let's talk to our correspondent at the hague, anna holligan. is there much interest? rather than royals, or is there still a residual respect for them because they are european royals? aha, respect for them because they are european royals?— european royals? a bit of both, actuall , european royals? a bit of both, actually. and — european royals? a bit of both, actually, and if _ european royals? a bit of both, actually, and if there _ european royals? a bit of both, actually, and if there is - european royals? a bit of both, i actually, and if there is anywhere in the world where harry and megan can expect a warm welcome, it is here at invictus, because harry created these games. i have just survived a drive around this track, they were driven around in miniature cars who by two young girls did very well to keep their cool, and absolutely, among the crowd they are, they are celebrities and they are, they are celebrities and they are royals, of course they had stepped down as reckoned royals, but all around the site, in a southern suburb of the hague, they have stepped

laura: a moment of history in the hague. first war crimes trial for sudan's region gets underway. a return to old haunts for former president obama who was welcomed to the white house today. our washington expert explains what is really going on. and two of charles darwin's priceless notebooks are back with the rightful owner almost 20 years after they were stolen. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy has told the united nations security council that russian soldiers have committed horrific war crimes. president zelenskyy said the u.n.'s most powerful body had failed to stop the war and should be reformed. he asked if russia's veto power as a permanent member of the security council was the right to die. the kremlin denies its forces have committed war crimes. here's our north america editor sarah smith. a warning, report does contain stressing images from the start. reporter: horrific images of dead civilians lying in the streets of bucha shop to the wod. but --

this is what the 2002 hague invasion act is all about. the states that have ratified this treaty or trying to strengthen the rule of law, the bush administration, is trying to punish them for that. and that's not all they seem to be reading to threaten the hague directly. if the court comes after us, israel or other u. s. allies, we will not sit quietly. we will let the, i see, see, die on its own. after all, for all intents and purposes, the icpc is already dead from ward. the laws to action have 2020 on a president, trump the us imposed sanctions on some icpc officials and certain unnamed individuals involved in the ccs efforts to investigate us. personnel cancelling their american visas and blocking their accounts. we hold our own accountable better than the i. c. c has done for the worst perpetrators of mass criminal atrocities. the court itself has no means to put any pressure on the u. s. in the ann best simply gave up. after reviewing matters carefully, i have reached the conclusion that at this time there is no longer the prospect

here he is at the hague back in 2012, he led the case against ratko mladic, known as "the butcher of serbia. july 1995, milovic ordered the execution of 8,000 muslim men and boys the slaughter carried out over the course of five days. the worst european atrocity since world war ii a for his role, mladic was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity in 2017 the trial alone took five years, 600 witnesses. mladic losing his appeal last year, his last appeal. he's serving life in prison. all of that was only after he was caught finding him in the first place was a whole different story, one that took 14 years it ended finally at this village in northern serbia in 2011 mladic found in his cousin's farmhouse thanks to a tip. he reportedly asked his cousin to shoot him before letting him get caught, but when officers arrived that day his cousin wasn't home and he was arrested. julian borger chronicled the hunt "the butcher's trail: how the search for balkan war criminals became the world's most successful manhunt." the author, world affairs editor for "the guardian," your perspectiv

in march, the supreme court heard oral argument in golan vs sada involving 1980 hague convention on child objection. the supreme court has through june this year to issue a ruling. this oral argument runs one hour 20 minutes. >> that requirement should be overturned for four reasons. it is not found in the text of the convention or in legislation. it runs counter to the purposes and framework which -- proceeding for the safety of the child not getting entangled in custody matters. it is contrary to the views of the state department and no other signatory nation has adopted that interpretation of this treaty. if this court agrees with us, what remains is how to resolve this case. it was three years ago today that the district court made its finding. safe and swift resolution and then would allow the child to remain in the u.s. in the interim while the custody proceedings deal with the complex family issues in this case, including the implications of mr. sada's claims of abuse. the court was forced by the circuit to take a detour, force the partners to obtain a court order without investiga

w in the hague, which provides a venue for such accountability or the un security council. well, if, for example, and there are more sanctions that could or would likely not impress ad vladimir putin and military and for intervention is not appealing to the united states. what options are there really all the, the options are, are not that many. um we have, as i indicated on the one hand disarmament instruments, arms control treaties. and then we have international criminal law to hold perpetrators of war crimes and such atrocities as chemical weapons used to account . but that is a very long slope too. yeah, the chief accountability and justice for, for the victims of such terrible acts. now, m r, the international law is to prevent the use of chemical weapons worth the paper. they're actually, they're written on i would say yes, absolutely. because we know about all the atrocities that happened in syria through the use of chemical weapons. only because we have these instruments and mechanisms in place. and because the o, p. c, w has been able to go with their or go to a n

>> good morning lawrence, from the hague. investigations are critical in the first moments after these missile strikes, and investigators on these sorts of moments will be focusing on gathering evidence to show the these were intentionally targeting civilians. so, they're gonna want to document, in realtime, as -- just after the strike that happened that there were no military targets in the area. they're gonna try to want to document to where the strike came from. documented kind of weapon knows you. and all that evidence will be critical in showing that the civilians were intentionally targeted. this is not a mistake, there's a naming at a military target. of course, in bucha, and you're showing some images there just now, that's a different matter because there are the crimes are more clear cut because of the evidence that civilians were executed in the streets, sometimes with their hands bound. mistreated, tortured. and there, than vista getters are gonna gather evidence to confirm that the crimes occurred. physical evide

. >> if president putin remains in power and remains in russia, he's not going to stand trial in the hague. that should in no way dissuade prosecutors from going ahead with their work. you never know what will happen. >> reporter: an indictment of putin would make the president of russia an international fugitive. >> it's not easy for a head of state to fear being arrested when he or she puts foot in a european or north american country. >> he's inevitably trapped in russia. he'll never be able to travel internationally, because it would be too great a risk he would be captured. >> reporter: the same holds true for any other russian charged with war crimes. >> they will enjoy some impunity while they stay in russia. but perpetrators don't stay within their home states, they want to go shopping in europe or go on vacation, and they get identified and law enforcement gets activated. >> if no russian ends up standing trial, will the -- this effort have failed? >> i don't think so. i think it's incredibly important to document the truth of what is happening, if only for the purples of keeping

tonight, the lessons from one of the last trials at the hague >>> two men posing as fake federal agentshe equipment and information they were allegedly stockpiling >>> first, the academy takes action against will smith. banned from the oscars for ten years. that's the punishment for will smith after he slapped chris rock during the awards ceremony nearly two weeks ago the academy of motion picture arts and siciences announced th decision after a meeting today in the statement academy leaders say, smith will not be able to attend any events, including the oscars, for the next ten years the statement also apologized for how the academy handled the situation. it said it fell short and was unprepared for the unprecedented. will smith resigned from the academy just last week industry officials say smith can still be nominated and win future awards, he just can't accept them for the next ten years. what did will smith have to say in response? quote, i accept and respect the academy's decision that's it. matt baloney is with us -- ben lamy, i'm story. matt, it's good to see you again. what sor

well, he went to the hague as part of the ad hoc tribunal and he died while the proceedings were under way but he would have been held to account. so i urge my colleagues to support this. you know, we already had one vote in the general assembly. 141-198 voted. the number of people abstained. you only need a simple majority. and i did ask our number two at the state department, gregory meeks hearing earlier today to take back to the administration the idea of looking at all the venues but let's get a court constituted immediately if the i.c.c. wants to step in at some point, fine. but indict putin. indict him. and you'll see some people running like rats on the ship part of his regime knowing they will be held accountable and in jail for the rest of their life. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: i'm prepared to close if the gentleman from new york has no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is prepared to close. th

was convenient to hand him to the hague. the sudanese president. the former liberian president charles taylor ran off to what he thought was a comfortable retirement in nigeria, is now convicted in the hague. you never know where this goes. you hope putin is learning about this because this is a way of deterring future atrocities. bucha is a city of 30,000 people. it's relatively small. but mariupol has 430,000 people. >> yes. >> what we worry about is that these kinds of atrocities are being replicated in mariupol. we know there's a siege there and indiscriminate bombardment. we don't know how russian troops on the ground are behaving and this should be notice to the kremlin to rein in those russian troops so they don't repeat these atrocities in other places where they were under occupation. >> kenneth roth, thank you so much for your time tonight. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> let's go nbc's ali arouzi who's live for us on the ground in lviv, ukraine. ali, we're seeing all these horrific images out of bucha. what more c

reporter: not all their teammates made it to the hague. were killed in combat or missile strikes. one was captured. anna sophia's mother was trapped in mariupol when the russians invaded. >> i want people to never forget what happened in ukraine. this is terrifying and this war must be stopped. reporter: in victor this, which means undefeated in latin, is a chance to show the world ukrainians are fighting back and staying alive. the games are on until this friday. laura: in local news, an easter tradition returned to the white house today after a two year break due to the pandemic. the president and first lady hosted thousands of families for the white house easter egg role. children and their parents braved freezing temperatures and drizzly weather to celebrate the event, which dates back to 1878. i am laura trevelyan. thank you for narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freem

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. ogramme, here on bbc one at 18:30. that's it from us, now on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. you are watching bbc news. i'm martine croxall. a picture has emerged reportedly showing the russian warship moskva shortly before it sank last thursday in the black sea. in the image, which has not been independently confirmed, a plume of black smoke is seen rising from the heavily damaged moskva, which was reported to have been hit by a ukrainian missile strike last week. russia says the ship sustained damaage in stormy weather. the authorities in the chinese city of shanghai have reported the first covid deaths since 2020. official figures show three people died on sunday. according to beijing, they all had underlying health conditions. lockdowns remain in place across parts of the city, four weeks after they were first introduced. and some residents are understood to have been taken to

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. his partner have said one of the twins they were expecting has died. writing on social media, the star said: the message was signed by him and his partner, georgina rodriguez. there is more on that story on the website. as there is on all our other stories. thanks for watching. hello. for those of you who have extended your easter break into this week, there is some good weather news, in that there'll be a lot of dry weather around. admittedly, there will be some showers, more especially during the next 2a hours, and as the week goes on, an increasing breeze will turn eastern areas that bit cooler. 0ut there though to start tuesday, a bit of a chilly start as it is. a touch of frost in places, particularly in southern scotland, across ireland and towards the borders of southeast wales and southwest midlands. a lot of cloud, though, across england to begin with, already producing one or two showers. a few lingering showers in the west from overnight. but through the day, the cloud star

tonight, the athletes, the injured warriors, who bob woodruff met in the hague. including the ukrainian athletes and the remarkable moment. what they revealed. prince harry and meghan there, too, and what they said about their visit with the queen, and about the ukrainians competing in front of the world. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. the news coming in from ukraine and mariupol. more than 1,000 ukrainians and fighters refusing to surrender tonight inside that steel plant. and we have new reporting here. >>> but we do begin tonight with the pandemic, after a federal judge overturned the cdc's travel mask mandate. all of the major airlines tonight dropping their mask rules and still some cities, thoughen, keeping them in place, once you get off the planes. at airports across the country, we saw the crowds today, the masked and those without at atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport. at boston's logan airport, they were taking down the mask signs. uber and lyft saying masks will be optional for drivers and passengers. but

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. ted to be hiding in underground shelters beneath the azovstal steel plant in the besieged southeastern port city of mariupol — that's according to the city council. it said on telegram that most of the civilians are "women with children and old people," but added, russia is dropping heavy bombs onto the ukrianian—held factory. street battles have been taking place in mariupol over the past week as russian forces seek to take full control of the city. one quick line from reuters news agency saying that ukraine's president's chief of staff says the second phase of the war has started, referring to russia's new eastern assault. that is it from me. get me on twitter. this is outside source. pepe. hello there. it was a noticeably fresher day today across the board. there was some good spells of sunshine particularly across the east and southeast of england, a few showers further north and west. tonight, it's going to turn chilly with a cool air mass in place, clear skies, particularly acros

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. during a performance that could give you goosebumps. the chinese pianist was playing at europe's highest train station in the swiss alps. a grand piano was taken to the mountaintop 3,400 feet above sea level. hello. saturday was a day of more widespread warmth across the uk, and for many, easter sunday is a repeat performance. for many, not all, because this would suggest there is some different weather on the way the further west you are. and that initially the case in northern ireland and in north—west scotland, with cloud and some outbreaks of rain as the day begins. it will be coolest in east anglia, down to two or three degrees in places. for most, it is clear to begin with, there will be a few mist and fog patches around. but we do have this atlantic weather front with cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, initially in the western counties in the morning, slowly moving further east into the afternoon before it gets into belfast, and affecting parts of western scotland

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. notes during a performance that could give you goosebumps. the chinese pianist was playing at europe's highest train station in the swiss alps. a grand piano was taken to the mountaintop — a jaw—droping 3,400 feet above sea level. he said it was his first performance in the snow but that he really enjoyed the experience. now the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. it was another glorious day across many parts of the uk, with temperatures approaching 20 degrees in a few spots. how about easter sunday? it is once again looking warm and sunny for most of us, and there's the clue in the headline, because, in fact, there's rain in the forecast as well. so let me explain. high pressure is certainly dominating the weather across most of the uk right now, but a weather front is fast approaching, and this weather front is visible on the latest satellite picture here, just to the west of ireland. and you can see cloud has been increasing through the day across some western parts of england

sure if he will be in custody. >> if president putin remains in russia, he will not stand trial in the hague >> reporter: an indictment of putin would make the president of russia an international fugitive. >> it is not easy for the ahead of state to fear being arrested when he or she puts foot in a european country or a north american country. >> he is now trapped in russia. he would never be able to travel internationally, because it would be too great a risk he would be captured and brought before a a court of law. they will enjoy some impunity while they stay in russia. but we have seen perpetrators don't stay in their home states. they want to go shopping in europe or go on vacation, and they get identified, and we are never more integrated than we are now. >> reporter: if no russian ends upstanding trial, will this effort have failed? >> i don't think so. i think it is incredibly important to document the truth of what is happening, if only for the purposes of keeping an accurate history of this horrific moment in time, but also for the benefit of the victims and the survivors. >> paul

of191l9 are rules essentially protecting the victims of war, civilians and the wounded, whereas the haguete back to the last century are rules o dealing with methods and means of war, how you go about conducting a war, serious or grave breaches of international humanitarian law amount to war crimes, which can be prosecuted under international criminal law, and they include, in so far as civilians are concerned, such things as murder, torture, rape, other inhumane treatment, pillage, wanton destruction, hostage taking, forced deportation and much more, in fact everything we appear to be seeing in ukraine, especially in mariupol. in fact those images were from bucha. let us go to professor kataryna wolczuk. this is from ivan. sfrg ets a sfrgets a new security alliance possible and under what conditions? yes this is a very good question and a new security alliance has been discussed for several decades and russia mentioned a demand for new security architecture, what we have seenin security architecture, what we have seen in the context of russian aggression, it is consolidation of the exist

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. biden who has marked easter monday by taking part in the traditional easter egg roll event at the white house. he was accompanied by his wife, jill, and flanked by two easter bunnies, as he re—introduced the event for the first time since the pandemic. the easter egg roll dates back to the 19th century and features hundreds, or even thousands, of children who've been invited to search for treats in the grounds of the white house. the children seem very well hidden, as does resident biden! —— president biden. a reminder of our top story: ukraine says the long—anticipated russian offensive in the east of the country has begun, nearly two months president putin launched his invasion. the ukrainian leader, volodymyr zelensky, said a large number of russian troops was focused on the donbas region. you are watching bbc news. hello. for those of you who have extended your easter break into this week, there is some good weather news, in that there'll be a lot of dry weather around. admittedly

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. g with life in a warzone. many have been killed — others have left the country. everyone else tries to make the best of things. in the city of dnipro — a group of local musicians are hoping to lift spirits — as the bbc�*s tim allman reports. orchestra plays. the people of this city and this country have been both shaken and stirred, so what better than to meet the mood than a little james bond? these musicians, some from a local academy, have grouped together to form a street orchestra, bringing a little hope in these troubled times. translation: the idea came _ troubled times. translation: the idea came doubt _ troubled times. translation: the idea came doubt that - troubled times. translation: the idea came doubt that we i the idea came doubt that we need to play for people, especially nowadays, to bring some positivity to people at a difficult time.— difficult time. head north to the besieged _ difficult time. head north to the besieged city _ difficult time. head north to the besie

he was speaking to the bbc as the competition continues in the hague. rs the scars of conflict. for many, who thought they wouldn't make it, sport has provided a lifeline. in an interview with the bbc, prince harry highlighted how far the ukrainians had come. i think what people need to remember, or perhaps don't even know yet, is a vast majority of the ukraine team were serving in some shape or form. so, they removed their uniforms, put their team strips on, jumped on the coach, came over here, slept for a couple days, tried to decompress and then were straight into it. and then they've got to go back. so, i think to have them here is extraordinary. their presence has added poignancy. many will be returning to the battlefield. translation: we don't have another choice. - it's simply the question of survival of our nation and our people. all of us must fight. our government decided we should be here, - despite the difficult situationj and talked to the world show that we are getting killed, but we are fighting - and staying alive. his attitude embodies t

my child felt great to expose the play, hasan's family even came to the hague, but their performance prohibition of chemical weapons. all representatives of western countries ignored the fake, by that time it had already spread around the world, but the truth was its creator, as in the events in ukraine, and was originally aleksey golovkov is not interested 200. what role does the north atlantic alliance play in the escalation of the situation in ukraine? according to the standards of the alliance and nato-style helmets with the emblem of the ss, all this shows in whose hands it falls into the weapons that the military bloc sends to ukraine, the exhibition is timed to coincide with the 73rd anniversary of the founding of nato she tells the damage caused by the actions of the alliance in yugoslavia iraq libya and other countries, including now ukraine in the lisichansk area, a precision air strike destroyed the command post of a mechanized brigade of the armed forces of ukraine and nearby warehouses, meanwhile the russian military managed to be called out of ukrainian captivity in det

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. t queens park rangers. the rams, managed by former england captain wayne rooney, were deducted 21 points at the start of the season after entering administration. they face an uncertain future as they seek confirmation of the club s sale to new owners. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kieran andrews, who's the scottish political editor at the times scotland and the broadcaster and writer, jemma forte. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the i paper reports on the ongoing war in ukraine, it has declared that �*nowhere is safe' showing pictures of the western city lviv rattled by bombs. similarly, the financial times has stated that russian missle strikes on lviv has led to the death of seven people. the top story on the guardian claims that number ten has been suspected of being targeted by pegasus spyware — a software that can turn a phone into

to reach spain . invictus gave say competition for wounded military veterans is now underway in the hague, in the netherlands. despite the war, ukraine has sent a team. they're hoping to raise awareness of what's happening in their country and to wind some metals. once this is over demitra, we'll get back to defending his country. he's one of 19 ukranian veterans competing here, given special permission to do so by president valadez lensky. us would have to bring up with our government decided we should be here despite the difficult situation to us. i talked to the world, tell the world that people are dying, but also that others are fighting and surviving. the, the nozzler, the t made, is out there, archery coach demetrius the dork was killed in fighting earlier this month. because of a donor. the so lensky used his nightly address to congratulate the ukrainian team on its early success with the competitions 1st day, which started in the netherlands, the ukrainians won gold, silver, and bronze sleeve. also, they may be away from ukraine, but the hearts and minds is still back home. and a

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. his wife, jill, and flanked by two easter bunnies, as he re—introduced the event for the first time since the pandemic. the easter egg roll dates back to the 19th century, and features hundreds, or even thousands, of children who've been invited to search for treats in the grounds of the white house. you have been watching newsday. a reminder of our top story. russian forces have increased their bombardment of cities in eastern ukraine. experts say moscow appears to be trying to weaken ukraine's military facilities. ukraine's military facilities. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. for those of you who have extended your easter break into this week, there is some good weather news in that there'll be a lot of dry weather around. admittedly, there will be some more showers, more especially during the next 24 hours. and as the week goes on, increasing breeze will turn eastern areas that bit cooler. 0ut there to start tuesday, a bit of a chilly start as it is. a touch o

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ geetagurumurthy. hello. ts of the uk, many, easter sunday repeat for many, easter sunday is a repeat performance of today. for many, not all. there is some different weather on the way the further west you are and that is initially the case in northern ireland in north—west scotland with cloud and some abrasive of rain the day begins. it will be coolest in east anglia, down to two or three degrees in places. for most, declared to begin with, if few mist and patches around. we have this atlantic weather front with cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, initially western counties in the morning, slowly moving further east before getting into belfast and affecting parts of western scotland, initially the north—western western isles but edging further east was into the evening though glasgow could well stay dry till then. some rain into cornwall and westernmost counties of wales. cooler weather rain, elsewhere 20 or 21 degrees and plenty of sunshine. wales, western scotland has seen rain in the evening,

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. that's it from us.our easter break into this week, there is some good weather news in that will be a lot of dry weather around. admittedly, there will be some more showers around, more especially during the next 24 hours. as the week goes on, increasing breeze will turn eastern areas that bit cooler. 0ut there to start tuesday, a bit of a chilly start as it is. touch of frost in places, particularly in southern scotland, across ireland and towards the borders of southeast wales and southwest midlands. a lot of cloud across england to begin with, already producing one or two showers, a few lingering showers in the west from overnight. but through the day, the cloud starts to increase across parts of england into wales, showers become a bit more abundant. showers become a bit more abundant, some becoming heavy and thundery. showers throughout the day in the highlands of scotland. and while the odd one's possibly in northern ireland, the in northern ireland, the southern and eastern scotland there will be

the hague to get that prosecution ioiin. ., going. indeed. ok, we will leave ukraine for— going. will leave ukraine for the moment - going. indeed. ok, we will leave ukraine for the moment and - going. indeed. ok, we will leave| ukraine for the moment and look going. indeed. ok, we will leave i ukraine for the moment and look at a bit of uk politics. we will come back to the front page of the observer in a second, but we go going out of the front page of the sunday express. jo, the big headline — " seize back stolen billions to cut tax". what are they talking about? ~ , . ., cut tax". what are they talking about? ~ , . . g; about? well, it is reckoned that £37 billion was lost _ about? well, it is reckoned that £37 billion was lost in _ about? well, it is reckoned that £37 billion was lost in what _ about? well, it is reckoned that £37 billion was lost in what the - about? well, it is reckoned that £37 billion was lost in what the express | billion was lost in what the express is referring — billion was lost in what the express is referring to as the pandemic? theme — is referrin

i went back and reviewed the geneva convention and the international criminal tribunal linked to the hague, and the russians are just playing -- conducting all of the things that whether a state level aggression down to the acrosstist to civilians and wanton destruction of villages and towns.trocities to civilian wanton destruction of villages and towns. i am seething on this. i want to see the world, not just the west, and i want to see those nations now that abstained in the united nations become outraged. i think of brazil, south africa and many others and the united nationss and organizations have got to now put their mettle forward and not be seen like the league of nations before world war ii that helped rein in adolf hitler. >> and general hertling, bucha is just outside of kyiv, the russian military is shifting its focus to the south and east, at least that's what they're picking up at this point. as the russian troops move, do you think we'll see more atrocities like this and to jump off what the general was saying a few moments ago, doesn't that escalate the conversation? doesn't

preliminary decision of the international court of the un in the hague, ukraine immediately filed a lawsuitthe essence of the lawsuit, uh, false accusations of genocide, if it ’s simply not legal to say so, in general, genocide is very poorly proven, but experience international court of the hague. no, well, here was an example. yes, e it is clear that for a sane person. everything is clear, but there is no international court for lawyers. and so there was an example when serbia and croatia and bosnia accused each other of genocide in an international court. he, and they pulled. this business is almost 10 years old and in the end. they said go guys. well, you figure it out for us . i think we will not even bother with any courts, you know, the paradoxes of the situation. what is it? well, they can do whatever they want. what is really now russia leads itself. an unusual military operation, probably, has never been conducted before, a military operation where the goal would be to save, just the civilian population, because if this goal were not there, all the goals would have been realized l

thank you so much forjoining us from the hague. o arrive in the uk to live in rwanda have been described as "absolutely chilling" by charities and politicians. britain's of those arriving in the uk illegally would be considered for relocation to rwanda. the government says the system would reduce people—smuggling and discourage people from trying to reach britain in small boats. but the united nations' refugee agency said people fleeing conflict and persecution deserved compassion and empathy — and should not be traded like commodities. joining me now is our political correspondent — jonathan blake. there has been some scepticism of the timing of the government and borisjohnson under huge pressure for partying during covid restrictions so his position is precarious politically and some discussion at that this might be trying to shore up his brexit thought bank. this is an attempt from the government to demonstrate they can do something to limit on and it's stop smal bought crossings come across the english channel and people attempt

they arrived in the hague on friday after stopping off to visit the queen in windsor near london.ppeared in europe in public together since stepping back as senior royals in 2020. prince harry founded the event to aid the rehabilitation of injured military personnel and veterans from around the world. let's cross live to the hague with our correspondent anna holligan. ican i canjust i can just see i canjust see behind you i can just see behind you something is taking place, talk us through what is happening? this is taking place, talk us through what is happening?— is taking place, talk us through what is happening? this is the first event of the _ what is happening? this is the first event of the invictus _ what is happening? this is the first event of the invictus games, - what is happening? this is the first event of the invictus games, it - what is happening? this is the first event of the invictus games, it is l event of the invictus games, it is the driving challenge, they have to come through water and go over this assault course. if you look around and notice a bit more se

clearly they felt that a stop—off on the way to the hague to the invictus games was something they could into their schedule and that's what happened yesterday. now on bbc news, stephanie hegarty finds relief and heartbreak in equal measure at ukraine's border, as families separated from the country and the people they love, start to come to terms with their new lives as refugees. this programme contains images some viewers may find upsetting. air raid siren wails explosion it's been a relentless assault on ordinary lives. this is the neighbour, and that's where the bomb, or whatever it was. since the start of the war in ukraine, thousands of people have been killed... ..and millions have been forced to leave their homes, saying goodbye to everything they know. they're from kyiv? yeah, it's all the stuff they brought with them. i'm travelling to northern romania, to the small border town of siret, where relief and heartbreak come in waves... hey! ..to meet the ukrainian families separated by this war... itjust dawned on me that the possibility of me losing her, it's not zero, it's possib

. >> reporter: the chief prosecutor in the hague, one of the questions i had was everybody here likes to talk about nuremberg, the international lawyers. that was the pinnacle of human rights law and the example so many criminal court situations have followed since then. but the big difference between what happened at nuremberg and what potentially could happen if any of these war crime cases become prosecutions and become attempts to bring people to justice the germans lost world war ii. they were not able to avoid prose prosecution, they lost, they surrendered. it is difficult to imagine any way this conflict resolves where putin is not in charge of russia. i asked him about that. >> yeah, i think it's an important question, we can't be naive about things. we need to be realistic. collected the evidence, preserve it, analyze it and make determinations based on what it shows. and those can be checked by judges, the indications are there will be support not just for ukraine but across the situation, this great realization that a common front needs to be built based upon legality becau

british prince, harry recognized ukraine's bravery at the opening ceremony of the invictus games in the hague. ukraine is one of 20 countries taking part in the competition which supports wounded military veterans. following a standing ovation, prince harry had this to say from the team, from ukraine, your bravery and choosing to come and for being here tonight cannot be overstated. you told me yesterday when you decided to join us despite all odds. you said you came to be on this global stage, not simply to show your strength, but to tell your truth. the truth of what is happening in your country. you know, we stand review the world is united review and still, you deserve more. hope francis has urged world leaders to he calls for peace. and what he described as an easter of war. pontiff told tens of thousands gathered in saint peter's square and rome that the world needs love and reconciliation. now more than ever. so he called the fighting and ukraine, a cruel and senseless war. if it was the 1st easter sunday mass with a crowd since he started pandemic, a lotion. you're watching the w news

recognized the bravery of ukrainians at the opening ceremony of the invictus games in the dutch city of the hague. ukraine, as one of 20 countries taken part in the competition which supports wounded military veterans. following a standing ovation, prince harry had this to say to the team from ukraine. your bravery and choosing to come and for being here tonight cannot be overstated. you told me yesterday when you decided to join us despite all odds. you said you came to be on this global stage, not simply to show your strength, but to tell your truth virtually of what is happening in your country. you know, we stand with you, the world is united with you and still, you deserve more. here up to date, next up, our digital magazine shall shift. it looks at how tick tock is changing the music industry. and there's plenty more on our website. d, w dot com re, can follows on social media from the team here. brit emptied top of the next hour. every day counts for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities greener? how can we protect animals a