ah ah ah ah, this is dated. the news live from the us says it will send more powerful weapons to you. christ. latest military, a package includes a rocket propelled precision bomb that nearly doubled cage range against russian forces. now trying to overwhelm an eastern ukrainians from also on the program. a

suspected surveillance balloon ignites a diplomatic storm between washington and beijing. us secretary of state, post bonds, a trip to china after high altitude issue is protected over the u. s. and the women's put this leg a returned with ever pay your the legs top golf score openly, continue where she left off. that is to further solidify those folks lead at the top of the title. ah, i'm anthony howard, walk into the program. the united states has announced a new weapons package for ukraine with $2200000000.00. the package includes new longer range missiles which could double the distance ukraine can strike and pull and put all a brush of supply lines in easton, ukraine within reach more armoured vehicles and air defense supplies also being provided. the light package brings the total

u. s. support the ukraine since russia's invasion to more than $29000000000.00. the ide comes as keeps forces struggling against an intensifying rush. an assault on the stronghold of back would, which if granny and president followed mister lensky says, his forces will hold quote, for as long as we can european union latest. meanwhile, it stopped short of granting ukraine a fast track to membership in the block. at a summit with you ladies in, keep ukraine's president the letter. miss lensky repeated his appeal to speed things up. he said you grant deserves to begin negotiations on joining the union this year. your pain officials vowed to provide enduring support to ukraine, but said there was no shortcuts to you membership. this history making summits offered up a flurry of announcements amidst the wintry conditions in keith. it was also a chance for the ease top officials to demonstrate the growing ties between ukraine

and the european union. the future of ukraine is within the european union, lucrative people, u. f. medically of choice for freedom, for democracy, and full of flow and reading you with or so many of the clear decision. your future is with our common european union. ah, but in spite of all of them is the landscape attempts at these talks to build a fast path into the u. that future still look some way off, despite all the smiles on positive rhetoric around the table and know which it timelines. but their goals that you have to reach the forms, for example, to improve a situation in the canada country to then reach the accession negotiations and the session except itself. also discussed the war with russia and a promise of fresh

e sanctions against moscow. focused on trade and technology, but presidents zalinski wants more immediate help in the form of weapons to hold off a predicted russian search in the next few weeks. said that you're more wiggly, these are conditions where the more long range weapons we have. the better equipped artillery is the sooner modern western tanks will start operating on the battlefield in ukraine will. okay, and the stronger air defense will be the sooner thrushes aggression will. and nasa, or anybody, dana, and protection of european security and freedom she eating will have more guarantees you are a wastefully misplaced. his voice beyond the pledge of new sanctions, came details of more humanitarian help for the country, including 25000000000 euros to fund a de mining program seen as crucial in helping ukraine rebuilt ads in key more practical aid for residence. millions of energy efficient eli di light bulbs to

help people reduce their own consumption and take the pressure of ukraine's crippled power grid. as of now you a secretary of state antony blinking has postponed a planned visit. the china following the discovery of an alleged chinese spy balloon flying of the united states. the balloon was 1st to take it over the state of montana which houses some 150 intercontinental ballistic missiles strike. pentagon officials have described the airship as an intelligence gathering balloon . john claims the balloon is for civilian purposes and says it regrets the balloon accidentally sailing into u. s. s. place in antony blink and spoke earlier about his decision not to go on his plan visit to china yesterday. the department incense announced that we had detected and we're tracking a high altitude surveillance balloon that remains over the continental united states. we continue to track and monitor the balloon closely. we're confident this

is a chinese surveillance balloon. once we detected the balloon, the u. s. government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information. we communicated with the p r. c. government directly through multiple channels about this issue. members of my team consulted with our partners and other agencies and in congress, we also engaged our close allies and partners to inform them of the presence of the surveillance balloon and art aerospace. we concluded that conditions were not conducive for a constructive visit at this time. now, date of the correspondence, so me, some a scandal is following the story in washington is what he told us about anthony blinking postponing his plan trip to china. secretary of state blank and will not be going on this plan trip to china because the state departments, as it was determined that the conditions were not right, that a trip to china would not be constructive in this environment after this incident and would have narrowed the agenda that secretary of state antony blinking could

have addressed the lines of communication. do remain open to china according to the state department and a trip for emily blink and could take place again once the conditions are right again, but this is being taken very seriously in the us. the pentagon is saying that this is a spy balloon that violated us sovereignty and airspace, and that, that is not acceptable as for the balloon, it remains in us airspace. and there was growing pressure on president biden to do something that would include the shooting down of the balloon. the decision was made against shooting down the balloon previously because it was floating over a heavily populated area of montana. but that doesn't mean that the pentagon and the biden administration can't change their mind. again, criticism from republicans in particular for the us to take stronger action here and to ensure that this balloon is no longer in us aerospace, and to send a clear message to china. from so me some a scandal in washington,

a brief looking out. some of the other stories from around the world ilan mosque has been cleared of liability after a fraud trial at tweets in which the tesla ca falsely claimed he had secured funding to take the electric car, make a private masks twice in 2018, lay too heavily fluctuating share price, the cost some investors billions. police in memphis, tennessee had dismissed another officer in the death of tyree nichols. he died last month after a beating by 5 other officers who have been fired and charged with murder. the 6th policeman is allegedly heard on video urging colleagues to quote, stamp the 29 year old black man winning iranian director jeff up. and now he as been released on bail he was jailed last july, after protesting the arrests of 2 fellow filmmakers who were demanding a bronze government end its violent crack down. earlier this week he started a hunger strike. and i, he said he was the quote, protesting

a legal and inhumane behavior of the judicial and security apparatus. but francis has arrived in south sudan for the 2nd leg of his 2 nation trip to africa. he earlier spent several days in the democratic republic of congo. the head of the catholic church is expected to bring a message of peace and reconciliation into communal violence. still plague south sudan despite the end of a civil war in 2018. pope frances landed in south to dance capital juba to a warm welcome pilgrims from across the country, greeted the pontiff, many of whom had walked 10 days to be here. so have been very happy with 680 is. i feel like maybe like a something burning let the 86 year old pope is in the country

as it continues to grapple with widespread violence. since south sudan gained independence in 2011, hundreds of thousands have been killed. a millions displaced a deal was struck between rival silva cur, enrique mcgraw. now president and vice president respectively on their last visit to the vatican. the pope called on them to work together. on friday, he made a fresh appeal hip in his lust that hopefully no more bloodshed, no more conflicts, no more violence or accusations and blame. let the people wish for peace. no more. yet violence along ethnic lines remains wide spread it miss divide of nation sport. now the women's wonders like a returns this weekend with defending champions. walls were 5 point to clear at the

top of the table with a perfect record challenges by munich and frankfort. have a mount the climb. if they had to close the gap, a task made all the more difficult. thanks to wool spoke high flying striker. she makes everything look easy from juggling due to scoring goals of ever. kyla is join top of the buddhist legal scoring charts. the most books troika has quoted 8 goals and 8 matches that she's not done yet. so we've given up or done it a yet. it's yeah for you the a planning every training session. every game you can always do everything better out my that's my goal in that scene. i don't think that you can already do it. all right. it's not like that. we saw watch sport haven't lost in the bonus. you get the season. if want 10 games out of 10, it's easy to see why my backbone is made up of germany's national teen, like marina he getting here. as well as striker alexandra, pardon me,

t lesonia hood entry and all that off while spook have won 5 of the last 6 titles by your has a simple explanation for their dominance here. here i say, always hungry, and i think most water is always hungry and he always want to win every thing. and i like that mentality. i was given an all day each magdalana mentally deck with that insatiable appetite, ever poa. and the reigning vanessia champions could go the whole season unbeaten for the 2nd time in the claps. history. of some other news from the world sport now. and the spreading tennis plan, a curious as pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex girlfriend. but he won't face a criminal conviction after a court in camber dismissed the charges curio submitted pushing over his ex girlfriend during an argument and 2021. the judge said it wasn't premeditated and

that the risk of re offending was low. poland sports minister says as many as 40 countries could boycott the 2024 paris olympics if russia and believers take part. international olympic committee is considering allowing russian and belarus in athletes to participate, but only under a neutral flag. it says boycott would punish athletes, basketball, the bron james as edged closer to the embryos all time scoring record. he added to his tally in the lake as when of indiana on thursday. james is now to 63 points away from bathing the record of 38387 points held by kareem abdul jabbar in sports and finally form a football star. garrath bales. love of golf often saw him criticized for a lack of dedication to his main sport, but now he's retired, bail is fully embracing his passion. the bossman is competing in his 1st official golf tournament. pro am event at the pebble beach course in california. bell is among a 100 plus emmett has taking part and he's made

a strong start of the tournament. bail and his partner are in a tie for 18th place on the pro and leader. now the spanish fashion designer pucker robin has died at his home in france at the age of 88, he was best known for his eccentric clothing designs often made from unusual materials and his popular perfumes. for both men and women statement from the fashion house on instagram said he will be remembered as one of the seminal fashion figures of the 20th century. okay, tom for quick recap of our top story to sell. the united states is announced the new weapons package, the ukraine with $2200000000.00 includes nude, longer range missiles comes as ukrainian forces struggling to defend against an intensifying russian assault against the east and strongholds of fact.

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