of double pneumonia. and yet at the united nations, condition on the vatican america joins russia stressing he remains in a and north korea, in in voting critical condition so that has against a resolution, not changed but they are saying saturday night when everyone was quite alarmed to hear about how the pope had been suffering and now we know there's been they are not worried about that. and has been working this afternoon on papers, perhaps the war in ukraine appears to be widening. on the third anniversary a little bit mobile, of russia's full—scale so will also found. it came as emmanuel macron visited the

the french president said donald trump believed russia as a security guarantee underpinning any future deal. at least this might be two or three days, so that mr macron also said peace must not mean surrendering ukraine. moment. tonight there will be prayers here on saint peter's weeks, saying "there is good reason" for him to do so. members of the catholic clergy and believers who will be here praying for the health of the pope because they all know know serious. course of 25 years. joel le scouarnec who's 7a, worked as a surgeon in hospitals in it looked like the old l�*bromance between these two was back — but the differences weren't far from the surface, notably on the relative contributions to ukraine

from the us and europe. europe is lending money inside the van hidden to ukraine, they get - their money back. from view, a former french joel le scouarnec we paid 60% of the total effort. like the us, it was through loans, guaranteeing grants the 74—year—old has already been convicted of abusing his own nieces. but donald trump continues to insist ukraine hands over half its key natural resources as compensation for america's contribution — and he says such a deal in those diaries, he boasted most of his alleged victims had i will be meeting with president zelensky. l no idea they had been abused. to sign the agreement, which would be nice. i i would love to meet him. we would meet i at the oval office. that issue of compensation is another bone of contention it was up to russia, said the french president, to pay. this war cost all of us

only now, our years a lot of money, and this aggressor is russia. where some agreement of inexplicable trauma now appears to be emerging i had this irrational and the uk are open to. fear of hospitals. we've worked with president to continue for decades. zelensky and gotten to some of the details of various phases of the negotiation, work with our british partners to talk about deployments in said two people were killed and injured �* a injured �*a bridge seven injured after a bridge collapsed at a construction local media air dramatic site. local media air dramatic footage of what appear to be a later, president macron said section of the bridge progress had been made, including on the question sending a sestieh of the bridge sending a cloud of of troops. in the airand in the air and we are following the story i will that the us, as an ally, bring you, with more is ready to provide that bring you that with more if we can get it as solidarity for that approach. that's a turning as we can. in the soon as we can. in the meantime, let's move onto the point, in my view. story in the us where

hope they are now back next story in the us where several unions are suing after several unions are suing. afterw s t 7 w a s w w a head several unions are suing afterw s t 7 w a s w w a head of the of government at the negotiating table. the head of the of government efficiency federal efficiency ordered federal employees to respond to an outlining 7 7777777$il7t71i7nlll§7 7 7 1 job e—mail outlining theirjob accomplishments or being accomplishments or risk being fired. are among agencies that instructed employees not to answer the message. bearin while some told workers to wait bear in mind last friday for further guidance. president trump said president the lawsuit — filed by unions and prime minister keir and advocacy groups — macron and prime minister keir” had done nothing to to make such a demand. war now he's saying there this war now he's saying there being a help. his being a great help. his view, his mood, his attitudes can change just washington's changing stance on the war on ukraine to monitoring federal workers. the general assembly backed a resolution condemning moscow's actions and supporting he wanted to know what you did ukraine's territorial integrity — but the usjoined russia - week— and north korea among others he wanted to know what you did - week and _ he wanted to know what you did week and i know why you = -75" 777-755’ 777—755’ because we have é because we have people great because we have people you don't _ great because we have people you don't show up for work and

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more tone down language. a resolution in the security council that called for an end for a decade, she was a teacher by day and worked in the transatlantic alliance. led to a recording contract and hits like this. # singing my life with his words # killing me softly with his song...# in 2020, she was given a lifetime achievement (pres)as trump and macron met in washington, (oov) other world by that stage, she was in a wheelchair, and two years will be over "this year." sir keir starmerjoined that left her unable to sing. the summit via video link, negotiations. james waterhouse reports. in ukraine, the war is as impossible to escape # with his song. as the politics surrounding it.

big absentee — the us. stay with bbc news. troops on the ground. with a band of heavy rain clearing eastwards, it was and i dare say there will be more for the next couple of days, because sunshine and showers remains very ukraine and its allies it's also feeling colder now, with some frosty still have to work out how nights to be expected — at a separate gathering after swerving questions particularly for the middle about their relationship, president zelensky issued this call to donald trump directly. so, a lot more winter sunshine to come in the forecast. towards the north and the west. we're also tracking this feature running along the south coast of england,

will there be support from america for our people? for life in general, it's so important that american bringing cloud and outbreaks support, american assistance, remains. and still, a legacy of cloud the diplomatic chat has and some rain across the far continued tonight, and there has been some substance today. but the tone has very much been lots of sunshine developing, and then, more showers — about picking ukraine up rocked its war effort. some of them wintry over the tops of the hills. still a brisk, westerly nevertheless, there still yet might be scope for co—operation wind, but lots of dry between kyiv and washington. a deal that would give the us access to ukraine's temperatures just a little lower than they were on monday. very close to freezing. so, frost developing a debt which would take for many of us, and then, temperatures will start to pick up towards the west as this generations to pay. to push in. sunshine and some more showers i'm joined now by steven fish, professor of political science at the university of

california, berkeley. developing on behind. cal been , berkeley. cal been a berkeley. cal been a busy eley. cal been a busy ele' hours washington, so what your washington, so what is your biggest take from what you big’gesttake’away'from what you seen of big’gasttaka'away'from what you seen of the meetings and have seen of the meetings and how they have out? my how they have played out? my bi est how they have played out? m biggest takeaway in how they have played out? mg biggest takeaway in an event temperatures slipping biggest takeaway is in an event of a world historical back again once more, importance as happened in and we can expect to see recent days and that is the states issued and another frost perhaps united states has issued and its 80 year tradition zillying ”allyingiwith ” ,,, allying with its of and that'll keep us fine of allying with its allies, of treating nato and its and dry for much of the rest treating nato'and'its'westal-n as a treating nato'and'its'westel-n as a force alliances as a force multiplier around, as well. and good for pm! -oli , ood for world foreign policy, good for world peace switch to other peace and switch to the other the us on the trump is side, the us on the trump is now allying itself with dictators and specifically in. , case with ciictators and specifically in. , case with vladimir putin. everywhere on thursday this case with vladimir putin. the us is now treating its and friday for some, tit 9§1=fififitfeatiea its as adversaries the iséehfie theatiea its as adversaries and its allies as adversaries and its how cold will it stay by night? sworn adversaries as allies. this is almost unimaginable �*to trump and many prior to trump and many in the us republicans in the us are aghast at this and don't

support it, and democrats don't most americans are not either. most americans are not in favour of this ship, but in favout ofsthis ship, but is to trump's ship, and over different world this is over different world now. , . , this is over different world now. , ., , , now. trump has been described as an _ politician l as an unconventional politician and is there an argument that harsh towards the harsh rhetoric towards ukrainian president zelensky he has saeed. the anything he has been saved, the provocative things he has said part; ee ti f; fee? ' part of 77 part of some part of somgfort of arecpart of some fort of accuses, to get the europeans strategyto get the europeans do and take more to do more and take more responsibility the conflict? responsibility in the conflict? there is to that there is something to that argument that i think trump's 6 beyond and behaviour goes beyond that and he often stakes out these kind crazy positions, the first of crazy positions, the first negotiating in hopes negotiating positions in hopes of scaring his negotiating partners coming around partners into coming around partners into coming around part �*the partners into coming around part i the way partners into coming around part �*the way what he part of the way to what he wants and what we see on wants and what we see going on here way different and goes = -—: that. and 77 that. and trump 77 that. and trump clearly beyond that. and trump clearly sides with putin has since 2016 since he supported him from the

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israel expelled injenin, tulkarm, and nur shams. presence in those areas over the next year. ceremonies. palestinian families have been pictured waiting in "grave danger," while mr. netanyahu said he's ready to resume the war

at any moment. editor sebastian usher. mediators are trying to resolve the latest obstacle that is causing problems, and potentially could put the cease—fire in gaza off track — that is the decision by israel to suspend the release of 600 palestinian prisoners in exchange for six israeli hostages that hamas returned to israel on saturday. deal that is meant to see this week, in the coming days, in captivity and gaza. released will be released. the special us envoy, steve witkoff, says he's coming to the region in the coming days — he's going to try all released in one go.

palestinian prisoners will be freed, and that those releases will also be freed. to the hostilities — these were all issues that were meant to be discussed and negotiated, and dealt with in phase two. and of course, hamas also wants to ensure that there is a full with in phase two. at the moment, things are up in the air, and people

the vatican's latest medical update on pope francis says there's been a slight improvement in his critical