live from washington, this is bbc news. the release of hundreds of palestinian prisoners is further delayed, even after six israeli hostages return home as part of the ceasefire agreement. the uk says it's "time to turn the screws on putin's russia", as london prepares to unveil its biggest set of sanctions against russia since the start of the war with ukraine.

the vatican says pope francis is in a critical condition in the hospital where he's being treated for pneumonia in both lungs. have not yet begun. in rafah, nuseirat and gaza city.

in the first phase of the deal. our correspondent paul adams sent this report from jerusalem. cheering ..an outpouring of relief and joy. israelis celebrating israelis celebrating as the ceasefire deal brings as the ceasefire deal brings six more hostages home alive. in gaza, more choreographed in gaza, more choreographed displays of defiance displays of defiance and firepower, as the hostages emerged for the first time. four were abducted by four were abducted by hamas on october 7th, hamas on october 7th, two others held for a decade. two others held for a decade. tal shoham was one of seven family members all kidnapped from the same house — tal, the last to return. the long, agonising wait finally overfor his

brother and sister. at kibbutz be�*eri, close to gaza, the house where tal was taken. and they were all kidnapped from here. be�*eri is a place of scars and ghosts. hamas gunmen killed scores of kibbutz members here, 32 were taken hostage. but in a place famously full of peaceniks, ayelet dares to hope for a betterfuture. the population of people who live in gaza should stay and live in gaza. so you can imagine a situation in which you live side by side again? yes, i'm going to come back here. i'm not going to go anywhere else. i think we should really start talking about it and not fighting about it. next week, stage one of this whole complex ceasefire deal should be complete, but there are still plenty

of hostages alive and dead being held in gaza. getting them out will require a whole new set of negotiations, which have yet to begin. the campaign for tal shoham is over, one institute hussein ibish if the delayed release of prisoners risks the peace deal. is not interested in going into phase two.

that requires completing phase two. he's also under very heavy pressure for the same because they've never received an answer about what the purpose of the war now is. so he's under a lot of pressure, but he's also to keep him in power. as if he really is keen on restarting the war as soon as possible. will be more complicated. that it foresees an end to the war and israel withdrawing troops. incredibly. because you are absolutely right, if israel were to complete phase two — which is the only way to get

the hostages out and the only way to please the public and the israeli military and donald trump — it really would mean the end of the war, in effect. that they've chosen deliberately to leave hamas in power in gaza, palestinian civil administration other whether formally or informally, and it of the palestinians, who want to create a state and want to talk to israel, rather than killing israelis. and so, he's in a bind. i just want to jump in,

because you mentioned the us donald trump had put pressure on benjamin netanyahu to agree to phase one, and over the last 2a hours israel makes, whether to go into phase two or go definitely. if donald trump starts withdrawing pressure trump's pressure is the only thing that got him to agree with phase one. he's willing to ignore the israeli public and is willing to force the israeli military to stay in gaza that he go along with phase one, but trump has said different things. he's said he insists on getting

all of the hostages out and if he's changed his mind, benjamin netanyahu is off the hook. we'll have to see. the vatican has said for the first time that where he's being treated for pneumonia in both lungs. after his condition worsened in the past 2a hours. the vatican says the pope remains "alert", but his prognosis was still "guarded". our europe correspondent sarah rainsford has the latest. about the state of his health, and so we've been getting and i have to say that the latest statement that's come this evening is the starkest one yet. it repeats the fact that pope francis is in a critical not out of danger. respiratory crisis this morning, which required extra oxygen.

they've also said that the pope needed blood transfusions because tests showed that he had anaemia. developments, i think. still very much there and still very much fighting it's interesting, though, that this comes after the doctors treating pope francis yesterday and they were quite upbeat. jovial, almost, at some points. that, in fact, he was responding to medication. could tip that balance.

condition, but as i said, still alert and he still spent the day in his armchair. saying that it's "time to turn the screws in a statement, the foreign secretary said: "this britain and all of europe. now is the time for europe to double down on our anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. forces are key strategic priorities. on saturday, the prime minister, sir keir starmer, and insisted kyiv�*s voice must be at the heart of any peace negotiations, ahead of meeting president donald trump next week.

a deal that would give the us rights to ukraine's deposits of rare earth minerals. donald trump has styled this as a way for ukraine he was addressing republicans at the conservative political action conference on saturday. i'm dealing with president zelensky, i'm dealing i'm trying to get the money back, or but here's worse. we gave it in the form of nothing. so i want them to give us something for all and i'm going to try

and get the war settled, on its nato neighbours. the filmmakers behind putin's end game, the stakes beyond ukraine found growing concern about regional i've been speaking to the team behind the documentary about how countries in the region are bracing for what's to come. you spoke with the locals and in some of those countries on the hhihhhhhhhh hhuhfhhh hh $1125: gage—h —; ——h —— ~ — — with hhihhhhhhhh hhuhfhhh hh $1125: gage—h —; ——h —— ~ — — with russia hhihhhhhhhh hhuhhihh hh éhzej gage—h —; ——h —— ~ — — with russia like hhihhhhhhhh hhuhhihh hh thig: gage—h —; ——h —— ~ — — with russia like sweden border with russia like sweden and finland. what was the mood t’ih’ér’e” z there” is z 7” there” histhere : 7” there” histhere the like there end'is there the that if ukraine was to concern that if ukraine was to russia that those countries could be the next target? well, first, i think _ could be the next target? well, first, i think we _ could be the next target? well, first, i think we should - could be the next target? well, first, i think we should be - first, i think we should be pointing out that sweden and finland ended joining nato d a result of russia’s as a result of russia's invasion of ukraine. those two countries were historically

neutral, nonaligned states. now, switching over to estonia, one of the baltic states, estonia, latvia, lithuania, have a long they have a long history. finland as well. finland was attacked by the in the attacked by the soviets in the second world war. they enou-h fortunate enough to push them back. the baltic states were beeke the bettie etetee wee , so lucky. eeehe the bettie etetee wee , so lucky. and in estonia, net ee teehv; arte in. eetehie? 7...,.,..,,......,_ net ee teeky; ane in eetenieff ~ ~ ~ ~ right up to which goes right up to russia, where vladimir putin has said that he has 7 retaking the retaking the town designs on retaking the town we were in right on the border, novo, theyjoined nato good novo, theyjoined nato in good faith, they were looking and they are towards europe and they are towards europe and they are towards the united looking towards the united states. and am not so sure are feeling as confident -,% ee .they 5 they did a month or so today as they did a month or so ago with the reverberations coming out of the white house. kevin, do people you have kevin, do the people you have spoken to, do believe speken terdetheybetieve that does actually want a russia does actually want a peace deal? even if they

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meanwhile, the polish president, andrzej duda, presence in poland and broader central europe. the white house reaffirmed its close alliance with poland, as two leaders met on the sidelines of the cpac conference on saturday. decisions on tarriffs, and backed decisions made for more, i spoke to republican strategist and former chief matt terrill. m your rrill. m your role as former chief �*to marco rubio's how do presidential campaign, how do you feel marco rubio has done is the secretary of state? he had first trip as secretary had his first trip as secretary of state to israel and that was followed by further talks in erabia 0h erabia on russia. hater do he is doing? you think he is doing? the line you think he is doing? the - line here - you think he is doing? the - line here is - you think he is doing? the - line here is this i you think he is doing? the - line here is this a l bottom line here is this a someone clearly prepared for this he knows the issues the united states through at the united states that they are 7 the global that they are facing the global stage. he has played a major

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gyosgegoes andrnore secereand all that will be at here. he has opened a ptaywhere.wt-te has opened a a sad and he will dialogue with a sad and he will have discussions with world leaders in washington. one of them is there today at cpac. the bottom line here is discussions around certainly discussions around and russia certainty discussions around and russia will certainly discussions around and russia will be at ukraine and russia will be at play here. other dynamics is well on the foreign—policy stage. this is a busy time on 77foreign—policy s77tage 77foreign—policy stage for zzz: a different ie'editterent ee'ntinietretien they are focused on things defence spendin- and defence spending and nato. like defence spending and nato. all of those things have to be -=—= the here. particularly on the table here. particularly the russia policy will the ukraine russia policy will on the table in the upcoming days. i also want your thoughts on us days. i also want your thoughts on . us approach _ days. i also want your thoughts on . us approach to - days. i also want your thoughts on . us approach to israel i on the us approach to israel and gaza because trump had put and gaza because trump had put a lot �* pressure on the a lot of pressure on the israeli prime minister netanyahu to agree to face one of that deal. then just in the 24 of that deal. then just in the 26 hours, he he was past 214. heers. he said he wee . e e e whatever past 214. heers. he said he weem . e e e whatever decision makes, whether it netanyahu makes, whether it goes ahead with phase two or in the war. it seems continues in the war. it seems quite confusing the us stands here and wear trump now stands. i think there be some

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week, or lose theirjobs. the billionaire, who's been tasked with slashing government spending by president trump, made the announcement on social media. it would be considered a resignation. officers seriously injured in a knife attack terrorism. with a heavy police presence due to a demonstration with 11 in a critical condition in hospital. the structure collapsed over a children's play area. german voters decide

on sunday who will run conservative christian democrats favored to become snap election, triggered by the collapse of centre—left at a time of global uncertainty, germans and their european allies are looking to this election to provide clear leadership and direction. but forming a coaltion government may for the candidate who comes out on top. sumi somaskanda reports on how important the economy is to german voters, as they head to the polls. the country's been in a recession for the last two years. alone, the biggest number in about ten years and, indeed, energy

costs have shot up. who said he saw the german economy as a sinking ship, he also said he wanted to see the red tape cut deliver on what they say they will do ahead of the election. minds, and certainly, we can say of the older they are concerned about inflation, because it is eating into their pensions, their limited pensions that they receive every month. and tackle inflation. now, we just want to show

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the bulk of the uk. but over the next few hours, thicker clouds on the way soon spreading in, along with strengthening winds. those winds lifting temperatures about 9 of sunday morning. so it's a frost—free start to the day. the wet and windy weather, then, that's on the way area of low pressure. of the uk, but it's a low pressure that will of the uk, we could see up to 90mm, say, across that's enough to cause some localised flooding concerns. the strength of the winds too. now, gusts could reach around 55 to 65mph like capel curig could get quite close to 80mph. localised disruption.

working in through sunday afternoon. and eastwards, and by the time we get to monday, it should be following to much of the uk. there will be some sunshine between these showers. it will remain quite windy across the hebrides, the highlands, orkney and shetland. it will take a while for those gusts to gradually ease we continue with those rather showery conditions into tuesday. windy, those winds will continue to gradually ease down. average in london is about 9 degrees celsius. now, looking deeper into the week, the weather pattern is staying unsettled. rain at times and often, it

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hello, and welcome to unspun world. it's good to have you with us. the americans and the russians had seats and ukraine what we're seeing, i think, is the...the physical as china looks on at all this, does it sense an opportunity for itself? itself as the leader of the global south.