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. >> i'm sumi somaskanda in washington and this is bbc world news america.it will delay releasing israeli hostages, accusing israel of not honoring the terms of the cease-fire. president trump vowing tariffs on all steel and aluminum. ecuador's presidential election will go a second round after a controversial first round. ♪ sumi: welcome to world news america. hamas says it will delay releasing more israeli hostages until further notice because israel is violating the terms of the cease-fire agreement would hamas alleges israel is obstructing the flow of aid into gaza and it is delaying the return of displaced palestinians to the north. the last return of hostages took place saturday. the israeli defense minister said hamas' announcement is a complete violation of the cease-fire deal and is ordering the israeli army to be on its highest level of alert for any possible scenario in gaza. under the terms of the cease-fire agreement, 17 more israeli hostages are due to be released in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners. we have more from jerusalem. r

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i'm sumi somaskanda. it's great to have you with us. the us and russia have agreed to press ahead with negotiations aimed at ending russia's war against ukraine. russian and american diplomats held four hours of talks in saudi arabia, theirfirst high—level meeting since russia began its full—scale invasion of ukraine three years ago. the talks are part of a flurry of diplomacy focused on ukraine this week. but neither ukraine nor europe were granted a seat at the table with us and russian officials in riyadh on tuesday. instead, us envoy keith kellogg will meet separately with ukrainian officials in kyiv. and while russia and the us were talking, ukraine's president zelensky was in turkey with that country's president, recep tayyip erdogan. yesterday, european leaders held an emergency summit in paris. france is understood to be planning a second meeting wednesday to discuss ukraine and wider european security, underlining the urgency being felt about here was the us, the biggest single backer of ukraine, sitting down with its friend's

our correspondent sumi somaskanda. and their chancellor candidate, friedrich merz, will emerge the strongestme down to the numbers. could it be a two—party coalition, or perhaps the more unstable constellation. if we look at the far right, the alternative fur deutschland, afd, is at around 20% in in this election. values", a much harder line on immigration and for germany to play a neutral role in the war in ukraine. taxes on high income and to stop all weapons exports across europe. well, we spoke to members of both parties today. translation: we're getting a lot of support from groupsl original supporters of afd. but there are many reasons. young people are worried about the future. they don't want germany to be de—industrialised. women are scared to go to the park, and even migrants we are xenophobic. even for well—integrated migrants in germany. we want to change things. we want to bring attention to the topics that others income guarantees for couples who have children. and we will put pressure on in the parliament politics happens. and international affairs at the george washington uni

our chief presenter sumi somaskanda about high energy costs, inflation they believe has hit the germanerz — the economic situation to not get worse and everybody has a different idea on where that comes from. best shape the future and our fears. about that at my age. how to deal with the rise of the far right, the afd to the polls on sunday. this is bbc news. you're welcome back. after the trump administration stunned europe with its decision to start talks with russia about ending to see what washington has in store for them. the us still underwrites the security of japan still based there, and the us navy's pacific fleet almost with other navies. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head a 100,000 ton nuclear powered behemoth, and the most visible its 60 state of the art warplanes can be rocketed into the air by the ship's steam catapults at a rate but they'd also brought us here to showcase american friendship and cooperation with allies, in this case france and japan. not exactly the mood music that's coming out this exercise is a demonstration of our efforts and prosperous in

jessica parker and chief presenter sumi somaskanda who was in marzahn this morning, a district in berlintions last year you saw the far right afd in the european elections last year 3 out aw the far right afd in the european elections last year 3 out aw 1 about right afd in the european elections last year 3 out aw 1 about 20% afd in the european elections last year 3 out aw 1 about 20% of d in the european elections last year 3 out aw 1 about 20% of the and it is one area where have them come out you have seen them come out with larger successes than in other parts of the country and we think that migration, limiting migration in italy ' illzgsf 77 illegal migratioh stopping illegal migration would be the biggest issue for all to interestingly voters all to interestingly the voters we have been to we have been speaking to have been talking to us so germany pocketbook issues, so germany snr recession and we have seen germany in a recession. —— limiting migration and illegal migration they have migration entirely. they have been a big issue ever the been a big issue ever since the russian

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i'm sumi somaskanda in berlin, where we'll get the first exit poll results in the next few moments.e. i'm rajini vaidyanathan in london. our other top stories: in exchange for peace or ukraine's nato membership. translation: if there is peace ukraine, translation: if there is peace i ukraine. if— translation: if there is peace - ukraine, if you _ translation: if there is peace - ukraine, if you really - translation: if there is peace - ukraine, if you really need l for ukraine, if you really need to for ukraine, if you really need - to leave _ for ukraine, if you really need to leave my £2222 =zm =::_my. me to leave my post, i'm ready. second. — me to leave my post, i'm ready. second. and _ me to leave my post, i'm ready. second, and exchange it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if and exchange it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if there xchange it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if there is hange it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if there is such; it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if there is such a t for tens of thousands gather in

. >> i'm sumi somaskanda in washington in this is "bbc world news america." u.s.onald trump says nato membership for ukraine is not practical. that after he spoke with the russian and ukrainian presidents to start talks to end the war in ukraine. there was a deal with belarus to release three people detained there including a journalist and an american citizen. a bbc investigation reveals allegations that british oil giant shall ignored repeated warnings about a $1 billion cleanup operation in nigeria. ♪ sumi: welcome to "bbc world news america." donald trump says negotiations for peace in ukraine should begin immediately and predicted a cease-fire in the not so distant future. he was speaking to reporters in the oval office after a 90 minute phone call with vladimir putin earlier in the day. mr. trump described the call as highly productive and said he expects to meet mr. putin face-to-face in saudi arabia in the near future. he also called his ukrainian counterpart volodymyr zelenskyy. he said the ukrainian leader also wanted to make peace. >> do you view ukrain

our chief presenter sumi somaskanda is in berlin and has been finding out what the main issues are fortold us. has a different idea on where that comes from. for me personally, my security, my pension, we have to think about that at my age. i think the most importantl issue is that a lot of people how to deal with the rise of the far right, the afd at the moment in the polls. all of the parties will be out and about trying to drum up to the polls on sunday. decisive a few days ahead in germany. and we'll be back with sumi throughout the day here on bbc news, hearing from voters and some of the main political parties ahead of polling day on sunday. news if you're a fan of 007. by the broccoli dynasty. long—serving producers barbara broccoli and michael g wilson have announced they're stepping down. instead, creative control will now be given to amazon mgm studios. film — no time to die. one thing is clear, daniel craig will not be reprising the role and amazon will have to find a new 007. bookies are taking bets on. sandro, do you think 007 is safe at mgm? 7 does it better than nobody d

sumi somaskanda sent this report from the central city the last two years. here in germany. can say of the older people we spoke to here, the older voters, they are concerned about inflation because it is eating into their pensions, their limited pensions that they receive every month. and they want to see that addressed by politicians and tackle inflation. ireland are on course to win a straight nations third straight six nations title. they found themselves further behind at the start of the second took advantage the second halftitook advantage the second halftitook advantage the 20 minute red card. when of the 20 minute red card. when were restored to 15 ts iii, tttthey they turn the screw jamie osborne's t jamie osborne's try and when jamie osborne's try and four were to four penalties were enough to keep their hopes keep their grandson hopes alive. keep daily might get the onthat t t t on that on t t on that on bbc tt on that on bbc sptort latest on that on bbc sport website —— grand slam. they play for the calcutta cup at the allianz stadium for the fifth year in a row

sumi somaskanda reports on how important the economy is to german voters, as they head to the polls.hey say they will do ahead of the election. minds, and certainly, we can say of the older they are concerned about inflation, because it is eating into their pensions, their limited pensions that they receive every month. and tackle inflation. now, we just want to show you some beautiful winning it aims to capture the best moments of the natural world. winners are chosen from various categories, including animal behaviour and creative nature photography. all we have time for. stay with us on bbc news, hello. and on saturday, most of us had plenty of sunshine around the swansea area. the day's top temperature was 15 celsius in nantwich in cheshire. that's about six above average for the time of year. and at the moment, we do have clear skies across the bulk of the uk. but over the next few hours, thicker clouds on the way soon spreading in, along with strengthening winds. those winds lifting temperatures about 9 of sunday morning. so it's a frost—free start to the day. the wet and windy

sumi somaskanda reporting and we will have full coverage of wewill have full coverage of...f attempted murder. hadi matar attacked the writer as he was taking to the stage for a talk in new york in 2022. nomia iqbal reports. oh, my god! keeping writers safe. of his blood, as audience members rushed up to save him. he'd been stabbed and slashed 15 times. the man who tried to kill him is hadi matar. the 27—year—old didn't react. glasses to show his injuries, and described how he had lost matarfaces up to 32 years in prison. i'll tell you what, the conduct was so horrid that i personally believe that the maximum provided under the law isn't sufficient. salman rushdie had feared for his life decades earlier. he was in hiding for nearly ten years after iran for attacking mr rushdie. he was planning to kill. he said he'd read a couple of pages, he didn't say videos and decided that i was disingenuous. he faces a federal trial on terrorism—related charges after the government demanded access to user data. it means that eventually, not all uk customer data stored on icloud will be f

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sumi somaskanda is in magdeburg talking carried out by a saudi national in december which contributeddmiral lisa franchetti, the first woman to lead the us navy. the ousting of six pentagon officials reflects mr trump his defence secretary pete hegseth had called for general brown's sacking last year as part of a plan to pope francis has begun a second week in hospital with the vatican saying he rested well overnight. doctors say the 88—year—old pontiff is alert but still not they say there's no imminent risk to his life. they say he will remain in hospital at least we will have more on story throughout the day here on bbc news and is plenty on the news and there is plenty on the bbc news website. i am rajini vaidyanathan. be back vaidyanathan. i'll be back after a short break. make the most of today lovely sunshine because is not sunshine because it is not expected to last the second half of the weekend. we change once again and see a gear once again and see a return to some windy weather. this of significant this area ht h'ha eiaeitieehthh tttttt .. ttth which th’ aea at h'eaa hchfh

hello, welcome to the context with christian fraser in london and sumi somaskanda is in washington. if hamas does not return our hostages by saturday, noon, the cease—fire will and and the military the cease—fire will end and the military will return to intense fighting until hamas is finally defeated. the palestinians or the people that live now in gaza will be living beautifully in another location and be living safely. they will not be killed and murdered and having to leave every ten years. there is a plan from egypt and the arab countries. i we have been invited - by mohammed bin salman to discussions in riyadh. i think the point is how do. we make this work in a way that is good for everybody. there is not only these conversations about the future of gaza, there is also this looming deadline in the cease—fire negotiations between hamas and israel. joining us tonight on the panel — joel rubin — who was a senior state department official in the obama administration and former republican congressmanjake laturner. good evening. when he came here to washington last week benjamin ne

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i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. and this is bbc world news america. us and russian officials meet for four hours to jump—start ukraine a deal if ukraine is sidelined from the talks. speaking at a news conference in turkey earlier today, the ukrainian leader said it was a surprise that ukraine was not included in the negotiations. a short while ago, us president donald trump told the bbc that he was "disappointed" to hear that kyiv was concerned about not having a seat at the negotiating table. i hear that, you know, they're upset about not having a seat. well, they've had a seat for three years, and a long time before that. in a serious process to determine how and how quickly on every side in this conflict�*s willingness to agree to certain things. meeting has taken place at that level in three years. on the left, as we came in, was marco rubio, the us secretary of state. there was steve witkoff, president trump's envoy to the region, but also now taking the russia and ukraine file. and the national security adviser at the white house, mike waltz. an

i'm sumi somaskanda in berlin, where we'll get the first exit poll results in the next few moments. join us live. i'm rajini vaidyanathan in london. our other top stories: in exchange for peace or ukraine's nato membership. translation: if there is peace ukraine, translation: if there is peace i ukraine. if— translation: if there is peace - ukraine, if you _ translation: if there is peace - ukraine, if you really - translation: if there is peace - ukraine, if you really need l for ukraine, if you really need to for ukraine, if you really need - to leave _ for ukraine, if you really need to leave my £2222 =zm =::_my. me to leave my post, i'm ready. second. — me to leave my post, i'm ready. second. and _ me to leave my post, i'm ready. second, and exchange it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if and exchange it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if there xchange it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if there is hange it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if there is such; it for me to leave my post, i'm ready. secor if there is such a t for tens of thousan

temperatures could reach 1a in london and 13 in belfast by the end of the week. in london and sumi somaskanda washington. i had good conversation with president trump. we had some phone calls, and he had phone call with putin. and he said to me, "i think that he," putin, "he wants to stop the war." i said to him that he is a liar. the threat that i worry the most about vis—a—vis europe is not russia, it's not china, it's not any other external actor. and what i worry about is the threat from within. translation: this democracy was questioned earlier - by the us vice president for the whole of europe. i he compared conditions in parts of europe with those _ in authoritarian regimes. ladies and gentlemen, that is unacceptable. l joining us tonight arejennifer carroll, a republican who was florida's 18th lieutenant governor, and joi chaney, democratic strategist, founder ofjoi strategies. on president trump's second term. and it feels very much like the focus this week has shifted — at least geographically — to europe. for the first time, european leaders are getting a sense of how president tru