standup comedian volodymyr zelenskiy inaugurated this morning after winning a landslide victory against incumbent president petro poroshenko. he is the youngest ever post-s-soviet president. he has announceded he is dissolving parliament to hold early elections. as the leader of a country dependent on international aid, zelenskiy will also have to deal problems and tense relations with r russia.a. our international affairs analyst joins us to talk more about the situation in ukraine. let's start with the decision to dissolve parliament. what is behind that? the difficulty is there is no base for him i in parliament at the moment. does have mr.r. zelenskiy is a certain amount of goodwill among ukrainian voters. he won in a landslide against petro poroshenko, admittedly not with a massive turnout. it was around 62% to rid nevertheless he does have a mandate and he does not want t o lolose momentum. is having this effort to hold early elections. if he waited until the official date of october 27, that would probably play against his political party, which is called servant of the people. i

comedian volodymyr as the landscape has been sworn in as president of ukraine and immediately announced that he would dissolve parliament and hold new elections in 2 months his 1st challenge she said was to end the conflict with russia and ukraine to east. it was a big day full of demas selenski and for his many supporters the beaming president elect embraced and enthusiastic crowd on his way to being sworn in. the integration is a reality check for a man who not long ago played the role of a president in a popular t.v. comedy show the outsider had been voted in on the promise of change. and the country didn't have to wait long for the new president to shake things up as he does so old parliament only moments after being sworn in a great fight dissolve the for cover rather of the 8th convocation. selinski course here snap elections that he hopes will give him a majority in parliament the president really needs the backing of the house to tackle ukraine's mounting debt a flagging economy and to make good on his promise to fight corruption. another pressing issue is the simmering conflict

it's an early test for ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, who was sworn in on monday. said he believed mr zelensky would stand up to moscow on this issue and others. some critics fear he might be more accommodating to russia than the previous incumbent. mr zelensky himself said that by allowing the servicemen and boats to return, russia could send the signal on stopping the conflict with ukraine in a civilised way. we will see, he said, what path the kremlin chooses. danny aeberhard, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take you back to japan to show you these pictures coming in of shinzo abe and donald trump getting ready to play golf. there they are in the golf buggy, getting ready to move off. they are on the east of the japanese island, probably at quite a nice golf course, by the looks of it. they have a lot to talk about, this is quite an important state visit. not only is it the first state visit for the new emperor, emperor naruhito, but there is plenty to talk about in terms of trade relations. we will of course keep across all the activity taking place. results coming

it's an early test for ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, who was sworn in on monday.lker said he believed mr zelensky would stand up to moscow on this issue and others. some critics fear he might be more accommodating to russia than the previous incumbent. mr zelensky himself said that by allowing the servicemen and boats to return, russia could send the signal on stopping the conflict with ukraine in a civilised way. we will see, he said, what path the kremlin chooses. danny aeberhard, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. exit polls in the irish republic suggest voters have overwhelmingly backed reforms to make it easier to divorce. at the moment couples need to wait four years before they can divorce. in the referendum, voters were asked to remove time frames and to allow parliament to decide the issue. if approved, the new rules would halve this time. cyril ramaphosa has taken the oath of office in pretoria, beginning his first full term as president of south africa. the anc leader vowed to tackle corruption and rejuvenate the struggling economy. he in

an event that only months ago seemed unthinkable gratian of comedian and actor volodymyr zelinsky as president of ukraine. blood human feelings can. only because then the more grainy zelinsky has become president for his character in a popular t.v. series servant of the people it's a schoolteacher whose improbable rise to the presidency is built on a campaign against corruption zelinsky his own rise now taking up the role for real was built not on clear policies but on public distrust in fact little is known about his policies instead ukraine is taking a chance on a man with no political experience rejecting a political class that many voters feel has failed them corruption remains rife and a war in the east that divides the country continues with no end in sight the landscape the problem here is that people didn't vote for him they voted against the establishment against the other candidates are the people who have been running ukraine for the last 25 years and so and you saw that today in various reports from the ukrainian parliament there weren't massive crowds there supporting ze

ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, has called on russia to comply with an order by an international tribunal to release naval personnel and vessels seized last year off the coast of crimea. russia said the court in germany had no jurisdiction in the case. with nearly all the results now in, voters in a referendum in ireland have backed liberalising the country's divorce laws. it would give politicians the power to reduce the time that couples must spend apart before they can secure a divorce. some sports news, and neil lennon has been offered the celtic manager's job permanently after the completion of an historic treble—treble. celtic beat hearts 2—1 to win the scottish cup. here is chris mclaughlin. the 134th scottish cup final. for celtic, though, three was the magic number. their prize — a treble for the third year in a row. for the men in maroon, a single—single would do just fine. the first half was pretty much like the mid—may glasgow weather — all a little bit dull. hearts sat in to soak up what celtic could offer, and despite this edouard chance, the champions offered up ve

an event that only months ago seemed unthinkable the inauguration of comedian and actor volodymyr zelinsky as president of ukraine a legitimate zelinsky. with all the neighbors than them agreeing zelinsky has become president before he's character in a popular t.v. series servant of the people is a schoolteacher whose improbable rise to the presidency is built on a campaign against corruption zelinsky his own rise now taking up the role for real was built not on clear policies but on public distrust in fact little is known about his policies instead ukraine is taking a chance on a man with no political experience rejecting a political class that many voters feel has failed them corruption remains rife and a war in the east the divides the country continues with no end in sight the landscapes problem here is that people didn't vote for him they voted against the establishment against the other candidates the people who have been running ukraine for the last 25 years and so and you saw that today in various reports from the ukrainian parliament they want massive crowds supporting zelinsky so

ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, has called on russia to comply with an order by an international tribunal to release naval personnel and vessels seized last year off the coast of crimea. russia said the court in germany had no jurisdiction in the case. with nearly all the results now in, voters in a referendum in ireland have backed liberalising the country's divorce laws. it would give politicians the power to reduce the time that couples must spend apart before they can divorce. now on bbc news, dateline london. this week... extraordinary scenes from two great democracies. india's narendra modi showered in rose petals after winning the mandate of millions. and britain's theresa may anguished and alone in downing street as she made herfarewell speech. the fickleness of power. my guests this week... ashis ray of ray media, janet daley of the sunday telegraph, french algerian writer nabila ramdani and stryker mcguire of bloomberg markets. thank you india, said narendra modi last week. he'd just won an increased parliamentary majority in the world's largest democracy. so how did he

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us former actor and comedian volodymyr selenski is being sworn in at this hour as ukraine's new president selenski won a landslide victory in last month's election but there's still little known about the future direction his leadership will take he has no political experience although then playing the president in a television set call this election is widely seen as a protest vote against the failure. about going president or ashamed. for more now d. w. as nick connolly joins us from outside the ukrainian parliament in kiev nick a t.v. sitcom actor who played the president is about to be sworn in as as the real thing is supposed to be a surreal moment for ukraine. good morning terry well he has just walked down the red carpet since ukraine's parliament behind me to begin his inauguration this has indeed been a pretty surreal couple of weeks here the campaign it was often difficult to tell what was fact and fiction so let's give the candidate using clips of himself from the series in which he played a president to become the president for

it's an early test for ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, who was sworn in on monday.ensky would stand up to moscow on this issue and others. some critics fear he might be more accommodating to russia than the previous incumbent. mr zelensky himself said that by allowing the servicemen and boats to return, russia could send the signal on stopping the conflict with ukraine in a civilised way. we will see, he said, what path the kremlin chooses. danny aeberhard, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the end of an american tradition. wild this will be the last memorial weekend when these bikers roll into washington. —— why this will be. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the b

it's an early test for ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, who was sworn in on monday. critics fear he might be more accommodating to russia than the previous incumbent. mr zelensky himself said that by allowing the servicemen and boats to return, russia could send the signal on stopping the conflict with ukraine in a civilised way. we will see, he said, what path the kremlin chooses. danny aeberhard, bbc news. in america, it's memorial day weekend — a time to pay tribute to veterans. for the last 30 years or so, part of the commemorations has involved thousands of motorcyclists riding into washington. it's known as rolling thunder. but this year will be the last time the bikers enter the capital — as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. he's an old man now. ill—health means he has to walk with a cane. artie moller has given almost everything for his country. richard was our captain. we called him buck. a vietnam veteran he lost friends in that war. friends he will never forget. it was hard, very hard. very hard. sad. and when we come into dc on the memorial day weekend and yo

well i'm terry martin thanks for joining us former actor and comedian volodymyr selenski is set to be sworn in as ukraine's president today so he won a landslide victory in last month's election but has said little in public since then he has no political experience other than playing the president in a television sitcom now as the new leader of ukraine he will face a host of challenges as nick connolly reports on what ukrainians are expecting from him. was it was a result that even simmons himself seemingly couldn't quite believe 73 percent almost 3 quarters of ukrainian voters had put their trust in him as the political newbie a man who would only announce his intention to run in just a few months before a face familiar to almost all ukrainians from television but someone who had never been involved in politics let alone run for office. for incumbent petro poroshenko it was a stinging defeat losing to zelinsky in all but one ukraine's regions his pitch to the nation as commander in chief as the man who had kept ukraine in its army together in the face of russian aggression had falle

and ukraine's new president former comedian volodymyr has then ski house announced his new administration is given several important post of former t.v. colleagues who like him up political novices seen here during his inauguration this week the closest of president selenski has previously come to political offices play the president in a hit t.v. series. let's get more on the best from our correspondent david stern in the ukrainian capital kiev while can david tell us more about these political novices in high office. well it's raised a number of eyebrows there was an expectation that there would be new people brought into the administration perhaps not these people we would we're seeing are a lot of new faces but in particular people who mr selenski worked with in his production company and also on his hit comedy show in particular said a gay chef here is the 1st assistant to the president he was mr selenski partner and now this is being received in any number of ways some people see it as a positive it's new blood other people obviously are saying that these people have no experience a

an event that only months ago seemed unthinkable the inauguration of comedian and actor volodymyr zelinsky as president of ukraine a legitimate selenski. the only president immigrating zelinsky has become president before he's character in a popular t.v. series servant of the people is a schoolteacher whose improbable rise to the presidency is built on a campaign against corruption zelinsky his own rise now taking up the role for real was built not on clear policies but on public distrust in fact little is known about his policies instead ukraine is taking a chance on a man with no political experience rejecting a political class that many voters feel has failed them corruption remains rife and a war in the east that divides the country continues with no end in sight the landscapes problem here is that people didn't vote for him they voted against the establishment against the other candidates the people who have been running ukraine for the last 25 years and so and you saw that today in various reports from the ukrainian parliament there weren't massive crowds there supporting zelinsky so

it's an early test for ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, who was sworn in on monday.d others. some critics fear he might be more accommodating to russia than the previous incumbent. mr zelensky himself said that by allowing the servicemen and boats to return, russia could send the signal on stopping the conflict with ukraine in a civilised way. we will see, he said, what path the kremlin chooses. danny aeberhard, bbc news. let us return you to our top story. the first full day of president trump's visit to japan. currently the two are playing golf and they will no doubt have a chat about trade issues as well. it is a very important visit. let us get a sense of what some of the issues are. this isa of what some of the issues are. this is a special advisor to shinzo abe's cabinet. hejoins is a special advisor to shinzo abe's cabinet. he joins me is a special advisor to shinzo abe's cabinet. hejoins me from tokyo. thank you so much for your time. the relationship between japan thank you so much for your time. the relationship betweenjapan and the us is seen as quite stro

some of the other stories making news around the world ukraine's new president the former comedian volodymyr has been and seen here during his inauguration israel has announced his new administration several posts of comes from a t.v. comics who says he's only a political experience before this election was playing the fictional president of ukraine in the fall for the t.v. seems. austrian president alexander haas warning and i'm interested minority government including the 4 new cabinet members the move follows the mass resignations of ministers from the chancellor has a far right to junior coalition partner in the wake of a video student writes something asians and corruption. united states has said but he says it suspects the syrian government of using chemical weapons again this time in a we can't attack in the northwest of the country but he was targeting the few remaining rebel held positions washington has threatened reprisals if it is proof that chemical weapons were used service have disputed the claims. supporters of abortion rights in the united states of hounds nationwide rallies

volodymyr zelensky, who played the role of the president in a satirical tv series, won a landslide victory said achieving a lasting ceasefire with russian—backed rebels in the east of the country was his first task. sweden has filed a formal request for the arrest of the wikileaks founder, julian assange, who's accused of rape. he denies the allegation. the warrant, if granted, would be the first step towards mr assange being extradited from britain, where he's currently serving a prison sentence for breaching bail. he's also wanted in the us. 400 students in the american city of atlanta have had a very pleasant surprise. they were at their graduation ceremony when dr robert f smith, a former student at morehouse college and a billionaire, announced that he was paying off all their student loans. this is my class, 2019. and my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans. cheering after eight seasons, one of the most talked about tv shows has finally come to an end. but some game of thrones fans have complained about plot lines in the last series, but that's unlikely to stop i

the russia germany pipeline in kiev while attending the inauguration of a new ukrainian president volodymyr so lewinsky mr perry flatly flatly predicted north stream to sanctions legislation quote is going to the president and he will sign it according to reuters mr perry's host the new president mr selenski told for mr perry to push for increased sanctions those sanctions if and acted would add to an existing list of significant u.s. sanctions against russia but comments from officials of all involved in the nordstrom to project seem intended to convey an attitude somewhere between concerned and keeping an eye on it. the u.s. imposed sanctions against the venezuelan government have had an enormous negative impact on the country's economy the measures derived from private about access to international financial support and investment and its oil sector if the prize that the new bolivarian got republic would try to find an alternative to the dollar 4th international transaction last october they announced that venezuela would denominate oil transactions in europe not dollars and then in dece

presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most nontraditional start no flashy convoy for volodymyr zielinski who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president plans to do or is capable of jonah al-jazeera. germans have showing their support for the european union in berlin cologne and other cities nationwide it's the call from the chancellor angela merkel to show that opposition to the far right nationalist and right wing politicians are predicted to make gains in this week's european parliament election on that nationalism is the enemy of a unified here. well $28.00 countries are taking part in the european parliament election which begins on thursday in a break from tradition the french president has gone on the campaign trail but the reports from. france's european elections are shaping up to be something of a rerun of the 2017 presidential campaign emanuel mark calls pro e.u. centrist party and the f

ukraine's new president, the former comedian, volodymyr zelensky, has announced he is dissoving parliamentmonday, the prime minister said he would resign on wednesday. president zelensky said his first task would be to achieve a lasting ceasefire in eastern ukraine. a man who climbed the eiffel tower has been taken into custody by police after reaching the top. (tx the tower and the esplanade at its base were closed after the man was spotted scaling the structure — which is 300 metres tall. the man, who has not yet been identified, clung to the parisian landmark for more than six hours. the tower will reopen to the public on tuesday morning. eight years before the start of syria's civil war, kevin bubriski was on assignment there. he was photographing ancient monuments and the daily lives of citizens. but over a decade later, the conflict has destroyed many of the sights he captured. kevin has a new collection of black—and—white photographs, and he spoke to us about his work. i think it's maybe through my photographs from 2003 that we can more deeply appreciate what siri is. not the ghosts

ukraine's new president, the former comedian volodymyr zelensky, has announced he is dissoving parliament monday, the country's prime minister said he would resign on wednesday. president zelensky said his first task would be to achieve a lasting ceasefire in eastern ukraine. chicago has sworn in the city's first african—american female and openly—gay mayor. at the ceremony, former federal prosecutor lori lightfoot vowed to tackle chicago's dangerous streets, weak finances and allegations of corruption. the new mayor faces a $252 million budget deficit for 2020. nearly 170,000 people are expected at this year's chelsea flower show, which begins in london this week. 0ne garden, including a tree house, a stream and waterfalls, was partly designed by the duchess of cambridge to promote the mental and physical benefits of the natural world. she has already taken her children, prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis, to see her work. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. who better tojudge mum's handiwork than her three young children? george, charlotte and louis testing ou

ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, has called on russia to comply with an order by an internationalbunal to release naval personnel and vessels seized last year off the coast of crimea. russia said the court in germany had no jurisdiction in the case. there have been more deaths on mount everest as record numbers try to reach the top of the world ‘s highest mountain leading to severe overcrowding. two latest deaths take the number of fatalities in the last week to ten. now on bbc news just after half past midnight it is time to reflect on the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. as theresa may names the day. i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday, june seven so that a successof can be friday, june seven so that a successor can be chosen. she leaves with an admission of failure on brexit and advice to the next prime minister. it will be for my successof minister. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. to succeed, he or she will have to find co

office is reaching a ceasefire in the east with pro russian separatists comedian turned politician volodymyr selenski was sworn in just a short while ago he beat incumbent president petro poroshenko in a runoff last month a 73 percent of the vote an address to parliament he said dialogue with russia could only happen after the return of ukrainian territory and prisoners of war. days after the u.s. state of alabama approved a near total ban on abortion president donald trump has weighed in trouble indicated in tweets that alabama has gone too far because it the new law makes no exceptions for pregnancies that occur from rape and incest rights activists have been protesting against the ban in cities across the state they've condemned the law and want the courts to overturn it presidential hopeful bernie sanders says if elected he'll defend the 1970 supreme court decision that legalized abortion across the u.s. it is not an exaggeration to say that banning legal medically assists little borsch and forcing women back into the quacks will literally kill women. yes i will have a look at this stuff

markets, we are looking at live pictures of the ukrainian presidential inauguration, rather comedian, volodymyro his new role. much has been written about why comedians are certainly at the best suddenly at the forefront of politics. coming up, russia seems to be singing from a different song, that when it comes to the future output of opec and its allies, thatar from the ministersp is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ anna: will come back to the european market of an, 20 minutes into your trading day. the ftse 100 stands out as an area of green. has the oil price higher and that is part of the story, but we also have the rest of the european at the market looking sluggy, some of it way down by ex-dividends. opec producers have signaled their intentions to keep supplies constrained for the rest of the year, and there are also pledging to prevent any genuine shortages. we got the view from the saudi energy minister after the conference ended. >> we are not going to deviate inm our target for july anticipation of either a decrease or increase of our target, we're going to commit and take a next her mo

in ukraine, tv comedian volodymyr zelenskiy was inaugurated as president today after winning a landslide last month. he took the oath of office p befoliament in kiev this morning. speaking in both russian and ukrainian, he called for a cease-fire with separatists in eastern ukraine, and for russia to return crimea. >> ( translated ): frankly speaking, it seems it is impossible to lose what belongs to us by law. both crimea and donbass are ukrainialand where we lost not only territories, but most importantly-- people. they are not strangers, they are our people. they are ukrainians. >> woodruff: zelenskiy also announced he was dissolvingd parliament, called for a snap election. a scandal embroiling austria's far-right "freedom party" deepened today. the chancellor called for his interior minister to quit after the vice chancellor resigned. both are "freedom rty" leaders. a secret video allegedly showsce the hancellor promising contracts to a russian benefactor if she buys an austrian newspaper and backs the party. in australia's conservative prime minister scott morrison is poised tform a

ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, has asked parliament to sack the country's foreign and defencenap general election forjuly. that's on the ukrainian service. austria has its first woman chancellor. brigitte bierlein will lead the government on an interim basis until elections in september. she replaces sebastian kurz, whose government lost a confidence vote in parliament over a video sting scandal. that's on the world service. and one of the most—read stories on the bbc news website — a baby born weighing just 245 grams, that's 8.6 ounces, believed to be the tiniest on record to survive premature birth, has been discharged from hospital in the us. baby saybie weighed the same as a large apple when she was born at 23 weeks and three days in december last year. at the time, saybie's parents wre told she had just hours to live. south africa has a new cabinet and for the first time in its history, half of its ministers are women. president cyril ramaphosa has also slimmed down the cabinet from 36 ministers to 28, saying it was to "promote greater coherence, better coordination and i

today volodymyr zelensky was inaugurated as the real president of ukraine.the east. in his acceptance speech mr zelensky wasted no time in confronting the establishment — he called for the dissolution of parliament and snap elections in july. and he went on to say that ending the conflict with russian—backed rebels in the east is his top priority. translation: i can assure you i am ready for everything to ensure that our heroes are no longer killed. i'm certainly not afraid of making tough decisions. i am certainly not afraid of making tough decisions. 1am ready certainly not afraid of making tough decisions. i am ready to lose my popularity, my ratings and, if ready, i'm ready to lose my post without hesitation for peace to be achieved. and to never lose our territory, never. let's talk now to anna korbut from the international affairs think tank chatham house. he urged the parliamentarians to lift immunity, i bet that went down with a? these are popular moves with the general population because the rating of trust or approval of parliament, of the current

volodymyr zelensky, who played the role of the president in a satirical tv series, won a landslide victoryld that she has had to claw for her pa rt that she has had to claw for her part in the sport. the most senior woman in world motorsport has told the bbc that there is "real concern" about the numbers of women entering racing. currently women make up just 5 per cent of motorsport participants. the comments by michele mouton, herself a former rally driver, come in a season that has seen the launch of a women only racing series and an all—female team in the united states — led by british driver katherine legge who says she has had to "fight and claw" for every opportunity. as part of the bbc‘s "change the game" campaign our sport correspondent katie gornall examines how progress in the sport of speed still seems to be relatively slow. nico does not know the difference. it does not know if you are male, female, black or white. it does not know if you are male, female, black orwhite. —— it does not know if you are male, female, black or white. —— the car. katherine legge has proved herself

volodymyr zelensky, a political novice famous for playing the role of a president in a satirical tv seriesuguration speech mr zelensky said that he wanted the government to resign and parliamentary elections to be held. jonah fisher is outside the parliament building in kiev. this is life imitating comedy. he already played the inauguration in his comedy series and now he is doing it for real. that's right, in the tv series, mr zelenskiy arrived for his inauguration riding a b i cycle. for his inauguration riding a bicycle. today he walked into parliament, and as he came through behind me, he was giving people high fives and having selfies. the message was pretty clear visually that he considers himself to be a man of the people and it's not going to change him, being president. inside the hall he was surrounded, to be quite frank, by people who he had spent his comedic career mocking and making jokes about. it was a pretty strong speech. the first time we have heard him making a political speech of any sort having largely avoided rallies and political events in his relatively short politi

volodymyr zelenskiy has been officially sworn in as the new head of state.ran if it chose to fight the us. an australian man has unearthed a gold nugget estimated to be worth $69,000. it was found with a metal detector while wandering around western austrlia‘s gold fields. when are the biggest issues of this your your parliamentary elections. the degree how much they‘re willing to compromise on their sovereignty in exchange for further integration. we have seen the issue play out in poland. to become part of the eu, you have to agree to operate under these fundamental values. they include — respect for human dignity and human rights, freedom, democracy, equality and the rule of law. the rule of law doesn‘t refer to one specific law, but rather a series of laws on democratic governance and human rights. if the rule of law is threatened, the eu can trigger what‘s known as article seven. sanctions can be put on the country, including losing voting rights, to make them comply with the values. in 2017, article seven was triggered for the first time in poland over

presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most nontraditional start no flashy convoy for volodymyr zielinski who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president's plans to do or is capable of jona whole al-jazeera. politicians from europe's mainstream parties are calling on voters to stand against the far right ahead of the european parliament election among them france's president. is just met with the european council president donald tusk to discuss the vote which starts on thursday broken with tradition and join the campaign trail reports from paris. france's european elections are shaping up to be something of a rerun of the 2017 presidential campaign emanuel mark calls pro e.u. centrist party and the anti e.u. far right party of marine le pen opinion polls suggest in the lead for folks the jewel of opposing visions of europe and a reflection of growing divisions in france at this paris market some sa

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volodymyr zelensky, a political novice famous for playing the role of a president in a satirical tv seriesnth ago. in his inauguration speech mr zelensky said that he wanted the government to resign and parliamentary elections to be held. the headlines on bbc news: google blocks huawei from using some of its mobile services, in a major blow to the chinese telecoms firm. president trump has warned iran it will be destroyed if a conflict breaks out between the two countries. the inquest into the london bridge attacks has been hearing evidence about ignacio echeverria, who died, fighting off the attackers with a skateboard. in the sport, brooks koepka wins the uspga championship for the second yearin uspga championship for the second year ina uspga championship for the second year in a row, leading from start to finish to take his fourth major title. england live up to the world cup favourite tag completing a 4—0 series win over pakistan at headingley. a stunning final dive wins gold medalfor grace reid and tom daley in london. i will have more on those stories later. all this week the bbc‘s

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former actor and comedian volodymyr selenski has been sworn in as ukraine's new president in his inaugural speech alinsky announced he would immediately dissolve parliament and hold early elections the political novice takes over after defeating pietra poroshenko and then landslide victory last month but. the t.v. series game of thrones as come to an end but another saga may be about to begin and this time with real world consequences u.s. president donald trump appears to be moving towards conflict with not one but 2 regional powers 1st the brewing trade war with china and now a war of words with iran on twitter the president tweeting if iran wants to fight that will be the official end of the wrong as american warships move into the region the question is are these war games or are they the real thing i'm calling aspen in berlin this is the day. all i would say to the rebels do all under assumed it was ok for us to take it when someone keeps trying to scare you it means they feel and not yet ready for war . if america.

it's an early test for ukraine's new president, volodymyr zelensky, who was sworn in on monday.mr zelensky would stand up to moscow on this issue and others. some critics fear he might be more accommodating to russia than the previous incumbent. mr zelensky himself said that by allowing the servicemen and boats to return, russia could send the signal on stopping the conflict with ukraine in a civilised way. we will see, he said, what path the kremlin chooses. danny aeberhard, bbc news. president donald trump has arrived injapan for a four—day state visit, which will focus on trade, security, and japan's new imperial era. speaking shortly after his arrival, the president said that it was time to correct a trade imbalance that favours japan. mr trump will also become the first head of state to meet the country's new emperor naruhito since he came to the throne. in other news today: exit polls in the irish republic suggest voters have overwhelmingly backed reforms to make it easier to divorce. at the moment, couples need to wait four years before they can divorce. in the referendum