under the present selenski that the anti-corruption court finally started functioning in ukraine and it was a very long battle to set up the court and make it operational unfortunately the previous president did not allow that to happen president selenski did and he does not interfere in the operations of the court when you can see to tional court of ukraine another body of our judicial system to try to destroy an anti-corruption reform it was the president who stepped in immediately and then and he was followed by the government and the parliament who restored parts of critical legislation that was declared null and void now in void by by the constitution of course things are happening and you know every country is is a difficult combination of there is factors but this country is moving in the right direction and those who are calling on us to move faster they cordially invited to come and join us and help us well those who are you are called yearly inviting with those who were there last week if you look at the state department's human rights report the latest one what's clear is

under the present selenski that the anti-corruption court finally started functioning in ukraine and it was a very long battle to set up this court and make it operational unfortunately the previous president did not allow that to happen president selenski did and he does not interfere in the operations of the court when the constitutional court of ukraine another body of our judicial system try to destroy an anti-corruption reform it was the president who stepped in immediately and then and he was followed by the government and the parliament who restored parts of critical legislation that was declared and void now and hoist by by the constitutional court things are happening and you know every country is is a difficult combination of there is factors but this country is moving in the right direction and those who are calling on us to move faster they cordially invited to come and join us and help us well those who are you are called yearly inviting by those who were there last week if you look at the state department's human rights report the latest one what's clear is that what's

partnership between ukraine and nato be more realistic and would that be acceptable to president selenski i think it might be more realistic i'm not sure it would be acceptable the ukrainian line in all of this is that this country is simply too big to be a buffer state this is a country of 40000000 people 1500 kilometers east to west in the middle of europe it's too big to be another finland to be culturally attached the west but in security terms different disparate from nature they say there is no other guarantee for this country's sovereignty apart from nato membership so i think they're going to keep on pushing however low their chances look for now. we know the u.s. is signaling that this alliance is a 2 way street washington wants to get serious in fighting corruption is there any reason to believe that zelinsky can deliver. well senator today did seem like a new school principal having you know homework demonstrated by kind of sheepish pupils that was blinking listening to ukraine ministers talking about their measures to fight corruption i think the grades would be if they were f

partnership between ukraine and nato be more realistic and would that be acceptable to president selenski i think it might be more realistic i'm not sure it would be acceptable the ukrainian line in all of this is that this country is simply too big to be a buffer state this is a country of 40000000 people 1500 kilometers east to west in the middle of europe it's too big to be another finland to be culturally attached the west but in security terms different disparate from nature they say there is no other guarantee for this country 70 apart from nato membership so i think they're going to keep on pushing however low their chances look for now. we know the u.s. is signaling that this alliance is a 2 way street washington wants to get serious in fighting corruption is there any reason to believe that zelinsky can deliver. well certainly all of today did seem like a new school principal having you know the homework demonstrated by kind of sheepish pupils that was blinking listening to ukraine ministers talking about their measures to fight corruption i think the grades would be if they were

secretary of state anthony lincoln has arrived in ukraine for talks with president followed amir selenski he is expected to reassure kiev of u.s. support after russia amassed more than 100000 troops along the prince eastern frontier the country's anti corruption efforts the last of the on the agenda. voters in scotland are going to the polls on thursday in an election that could decide the fate of its independence movement 1st minister nicola sturgeon says that a fresh majority for her scottish national party would be a mandate for pursuing a 2nd independent strive to break away from the u.k. . hong kong democracy activist joshua wong has been sentenced to another 10 months in jail for participating in an unauthorized protest wang is one of the most prominent faces of the pro-democracy movement he's already serving time in prison for his role in other protests he was handed this lead this intense for attempting to commemorate in the 1989 tiananmen square massacre in beijing 3 other activists are also sentenced to between 4 and 6 months behind bars earlier i asked phebe kong in hong kong a

under the present selenski that the anti-corruption court finally started functioning in ukraine and it was a very long battle to set up that court and make it operational unfortunately the previous president did not allow that to happen president selenski did and he does not interfere in the operations of the court when you can see to tional court of ukraine another body of our judicial system to try to destroy an anti-corruption reform it was the president who stepped in immediately and then if he was followed by the government and the parliament who restored parts of critical legislation that was declared null and void and void by by the constitutional court things are happening and you know every country is is a difficult combination of there is factors but this country is moving in the right direction and those who are calling on us to move faster they are cordially invited to come and join us and help us well those who are you are called yearly inviting by those who were there last week if you look at the state department's human rights report the latest one what's clear is tha

partnership between ukraine and nato be more realistic and would that be acceptable to president selenski i think it might be more realistic i'm not sure it would be acceptable the ukrainian line in all of this is that this country is simply too big to be a buffer state this is a country of 40000000 people 1500 kilometers east to west in the middle of europe it's too big to be another finland to be culturally attached the west but in security terms different from nature they say there is no other guarantee for this country's sovereignty apart from nato membership so i think they're going to keep on pushing however low their chances look for now. we know the u.s. is signaling that this alliance is a 2 way street washington wants to get serious in fighting corruption is there any reason to believe that he can deliver. well senator today did seem like a new school principal having you know the homework demonstrated by kind of sheepish pupils that was blinking listening to ukraine ministers talking about their measures to fight corruption i think the grades would be if they were formalized li

secretary of state and the blinken has arrived in ukraine for talks with president vladimir selenski he is expected to reassure killer of u.s. support after russia amassed more than 100000 troops along ukraine's eastern frontier the country's anticorruption efforts will also be on the agenda. 29 nigerian students abducted almost 2 months ago have been released they were kidnapped from a forestry college in a state on the 11th of march originally more were taken but some were released early on. they have been fresh clashes between police and protesters in the colombian capital bogota is the latest violence highlighting days of protest against in economic inequality and police brutality at least 19 people have been killed in the unrest this past week israel's president riven rivlin has asked opposition leader. to form a new government a day after prime minister benjamin netanyahu failed to assemble a coalition before an overnight deadline if mr lapid coalition building is successful he will and mr netanyahu is 12 year premiership. india's ferocious 2nd wave of covert 19 continues to ba

under the present selenski that the anti-corruption court finally started functioning in ukraine and it was a very long battle to set up that court and make it operational unfortunately the previous president did not allow that to happen presidents lansky did and he does not interfere in the operations of the court when they can see to tional court of ukraine another body of our judicial system to try to destroy an anti-corruption reform it was the president who stepped in immediately and then if he was followed by the government and the parliament who restored parts of critical legislation that was declared and void now and void by by the constitution of course things are happening and you know every country is is a difficult combination of various factors but this country is moving in the right direction and those who are calling on us to move faster they cordially invited to come and join us and help us well those who are you are called yearly inviting with those who were there last week if you look at the state department human rights report the latest one what's clear is that wh

the words in of support in solidarity they sound comforting but i suspect president selenski would prefer actions instead he would like lincoln to endorse ukrainian membership in nato whitney. well there was certainly no big bang today no road map to membership i don't think anyone was seriously expecting that to happen grossly that would have been the ukrainian hope especially since ukrainian political establishment groupthink now seem to think that the only hope for this country is close ties with the u.s. they basically given up on expecting the europeans to do much in terms of the security politics i think the truth here is that the stumbling block is not in washington it's in paris in berlin and in fairness sake i think it's worth saying it is a lot easier to be quote unquote tough on russia when your trade is minimal with russia as the case of the u.s. when geography puts you that much further away from russia and its import room but berlin is just 6 or so away from kaliningrad the russian enclave of russian missile systems a base that is that is the reality of the ukrainian being t

secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in ukraine for talks with president followed him here selenski he is expected to reassure kiev of u.s. support after russia amassed more than 100000 troops along ukraine's eastern frontier the country's anti corruption efforts will also be on the agenda. hong kong democracy activist joshua wong has been sentenced to another 10 months in jail for participating in an unauthorized protest wang is one of the most prominent faces of the pro-democracy movement he's already serving time in prison for his role in other protests he was handed this latest sentence for attending a vigil commemorating the 1991 square massacre in beijing 3 other activists were also sentenced to between 4 and 6 months behind bars. let's bring in correspondent phebe kong who has the view now from hong kong we've just heard this is already the 3rd time that josh has been jailed since 2019 tell us a bit more about this additional sentence now. last year. and in hong kong was banned by the hong kong police before the fair 1st time in case but just how long and out of out of hell a

secretary of state and the blinken has arrived in ukraine for talks with president vladimir selenski he is expected to reassure keer of of u.s. support after russia amassed more than 100000 troops along ukraine's eastern frontier the country's anti-corruption efforts were also on the agenda. 29 nigerian students abducted almost 2 months ago have been released they were kidnapped from a forestry college in kaduna state on the 11th of march originally more were taken but some were released early on. they have been fresh clashes between police and protesters in the colombian capital bogota is the latest violence highlighting days of protest against in economic inequality and police brutality at least 19 people have been killed in the unrest this past week israel's president riven rivlin has asked opposition leader. to form a new government a day after prime minister benjamin netanyahu failed to assemble a coalition before an overnight deadline if mr lapid coalition building is successful he will and mr netanyahu has 12 year premiership. india's for osha 2nd wave of coven 1000 continues

of state anthony blinken made the pledge during talks with the ukrainian president of all other selenski he says ukraine's battle with russian backed separatists in the country's east is a high foreign policy priority for president joe biden tension escalated between the neighboring states when russia conducted military exercises near its border with ukraine last month we look to russia to cease and aggressive actions will continue to strengthen our security partnership in close cooperation with you to make sure that ukraine can defend itself against against aggression we're aware that russia is withdrawing some forces from the border of ukraine but we also see. significant forces remain remain there significant equipment remains there for monitoring the situation very very closely kurdistan's president is promising compensation for families whose homes were destroyed in fighting along its disputed border with to jerk a stop on more than 50 people were killed and 60000 forced to leave charles stratford went to x.i.i. in southern kurdistan to see what's left behind. this far a river looki

secretary of state and the blinken made the pledge during talks with ukrainian president to me alone selenski link in the says ukraine's battle against russian backed separatists in the east of the country is a high foreign policy priority for president joe biden tensions escalated between the neighboring states when russia started massing troops at the border last month . we look to russia to cease reckless and aggressive actions we'll continue to strengthen our security partnerships and close collaboration with you to make sure that ukraine and to defend itself against against aggression we're aware that russia has withdrawn some porches from the border of ukraine but we also see that significant forces remain remain there significant equipment remains there who are monitoring the situation very very closely. french and british naval ships have left waters near the island of jersey after a major dispute over fishing rights escalated rapidly and it's mostly due to brags that at issue the new licenses that the island which is part of the british isles imposed last week french fishermen say th

secretary of state anthony blinken has arrived in ukraine for talks with president voting and selenski specter it's so we're so here for u.s. support after russia massed more than 100000 troops along ukraine's eastern border and countries corruption efforts will also be on the agenda. around 50 french fishing boats sailed in a flotilla to the british channel island of jersey on thursday in protest of a post briggs's fishing rights france says the new rules unfairly restrict their ability to fish in the u.k. waters. went to india now which has reported more than 400000 new covert 900 cases and almost 4000 deaths in a single day setting records for both the burden on the country's health care system is becoming increasingly unsustainable as patients of hospitals and crucial crucial supplies run short it's all hands on deck with even medical students being brought in to help out in patient care. running low on sleep junior doctor. dresses and protective gear to begin a 27 hour long shift. is only 26 years old and hasn't even finished his medical training we're told we had a friendly. for

secretary of state anthony blinken has arrived in ukraine for talks with president vladimir selenski is expected to reassure here for u.s. support after russia has amassed more than 100000 troops along ukraine's eastern border the country's anti-corruption efforts will also be on the agenda. around 50 french fishing boats sailed in a flotilla to the british of jersey on thursday in protest over posed brags that fishing rights front says the new rules unfairly restrict their ability to fish in u.k. waters. voters in scotland are going to the polls on thursday in an election that could decide the fate of its independence movement 1st minister nicolas sturgeon's says a win for scottish national party would be a mandate for a 2nd independence drive to break away from the united kingdom. to india now which has reported more than 400000 new covert $1000.00 cases and almost $4000.00 deaths in a single day another record for both the burden on the country's health care system is becoming increasingly unsustainable as patients overwhelm hospitals and crucial supplies run short it's all hands

secretary of state and the blinken has arrived in ukraine for talks with president vladimir selenski he is expected to reassure kiev of u.s. support after russia amassed more than 100000 troops along ukraine's eastern frontier the country's anti-corruption efforts will also be on the agenda. 29 nigerian students abducted almost 2 months ago have been released they were kidnapped from a forestry college in kaduna state on the 11th of march or originally more were taken but some were released early on. israel's president riven rivlin has asked opposition leader jarod to form a new government a day after prime minister benjamin netanyahu failed to assemble a coalition before an overnight deadline if mr lapp its coalition building a successful if you will and mr netanyahu is 12 year premiership the german government has announced plans for more ambitious cuts to carbon emissions the changes follow a constitutional court ruling that the country's current climate laws are insufficient but there are questions about whether the new goals are real commitment to more action or simply an effort

state antony blinken made the pledge during talks with the ukrainian president of love to me at a selenski lincoln says ukraine's battle against russia backed separatists in the east of the country is a foreign policy priority for the biden ministration we look to russia to see reckless and aggressive actions will continue to strengthen our security partners in close cooperation with you to make sure that ukraine can defend itself against against aggression we're aware that russia has withdrawn some forces from the border of ukraine but we also see that significant forces remain remain there significant equipment remains there who are monitoring the situation very very closely. egypt and turkey say they've held a frank and in-depth talks in cairo on bilateral and regional issues including the conflict in libya it's the 1st public high level meeting for years between the region why evils. bender national criminal court has sentenced a former ugandan militia leader to 25 years in jail for $61.00 the war crimes and crimes against humanity dominico one became a commander of the lord's resistan

under the present selenski that the anti-corruption court finally started functioning in ukraine and it was a very long battle to set up that court and make it operational unfortunately the previous president did not allow that to happen presidents lansky did and he does not interfere in the operations of the court when you can see to tional court of ukraine another body of our judicial system to try to destroy an anti-corruption reform it was the president who stepped in immediately and then if he was followed by the government and the parliament who restored parts of critical legislation that was declared and boy it null and void by by the constitutional court things are happening and you know every country is is a difficult combination of there is factors but this country is moving in the right direction and those who are calling on us to move faster they cordially invited to come and join us and help us well those who are you are called yearly invitingly those who were there last week if you look at the state department's human rights report the latest one was clear that it was d

state and say blinken made the pledge during talks with the ukrainian president of all of them are selenski lincoln says ukraine's battle against a russian backed separatists in the country's east is a high foreign policy priority for the president joe biden tensions escalated between the neighboring states when russia started amassing troops at the border last month kurdistan's president is promising compensation for families whose homes were destroyed in fighting along its disputed border with. more than 50 people were killed and 60000 forced to leave sure all stratford went to x.i.i. in southern kurdistan to see what's left behind. this fall river looking south towards the primary ally mountains the road winds through a mountain landscape that kyrgyzstan until you can stand have repeatedly for water over because borders here are indistinct the burnt out military and civilian vehicles evidence of the most recent fighting what started as an argument between curators and toxic villages about control of a water pump escalated into a battle between 2 armies houses and schools were destroyed a

state antony blinken made the pledge during talks with the ukrainian president of volodymyr and selenski lincoln says ukraine's battle against russian backed separatists in the country's east is a high foreign policy priority for the president joe biden tensions escalated between the neighboring states when russia started amassing troops at the border last month. if we look to russia to cease reckless and aggressive actions we'll continue to strengthen our security partnership and close collaboration with you to make sure that ukraine and to defend itself against against aggression we're aware that russia has withdrawn some porches from the border of ukraine but we also see that significant forces remain remain there significant equipment remains there we're monitoring the situation very very closely. israel supreme court has called a new session for monday as it considers whether to hear the appeal of 4 palestinian families threatened with eviction from their own homes in occupied east jerusalem israeli police have been attacking palestinians protesting against the addictions in the sha