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hello, karin giannone. us and russian officials will sit down for face to face the us secretary of state, marco rubio, on "restoring the entire complex of will take.
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i have to say that the messaging coming from the russians, from sergei lavrov and his was very different. they are framing this as effectively a start remember the context of this, coming after and all of this coming with those waves of concern in europe about being left on the sidelines. we are seeing european countries scrambling to try at the kinds of things that
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american officials have been so everyone here knows how high the stakes are, ukrainians are not invited. president zelensky saying that he didn't know about these the french president, emmanuel macron, says he's had stressed the need to take responsibility for their own continent's security, as the us attempts to talk
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the polish prime minister, donald tusk, said they had entered a new stage in transatlantic relations, and europe needed to immediately boost its defences. his comments were supported by the danish prime minister, well, this meeting in paris was hastily arranged as a response to some of the messaging that we've been hearing from the us government. and of course, it's a response to the fact their talks about how to end the war in ukraine, but europe does not have a seat at the table. so attending these talks in paris were leaders
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set out what was at stake — "yes, it's about ukraine," she said, we didn't hearfrom mr macron. who said that there was no solution without a us backstop. german chancellor olaf scholz also conceding that there now, sir keir starmer has confirmed that he is with president trump, and he believes and after that meeting concludes next week, mr starmer said he will host a meeting with the same european leaders to carry on the conversation. where things are going next. now on tuesday, of course,
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will be that key meeting meeting in turkey with his turkish counterpart. to some of the soldiers who've been fighting close to the border with russia. the killing power in this small room near the russian border is formidable. each drone, all made in ukraine, costs around £300. ukraine's success in drone
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warfare, and the fact they're killing russians a day ago in kursk — that ukraine invaded. of the soviet union. they haven't been listening to team trump's lectures when he was a drone pilot in the field. now too busy here to follow the news. it's like a 24/7 job. and you know, it's more important for us what's happening right now on the front line
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ukraine and the rest of europe that's been happening in the last few days hasn't reached this place. a russian drone strike on sumy a fortnight ago it is a frontline town close to the russian border. the rescue teams and sumy civilians have also we came here to ask residents about president trump's claim that he can end this war, perhaps face to face, alone with president putin. yuliya doesn't trust putin. russians stop bombing us.
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doesn't trust putin either. he says, "we need to think about peace, but we'll resist until we're stronger. europe seems ready to help. now, when it comes to nato, president trump seems to agree but there's more than that. president zelensky, will not
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agree to, whether they are in and it won't be easy. right through the evening, ukrainian anti—aircraft batteries have been firing into the sky at russian drones. the ukrainians hit russia, too. if donald trump is hoping for a quick peace dividend, the meeting between the russian delegations is due to russisn delegations is dus is very russisn dslsgstions is dus is very shortly, they are begin very shortly, they are arriving at the venue in riyadh. let's cross live now to kyiv and speak to our correspondent james waterhouse. how is ukraine viewing that meeting happening russia and the us in
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between russia and the us in saudi arabia, without saudi arabia, notably without their presence? yes, president is in fact their presence? yes, president - is in fact l turkey - zelensky is in fact in turkey on a scheduled trip. we 55 5 1555 555555155 ef'5: s£5 told 55 5 1555 555559155 555: i555 told he 55 5 1555 555559155 ef'5 s5&5 told he is 55 5 1555 555559155 555 $55 told he is meeting when they about prisoner of war and future security. exchanges and future security. he is be in saudi he is going to be in saudi arabia, coincidentally, it seems, over coming ; -:: that leave f f thatleavethe f f that leave the f�* open does that leave the door open for his involvement for f for the future of negotiations for the future of his country? he would like to think so, but we just don't know at moment. he has know at the moment. he has europe as being weak labelled europe as being weak because of its on so you have america, so you have european leaders frantically trying to work out �* on earth are work out how on earth they are going to step up with an disinterested ffpfresident zelensky has america. president zelensky has acknowledged in gggnnwledged improvements in armed forces eggnowledped improvements in armed forces but he says at the armed forces but he says at the armed forces but he says at the moment needs america ukraine ukrafinerftifllfff ff
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intent that will be welcome here, but it is something that here, pp�*t'it'is'something that unity. at here, pp�*t'it'is'somethihg that unity. at the ,,,, fthfefefff sees, theredoesnt ffff fthfefeffdozfert'ftheem ff if fthffefefdofeertiftheem to moment, there doesn't seem to be that, because if example be that, because if for example did send troops and one britain did send troops and one of those soldiers was killed in an outbreak ifighting, an outbreak of fighting, it would pose difficult questions allies on how best for european allies on how best respond directly te respena aireetlg'sgsihstrr , ~~ , ~ and you still have russia. [and you still have age—old of a world ff out. f out. eu ff out. eu ministers meeffting out. eu ministers meeffting todayeu ministers meeting today to ministers meeting today to work ters meeting today to work at 's aiermeeting today to work at financial support for future financial support for ukraine and other topics but at moment it is scratching realizei realli;i tiara really tyya big heads really whilst the two big boys, russia and the us, talk about ukraine's future. alaeut leersihs's future: 5m”? as it crash landed at toronto pearson 18 people have been injured, three of them david willis reports.
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ushered to safety after a truly remarkable escape. bleep. belly—up on the runway of canada's busiest airport, its tail and right wing sheared off by the impact as firefighters on the other side of the plane staff scrambled to the scene. just so you're aware, there are people outside walking around the aircraft. yeah, we've got it. 18 passengers were taken to hospital, but all 80 on board survived. of flight and ground crews. and relatively minor injuries. we are very focused on the care and the concern
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and of the passengers and the crew, some of whom have already been reunified with their friends it's upside down. early suggestions that high winds and a heavy snowfall could have been to blame have been dismissed by officials, and there were no crosswinds. david willis, bbc news.
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withdrawing from southern lebanon, in line with the idf is due to pull out by tuesday. but the idf has said some troops will remain at some to our middle east regional editor sebastian usher. hello, sebastien foster what is expected happen under this expected to happen under this deadline? expected to happen under this - deadline? _ pull-out deadline? = 257257 this m pull-out deadline? = 257257 this there was a 60 day deadline, there was a 60 day period in which all israeli are meant to have pulled troops are meant to have pulled out from the positions the out from the positions in the south of israel asked south of lebanon. israel asked for an extension and that south of lebanon. israel asked for an extensio under hat south of lebanon. israel asked for an extensio under that finishes today. under that deal, all israeli troops are finishes today. under that deal, all pullli troops are finishes today. under that deal, all pull out)ops are finishes today. under that deal, all pull out but. are finishes today. under that deal, all pull out but. a you meant to pull out but as you were saying, though this has we have fweff have hfea rd fweff have hfeard that f f ffferfhavthffeaerfthathoth ffffféfielébéherfef
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israeli and lebanese officials, what if you have said is that whatjfeyou havesaid is that will maintain five :-—— 7 call strate- ic f call strategic positions the ff fehfefbqresrf ff f 1545555; ff ff f f fthferoerefroff 5&ch f in hilltop positions. f f extending ff fethféhdfianférgfigff essentially extending along and there is no that�*oorder; ami there is ho for that. that�*oonier; ami there is ho for that. the timescale for that. the lebanese have sayin 7 responded by saying this is unacceptable, the new lebanese has said that it president has saiii that it be president has said that it be solved by shouldrbesolved byrdiplomatic hezbollah has made mea nsgt-leaii'ottah has made a gmeaggs.*heap'ottah has made a couple statements already a ceuele— ———r — —————— ago on statements already a ceueler a”. e flee—e ago on this issue, statements already a seuele— ———r — —————— ago on this issue, saying days ago on this issue, saying that the ceasefire that essentially, the ceasefire might be injeopardy, sort of veiled threat that they might back f back to f f fbfafck toffightianf.fff f f f fbfafck tofightianf.fifff f f f get to fighting. fi’ihifii f go back to fighting. i think there is no real possibility of that the moment, but the that at the moment, but the concern in lebanon is that this will not necessarily be a temporary by israeli temporary move by the israeli army, that it could be a z= buffer zone f buffer zone that they
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permanent buffer zone that they established them as they two f two ago f two ago when f did two decades ago when they finally pulled out after being the south lebanon for a in the south of lebanon for a of years. in the south of lebanon for a - of years— in the south of lebanon for a of ears. ., ~' ,, , in the south of lebanon for a sebastian ., ,, , ., , in the south of lebanon for a - sebastian usher let's take you live now to vatican city, bethany bell, who is in rome. bethany, do we have any updates on the pope's condition? the update ifs—sf ”as was last update we received was night. we were told that ina f ff f |nastable f the pope was in a stable lu, 7 . . .. a he the pope was in a stable ., ,, ”as” he didn't have condition, he didn't have a but early yesterday, fever, but early yesterday, treating him said they had to chane the treatment had had to change the treatment they said tests had that f that che that the pope had what shown that the pope had what they called a poly microbial tractf f tract infection, f respiratory tract infection, and they said it wasn't clear
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as to how long he would need to stay hospital. we were told stay in hospital. we were told by a vatican spokesman that the by a vatican spokesmah'that'the was in spirits and pope was in good spirits and had been reading the newspapers had been reading ths'newspapsrs was also very grateful with; 2 the messages f f the messages of f f f ffthe messages of gfoofdwifll all the messages of goodwill his recovery that he had for his recovery that he had been receiving, particularly from people who were those people who were in hospital. from those people who were themselves in hospital. themselves in hospital. bethany, thank you very much bethany, thank you very much the update. bethany ibell for the update. bethany bell for the update. bethany bell there in rome. there in rome. an independent review an independent review of sentencing says the rising of sentencing says the rising prison population in england prison population in england and wales has been fuelled and wales has been fuelled by successive governments wanting to appear tough on crime — with too much focus on crime — with too much focus on punishment rather than reducing reoffending. on punishment the interim report, commissioned by the government, says people are being jailed for longer, despite evidence that these sentences often fail that these sentences often fail to rehabilitate them. to rehabilitate them. frances read reports. a rising number behind every door, inside, locked up,
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successive governments under pressure successive governments under pressure to look tough on crime. but behind these walls, prisons are overwhelmed and ineffective. sentences have got longer, they have got tougher. we're sending more people to prison, and we're sending them to prison for a longer period of time. it is understandable, and indeed right,
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a few months ago, 1,700 prisoners in england and wales were allowed out of jail early the current government blamed the previous government for years of inaction. and a total breakdown of law and order. dereliction of duty by the previous government. and that's despite crime figures actually going down overall over the last 30 years.
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and we end up ultimately in a situation on time inside alone. frances read, bbc news. argentina's president, javier milei, but within hours, he deleted the post and libra coin's value nosedived — tell us about this
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and some of us will continue to see some sunny spells for another day or two. but there's a change in the far north and, freezing rain as well. we'll start to see the snow accumulating, around i—5cm. starting to ease away. elsewhere, we'll have a touch of light frost. to the last couple of days. highs of 5—9 celsius. will start to show its hand — a south—westerly flow will drive in milder air across the country, it will take its time
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in arriving on wednesday. than of late, 6—12 celsius. the weather fronts start to really gather from the atlantic and push across us. quite a few isobars on the chart, the winds will start to strengthen, gale—force gusts rattling that rain through at quite a pace. maybe the odd rumble of thunder as well here and there on thursday. and east through the day. windy with it, but mild — 9—14 celsius the overall high. now, it looks likely that friday will be better day on saturday. unfortunately, for sunday. don't forget, if you want a detailed forecast
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and of course, you can get hourly updates on the story. until then, take care.
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for higher spending to ramp up
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military capabilities in pole position. i'm sally bundock. and ahg hasjust and ahg has just revealed its latest earnings, i will be talking to the chief executive ihg hotels and of ihg hotels and resorts shortly. as we've been reporting, in a few hours us talks in saudi arabia. stressed the need to take greater responsibility
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