope will influence policymakers and the american public about this érflefleeri eoeiieeeeatsne' m" ’ " ’ issue. doctor alison gemmill with the john _ issue. doctor alison gemmill with the john hopkins - issue. doctor alison gemmill with the john hopkins centre | with thejohn hopkins centre for health sex �* research, thank you very gender research, thank you very much for talking us through www�*fiwndintwsw. ww ww the family of a british couple held in custody in iran but news of their detention only emerged on thursday, when state—run iranian media reported they were being held on unspecified

security charges. craig and lindsay foreman were on their dream trip from the uk to australia. hello from iran! i feel content. i'm in iran, having an amazing time. we're super—grateful for being here, just not to travel to iran because of the risk of arrest. they'd entered iran from armenia on the 30th then they went to isfahan,

on to yazd the following day, into their hotel. a cleric, and then the couple went silent. the next photo their family saw was this. they're on the left, meeting the british they'd been accused of unspecified today, theirfamily put out a statement, calling the situation distressing and saying... on vague charges then using them for political leverage. caroline hawley, bbc news.

capital's main railway station. the dead in delhi. ten other people were injured. thousands of passengers, many of them returning from a hindu festival, the kumbh mela, had been transiting through the station. here's our south asia regional editoréfliaé’iesén” ~ . — on editor anbarasan ethirajan on more. it editor anbarasan ethira'an on more. ., ., ., '::, more. it was at around 10pm in more. it was at around 10pm - in delhi. _ more. it was at around 10pm - in delhi, and _ more. it was at around 10pm - in delhi, and a - more. it was at around 10pm - in delhi, and a really i andthousands w w w wwwanthwhodszndswofwwwww stiff and thousands of people had gathered, he coming hed'gatheredg and he coining kumbh mela, he'd'getheree'g and he canning kumbh mela, the worlds w hindu wwwwwhinwuwrwéiinwiéii; w w w largest hindu religious festival, it is still going festival. and it is still going millions of on, millions of people attending this festival, and people even to the so so there is a huge w w festival, so there is a huge rush i don't really station past leer creeks because wwtwhwewéépwthéiw w ww wthwewcapitalwrawilwayww ww since the capital railway and trains going to all

station and trains going to all across india, and according ecfeee indie. and eccer�*ding'te' eyewitness, people had ata at a platform when two we re were cancelled, so trains were cancelled, so there were more people on the and another platforms, and another said that when the chan-e change was announced, eieftfiffi efiefifie fife? efififiefieed rushing get people were rushing to get another train, that when another train, and that is when people started on people started trampling on each other people each other and severelpeeple killed will each other and severelpee