james waterhouse, bbc news.: here in the u.s., follow-up from the classified documents the is only growing. written -- britain says this should be treated with caution and could contain disinformation. white house officials have also urged caution but that has not completely calm to fears that the documents could open an unwelcome window into the west's support for the war in ukraine. >> washington and its allies are still dealing with the fallout of a massive leak of secret documents, one of the largest in recent years. most of these documents are related to the war in ukraine. the washington post reported egypwas planning to secretly supply russia with 40,000 miiles. recent reports have suggested that russia was running low on missiles, especy after the campaign targeting ukraine's essential infrastructure. an official in egypt rected these allegations and said was a baseless claim. the washinon post also suggesting that u.s. officials had questioned the ability of the ukrainian militaryo achieve major gains w

james waterhouse, bbc news, kharkiv region.ve now is lou mcgrath in merseyside who is a founding member of the international campaign to ban landmines and adviser on post conflict, landmines & unexploded ordnance issues. thank you for being with us on bbc news. james was highlighting the real challenge now face to not only in tackling what is already there, but the clean—up which will inevitably have to get under way. this focuses on butterfly mines, the ones that are banned under international law, and yet seemingly are very active in ukraine. lau. international law, and yet seemingly are very active in ukraine.— are very active in ukraine. lau, in actualfact, _ are very active in ukraine. lau, in actual fact, what _ are very active in ukraine. lau, in actual fact, what is _ are very active in ukraine. lau, in actual fact, what is known - are very active in ukraine. lau, in actual fact, what is known as - are very active in ukraine. lau, in actual fact, what is known as a i actual fact, what is known as a butterfly mind, ipf o

and these pictures on social media, shared by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, show apartment buildings ablaze in the town of uman, which is in central ukraine. the bbc has not yet verified these pictures but they are being widely shared. we are of course working to verify those images and get more information about what is happening overnight and ——in kyiv and central ukraine, where those reports of explosions have happened and we are getting our correspondence set to confirm some of those details for us and we will bring them to you as soon as they come into us. in sudan, rival military groups say they have agreed to extend a fragile ceasefire for another three days. the sudanese army and the paramilitary group the rapid support forces came to that agreementjust hours before a previous ceasefire was due to expire. despite these agreements, clashes have been reported with gunshots heard and fighterjets seen in parts of the country. as for those who've managed to escape, many are still coming to terms with what they've witnessed. our correspondent spoke to one of them at an ai

james waterhouse in kyiv there.pines are holding their largest—everjoint military drills a day after china concluded large—scale exercises around taiwan. beijing simulated attacks on taiwan in response to the island's leader meeting the us house speaker last week. plans for the joint exercises between the us and philippines pre—dated china's activities but won't do anything to calm already simmering tensions in the region. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil has more details. security personnel will remain in their posts, they will continue to defend the nation, that's what the taiwanese president tsai ing—wen has said. and even though china announced that these military exercises which started on saturday right after she came back from the united states have ended on monday, we have at least eight warships still in taiwanese water, eight chinese warships. so the drills may have concluded but the presence, the chinese presence is still there, the tension is still there. we have had three days of military exercises, chi

here's our kyiv correspondent james waterhouse.f diplomatic progress. why? just last month, president zelensky signalled he wanted to speak to xijinping of china. he even invited him to kyiv, after he met with vladimir putin in moscow, but xijinping decided not to make that extra journey. nevertheless, we are told it was a "long and meaningful" phone call. we are not hearing much, in terms of detail, but ukraine is desperate to improve relations with china, a country that to date has refused to condemn russia's invasion. it has even strengthened its economic ties with moscow. so, while ukraine will see this as serious progress, there are still huge ideological differences on how to end this war, because what beijing wants, and what we are told after this phone call, it sees negotiations and talks as the only way out of this conflict. ukraine sees a military victory as the way out, to avoid just that — any kind of political compromise. so, politically, we have seen progress today for kyiv. what difference it will make, we won't know

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that�*s the view from james waterhouse in kyiv.t stephen mcdonnell in beijing. we were asked to come to the foreign ministry for an unusual evening press conference and it was not until we entered the room that we found out that xi jinping and vladimir zelensky had had this phone call. crucially, we were told that there is to be a high—level chinese government delegation which will travel not only to care but to other countries as a means of pushing forward this piece proposalfrom china and we were told that vladimir zelensky welcomes china�*s proposals and welcomes china�*s efforts to bring about a diplomatic solution. drones have become a pivotal element to the war effort. the country has purchased more than 3,000 drones as part of its drone army campaign. military leaders say even small drones that you and i might use forfun, can help give ukraine fighters a competitive edge over russia. 0ur cyber correspondent joe tidy went to ukraine and sent this report. 0n the outskirts of kyiv, the latest group of drone pilots being trained

james waterhouse, bbc news, kharkiv region.es have always been a part of warfare. as a team we knew that but end of this conflict we have seen the russian side notably use them in large numbers. when they were retreated from the central kyiv region, was on the deployed in areas which they used to occupy. in these, where there is heavy fighting, both sides have used them. as a team we wanted to get a sense of the longer term implications of that so we got in touch with the state emergency service which is responsible for de— mining. they allowed us to join their team as they responded to call out for explosives to be removed. the first day, we did not find any landmines, instead they found missiles. we could not get too close. but also the miners not want to take us anywhere that was too dangerous. it was a few days later we went to a town that we finally saw butterfly mind for ourselves and the way they are deployed in an indiscriminate nature and most importantly, we were able to talk to residents directly affected by living w

a job likely to be replicated for decades. james waterhouse, bbc news, kharkiv region.ed in a thick layer of ash with almost ten centimetres of volcanic dust coating some villages. lava flows tumbled from the volcano, melting snow and prompting a warning of mud flows along a nearby highway. so far, no casualties have been reported. we will get the latest reaction on that in the last of it day's headlines. back in a moment. hello there. we've got some very windy weather on the way tonight and into wednesday. an area of low pressure is developing along the heart of atlantic jet stream. this is causing the pressure to drop explosively. drops of pressure by over 30 millibars in the space of 24 hours, well, these areas of low pressure are sometimes referred to as weather bombs. it will certainly be bringing some strong winds our way over the next 24 hours. now, today, we've already had the best of the sunny weather. through the afternoon, outbreaks of rain will be encroaching from the west, with the winds picking up, as well. that said, we'll hold on to the dry and sunny wea

from kharkiv, our correspondent james waterhouse sent this report.tion: my family calls me in the morning l and tells me to be careful, to watch where i tread. of course they are worried, very much worried. before, we would work with shells from world war ii, and now they are modern munitions, so we have to learn constantly because we find new kinds that we haven't encountered before. it's hard to describe this as anything other than random. this is a patch of land in the middle of balakliya, it's not a place, unlike other areas, that was once contested, where there was heavy fighting. but what these minesweepers are looking for are so—called butterfly mines — they are banned by international law, they don't look much but the damage they can cause is severe. this part of ukraine has been both occupied and liberated. in the area around the city of izyum both sides had been accused of using butterfly mines, with kyiv denying it. for patients in the battered hospital, the results are the same. this man stepped on one in the garden of his destroyed home.

most have been found in the north—eastern kharkiv region. 0ur correspondent in ukraine james waterhousethis report. this is a scratching of the surface, a suite for killers. a job with obvious occupational hazards. translation: mi; obvious occupational hazards. translation:— obvious occupational hazards. translation: g ., , translation: my family calls me in the mornin: translation: my family calls me in the morning and _ translation: my family calls me in the morning and tells _ translation: my family calls me in the morning and tells me _ translation: my family calls me in the morning and tells me to - translation: my family calls me in the morning and tells me to be - the morning and tells me to be careful, to watch where i tread. of course they are very much worried. before we had —— would have worked with shells from world war ii, now they are modern munitions, so we have to learn constantly because we find new clients we have in the country before. it find new clients we have in the country before.— country before. it is hard to describe — country before. it is hard to describe th

james waterhouse has more. reporter: this was a symbolic meeting.ave the head of nato, the alliance which bds all of ukraine's western allies together, in kyiv meeting president zelenskyy. what did ukraine's leader want from the meeting? he called for a clear timeline for ukraine to be invited by nato, something it really wants. he would not be drawn on that. he said they would be high up on the agenda at an upcoming nato summit in july. he pointed out the billions of euros of military aid which have been supplied to this point. but within western allies themselves there is some division over whether ukraine should be allowed to join the alliance. before the full scale invasion it was wried that would provoke russia into an escalation. we have now half escalation in the form of this invasion. he said ukraine's place would be within nato, but we did not get any idea one. we sell similar comments when the head of the european union was here. full of sentiment, but lacking on specifics. anchor: here in the united states, we have had talk about guns. th

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said nato stood with ukraine today, tomorrow and for as long as it takes without the bbc�*s james waterhouseave the head of nato, the alliance which binds all of ukraine's western our lives together in keefe meeting zelensky for that what ukraine's leader woke from this meeting? he called for a clear timeline for ukraine to be officially invited bite nato, something dearly wants. yet stoltenberg would not be drawn on that. he said they'd be high up on that. he said they'd be high up on the agenda in an upcoming nato summit injuly in which mr zelensky is inviting to put up but stoltenberg was keen to point out the billions of euros which have been supplied to this point. but within western allies themselves there is some division over whether ukraine should be allowed or at least on any specific time line on whether ukraine should be invited to join before the full—scale and barely do like invasion it was worried it would provoke russia into a full—scale invasion. we now had the invasion in finland has subsequentlyjoined the alliance in sweden is set to follow suit. soderbergh said ukraine's

region and it's feared it will take "decades" to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouseught us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. the reality is, in areas where the russians initially advanced, where they occupied territory for a number of months on them. in the ukrainian counteroffensive, these areas where theissue counteroffensive, these areas where the issue of landmines is the most acute. these are also areas where people are looking to continue their lives and live an incredibly challenging conditions. we've been to a town in the east. we've been to a town in the east. this is what you call a scratching of the surface, a sweep and a gentle prod for hidden killers. a job with very obvious occupational hazards. translation: my family calls me in the morning l and tells me to be careful, to watch where i trad. of course, they are worried, very much worried. before we would work with shells from world war two and now there are modern munitions, so we have to learn constantly because we find new kinds that we haven't encountered before. it's hard to de

well, we'll talk about that a bit later, but for now here's what the bbc correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse vasyl, said about the reaction to this video. i think it's important in the sense that the kremlin is showing a redoubled effort. today it is said that moscow is playing with insulting the russian leader in such a way that he is not afraid to sneak closer to the front line where his troops are fighting such an exhausting battle that it is interesting to see his visit to the kherson region. that this is an area where the russian troops were really strengthening their defenses, they were digging new trenches in clay and piling a huge number of troops on the eve of the much-anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive, which has not yet taken place. we will not go anywhere regardless of any kind of ukrainian offensive that supports the west and everything is going according to plan, so we disagree between what we wanted to show to the public, russian channels and what attentive users eventually saw, the editor of the bbc monitoring department, vitaly shevchenko, from vitaly , hello, this is pu

here's our kyiv correspondent james waterhouse to tell us more.s. why? just last month president zelensky signalled he wanted to speak to xijinping of china. he even invited him to kyiv after he met with vladimir putin in moscow, but xijinping decided not to make that extra journey. nevertheless, we are told it was a long and meaningful phone call. we are not hearing much in terms of detail, but ukraine is desperate to improve relations with china, a country that to date has refused to condemn russia's invasion. it has even strengthened its economic ties with moscow. so, while ukraine will see this as serious progress, there are still huge ideological differences on how to end this war because what beijing wants, we are told after this phone call, it sees negotiations and talks as the only way out of this conflict. ukraine sees a military victory as the way out, to avoid just that, any kind of political compromise. so, politically we have seen progress today for kyiv. what difference it will make, we won't know just yet. china back in february put

james waterhouse, bbc news, western ukraine. time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett. the place to be, although it may not be quite as warm as it was yesterday, but still in that sunshine, temperatures reach 18 degrees. we have the same weather pattern as yesterday, high—pressure centre to the north of the uk. that takes the showers away from the south—west, but

james waterhouse reports from kyiv. well, kyiv will see this as a bit of diplomatic progress.his as serious progress, there are still huge ideological differences in how to end this war. what beijing wants we are told after this phone call if these negotiations and talks as these negotiations and talks as the only way out of this conflict. ukraine sees a military victory is the way out to avoid just that, any kind of political compromise. in the call, beijing reiterated its 12—point peace plan, which was met with broad criticism from western countries for benefiting russia at the expense of ukraine. some of the key points of the plan includes working toward a ceasefire and resuming peace talk, protecting civilians and prisoners of war, protecting nuclear safety and avoid nuclear weapons, stabilising supply chain and resolving humanitarian crisis. the plan does not offer specific measures to achieve these goals, but xi also signalled that they are willing to engage directly with ukraine. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing. we were asked to come to the foreign mini

james waterhouse, bbc news, western ukraine. time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett. as usual for this as usualfor this time as usual for this time of the year, highland scotland is the place to be, although it may not be quite as warm as it was yesterday, but still in that sunshine, temperatures reach 18 degrees. we have the same weather pattern as yesterday, high—pressure centre to the north of the uk. that takes the showers away from the south—west, but we have still got this quite chilly and gusty wind from the east. it feels particularly chilly with the cloud and we have more of that today in wales. temperatures here not quite as high as they were yesterday. but there one strongest in eastern england and wales, to northern ireland, perhaps into the south—west of scotland for a while, otherwise a good deal of sunshine. temperatures stuck at around 12 to 15. it will feel chilly along north sea coasts. the cloud moves away from wales and the south—west and northern ireland over night and later there could be a few bits of cloud into the pennines and the welsh hills,

we heard more on this from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse.e when ministers were deeply frustrated over the speed germany was providing military aid. well, this is a sizeable 2.2 billion euros package which has been announced. crucially for kyiv, it includes patriot air defence systems is made in the us. they are seen as one of the best of this kind. they can launch missiles for up to 150 kilometres, they can take out missiles as well as enemy aircraft. what kyiv is saying is that will allow them to repel russian aircraft and keep them out of ukrainian airspace, because up to this point in this war neither side has secured air dominance. this is part of a real big announcement from berlin. 18 leopard tanks have also been announced, 500 pistols, 3000 anti—tank weapons, a military hospital alongside with estonia, and 100,000 hand grenades. itjust shows how expensive this conflict is in just about every way. but i think for right now, kyiv has been asking for air defence systems to be improved and ammunition, there were doubts over stocks running

simmons, has tweeted: and these pictures on social media, shared by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouseapparently show an apartment building ablaze in the town of uman, which is in central ukraine. the bbc has not yet independently verified the pictures, but they are being widely shared. both sides in the conflict in sudan have agreed to extend their ceasefire for another three days. the ceasefire had only been partly effective with heavy fighting taking place in parts of the capital, khartoum. almost two weeks of clashes between the two factions, the sudanese army and its rival, the rapid support forces, have left hundreds of people dead and forced tens of thousands from their homes. diplomatic efforts to persuade the two rival generals to stop the fighting have been continuing, with the un, the us and african countries all involved. the world health organization said it expected there to be "many more" deaths due to outbreaks of disease and a lack of services. health officials say most hospitals in conflict areas are not functioning, and more than 60% of health facilities in khartoum

from the capital, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report.adimir putin, appearing to leave the cover of russia. for ukraine's easter and the handscomb region. to oversee his invasion first—hand. —— ukraine's eastern luhansk region. and it wasn'tjust ukraine's eastern luhansk region. and it wasn't just there. ukraine's eastern luhansk region. and it wasn'tjust there. a journey to a southern city in the kherson province, now with its own russian sine and spelling. it is important for me to listen to you, to hear your views, for me to listen to you, to hear yourviews, he for me to listen to you, to hear your views, he says, to compare notes. russia's leader then asks for a briefing on the kherson region. we don't know when this was. here, they talk about the upcoming easter, which was two days ago. but the kremlin claims this was yesterday. in these parts, dnipro river separates what russia occupies and what ukraine has liberated. the city of kherson might be back under kyiv�*s control but this is the daily reality. three people have been killed

james waterhouse reporting there. thank you so much for watching. here is the weather. hello there.y of sunshine again in scotland, the highest temperatures across more sheltered western parts of scotland. but we've still got high pressure to the north of the uk, and that's bringing in these east—northeasterly winds. and at the moment, actually, we've got cooler air coming in on those winds as well. but those winds are starting to blow the cloud away that we saw today, and there was much more cloud earlier on across wales, so temperatures here weren't quite as high as they were yesterday. but drier air is coming our way, the clouds moving away from wales and the southwest and northern ireland, and but for some upslope cloud in the pennines and the welsh hills, it's going to be dry and clear overnight, and the winds will continue to ease down. so temperatures will fall away, and it will be a chilly start to thursday in highland and particularly grampian, temperatures could be below freezing. but it promises to be a dry and sunny day for many parts of the country tomorrow. changes com

james waterhouse, bbc news, kharkiv region. been heckled. he the french president has been heckled. ., , ., , heckled. he was outlining his vision for _ heckled. he was outlining his vision for the _ heckled. he was outlining his vision for the vision - heckled. he was outlining his vision for the vision of - heckled. he was outlining his| vision for the vision of europe in the hague when protesters began shouting at him. opposition to his controversial pension reforms appeared to be behind the protest. italy plasma coast is working to rescue almost 1200 migrants of crowded boats on the mediterranean sea. rescued passengers have been brought safely to shore but it has been reported that some are suffering from medical emergencies. in the past few days, almost 2000 migrants have arrived in sicily. the us defence secretary says he is determined to find the source of the leak of classified us documents, many linked to the one ukraine. the british ministry of defence says there is inaccuracy documents circulating on line which incl

our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, is in kharkiv and has that story.ob with a very obvious occupational hazards. it's hard to describe this as anything other than random. this is a patch of land in the middle of a city. it's not a place unlike other areas that was once contested, where there was heavy fighting, but what these minesweepers are looking for our so—called butterfly mines. they are banned by international law. they don't look much, but the damage they can cause is severe. only a few inches wide and shaped like a propeller, they are scattered from a flying rocket. they are illegal because of the indiscriminate way they can kill and injure civilians. in the area around here, russia and ukraine have been accused of using butterfly minds. the latter denies it. —— butterfly minds. the city's deputy mayor tells me they have been de—mining every month since the second world war, and it is now everyday. timer;r and it is now everyday. they are everywhere _ and it is now everyday. they are everywhere. they _ and it is now everyday. they are everywhe

james waterhouse, bbc news, western ukraine. and just three weeks to go.at is a chilly direction, and will keep the edge of the temperatures. there are sunny spells this morning, but also quite a bit of cloud. the showers in the south—west which have been affecting john in newquay pulling away, and that could but well be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle here and there. but it will brighten up across eastern england. these white circles represent average wind speeds, but don't forget that brisk easterly, and at best down the north sea coastline, looking at 12—13, as our top temperatures even inland, you will notice the breeze, 19 quite possible in the sunshine in the north—west highlands. pollen levels today, we are talking pollen, high or very high for most of scotland and all of england and wales. through this evening and overnight, the dregs of the cloud push away from england and wales, and eventually out of northern ireland, leaving us with clear skies. there will be some load cloud, and it will be a colder night across england and wales than i

from there, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report.alls me in the morning and tells me - and tells me to be careful, to watch where i tread. of course, they're worried, very much worried. before we would work with shells from world war ii, and now there are modern munitions. so we have to learn constantly because we find new kinds that we haven't encountered before. it's hard to describe this as anything other than random. this is a patch of land not unlike other areas that was once contested where there was heavy fighting. but what these minesweepers are looking for are so—called butterfly mines. they're banned by international law. they don't look much, but the damage they can cause is severe. this part of ukraine has been both occupied and liberated. in this area, both sides have been accused of using butterfly mine, with kyiv denying it. for patients in the battered hospital, the results are the same. mykola stepped on one in the garden of his destroyed home. translation: i have no house, no cars, i no cows, no property. and they u