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and its allies over on the third anniversary of russia's full—scale north korea at the un general assembly, voting against a resolution condemning russia's war. would accept european peacekeepers in ukraine, mr macron also said peace must not mean he praised trump's efforts to engage with putin in recent his task — an attempt to reach a consensus

again, the relationship has i been very special with france, and very special with this gentleman on my right. i it looked like the old l�*bromance between these two was back — but the differences weren't far from the surface, no, in fact, to be frank, we paid. half its key natural resources as compensation for with ukraine's president zelensky is close. i will be meeting with president zelensky. l i would love to meet him.

aggressor is russia. and the uk are open to. at length with the president. of the details of various phases of the negotiation, and we have also been able to speak about some of this of peace forces on ukrainian soil, which are part of the security guarantees.

solidarity for that approach. there is still no concrete proposal for ending the war however, there were no reassurances from the president and whether it'll hold out for ukraine getting its land back. bearing in mind, of course, last friday, donald trump had done nothing to end this war — now he's saying his view, mood, and attitude can change just like that.

washington's changing stance on the war on ukraine moscow's actions and supporting ukraine's territorial integrity in voting against. later, the security council adopted as nada tawfik explains. tension among allies. the united states not only sided with russia, in the general assembly, washington went a step further britain and france's ambassador said that was done without any integrity. in the general assembly, but not in the security council where resolutions

are legally binding. but it was with that us much more tone down language. a resolution in the security council that called for an end to the conflict. moment for europeans — for them, this isjust in the transatlantic alliance. other world leaders were in kyiv pledging further president zelensky told allies he hopes the war will be over "this year."

saying ukraine must have a seat at the table in peace in ukraine, the war is as impossible to escape as the politics surrounding it. for president zelensky, today was about remembrance what followed were talks about military support, the likelihood of ukraine joining the european union. perhaps they could be earlier than 2030. backed up with strong security guarantees. troops on the ground. ukraine and its allies still have to work out how to stand up to russia

in the long term. about their relationship, president zelensky issued this call to donald trump directly. president trump, we would really like to hear from you, support, american assistance, remains. the diplomatic chat has continued tonight, and there after two weeks of american foreign policy that has rocked its war effort. a deal that would give the us access to ukraine's natural resources in return for security guarantees is reportedly being finalised. president zelensky has rejected previous drafts, calling it a debt which would take generations to pay. james waterhouse,

bbc news, kyiv. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has the latest from moscow. vladimir putin unexpectedly popped up late tonight they interrupted regular programmes for this, and he proceeded to say lots of things that there was lots of flattery. he said president trump didn't act on emotion, he praised donald trump's idea for america, russia and china of big—money projects, cooperation between russia president, the kremlin leader knows exactly which buttons to press.

well, from what the russian foreign minister was saying to sign onto a ceasefire. negotiations provide a firm, lasting result that suits the russian federation. " seize more ukrainian territory. i'm joined by charles miller for more on this. what do you make of the praise and flattery from president putin towards president trump but also that foreign minister lowther of suggests are not in any ssggssts thsy srs nst in. sny~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ for ssggssts thsysrs nst in. sny~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ fora ssggssts thsy srs nst in. sny~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ for a deal —— sergei ssggssts thsy srs nst in. sny~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ fo why deal —— sergei ssggssts thsy srs nst in. sny~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ fo why would al —— sergei ssggssts thsy srs nst in. sny~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ fo why would they sergei ssggssts thsy srs nst in. sny~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ fo why would they be? jei ssggssts thsy srs nst in. sny~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ fo why would they be? if lavrov. why would they be? if they think things are going their way it's almost axiomatic

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where do you think donald trump's position really is? we've seen him dish out towards president rhetoric towards president and ukraine and seems zelensky and ukraine and seems to cosy up to the russian to cosy up more to the russian side in this war. is that a to cosy up more to the russian side in this tactic; that a to cosy up more to the russian side in this tactic to |at a to cosy up more to the russian side in this tactic to geti to cosy up more to the russian side in this tactic to get the negotiating tactic to get the europeans to step up to the plate do more and support plate and do more and support ukraine more?— plate and do more and support ukraine more? is this is basically reflecting the fact that trump the fact that donald trump instinctively is more favourable towards russia than he is towards ukraine. don't he is towards ukraine. i don't think any of these of think any of these kind of too clever by half ideas or explanations or ' ' ' that it's 7 7 7 that it's some rationalisations that it's some kind �*negotiation tactic, i kind of negotiation tactic, i think it holds water. i don't think it holds water. i think he is instinctively more favourable towards russia than he is to ukraine and i think that explains his behaviour and his utterances over the hie bttersneee eeef the tset ’” "” �* days. his utteraneee eeer the last ' ’ "” ’ da s. �* ., , ., few days. east ethere sessfl�*sé e ee euro ean few days. east ethere sessfl�*sé e ee euroean leaders? we

few days. see! where sissghsé - european leaders? we know leave ebropean leaders? we know has met leave edropean leaders? we know has met with emmanuel he has met with emmanuel macron, and keir starmer is set meet him later this week as to meet him later this week as well. i to meet him later this week as well. ., ., , ., well. i feel that european leaders really _ well. i feel that european leaders really have - well. i feel that european leaders really have to - well. i feel that european i leaders really have to make e? very very hard about some very hard choices about what they're going to do m should be able e!!! m ste- in and hel- ukraine to step in and help ukraine a favourable deal, if achieve a favourable deal, if they can provide it wither , ~ , amount of and reasonable amount of money and if they can also start to build up if they can also start to build up their own defences, increase spending and faitifeédefence recapitalise the defence industry and rebuild their military to the point where would be able to deter without �* z z without a z z z without a great �* without a great deal of russia without a great deal of assistance the us. i think assistance from the us. i think that's what they have to do. the idea that there some the idea that there is some amazing form of words either emmanuel or keir starmer emmanuel macron or keir starmer use to bring donald trump can use to bring donald trump back onside, i think, i'm can use to bring donald trump back onside, ithink, i'm not whether they 7 that possible believe that—it�*s possibte that they did, i think they are if they did, i think they are quite mistaken.—

if they did, i think they are quite mistaken. germany 'ust had elections i quite mistaken. germany 'ust had elections and i quite mistaken. germany 'ust had elections and they h quite mistaken. germanyjust had elections and they will. had elections and they will have a new chancellor and merz, man most likely to be the man most likely to be leading german government leadingthegermapgovernment said or echoing things you about that europe have spoken about that europe to be will need to be more independent from the united states going forward. yes, i that states going forward. yes, i _ i - that makes sense and i it absolute sense and i think it in contrast to his merits, in contrast to his,,,,, merz is more predecessor, merz is more likely to take concrete actions along these i think it's along these lines. i think it's becoming increasingly clear to the european perhaps in private to the british even in private to the british that the united states cannot be counted on in the way it be counted on in the way it be the and could be in the past and this is likely to be an issue which outlives this particular war and presidency and is and presidency and this is going to a europe which going to reddire a edroperwhich more going to regdire a edroperwhich more closely integrated has more closely integrated defence more defence capabilities, more defence capabilities, more defence capabilities, more

defence capabilities and an ability to take of itself. ability to take care of itself. we to leave it but you sees—z??? you “our7 7: 7 7777” w 777"? thank you for your perspectives. thank you for your --ersectives. ., , ~ perspectives. charles miller, senior lecturer _ perspectives. charles miller, senior lecturer in _ perspectives. charles miller, senior lecturer in politics - perspectives. charles miller, j senior lecturer in politics and international relations at australian national university. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. survivors of last summer's knife attack in southport, in which three young girls were murdered, have spoken the attacker, axel rudakubana, chased after her. another survivor, who hasn't been named, said the attacker "looked possessed" as he stabbed her. the mp mike amesbury has been sentenced to ten weeks in prison for punching one of his constituents on a night out.

the taliban says it will endeavour to release two peter reynolds and his wife barbie were arrested on the 1st you're live with bbc news. operations in the occupied west bank. israel expelled residents from three refugee camps over the weekend injenin, tulkarm, and nur shams. the military says it will have a prolonged presence in those areas over the next year. prime minister benjamin netanyahu delayed the release public handover ceremonies. palestinian families have been

pictured waiting for their loved ones. danger," while mr netanyahu said he's ready to mediators are trying to resolve the latest obstacle to suspend the release of 600 palestinian prisoners in exchange for six israeli hostages that hamas returned to israel on saturday. in captivity and gaza. but hamas may well refuse to do that until it has a guarantee to the region in the coming

days — he's going to try is concerned, to what they are after — which is not any more all released in one go. and hamas also having a guarantee that those who are expected to be freed in the next round of hostage releases will also be freed.

with in phase two. at the moment, things are up in the air, and people the vatican's latest medical update on pope francis condition during the day. 0ur europe correspondent sarah rainsford has more from rome it talks the pope showing improvement in his slight improvement in his condition on the vatican conditiononthe vatican he remains in a conditiononthe vatican condition ains in a conditiononthe vatican condition so s in a conditiononthe vatican condition so that; conditiononthe vatican condition so that has critical condition so that has not but they saying not changed but they are saying and his doctors are saying he's no more of the with had no more of the crises with his breathing or respiratory attacks he suffered on ' sign? night when everyone

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nieces. it was the nieces. bit it was the of his nieces. bit it was the ’ of his that discovery of his diaries that led to this vast new case on his years a focusing on his years as a hospital doctor. in those he of raping diaries, he boasted of raping young patients when they were unconscious or waking from most of his anaesthetics. most of his alleged victims had no idea they had been alleged victims had no idea the had been ~ , ., they had been abused. whenei what he they had been abused. whenxesf - what he puts in i they had been abused. whenxesf - what he puts in his i read what he puts in his notebooks about us, it makes me feel sick. ., , feel sick. amelie was nine when she - allegedly _ feel sick. amelie was nine when ”she - allegedly assaulted. . she was allegedly assaulted. 0nly she was allegedly assaulted. only now, our years of trauma now 7to77 to sense her to7 i7 sense her and others. i had so many from m but and others. i had so many from my but no _ and others. i had so many from my but no one _ and others. i had so many from my but no one could _ and others. i had so many from. my but no one could - why my but no one could explain why i had this irrationalfear of hospitals. i had this irrational fear of hosoitals-_ i had this irrational fear of hositals. , ., eek! bee! mil protesters accuse the french medical of a medical establishment of a shameful cover—up, and there is compelling that compelling evidence that warnings were brushed aside, an

apparent closing of ranks that allowed the abuse continue allowed the abuse to continue for decades. andrew harding,7 news. of the department of government efficiency elon being fired. within 48 hours — to make such a demand. the soul singer roberta flack, has died at the age of 88. with his song" — she was one of the defining voices of the 70s and 80s. # the first time # ever i saw yourface...#

intimate. emotional. # i thought the sun rose in your eyes... roberta flack redefined the sound of soul this was her first hit, but she didn't get there until her 30s. a university music scholarship. but as a black woman in the 1950s, she had little chance of success. # strumming my pain with his fingers # singing my life with his words # killing me softly with his song...# she inspired the next generation of young black singers from lauryn hill to alicia keys.

later, she announced she had motor neurone disease, that left her unable to sing. # with his song. hello there. with a band of heavy rain clearing eastwards, it was much the theme.

so, a lot more winter sunshine to come in the forecast. for the rest of tonight, still a rash of showers out towards the north and the west. we're also tracking this feature running along the south coast of england, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain here, stretching further inland at times. here, it's a milder start to the morning — but it's a noticeably chillier start than it was on monday, most frequent, heaviest out towards the north and the west, some of them wintry over the tops of the hills. this temperatures just a little lower than they were on monday. clear, it'll be feeling cold. very close to freezing. so, frost developing for many of us, and then,

temperatures will start to pick up towards the west as this to push in. and then, on wednesday, that band of rain will sweep temperatures slipping back again once more, and we can expect to see another frost perhaps as we head through wednesday night and into thursday. and for the rest of the week, well, here's that area of high pressure starting to build in from the west — of the week, and there will be a lot of sunshine here's the outlook for our capital city — you can check all of the details for the place where you live on our bbc weather app. bye for now.

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hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. business correspondent michelle fleury. apple made a big splash today ahead of its annual general administration's tariffs on chinese imports which could push up the cost of iphones. a new manufacturing facility in houston in 2026 that is set to produce servers for apple's ai—powered features. thousands of jobs.