and certainly our services be our guest at frankfurt airport city, managed by frank, bought the state of the news line from berlin after new sanctions against russia and fresh fuel for the finer jet debate. g 7 liter is begin the 2nd day of their japan, some and dominated by the war and ukraine. they're expected to be joined by a lot of reasons. lensky over the weekend, also coming up there as bizarre i left side, returns to the international stage of the airplane. welcome,

same back into the fold. after 12 years of isolation. here's basketball start. brittany grier plays in our 1st league match fence returning home from her prison ordeal in russia. the welcome leaders of the world's leading economies have begun. their 2nd day of talks in japan with ukrainian president will and risen lensky expected to join them over the weekend. and a change of policy us presidential volume is now signaling washington with not belong. it's finalized from transferring american made f. 16 fighter jets to frame plains have been a key demand on keys wish list polanski. we'll also have a chance to hold face to face talks with leaders from the global cell. we're also in japan to take part in the g 7 meeting. when the g 7 leaders have agreed

on more sanctions, but how make sure that russia cancer combat them? i put the question to our chief international editor, richard walker, and here's what he told me. so yeah, nicole actually circumvention of sanctions is definitely one of the main focuses of the steps coming out to a bigger rush from a summit. we, we've had a announcement, some specific announcements already from the british and the us sites. and the us, for instance, and saying that it's targeting a number of chinese east based companies that it sees is helping the russians essentially buy the back door to get a technology and uh, and to towards uh, some to use technology should we say that towards that could go towards the use of drugs within the price. so. so a certain amount of tightening, the screws, i think, is probably bit symmetrical, that i would use here trying to identify any gaps in the existing sanctions regimes

. unplug goes as much as possible, as we just had in the piece that was the 1st step, but not a uniform. so the 1st step against diamond trade, which, which of the europeans are saying that it is a trade that these bringing in billions every year still to vladimir putin. companies. that's a lot of reason landscape is expected in hiroshima later today. now, after he was president vine announced a support for training ukrainian pilots on american f sixteens. how likely is the landscape to leave the summit with a pledge for fighter jets? yeah, i mean, this is certainly big news came out later on friday night that the americans giving the go ahead foot. so training a pilots to use f sixteens and also potentially for other countries to provide f sixteens down the road. one country for instance, that said that this video for, during that is the national and some c not directly represented to you, but they're a member of the, the european union. we'd not currently expecting. and as was to come to okay, essex seems a heading straight to play. now this is more like step along the way,

but it's certainly an important one. but i think i would say equally import. perhaps even more important. and you mentioned it, just tell you, is the fact is, lensky will have an opportunity, not just to meet the g 7 leaders who is met many times now over the course of the last year and a half. but we do this in quoting leaders from the global south, and they range from moody, the prime minister of india, a country that's been trying to keep a neutral line in this conflict so far. that doesn't want to anger russia, which the country that it has a very close defense relationship on. so lensky having the opportunity for face time with no render emoji to try and get his position across to him. i think that will be extremely valuable and i think some echoes were just seen for the let's be now the arrow bleed. so the ukrainians trying to reach out beyond the traditional french. they've had the loss here ahead a year and a half to try to reach countries that divide to being on the fence or perhaps extremely skeptical,

a few things position to get his message across to them. so we'll be watching that very closely. exactly, and we will be in touch with andrew, break it all down for us, steve international editor, richard walker or anything. so he's great speaking to a bizarre allah side is back on the international stage. the syrian president join fellow leaders, add an air blink summit and saudi arabia. his appearance marks a new chapter. after 12 years of isolation, the league suspended syria and 2011 after the crackdown on air of spring protests, but set off a decade long civil war. a warm welcome back for the regions practical son, the charlotte side. for more than a decade, he was a pariah chipped out of the arab league and isolated by most of the region for prudently repressing his own people in syria. but an outside or no more. a side was greeted with handshakes and hugs. he's painting his return to just audio ravia as

a reunification of error brotherhood. i'm a studio from all these serious past one with the present and future as pen error, msm auto, but the ever visible of a longing, permanent belonging to done or not for leading one the mountain for the day. there was no talk of the host countries passed funding of opposition groups in syria, nor talk of attempts to overthrow assad. instead, the syrian president called on the lead to respect national sovereignty. they were all very bleak, should restore its rule in healing wounds. you're not deepening them. yeah, i know what's most important is to leave internal affairs to be managed by its own people. so good. how's it that we have to prevent all external interference sort of stuff and help only one specifically asked to do so. back home in syria opposition health areas in the north teams was angry. parent testers who feel

betrayed by the arab league. they still want to democratic nation and assad out of power. how people know who they want to know. we are here because the arrow bleed shamefully trying to normalize this. how could they welcome a child killer and chemical weapons user? we have an audio and he has destroyed syria and rob elections that go and how can you hear of leaders meet with this criminal? how we would almost studio, how about to do? yeah. awesome. so problem was i want to call about sadie crown prince muhammad been so non used to support the syrian opposition. but at the summit, he struck a different tone, saying he hoped that serious return to the airbag lead would lead to the end of its crisis. a crisis which has killed nearly half a 1000000 people and displaced another 23000000. and they are bleeding. summit also saw a surprise visit by ukraine's president will let him read the landscape in his 1st trip to the middle east of russia's invasion here. q,

some of the regions leaders turning a blind item off, skiles aggression air of nations have remained largely neutral over the war and ukraine. many maintain close ties to russia, including syrian president bush are assigned, as the landscape reminded air of leaders that ukraine's own loveland minority had been affected by the war. starting with rushes of legal annexation of the crime in peninsula and 2040. you granules has never chosen the word our throats didn't go to other lands. we do not engage in next season's plunder of other nations resources. but we will never submit a danny for and there's or go nicer. that's why we fights, and i'm sure all your nations will understand these our main emotion. and i'm also

sure all your nations will understand the main goal. i want to live here in jetta and noble goal to all of you to help protect our people, including you create m mosley community. meanwhile, versus wagner, mercenary group is stepping up its assault on the city of boston, newton, eastern ukraine. footage, released by the ukranian army, shows the destruction of the city in groups and finding in the surrounding countryside, rushing to tillery pouting bass note as filled by a ukrainian drone. the russians have sped, not a troops new munitions, and trying to take bus mote. off at 10 months of grueling and come, but they control around 90 percent of the state to the last pocket of resistance is being pummeled remorselessly.

well that's the real outside bath mode. ukrainian motor team is returning fire. let's say there's interest kimball. the fire was intense. this weekend, unless you can put our forces pushed forward a little further with what stopped the canal to come out. i mean, it's hard to push them out of there too, but it's fine. we're working in session. the explanation of it's good. they can find us. we fire at them and the return fire without hitting us for despite its appear fire power, the soul just know that russia is not having it all its own way. in recent days, ukrainian infantry has been advancing on both sides. the

body of cam footage, filled by ukrainian soldiers, shows them clearing trenches with concrete notes in the shred it forest around bass modes. this close quarters, fighting as ease the russian grip on the city limits. but it's not yet clear whether ukraine's long awaited spring offensive will be enough to end russians efforts to take the mode. here's a look at some of the other stories making news around the world today. devastating flooding has claimed at least 14 lives and left thousands drafts in their homes in italy. the media, romano, region, rescue efforts are ongoing. after 6 months, rain spell and only 36 hours, authorities have extended the highest level of weather alert for certain areas. and slides are also blocking many roads. tens of thousands of people protested against gun violence and a march through serbia's capital belgrade. demonstrators were angry over the government's handling of 2 mass shootings that killed 18 people. as a 3rd time in

a month, the protesters have urged the government to take action. greek prime minister caused me to talk as has made his final appeal to voters ahead of sundays elections, of political rally in athens. the conservative prime minister promised voters stability investment and tax cuts. if they return him to the hour. almost 10000000 greeks are eligible to cast balance in the parliamentary election. the police and protest her scuffles near the headquarters of hungary as ruling party during a demonstration against a new law that would remove the public servant status of teachers. the government says the measure will improve educational standards. critics say the law is meant to punish teachers for a series of strength is basketball. brittany griner was given a standing ovation as she talked to the court for her 1st w and be a game since returning from detention and russia and drug possession charges this

past april griner and nouns, cheese working with bring our families home as a campaign formed last year by the family members of american hostages and wrongful detainees held abroad. brittany griner received a warm welcome when she returned to the court in a w n. b a preseason game. it was the 1st time she'd been back since being arrested in february 2022 in moscow. authorities had discovered big canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage. greiner spent nearly 10 months in or rest in prison after she pleaded guilty to drug charges. see, return to the united states in december after a highly publicized prisoner exchange. the extra exposure has given greiner a new platform in april c, announced she's working with bring our families home. a campaign formed last year

by the family members of american hostages and run. so, detainees held abroad, we're not going to stop, we're not going to stop by. we're not gonna start bringing awareness to everyone that's, that's left behind right now. she was already in l g, b, t, q plus activist. and was the 1st openly gay ask lead to be sponsored by nike. in july 2020 greiner said she didn't feel the national anthem to be played before w. m. b a games. but censor returned from russia. she now says, hearing it quote, just hits different finally, one village in central france has seen its population increased from just over a 100 to tens of thousands overnight. party goers have descended on the field, a real going g for what's known as technical a mass rave of and celebrating its 30th anniversary of us here. location is only announced at short notice. parties are allowing the illegal rings to go ahead and

local, say they are in too bothered by the party, but just as the visitors don't mean any trash. and a quick reminder of our top story today. the g 7 summit in japan, you as president joe biden has signaled washington would allow its allies to transfer american made f. 16 fighter planes to keep praying president will let him result. lensky is due to join g 7 leaders later on the weekend and that's all for now. thank you so much for your company. the you become a criminal pretty kind, a readiness.