others like alexi navalny were well known. for russian officials and people in the west, he is very well known. he was a vocal critic of mr. putin. he was one of the few russian opposition figures who said that russian opposition figures should unite, and that is what he was doing last year when he went to russia despite all of the threats and challenges. he was trying to unite all of the opposition activists i order to stay as a unified front. also, vladimir is known as a successful lobbyist. he started doing that in 2009 after sergei magnitsky died in prison, and after that he was looking at the personal sanctions for russian people involved in that case. since then we know how much this has evolved. it seems that russian officials have not forgotten. it is also a tiny detail but tells you a lot. the judge who was reading the verdict today was exactly the judge that did the sanctions because of the work of vladimir kara-murza. most of the western countries, he would not be allowed to be on the case in the first place, but in

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in russia, the jailed oppositon activist alexi navalny is now charged with terrorism offenses. is in court in new york to defend himself against charges he plagiarised marvin gaye's song let's get it on.

james: in other developments, in the case of alexi navalny, moscow has opened a new criminal case against him. a spokeswoman said the charge was a result of the staged provocation against navalny after prison authorities placed an inmate with personal hygiene problems in his cell. he could face an additional five years in jail in addition to the nine he is already serving. here in france, in response to president emmanuel's matt -- emmanuel macron's address to the nation on monday in which he said he understood people's anger over his unpopular pension reform. he has proposed a number of projects to tackle the next 100 days. take a listen. >> a presidential address aiming to soothe a discontented nation, speaking for 30 minutes, emmanuel macron said he did regret that he couldn't get people on board his pension reform plan. was the reform accepted? by the evidence, no, and despite the months of consultation, a consensus couldn't be found, and i regret it. we have to learn lessons from it. the morning after the speech before opposition party showed no sign of being swayed. >> we will conti

seen politicians with journalists coming together, including the wife earthly kremlin critic alexis navalnytary of state antony blinken. we will bring you more from that dinner in the address from that dinner in the address from the us presidentjoe biden here on bbc news. i'm helena humphrey, thanks for your company, see you soon. hello. on saturday, the temperature reached 20 degrees celsius in a few locations across the uk. but in northern england and parts of scotland it felt chilly. sunday will feel a little warmer in these areas, but we are expecting some showers. and if we have a look at the satellite picture, there is a lot of cloud lurking around the uk. you can see it here, particularly around western areas. but the air is coming in from the south. it's a relatively mild air mass. this is what that yellow colour is indicating. so a milder current of air all the way from the southern climes. here's the forecast. then for the early hours, an extensive cloud with showers right from the word go, not necessarily in east anglia and the southeast here. we will have had clear spells overni

in russia, the jailed oppositon activist alexi navalny is now charged with terrorism offenses.me to bbc news. thousands of people are continuing to flee from sudan while the temperary ceasefire still holds. germany and france say all their citizens have now left the country. three planes carrying british nationals have arrived in cyprus — officials have said flights will continue around the clock. the latest is that 301 britons have been evacuated so far. the ceasefire is broadly holding. there were reports of some clashes, but nothing major. there are also reports of prisoners breaking out ofjail, including some facing war crimes charges by the international criminal court. britons are still being told to go to this airbase about 20 miles north of the capital for the flights to cyprus. a total of 2,000 people from 50 countries, have now crossed the red sea from port sudan tojeddah on a ship organised by saudi arabia. meanwhile, tens of thousands of sudanese continue to try and reach neighbouring chad, egypt and south sudan. live now to the bbc�*s lewis vaughanjones at larnaca

in russia, supporters of alexy navalny say the jailed opposition leader's health has rapidly deteriorated in recent days. spokesperson kira yarmysh says navalny lost nearly 20 pounds in just two weeks after complaining of stomach pains. >> conclude idea he is being poisoned. [indiscernible] did not die immediately but to suffer. amy: navalny is one of president prince most prominent critics. in 2020, he narrowly survived an apparent assassination attempt when he was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. saudi arabia has exchanged more than 800 prisoners of war with yemen's houthi rebels. it's the largest such prisoner exchange since 2020 and comes after saudi arabia and iran recently agreed to restore ties, boosting the prospects for a negotiated settlement to the u.s.-supported, saudi-led war on yemen, which has left over 21 million people in need of assistance. meanwhile, saudi arabia has reached a deal to resume consular services with syria after the first trip by a syrian foreign minister to the kingdom since syria's civil war began in 2011. the award-winning central american indepe

. >>> a spokesperson no alexi navalny says the opposition leader is deem with stomach issues, and thatto comment on. he survived poisoning attempts back in 2020 when he was sickened by a nerve agent. >>> authorities will not pursue charges of the 25-year-old was found debt. the relatives called for the u.s. government to intervenes. officials announced yesterday after reviewing the autopsy and the investigative materials, the evidence did not support a federal prosecution. >>> we have breaking news in the battle over a commonly used abortion pill. the justice department is now asking the supreme court to step in after a federal appeals court overnight blocked part of last night's ruling by a texas judge. the latest decision puts the abortion drug back on the market, but significantly reduces its availability. joining us now, michelle goodwin a professor of law at irvine. good to have you with us. the department of justice excel the supreme court to step in now. how quickly could that happen? >> it could happen very soon, or it doesn't have to happen after that. that's what the supreme