giorgia meloni made the comments at a joint news conference with president zelensky.igning before sunday's presidential election. he accused his secularist opponent — kamel kilicdaroglu — of planning to sanction russia on the orders of america. his party has been in power for more than 20 years. final preparations are taking place in the english city of liverpool for the eurovision song contest�*s grand final. the event is being held in britain on behalf of ukraine —

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giorgia meloni said her country would back ukraine for as long as necessary.america. his party has been in power for more than 20 years. final preparations are taking place in the english city of liverpool for the eurovision song contest�*s grand final. the event is being held in britain on behalf of ukraine — last year's winners. the pop band tvorchi is presenting this year's ukrainian entry — entitled �*heart of steel'.

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government needs to clarify language after paris apologized for its interior minister accusing giorgia melonis the diplomatic spat caused him to cancel his trip on thursday to discuss how prime minister meloni is doing and how she has done over the last six months in her position is the ceo of the policy good to have you with us giorgia meloni has been in power for six months now how is she holding up popularity wise >> popularity wise, meloni is doing well popularity rating is high, but they have plateaued. she is no longer rising. she has no opposition. she has no domestic pushback she has absolutely no issues on the domestic front, but one thing that is crucial about meloni and understanding is her entire government agenda is dominated by issues. whether it is fiscal stability and spending new moneys or geopolitics or migrants. there is nothing on the domestic front like tiny friction and small battles on civil rights. the stories are all made >> you say that which is interesting, but also in terms of meloni's relationship with brussels, it has been less controversial than many feared when

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then a working lunch with prime minister giorgia meloni.ntee our support for peace, - as long it as it's a just peace. we're not so hypocritical as to pretend that anything that resembles an invasion is peace. this is important because peace can't be achieved through any kind of surrender on ukraine's side. but italy is a country that historically has strong ties with russia. and some members of meloni's government are not so keen on sending weapons to kyiv. after several political meetings, a private audience with the head of the catholic church. this is the first time that president zelensky and pope francis meet since russia invaded ukraine last year. the pope has called for peace in ukraine time and again, and even though he does not take political sides, this meeting is very symbolic. they spoke for a0 minutes, and both agreed on the need to continue humanitarian efforts towards the victims of the conflict. the pope told mr zelensky he constantly prays for peace in ukraine. he cannot enforce peace, but he had can be an influentialfigur

the prime minister, giorgia meloni has been one of kyiv�*s more vocal backers.president erdogan is fighting for his political survival against opponents promising what they're calling �*a return to democracy.�* rail passengers across england are facing further disruption as members of the rmt union walk out on strike. the latest indutrial acton is part of a long—running dispute about pay and conditions. the excitement is building in liverpool as last minute preparations are made for the eurovision song contest final. the uk's entry, will be the last of the twenty six acts to perform.

italy's prime minister, giorgia meloni — who said italy would remain a solid ally, and provide kyiv withssistance it needed. prime minister meloni also stressed that the conflict would only end when russia stopped its aggression, and withdrew from all ukrainian territory, adding that any other outcome would jeopardise peace in all of europe. president zelensky then had a private audience with pope francis it's the first meeting between the two men since russia invaded ukraine. president zelensky says he thanked the pope for focusing �*on tragedy of millions of ukrainians�*. let's cross to the newsroom now and talk to our europe regional editor paul moss. we are all expecting some sort of intervention. how likely is that? i think we have an idea now because the vatican has issued a statement. an intervention, i wouldn't call it anything so strong. pope francis has talked a lot in the past about the suffering of the ukrainian people. he has also condemned certain specific war crimes committed in ukraine. however, critics suggest that the pope has not been strong enoughin that the pope has

italian prime minister giorgia meloni pledging to support the recovery of flood—hit areas of northerntaly. and you've heard about sd printing — but printing a whole school? well, that's what's happening in ukraine, and i'll be talking to the man who's doing it. hello and a very warm welcome. no signs of a debt ceiling deal in washingtonjust yet. this is after us presidentjoe biden met with top republican kevin mccarthy earlier today. both men said talks were "productive" and repeated their stance that a default is off the table. to avoid that, though, they'll have to work out an agreement within the next ten days. my college michelle fleury explains. even before president biden met with house speaker kevin mccarthy, negotiators were once again around the table, trying to strike a deal to avoid a default. now, sources say the white house is now offering to keep spending flat from this year to next, while republicans — they say they want to increase defence spending while cutting everything else by up to 22%. treasury secretary janet yellen confirmed over the weekend that june 1st is th

volodymyr zelenskyy met with giorgia meloni on saturday kicking off a weekend tour to shore up supportor western allies meloni promised support for ukraine for as long as necessary. he then visited the vatican and visited with pope francis. volodymyr zelenskyy continued the tour in germany on sunday meeting with olof scholz in berlin this was the first trip to the country since the russian invasion last year and germany announced the large military aid package for 2.76 billion euro for tanks and armored vehicles and air defense systems. scholz continued to support ukraine until the war is over. >> translator: we were clear in our message to ukraine at least also to the russian aggr aggressor. we will support ukraine as long as necessary we hope the war will end quickly because military support with weapons will enable ukraine to defend its country we are preparing our friends and partners to support for a long time if and when that is necessary. >> volodymyr zelenskyy capped the tour in france meeting with the emmanuel macron in paris macron pledged more military support with the three

he was also in italy before that where he met prime minister giorgia meloni and she also said italy would support ukraine as long as necessary and he also got to meet the pope whilst in italy as well, who said he was praying for ukraine. a lot of promises for support in the last few days from germany and italy and this is exactly what president zelensky once, he wants to show russia that the international support he has been enjoying for the last few days is continuing and there is no sign of it waning ahead of this much anticipated counteroffensive that ukraine has been talking about to try and take back control of land in ukraine. we had an interview with president macron earlier in the week with our correspondent in kyiv, hugo give it a go, where he was saying that everything was in place in terms of personnel and they were ready but still waiting for more military supplies and i suppose that is what he is in europe to talk about. he has been in italy and germany and now president zelensky has just landed germany and now president zelensky hasjust landed in france, got off that plane a

what kind of decision can we expect from giorgia meloni?giorgia meloni, this is a situation coming up that is the biggest she has to make yet. it is not only an important figure for italian and european politics, but it also looks at billions of debt which the country is sitting on. so picking a name that is in line with investors and the government and can speak to the current leaders in italy and advise them on what are the best moves to make will be crucial to keep the spread and the confidence that the current government is enjoying. francine: how significant will her decision be for the future path of italy? >> it will be a crucial decision because the name will probably last longer than the government itself, but also because it will evolve and also a contribution of the main institutions in italy. it is a complicated process to wear a new governor also talks to the parliament, so it will be a task for meloni of showing that she has also agreed on other institutions as well and not only on her government and her party. francine: the c

italy's prime minister, giorgia meloni — who said italy would remain a solid ally, and provide kyiv with

italian prime minister giorgia meloni signed a package worth over two billion dollars for the northeastastating floods which left ia people dead, in a push to help all sectors in the region. the prime minister also said that the full extent of the financial damage is not determined yet. some areas still remain under water after six months' worth of rain fell in the space of 36 hours one week ago. a rare wristwatch once owned by china's last emperor has sold for more than five million dollars. the patek philippe timepiece was snapped up at an auction in hong kong. its unusual features include an arabic numeral dial, pink gold hands and a "moon phase" function. the emperor gave it to his interpreter in 1950, on his final day at a soviet prisoner of war camp where he'd been held captive for five years. france's ban on domestic short—haul flights where the same journey can be made by train in under two and a half hours —— has come into effect. the ban affects a number of routes from paris to nantes, lyon and bordeaux. critics say the measure is symbolic and will only have minimal effect on

. - italian prime minister giorgia meloni signed a package worth over $2 billion for the northeast emilia—romagnashe said the full extent of the financial damage has not yet been determined. some areas still remain under water after six months' worth of rain fell in the space of 36 hours one week ago. france's ban on domestic short—haulflights, where the same journey can be made by train in under two and a half hours, has come into effect. critics say the measure is symbolic and will only have minimal effect on co2 emissions, and call for an extension to journey up to four hours. police in spain have made a number of arrests after racist insults were hurled at the real madrid player viniciusjunior during a match on sunday at valencia. the abuse has sparked outrage in brazil over the treatment of one of the country's top players. the government has requested urgent meetings with prosecutors and the football federation. our correspondent have the latest on the arrest. three arrested, aged between 18 and 21, all of those arrested are fans of valencia football club. these are three individuals who vi

the prime minister, giorgia meloni, has been one of kyiv�*s more vocal backers.urkey's election candidates are taking part in the last few hours of campaigning, before the country goes to the polls. president erdogan is fighting for his political survival against opponents promising what they're calling "a return to democracy". rail passengers across england are facing further disruption as members of the rmt union walk out on strike. the latest indutrial acton is part of a long—running dispute about pay and conditions. the excitement is building in liverpool as last minute preparations are made for the eurovision song contest final. the uk's entry will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, proud boys: the battle forjanuary the 6th. we all know what happened onjanuary the 6th in washington — a violent mob intent on overturning the 2020 election result stormed the capitol. be advised, there's probably about 300 proud boys marching eastbound towards the united states capitol. i was there and filmed 200—300 members of a group called the proud boys

italian prime minister giorgia meloni signed a package worth over two billion dollars, for the northeaster six months' worth of rain fell in the space of 36 hours one week ago. france's ban on domestic short—haul flights where the same journey can be made by train in under two and a half hours, has come into effect. critics say the measure is symbolic and will only have minimal effect on co2 emissions, and call for an extension to journey up to 4 hours. a rare wristwatch once owned by china's last emperor has sold for more than five million dollars. the patek philippe timepiece was snapped up at an auction in hong kong. its unusualfeatures include an arabic numeral dial, pink gold hands and a "moon phase" function. the death has been confirmed of the disgraced entertainer, and convicted sex offender rolf harris. it's emerged that he passed away almost two weeks ago, from cancer. that came six years after he was released from prison — he'd been jailed for a series of sexual assaults, dating back to the 1960s. before those crimes came to light, he'd been one of britain's best known tv pers

the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, has expressed her support for ukraine during a visit to the

he's been meeting italy's prime minister, giorgia meloni — who said italy would remain a solid ally, the assistance it needed. prime minister meloni also stressed that the conflict would only end when russia stopped its aggression and withdrew from all ukrainian territory, adding that any other outcome would jeopardise peace in all of europe. president zelensky then had a private audience with pope francis. it's the first meeting between the two men since russia invaded ukraine. president zelensky said he thanked the pope for focusing "on the tragedy of millions of ukrainians". 0ur europe regional editor paul moss has been telling us about the significance of this visit to the vatican. let me set the context for you. pope francis has talked a lot in the past about the suffering of the ukrainian people. he's also condemned certain specific war crimes committed in ukraine. however, critics suggest that the pope has not been strong enough in making very clear that it's russia that's in the wrong and ukraine that's been invaded. they say he should come down on one side or the other. in f

we start in rome, where ukraine's president zelensky has been meeting italy's prime minister, giorgia melonimeloni said italy would remain a solid ally, and provide kyiv with all the assistance it needed in the war against russia prime minister meloni also stressed that the conflict would only end when russia stopped its aggression, and withdrew from all ukrainian territory, adding that any other outcome would jeopardise peace in all of europe. president volodymyr zelensky is now at the vatican for a private audience with pope francis, it's the first meeting between the two men since russia invaded ukraine. we can see pictures of that meeting now. our europe regional editor paul moss has been telling us about the significance of this visit. they very publicly embraced each other and as you suggested, ms meloni was vocal in her support. she said she would be an ally of ukraine and the war would only end when all russian troops had left all of ukrainian territory. no sense of a compromise. the italian president was in a similar vein when he said it was an honour to have mr zelensky visit. he t

affected during his trip to italy , president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi met with prime minister giorgia meloni and held talks with president serhiy matarella in the evening the planned visit of the head of our state to the vatican, where he will meet with pope francis, this will be the most important part of zelenskyi's stay in italy in the pontiff's office declared that the pope is conducting secret negotiations to end the war in ukraine switzerland gave the green light to the supply of weapons to ukraine both chambers of the parliament and the national council voted for amendments to the law that will allow the supply of military equipment to ukraine in the future, many european countries could not supply some types of weapons to ukraine, since the country is neutral since 1815 and was not involved in either the first or the second world war, new sanctions against the enemy council of national security and defense imposed restrictions on a number of russian legal entities and individuals, the relevant decree was signed by president volodymyr zelenskyi, in particular, the sanctioned list incl

ukraine president volodymyr zelensky during a briefing meeting with the prime minister of italy giorgia meloni in rome called on public figures and political leaders of italy to visit our country in order to better understand why it is so opposed to the evil meloni in its in turn promised full support to ukraine for joining the eu, peace cannot be reached with defeat and the surrender of territory. this would be very dangerous for peace in europe and would be a precedent for of all peoples of the world, we will reach peace only when russia stops conducting military operations and attacks on civilian targets, we will continue to appeal to moscow with the demand to stop hostilities and withdraw troops from the territory of ukraine, we support the 10 -point peace formula of president zelensky ukraine is already protecting common freedom since it would be done by any confident member of the alliance, it will be correct if the political decision is followed by reality, we expect the nato summit in vilnius to define the algorithm for ukraine's accession to the alliance clearly understanding of secur

giorgia meloni made the comments at a joint news conference with president zelensky.already met the italian president and will later have an audience with the pope. turkey's leader — recep tayyip erdogan — has addressed supporters on the last day of campaigning before sunday's presidential election. he accused his secularist opponent — kamel kilicdaroglu — of planning to sanction russia on the orders of america. his party has been in power for more than 20 years. final preparations are taking place in the english city of liverpool for the eurovision song contest�*s grand final. the event is being held in britain on behalf of ukraine — last year's winners. the pop band tvorchi is presenting this year's ukrainian entry — entitled heart of steel. now on bbc news amol rajan interviews richard branson. hi. yes. hello. my goodness. wow. the shy schoolboy who became a global celebrity. sir richard branson is a very british bundle of contradictions. the dyslexic who set up a student magazine, the record label founder who didn't listen to music, the 60s hippie who became a mul

yesterday we saw president zelensky in italy who had strong support from the prime minister, giorgia meloniivision across the political spectrum when it comes to how far to support ukraine. what is the situation i can germany? politically, by and large, everyone is behind ukraine, wants to keep supporting it militarily, financially. it is hugely important to point out that over the course of the last year, just over a year, this country has seen huge shift in its attitudes, it would have been unthinkablejust its attitudes, it would have been unthinkable just over a year ago for germany to be sending weapons into an active conflict zone. germany post—2nd world war has considered itself very much committed to keeping peace in europe via diplomatic rather than military means. that is all changed. dramatically changed in the course of the last year or so. publicly too, publicly the majority of german polls suggest support for the support of germany. however there is a significant proportion of the population who have concerns about that. they say is a bit too much now. that is something shiftin

president arrived from rome there and met with italian president sergio motarella and prime minister giorgia meloniy also declared its comprehensive support for ukraine and that the end of the war should be sought on the basis of the formula peace of volodymyr zelenskyi and it should be peace and not capitulation, declared the material , instead, joe loney added that she is confident in the victory of ukraine and will support it on the way to the eu with its actions. italy has proved its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine, which we repeat once again became a victim of unjust and cruel aggression by the russian federation , we confirmed to the president in zelenskyi our comprehensive support for ukraine as much as necessary and even longer, our country will continue to provide assistance, we will continue to support the observance of sanctions and also support peace if it will be a just peace, we are not so hypocritical as to call peace everything that can be reduced to an invasion, and the closing speech of volodymyr zelenskyi was closed to the press it is not kno

the prime minister of italy — giorgia meloni — has been visiting homes affected by the severe floodsthe g7 summit injapan to see for herself the effects of the heavy rainfall near ravenna. 14 people died in the extreme weather which saw six months worth of rainfall in just 36 hours. 36,000 people were displaced by the incessant rains in the emilia romagna region. 10,000 people have since been able to return to their homes. now to northern ireland, where sinn fein�*s vice president, michelle 0'neill, has called on the british and irish governments to deliver a plan to restore a powersharing government at stormont. it's after her party delivered a stunning success in the council elections, becoming the largest party in local government for the first time. a warning emma vardy�*s report has flash photography. the political landscape of northern ireland is changing. unionism, the belief that northern ireland should remain part of the uk, is no longer the dominant force. as the democratic unionist party, for a second time in 12 months, has been overtaken by sinn fein. it was inevitable th

and most recently, the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, has visited the devastated areas.demned the protests. he's described it as an attack on italy's artistic heritage. he's also taken to social media to condemn the protests and has said that it will cost about 300,000 litres of water as they start their clean—up mission for an iconic landmark which attracts visitors from around the world. emily brown there. and we have lift—off. five, four, three, two, one stop— five, four, three, two, one stop engine _ five, four, three, two, one stop engine is— five, four, three, two, one stop engine is full- five, four, three, two, one stop engine is full power. i five, four, three, two, one i stop engine is full power. and it off— stop engine is full power. and it off falcon _ stop engine is full power. and it off falcon nine, go - stop engine is full power. and it off falcon nine, go axiom. i these are pictures from the kennedy space center in florida where the first saudi woman has voyaged into space. rayyanah barnawi, a breast cancer researcher blasted off along with fellow saudi

shortly after this, he met italian prime minister giorgia meloni.'s been one of ukraine's more vocal backers, although polls suggest that italian people overall are opposed to sending ukraine more weapons. as are some of her coalition partners. live now to the bbc�*s sofia bettiza in rome. out, members of the rmt union are back on picket lines. another 24—hour strike at their long—running dispute, with live now to the bbc�*s sofia bettiza in rome. president zelensky has had a meeting with his counterparts. this private meeting lasted for 25 minutes and some of these things discussed were economic functions against russia, the kidnapping against ukrainian children, and they need to set up... after the meeting, president zelensky said i want to thank italy each italian one by one for to show italy's continued support for ukraine. quite a few symbolic moves there and also, those important discussions with the president but beyond that presidents are lenski will be hoping for some concrete military support. —— zelensky. it's not so clear—cut even though

italian prime minister giorgia meloni pledging to support the recovery of flood—hit areas of northernukraine, and i'll be talking to the man who's doing it. hello and a very warm welcome. no signs of a debt ceiling deal in washingtonjust yet. this is after us presidentjoe biden met with top republican kevin mccarthy earlier today. both men said talks were "productive" and repeated

then, a working lunch with prime minister giorgia meloni. of ukraine. but italy is a country that historically has strong ties with russia, and some members of meloni's government are not so keen on sending weapons to kyiv. silvio berlusconi is part of the governing coalition and another of vladimir putin and blames mr zelensky for the war. after a meeting with the prime minister, a private audience with the head of the catholic church. this is the first time that president zelensky and pope francis meet since russia invaded ukraine last year. the pope has called for peace in ukraine time and again, and even though he does not take political sides, this meeting is very symbolic. at the end of the 40 minute private meeting, the pope had assured the president of his constant present for peace. as ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive against russia, this diplomatic effort is more important than ever. sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. voting is underway in thailand's national election, in which voters will decide which people will sit in the cou

alix: you have not talked to giorgia meloni?my when deciding on these issues. guy: how are you thinking about italy and how you will invest in the strategic priorities? those that represent those strategic priorities. if you do not end up getting ti's business, where else do you shift your attention? where are you focusing your attention right now? dario: we decide to remain establishing orders for assets. we own the majority of the national transmission grid. the system for the gas, there we are long-term strategically --. on the others we try to invest in some companies to make sure they can consolidate and here we enter we make the company bigger and say i want participation. this is our approach to equity. we see, i would tend to use one word which is resilience. we have a diversified investor base second only to china and this process made this improvement to the forecast. alix: spin that and talk about what your cost of capital looks like. robert holes him and doesn't seem to think they are done. what is it like? dario: ou

giorgia meloni says she has yet to make a decision on the role in china's program here.t still evaluating the matter. it is still too early to tell. bloomberg reported that she was considering pulling out of the investment back. those were your first word headlines. >> next, we are in an artificial intelligence boom and how it is fueling record inflows into chipmaker etf's. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> the nvidia see you is expected to give a special key-- keynote speech. the company is poised to become the biggest chip maker to join the $1 trillion club after shares surged 24% following a forecast. for details, we are joined by peter elstrom. what was his message to students? >> he really is the man of the moment, the ceo of nvidia. they give this blowout forecast last week which led to a rally not just an desk in nvidia shares but the whole area related sector so everyone is looking to hear what he has to say. as you mentioned, he went to national taiwan university and addressed students for the commencement address. told him it's critical to look at the future and familiar

the prime minister of italy — giorgia meloni — has been visiting homes affected by the severe floodsherself the effects of the heavy rainfall near ravenna. ia people died in the extreme weather which saw six months worth of rainfall in just 36 hours. 36,000 people were displaced by the incessant rains in the emilia romagna region. 10,000 people have since been able to return to their homes. a woman from saudi arabia will make history later when she blasts off from florida to spend 10 days on board the international space station. rayyanah barnawi, a breast cancer researcher, will become the first saudi woman to voyage into space. sameer hashmi is injeddah in saudi arabia, and has been telling us more about her mission. she is a researcher, a cancer researcher, and she is going to become the first arab woman actually to go into space, which is why this whole trip is very historic, notjust for saudi arabia, but for the arab world. and then she has been a fighter pilot for a long time now. saudi arabia conducted a wide research before they finalised these two names. they have been worki

italian prime minister giorgia meloni said italian peacekeepers had been injured, and the foreign minister let's talk to our balkans correspondent guy de launey who's in ljublana, the capital of neighbouring slovenia. what has gone on so far? as you have heard from the _ what has gone on so far? as you have heard from the coast _ what has gone on so far? as you have heard from the coast of— what has gone on so far? as you have heard from the coast of the _ what has gone on so far? as you have heard from the coast of the force, - heard from the coast of the force, they say 25 of their force had been injured while peacekeeping in a miss of of that which is a majority serve area. as you been seen from the pictures, what's happened there is local people turned out in the morning to try and stop the recently installed mayor from gaining access to the offices and they were met by peacekeepers and also by members of the kosovo police force. and then at some point things turned violent. the protesters started throwing things and the force says they included incendiary devices which what caused the

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he's been meeting italy's prime minister, giorgia meloni, who affirmed that italy would remain a solid

on saturday, he was in rome, to meet with italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, who reiterated italy'sion. next, it was on to berlin, for talks with 0laf scholz. the german chancellor pledged more than 2 billion euros in weapons, and vowed to back ukraine for "as long as necessa ry". shortly after, he was welcomed to paris by the french president. there, emmanuel macron promised more light tanks and armoured vehicles. supplies were on the table, too, when the ukrainian leader next met with uk prime minister, rishi sunak. the uk will send hundreds of air defence missiles and armed drones to ukraine, on top of the storm shadow cruise missiles announced last week, which brings us to friday, and his attendance at the arab leage summit in saudi arabia. we spoke earlier to richard haass, the president of the council of foreign relations. about zelensky�*s travels, and the broader war. thank you forjoining us on the programme. president zelensky spoke at the arab league summit and is expected to head to the g7 in person, wrapping up a flurry of visits to europe as well. what was he looking to

shortly after this, he met the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni.he's been one of ukraine's more vocal backers, although polls suggest that italian people overall are opposed to sending ukraine more weapons, as are some of her coalition partners. more now from the bbc�*s sofia bettiza in rome. more than 1000 security officers have been deployed in rome today. this is the first time the president zelensky visits italy since russia invaded ukraine last year. he has had a meeting with his counterpart, the italian president. they had a private meeting that lasted for about 25 minutes and some of the things that they discussed were economic sanctions against russia, the kidnapping of ukrainian children, the need to step up the fight against pro—kremlin fake news and ukrainejoining the european union. after the meeting, president zelensky said "i want to thank italy and i'd like to hog each italian one by one for their support that they have offered to ukraine. we share common values. —— hug... " italy has already had strong ties with moscow and since rus

other parts of the world one story we have been tracking this week is italy and the fact that giorgia meloni may pull out of the belt road initiative it signed up for back in 2019 how important would this be from china's perspective and what response may we get from beijing if italy pulls out of the belt road initiative? >> it is not a big issue for china. i think there is a bigger picture to look at in that pull out of building roads a few years ago. you see argentina join in. you are seeing other countries with the belt road move is now moving to south america and influence on south american countries. you are seeing food imports which is important for china and argentina and brazil these are influences which are not economically, but politically as well. especially when you think of the mineral wealth that china could gain from using that belt road initiative and loan growth >> sticking with geopolitics, this morning, we heard from the german finance minister and he made the point that he is committed to rde-risking the relationship with china. not de-coupling the dependence on china how

nato strongly condemned the �*unprovoked attacks' against troops, and italian prime minister giorgia meloni and called on all parties �*to take a step back to lower tensions.'foreign minister antonio tajani tweeted that three italian soldiers were seriously injured. now here's the weather. hello there. it's been yet another fine, dry and settled day. plenty of sunshine across the uk with highs into the low 20s celsius. now, this fine and settled weather, it will continue for the rest of the week as our blocking area of high pressure continues to keep all rain bearing weather fronts well away. you can see this blocking high, sitting almost on top of the country. light winds with very few isobars for many, but a fresh north—easterly breeze will continue across this south east quadrant of england. and that'll drag in cloud tonight again off the north sea into the midlands, southern and eastern england. elsewhere where skies are clear, then it could be quite chilly. temperatures maybe close to freezing, but for most, four to eight celsius. could start quite grey, then, tomorrow morning, across

the prime minister, giorgia meloni has been one of kyiv�*s more vocal backers.ail passengers across england are facing further disruption as members of the rmt union walk out on strike. the latest indutrial acton is part of a long—running dispute about pay and conditions. the excitement is building in liverpool as last minute preparations are made for the eurovision song contest final. the uk's entry will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, the king's coronation service. trumpet fanfare you can plan for everything, except at the weather. this is operation golden orb in action. the code name used for the king's coronation by those planning it from buckingham palace to the broadcaster. i am getting soaking here, come on! hurry up! there has been a coronation plannerfor years, but in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. just but in recent days and weeks, things have intensified.— have intensified. just trying to fine tune and _ have intensified. just trying to fine tune and balance - have intensified. just trying to fine tune and bala