ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says us secretary of state antony blinkin will visit kiev on sunday the highest level us visit since the war began. campaigning ends in france's hard—fought presidential election — with emmanuel macron and his far—right rival marine le pen urging people to turn out and vote on sunday. downing street confirms the prime minister has not yet received any further fines for breaking lockdown rules. and more than 90 thousand fans have packed into wembley stadium to watch tyson fury defend his world heavyweight title against dillian whyte in just over an hour. now on bbc news. our world. myanmar is now in a state of civil war. what started in february 2021 as a mass protest movement against the military coup is now a nationwide armed uprising. a people's army made up of unlikely soldiers. they are sacrificing everything to fight for democracy in myanmar. their enemy is the general who seized power in a coup. i'll stain that top elected leaders in the country. what started as a protest movement is now an armed uprising. we follow a mother and student as they

state doubling down on his support. any the u. s. a support for ukraine? that's right, said dimitra kula and antony lincoln hadn't had a meeting just before the secretary of state came out and spoke. and you know, before their meeting, they said we get along well and clever said that he appreciates the u. s. support, but that the timeline is the issue now. and despite numerous questions to secretary blanket, including one from me myself, we could not get him to commit to how quickly the u. s. could send more weapons and more heavy weapons. and i think that's really the question and, and the answer that the ukrainians, the ukrainians, want to hear from the u. s. and other allies. how fast can you get these weapons? they say that without a very rapid delivery of heavy weaponry, more boots as are just waiting to happen. ok, let's listen to your exchange with the u. s. secretary of state to antony of lincoln. and you yourself called what happened in boucher outrageous. everyone knows the secretary general says that we are preparing for more such atrocities and more you pull in and in. don bas, as, as a

secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin met with zelenskyy in the capital of kyiv as the u.s. announced new military assistance for ukraine. american diplomats who left ukraine before russia invaded will also start returning to the country. bradley blackburn is in new york with the latest on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. these are the highest level u.s. officials to meet with president zelenskyy face to face since before the invasion began, and after his visit to kyiv, secretary blinken said russia is failing in this war, and ukraine is succeeding. secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin met with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in kyiv this weekend. >> we expressed deep admiration for his leadership, for the extraordinary courage of ukrainians in standing up to and pushing back this russian aggression. >> reporter: the two officials are the highest ranking americans to visit since russia invaded two months ago and bring news of additional military funding and renewed diplomatic relations. pre

secretary of state and defense visited the country. antonynken and lloyd austin traveled by plane to members of the cabinet in kyiv. the stalwart support for ukraine ensuring president biden will nominate current u.s. ambassador to slovakia as ambassador to ukraine. >> when it comes to russia, it is failing. ukraine is succeeding. russia has sought to totally subjugate ukraine to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. that has failed. >> a short while ago ukrainian president zelenskyy posted to social media at the u.s. delegation of high officials to kyiv is very valuable and important and grateful to the united states of america for unprecedented l. american diplomats will return to ukraine in a couple of days at the u.s. embassy and expected to reopen in kyiv in the coming weeks, back to you. >> carley: alive and lviv, thank you, matt. >> joey: well, this is a war that keeps dragging on. it is one of those things where the casualties may not be what they were a couple of weeks ago but calming train stations now so the ide

. >> coming up on c-span, secretary of state antony blinken testifying on the 2023 budget for the state department and president biden's foreign policy priority. then republican candidates running for u.s. senate in pennsylvania square off in a debate. they are hoping to replace senator pat toomey who is retiring after serving two terms in the senate. secretary of state antony blinken testified on the 2023 budget, the war in ukraine, and president biden's priorities. the hearing was held before the senate foreign relations committee.

s. secretary of state antony blank and 2 address reporters momentarily after an urgent plea from ukraine's foreign minister, nato chief un stoughton, berks, at the alliance with strengthen its support. for keith. take a lesson alice. i've been doing a lot and are determined to do more now on for the medium on to longer term to help the brave ukrainians defend their homes on their country. on pushback, the invading forces are, is also supporting on stepping or permanent aid on financial support. we discussed a lot more we will do including cyber security assistance and provide the equipment to help you crane protect against the chemical and biological. and there was nato's the secretary general speaking just moments ago. and i'd like to take you now to nato to r. terry schultz who is covering the foreign m, a foreign ministers meeting their terry ukraine has been pressing nato, a for more weapons, our nato allies prepared to deliver arms to ukraine. secretary generals dolton burg says they are. he said that in these meetings, they assured a foreign minister to meet your kula from ukraine, t

as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antony blinken is expected inv, the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. the row over lockdown party breaches in downing street continue. a conservative minster says removing boris johnson from office would lead to instability i understand how people feel really hurt and angry and i think the prime minister acknowledged that properly and gave a full and unreserved apology. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. hello and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon from clichy in the northwestern suburbs of the french capital paris. there has been a steady flow of voters over the course of the past few hours. actually, the easter holidays have just started few hours. actually, the easter holidays havejust started in paris and that is one of those indicators as to how many will turn out and vote when perhaps they will feel they have got better things to do. there is a strong sense of what is the point in this election for those people who r

ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says us secretary of state antony blinkin will visit kiev on sunday in the highest level us visit since the war began. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says us secretary of state antony blinken will visit kyiv on sunday in the highest level us visit since the war began. 26 passengers and crew are missing injapan after a tourist boat reportedly sinks off the northern island of hokkaido. officials in ukraine say eight people, including a three—month—old baby, have been killed in a russian missile attack on the port city of odesa. 18 others were wounded. this video shows the aftermath of a strike on a residential building. other russian missiles hit a military facility in odesa and a cemetery. the russian defence ministry says its missiles destroyed a logistics terminal in the port city, where it said foreign weapons were stored. in the city of mariupol, russian forces appear to be trying to storm the azovstal steel works, where ukraine's remaining forces in the city are holding out. russians are said to have resumed air strikes on the plan

s. secretary of state antony blank and speaking at moments ago, let's take her now to nato headquarters. should he w's a correspondent, thera terry shows a terry very strikingly, the secretary of state was very empathetic and expressed great empathy for the victims of this war at the start of his address. will that now translate into more weapons for keep so he can defend itself. your right layla. it was a very unusual monologue from secretary blink. and as he started this press conference where he actually told personal stories that ukrainian citizens had suffered there at the hands of russian troops, multiple anecdotes, he told us. and so i will not be surprised if after this meeting that allies do commit to send more weapons cranium, foreign minister to meet your cool about as he left the meeting said that he was cautiously optimistic. that more assistance would be on the way. but the issue isn't as cool, eva said that more weapons would come. it's whether they would come in time and that's still going to be a problem. now terry, you had a very interesting exchange with the secretary

ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says us secretary of state antony blinkin will visit kyiv on sunday, in the highest level us visit since the war began. campaigning ends in france's hard—fought presidential election — with emmanuel macron and his far—right rival marine le pen urging people to turn out and vote on sunday. 26 passengers and crew are missing injapan after a tourist boat reportedly sinks off the northern island of hokkaido. officials in ukraine say five people, including a three—month—old baby, have been killed in a russian missile attack on the port city of odesa. 18 others were wounded. this video shows the aftermath of a strike on a residential building — the russian defence ministry says its missiles destroyed a logistics terminal in the port city, where it said foreign weapons were stored. in the city of mariupol, russian forces appear to be trying our correspondent caroline davies has just sent this report from odesa. siren wails thick black smoke that cut through the calm of a saturday afternoon in odesa. this was the aftermath of missile strike on the city

the us secretary of state antony blinken is due to visit kyiv today.ls for peace talks with ukraine's president again asking to meet with vladimir putin. the united nations is also stepping up its efforts at diplomacy with visits to moscow and kyiv this week. it's easter sunday in ukraine with people reflecting on the war which today enters its third month as danjohnson reports. vladimir putin may have been to church this morning to mark the orthodox christian celebration but he won't convince ukrainians he's a man of peace. their easter is about a resurgent defence of their country. rising again in resistance to russian attacks. at least eight lives were lost yesterday when an apartment block was hit in 0desa. a three—month—old baby died here, the latest sacrifice in eight weeks of war. the president's easter message was high on symbolism and heavy with condemnation. translation: our souls are full of fierce hatred for the invaders l and all that they have done. our hearts are full of fierce fury. don't let fury destroy us from within. most ukrainians

as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month — us secretary of state antony blinken is expectedkyiv — the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. the row over lockdown party breaches in downing street continue. a conservative minster says removing boris johnson from office would lead to instability. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. this week on the show... going wild in chile. we've actually found a huemul deer. can you see him in the distance? treasure hunting in lebanon. and on board a leaky boat in crocodile—infested waters. i have lots of water in my boat. i don't know exactly why yet, but here it is. chile and patagonia, a place where tradition is meeting progression. a wild majestic spectacle where one of the world's longest countries has benefited from the largest land donation in history to create a conservation project on a vast scale. among the plans in place is an initiative hoping to bring more visitors to the area, called the route o

president zelensky says us secretary of state antony blinkin will visit kyiv on sunday, the highest levelvisit since the war began. campaigning ends in france's presidential election, with emmanuel macron and his far—right rival marine le pen urging people to turn out and vote on sunday. supermarkets across the uk are limiting how much cooking oil customers can buy as supplies are hit by the war in ukraine, sparking concerns over sunflower oil used to prepare food for ramadan and eid. tyson fury has retained his world boxing heavyweight title in the battle of the brits against dillian whyte. we start in ukraine, where officials say at least five people have been killed in missile strikes on the southern port city of odesa. the dead include a three—month—old baby. 18 others were injured in the attacks on a military facility and two residential buildings. the ukrainian foreign minister says they were designed to "spread terror". it comes as russian forces are reported to be trying to storm the azovstal steel works in the city of mariupol, where ukraine's remaining forces in the city are sti

also on the programme: as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antonynken is expected in kyiv, the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. emergency workers say, 10 people have died in northern japan, after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. good morning from clichy in the northwestern suburbs of the french capital, paris. i want to throw you up to the north of france, where marine le pen is. this is one of marine le pen�*s heartlands in the north—east of france. she has been kissing babies and greeting crowds and i have been speaking to some of the voters who think she is their greatest hope of change. they talk about not being able to fill their tanks and putting food on their tables and they fear another five years of emmanuel macron will mean more at the same and that is why they are prepared to vote for this woman. many are saying they are not concerned about our immigration policies and on the eu which would mean a mor

ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says us secretary of state antony blinkin will visit kyiv on sunday in the highest level us visit since the war began. i'm in paris where campaigning has ended in france's hard—fought presidential election — with emmanuel macron and his far—right rival marine le pen urging people to turn out and vote on sunday. 26 passengers and crew are missing injapan after a tourist boat reportedly sinks off the northern island of hokkaido. and more than 90,000 fans have packed into wembley stadium to watch tyson fury defend his world heavyweight title against dillian whyte in just over an hour. officials in ukraine say eight people, including a three—month—old baby, have been killed in a russian missile attack on the port city of 0desa. 18 others were wounded. this video shows the aftermath of a strike on a residential building. 0ther russian missiles hit a military facility in 0desa and a cemetery. the russian defence ministry says its missiles destroyed a logistics terminal in the port city, where it said foreign weapons were stored. siren wails thick bla

. >>> also our exclusive with secretary of state antony blinken we ask can putin be held accountable without a trial. >>> also tonight, new reports of tornadoes touching down today in the south, on the heels of a deadly outbreak al roker standing by >>> no charges in the fatal shooting of amir locke during a no-knock raid. the new body cam video. what it shows and the reaction from locke's family >>> new developments in the deadly mass shooting in sacramento police say at least five gunmen opened fire what they believe spa sparked it >>> big oil ceos on the hot seat how they responded >>> and inside the bitcoin boom the mayor hoping to make his city the crypto capital of america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the further our cameras travel along the bloodied, gnarled path of the russian war machine, the more the apparent russian strategy reveals itself: destroy everything arriving at the kyiv suburb of borodyanka, it becomes clear there was no safe place and no regard for civilian lives. destroyed buildings in the kyiv suburb now

secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin in kyiv, the highest level u.s.visitation since the war began. plus, china's covert outbreak spreads. paging ordering testing in the capital. stocks, oil and iron or slump. to breaking news headlines from phillips. we have a first quarter effort of 233 million, way below the estimates of 270 three. some analysts asking if this was the low point for phillips in terms of the ships and blockages they had. 3.9 billion euro's worth of sales. ebita, the consensus was 236. keep an eye on the margins as well. you are looking at first quarter comparable sales dropping about 4%. ebita 243 million. obviously breaking news late on friday in regards to some of the respirator machines and the news flow around that. frans will join me in just over 30 minutes times. ebita has missed by some 30 million euros on the estimate. frans joins me in just over 50 minutes. it is about you and, you on -- yen and yuan and currencies good no defense mechanisms from the central banks but it is about a depth charge of explosion in the market last

with russia attacking ukraine, secretary of state, antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin are expected in kyiv to meet face to face with volodymyr zelenskyy, an american first since russia's invasion. this as orthodox christians mark a solemn easter sunday. >> reporter: i'm chris livesay in ukraine, where the easter bells have been interrupted by shelling. >> duncan: avoiding a term to the far right. >> reporter: i'm in parse, where early results give emmanuel macron a second term as president. >> duncan: plus covid whiplash, infections rise again amid mass confusion over masks. we'll get a checkup with our doctor david agus. remembering orrin hatch, a seven term senator and national republican force. special skills, how a u.s. spy agency views autism as an asset. >> sometimes i can take what it would take a week for somebody to do in a couple of hours. >> duncan: and later, an out of this world video challenge, how tech savvy children are helping to design airports of the future. >> this is the cbs weekend news from new york, with jericka duncan. , with j >> duncan: good

also on the programme: as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antonynken is expected in kyiv, the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. hello and welcome to bbc news. good morning from clichy in the northwestern suburbs of the french capital paris. a number of global head offices are in this area, very up—and—coming, very busy and up—and—coming. it's election day and polling stations here have been open for two hours now and the big question is how many people will actually come out to vote in this decisive election? in the first round of the selection, the majority of support for any candidate was for the left—wing candidate was for the left—wing candidate who failed to get in this final round. around 40% plus voted for him. macron had 28%. live hen with 7%. it will be interesting to see how this turns out. —— le pen. the real worry amongst pundits and politicians is how many people will turn out to vote and of those, how many wil

with russia attacking ukraine, secretary of state, antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin are expected in kyiv to meet face to face with volodymyr zelenskyy, an american first since russia's invasion. this as orthodox christians mark a solemn easter sunday. >> reporter: i'm chris livesay in ukraine, where the easter bells have been interrupted by shelling. >> duncan: avoiding a term to the far right. >> reporter: i'm in parse, where early results give emmanuel macron a second term as president. >> duncan: plus covid whiplash, infections rise again amid mass confusion over masks. we'll g

secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin. the highest level u.s. officials to visit ukraine since the conflict began 16 days ago, obviously visiting as sirens continue to sound day in, day out. blinken pulling no punches when speaking about the invasion, have a listen. >> russia has sought as its principle aid to subjugate ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. that has failed. it sought to assert the power of its military and economy. we are seeing just the opposite. a military that is dramatically under performing, an economy as a result of sanctions as a result of the mass exodus from russia that is in shambles. and it sought to divide the west, nato. we are seeing exactly the opposite. >> but russia is continuing to step up its military campaign in the east. ukraine's military governor said nine russian missiles struck the ukrainian city on sunday. and despite being orthodox sunday easter, no humane tearian corridors were open. according to ukrainian officials russia would not guarantee a cease-fire. the deputy pr

officials are not yet confirming it, but ukraine's president announced today secretary of state antony blinken and secretary of defense lloyd austin will travel to ukraine for meetings tomorrow. it will be the most high profile visit yet of an american delegation since the war began. and it could not come at a more critical time russia today began a new assault on the port city of odesa, once a beach destination for russians and ukrainians the attacks left multiple dead, including a baby and it may be the final battle for mariupol that city has been completely destroyed by russia, but a few ukrainian soldiers and civilians have managed to hold the city now, russian soldiers are moving in on where they made their last stand. we begin tonight with matt bradley inside ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, a major announcement from president zelenskyy claiming he'll meet with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and secretary of defense lloyd austin in ukraine tomorrow nbc hasn't independently confirmed the visit. weapons from the united states, everything has improved, and i'm grateful for tha

secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin, the visit was announced saturday by the ukrainian president and will be the first high level american delegation to kyiv since the war began. there has been no confirmation of the visit by the u.s. russia's no holds barred assault is now entering its third month. on saturday a russian missile slammed in to a residential building in the southern port of odesa, the mayor says eight people were killed including an infant. but the ukrainians are fighting back. the defense ministry reports shooting down three russian aircraft, five cruise missiles and nine tactical drones on saturday and claims that two russian generals were killed. cnn is unable to verify those claims. and in mariupol, a planned evacuation of civilians on saturday reportedly was derailed again by the threat of russian shelling. president zelenskyy says russia's war crimes wouldn't go unpu unpunished. here he is. >> translator: new graves of people killed by the occupiers are being found. we're talking tens of thousands of dead mariupol residents. negotia

s. secretary of state's at antony, blinking. any moment now, but in the meantime, as we wait for the press conference to get underway, we want to turn our attention to europe's efforts to push russia, ford to punish rather russia for its war on ukraine. right now you diplomats are debating. new tough sanctions targeting rushes energy sector. while this while as a proposal of the european commission to ban import of all types of coal from russia as part of a wider package of measures that would further restrict trade widths with moscow sanctions need to be approved. first by e, you government and we will let's say get you an update. now a barbara vessel is joining us from strasburg. barbara, have they been able to decide on banning a russian energy from the you? no, so far they haven't because the negotiations have hit the rocks. this should have been according to the ideas in the proposals, off the european commission, the 1st step into restricting and finally eliminating energy exports from russia. and so it happened during the

secretary of state antony blinken. thank you so much for joining me this morning. i want to start with the horrific images and reports from bucha. what's your reaction and do you see evidence of crimes against humanity? >> dana, you can't help but see these images as a punch in the gut, and look, we've said before russia's aggression that we thought it was likely that they would commit atrocities. since the aggression we've come out and said that we believe that russian forces have committed war crimes and we've been working to document that, to provide the information that we have to the relevant institutions and organizations that will put all of this together, and there needs to be accountability for it. but i think the most important thing is we can't become numb to this. we can't normalize this. this is the reality of what's going on every single day as long as russia's brutality against ukraine continues and why it needs to come to an end. >> the ukrainian foreign minister says russia aims to eliminate as many ukrainians as they can. beyond war crimes, do you

as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv, the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. it comes as eight people, including a baby, were killed in a russian missile strike at the sea port city of odesa. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. now, it's time for a roundup of all the latest tech innovations, in click. this week, another chance to see if video games can play the pain away. the vfx that made bond make that bend, and there was this enterprising young fellow. in the shadow of battersea power station in london, the future of mankind hangs in the balance. our two heroes are on a desperate mission to save the earth from being wiped out by an asteroid. hang on, you're bashing some boxes around now. what's this? ooh! 0h! 0k, well done. bit near. 0h! and quite frankly, they're being hopeless about it. do you want some nitrogen? can i throw it to you? 0k, i've got no feet. yeah, throw it to me. all right. look, they you go. can i catch it

coming up on c-span2 secretary of state antony blinken testifying on u.s. foreign policy. joint news conference with u.s. and canadian defense officials on support for ukraine. later the british prime minister on the possibility of more sanctions against russia. secretary of state antony blinken took questions on present buttons 2023 budget request for the state department we also talked about ukraine in response to concern over iran's nuclear capabilities for this is before the house foreign affairs committee. >> the committee on foreign affairs will come to order. without objection the chairs au

secretary of state antony blinken and u.s.efense secretary lloyd austin had a conversation with the ukrainian president in kyiv yesterday. we get the implications of that meeting and on the war in ukraine. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back to the open. 23 minutes into european trading day. we talk about the equity markets and every single asset is moving on the back of what is happening in china. the stoxx 600 down 2% but the volatility is once again being underscored by what we are seeing amid the bid on the treasuries. in the euro zone, we see guilds as well so the benchmark for the euro zone, the german bund and the 10 year moving lower. moving lower by nine basis points so moving into those bonds. the same thing with the focus in france as the 10 year moves on eight basis points lower. the bcp as well, six basis points. there is a move into the bond markets as investors seek shelter given what we saw last week when yields appreciated on the back of some commentary out of ecb officials on a more hawkish start on the rh

secretary state antony blinken has arrived in the capitol of ukraine. so expecting defense secretary lloyd austin. no word on his potential visit as of this moment a visit by the secretary of state on the defense secretary of the united states of america would be a strong symbol of resolve against vladimir putin and support for the ukrainian people. hello everyone and welcome to a another hour of "fox news live" i am eric shawn. hi arthel. arthel: hello eric hello everyone i'm arthel neville. president zelensky announced a plan bidding yesterday it is the first american delegation especially once the defense secretary arrives, to be on ukrainian soil since the war began. that meeting is one of several big stories we are following this hour over in france, projections show voters have reelected president emmanuel macron for a second term paid his far right challenger marine le pen conceded about two hours ago back at home the search for missing soldier for the third day he went missing friday after jumping into the rio grande river to save to migrants who

as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month — us secretary of state antony blinken is expectedkyiv — the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. before a capacity crowd. now on bbc news, musician ed sheeran speaks exclusively about his shape of you copyright lawsuit. # so you can keep me # inside the pocket of your ripped jeans...#. ed sheeran faced claims that his 2015 song photograph was strikingly similar to the song amazing by x factor winner matt cardle. sheeran settled out of court without admitting any guilt. by the time he'd become the uk's leading male recording artist, he'd released three of the top ten best selling albums of the last decade in the uk. # i'm in love with your body...#. and his 2017 song shape of you, co—written with his regular songwriting partnersjohnny mcdaid and steve mac, remains the most streamed song on spotify ever, with over three billion streams to date. but the song led to another lawsuit for sheeran. this time, the grime

this on the heels of secretary of state antony blinken's trip to kyiv with defense secretary lloyd austin. oren liebermann joins us near ramstein air base in germany. this is just the latest round of military aid from the u.s. after defense secretary lloyd austin said ukraine can win the war if they have the right help. >> and part of that help is more than $3 billion in security assistance, weapons, and more that the u.s. has already sent ukraine. this $165 million is on top of that. what's worth noting about this is it's nonstandard ammunition. soviet era ammunition that will go to the ukrainian forces for the equipment they already have and know how to use. a lot of the equipment the u.s. is sending in now, for example, the howitzers, require extra training so that adds to an already difficult and challenging job of getting into ukraine, getting ukrainian forces trained in the middle of a war, but that is a challenge that ukraine and the u.s. and irk k and many allies are undertaken. part of that will be the conference here hosted by defense secretary austin at ramstein air base tomorr

as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month — us secretary of state antony blinken is expectedkyiv — the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. the row over lockdown party breaches in downing street continues. a conservative minster says removing boris johnson from office would lead to "instability". now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. iran's rocky relations with the west have cost a host of individuals their freedom. the islamic republic has imprisoned citizens from the us, britain and a number of other countries for spying. now, the charges may be trumped up, but tehran�*s determination to use western prisoners for political purposes is very real. my guest is the australian academic, kylie moore—gilbert, who was released from an iranian jail in 2020 after 804 days behind bars. is it possible to heal after such a shattering ordeal? kylie moore—gilbert in melbourne, welcome to hardtalk. thanks so much for having me. it's a real pleasure to have you on the show. it is pretty much a year and a half now since you were released from impris

money will also allow several other european countries to restock their armaments. us secretary of state antony, blinkin, and defense secretary lloyd austin, made a secretive journey by train to the ukrainian capital keith. it's the highest us visit since the invasion started on separate the 24th. a warm welcome back to keep after a secret of train journey across the polish ukraine border to the capitol. yes, the high level delegation sent by u. s. president joe biden, to offer face to face messages of support and admiration. the reason we're back is because of you because of the extraordinary courage, leadership and success that you've had in pushing back his horrific russian aggression both blinking and defense secretary lloyd austin, offered zalinski condolences for the loss of life in ukraine and further economic and military support. as ever, zalinski was grateful then to the point about his needs for unit at their sam was royal priorities are weapons and support is both from the united states and our partners needed from european leaders or little in terms of our army strongly should be t

. >>> and then coming up next on "nightly news," nbc's andrea mitchell talks with secretary of state antonyf it's really possible to hold vladimir putin accountable for war crimes and some of the atrocities that we've seen in towns like bucha. that story and more in moments when lester holt joins us for "nightly news." >>> tonight, new images emerging of russia's atrocities in ukraine as the u.s. personally punishes vladimir putin's family the scope of the devastation now revealed in borodyanka where hundreds of civilians are believed to have been killed about 15 miles from the bucha massacre the u.s. sing all russian forces have now withdrawn near kyiv and the u.s. imposing new sanctions against russia, including on putin's adult daughters. >>> also our exclusive with secretary of state antony blinken we ask can putin be held accountable without a trial. >>> also tonight, new reports of tornadoes touching down today in the south, on the heels of a deadly outbreak al roker standing by >>> no charges in the fatal shooting of amir locke during a no-knock raid. the new body cam video. what it

i'm going to talk to secretary of state antony blinken in a moment. we're going to start first with richard engle who is in kharkiv. big success in and around kyiv for the russians. where do we go from here? >> reporter: massive success from a territory perspective. a push from the entire region around kyiv. but as russian troops pull back, and as you said, they're saying this was a withdrawal in order to allow diplomacy in order to have more success, they were pushed back, and it allowed ukranian troops to go in. but what they saw was evidence of atrocities. there were bodies on the street, many of them with their hands tied behind their backs, mass graves, it appears, according to witnesses, the president's office, the mayor's office, that some of them were shot at front range execution style. these are consistent with victims' accounts we've been hearing in other battle locations where there are these -- seem to be accounts of rape, looting and executions. >> richard, is the ukranian military capable of going on offense and pushing the russians out

defense secretary lloyd austin and secretary of state antony blinken tomorrow in kyiv. the state department declined to comment, but austin and blinken would be the highest ranking u.s. officials to meet with zelenskyy in the war zone since russia invaded. zelenskyy also discussing the threats against his life. >> translator: i don't have the right to be afraid. i don't have the right to be afraid, because our people showed that they are not afraid of anything. >> reporter: nearly two months into the conflict, zelenskyy says he is still willing to meet with vladimir putin. >> translator: there is the diplomatic way, and there is the military way. so, any healthy and sane person always chooses diplomatic way, because he or she knows that even if it's hard, it may stop the losses. >> reporter: it comes as russia unleashed new attacks on the port city of odesa. videos circulating online showing smoke billowing into the air. ukraine claiming russia fired six cruise missiles, striking residential and military buildings. at least 8 people killed, including a 3-month-old baby.

worn ukraine dominated the hearing about next year's us budget on the capitol hill. secretary of state antony lincoln was pressed on why he wasn't doing enough to wean away european eyes from russian gas supplies. is our state department correspondent roseman join. us senators had a lot of questions for the secretary of state antony blank and about ukraine. and while they generally are pleased with the administration's efforts to get more weapons and more money into the ukranian government's hands to fight russia, there is growing concern around washington and here on capitol hill that the coalition, the u. s. has put together, could be in danger of fracturing, and that's because many european countries still purchase energy from russia. there was the question, is the u. s. willing to sanction those countries, unless they give up their energy purchases? the secretary of state said that the u. s. is working hard to replace russian energy with other sources that the europeans can count on. but he also said it's a balancing act. we have to do it, not only effectively, we have to be as smart as p

secretary of state antony blinken announced that u.s. diplomats will return to ukraine.ere withdrawn for safety after russia invaded. also, the russian offensive in the east in donbas continues, but u.s. officials and others say while the russians might be making some gains there, they are not achieving their strategic goals. u.s. officials using language they really haven't before saying that ukraine can win. ned price at the state department saying ukraine will win. earlier this morning we posed questions to the head of the donetsk region military administration and military governor of the donetsk region over in the east. here are the answers to his questions on the tense situation he's facing. >> antony blinken and lloyd austin announce that had u.s. diplomats would return to ukraine this week. how significant is that step? >> translator: yes, this is a very significant step. this is a show of unity from the west and europe and the u.s. in particular, show that the world community stands united with ukraine and the leadership of the united states is ready to bring ba

as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month — us secretary of state antony blinken is expectedkyiv — the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. the row over lockdown party breaches in downing street continue. a conservative minster says removing boris johnson from office would lead to "instability". now on bbc news, the media show — piers morgan returns. ros atkins interviews piers morgan after signing for rupert murdoch's new talktv channel. hello, and welcome to the media show. our guest today is the star signing of rupert murdoch's new talktv network. it's piers morgan, of course. and he won'tjust have a show in the uk, it will also be streamed on fox nation in the us, it will be broadcast on sky news australia. as well as that, there is a column in the sun, in the new york post, and there is a book deal with harpercollins, too. all of which is owned by rupert murdoch, all of which is a significant bet on one man grabbing the world's attention. let's hear why he thinks that bet is worth making. piers morgan, thank you for coming on the show. how does that happen,

ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has announced that the us secretary of state, antony blinkensince the start of the conflict. it comes after 8 people were killled in a russian missile on a residential block of flats in the black sea port of odesa. of course, the are growing concerns over mariupol with the last remaining ukraine forces holding off the russian invasion there in the east of the country. we'll keep you updated here on bbc news and of gushing get more details from our correspondence on the bbc news website as well but for me and the team, thanks for watching. hello there. there are some changes on the way for next week, and i'll show you those a little later on. saturday, though, was dry with some spells of sunshine for much of the country. and warm, as well — in dorset, temperatures reached 20 celsius. different story in the far north of scotland, where we've still got a lot of this cloudy weather. temperatures were nearer 8—9 celsius in the afternoon. it was also cooler around those north sea coasts. temperatures continue to go when. the wind continues to come in

the us secretary of state antony blinken is due to visit kyiv on sunday.t again asking to meet with vladimir putin. the united nations is also stepping up its efforts at diplomacy with visits to moscow and kyiv this week. it's easter sunday in ukraine with people reflecting on the war which today enters its third month. our correspondent mark lowen reports from kyiv. a desecrated country is seeking its protector. orthodox easter, this nation's most cherished moment, now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defenders engage in what they see as their sacred fight to safeguard their homeland. translation: with the war . in ukraine, christ's resurrection symbolises life over death, victory over the enemy who came to try to conquer us and enslave our people. we see how our neighbour is morally bankrupt and how ukrainians are united like never before. ukraine's church has long fought for autonomy from russia. the religious battle is now hardened by the military one to throw off the shackles of moscow. their faith and their fighting

as russia's war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv, the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. it comes as eight people, including a baby, were killed in a russian missile strike at the sea port city of odesa. emergency workers say ten people have died in northern japan after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. and british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. now on bbc news, the media show — piers morgan returns. ros atkins interviews piers morgan after signing for rupert murdoch's new talktv channel. hello, and welcome to the media show. our guest today is the star signing of rupert murdoch's new talktv network. it's piers morgan, of course. and he won'tjust have a show in the uk, it will also be streamed on fox nation in the us, it will be broadcast on sky news australia. as well as that, there is a column in the sun, in the new york post, and there is a book deal with harpercollins, too. all of which is owned by rupert murdoch, all of which is a

ah, none other than the headlines on al jazeera, you are secretary state antony blinkin has promised ukraine's forces of continued support from the white house. he met the ukrainian president in chief on sunday along with the u. s. defense secretary lloyd austin. russia is failing. ukraine is succeeding. russia has sought as his principal way to totally subjugate ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. that has fail. it sought to assert the power of its military and its economy. we are, of course, you're seeing just the opposite. military that is dramatically under performing an economy as a result, the sanctions as a result of a mass exodus from russia, that is in shambles. waterproof and says the west is trying to cause division in russia in a bid to limit its territorial gains in ukraine. he's been speaking in moscow, the russian presidents also said foreign media outlets are provoking russia military doors. jabbar is in moscow with more research and they seem as her speech was that as a country need to continue to remain united and fight extremism on

. >> thursday, secretary of state antony blinken testifies to the house foreign affairs meeting on presidenten's 2023 budget. that's at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org, or full coverage on our free video app, c-span now. >> c-span brings you an unfiltered view of government. our newsletter from the halls of congress to daily press briefings to remarks from the president. scan the qr code at the right bottom to sign up for this email and stay up-to-date on everything happening in washington each day. subscribe today with the qr code or visit c-span.org/connect to subscribe any time. >> a representative from the consulting firm kinsey and company is denying allegations that the company h