sure, but what we see is zelensky centralising power.ecause, of course, his five—year term is over and he's now using special emergency powers. and you did say recently zelensky has to let strong people back into his government, the implication being that right now, there is a sort of centralising impulse in zelensky�*s government that you worry about. well, strengthening the team during the wartime is a challenge and a task for every war leader, and this is my point. because you should always look for solutions on how to make your country stronger against a very strong enemy, whose power should be respected. we talked about your feelings at the beginning. at the end of this conversation, do you feel 2025 is going to be the toughest year yet for ukraine? no, i think the toughest year for ukraine was winter, february 2022, and the next, the march of that year, because this was the year when no—one believed in us, when we were fighting with bare hands because the supplies of weapons had not begun yet. and we proved that when we have everyt

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that's according to president zelensky, who called this attack inhumane.s of ukraine. he said russian evil will not break ukraine and will not spoil christmas. now, there haven't been any reports yet of anyone injured, including in kharkiv, ukraine's second—largest city in the east, where there are a large number of explosions heard this morning. and the ukrainian state energy provider said that it will be introducing hourly power outages in several regions across the country. russia has been systematically really destroying ukraine's energy infrastructure over the course of several months now in september. president zelensky said that 80% of it had been destroyed in russian attacks. it is bitterly cold in ukraine at the moment and of course, it's christmas day, right? russia does not celebrate christmas today, but ukraine does. they switched to the western—style calendar last year. so a really disturbing, upsetting christmas so far for ukrainians. and as the new year approaches, will, what is president zelensky expecting from 2025, particularly with a new

in terms of the third party in the room here, how do you see president zelensky sees this?epeatedly, saying he wants to work directly with donald trump. we saw footage of him earlier of him actually walking with donald trump during a meeting in the last month. will he work with donald trump? will he follow any us demands or do you think we might see the ukrainian president turn even closer to europe? no, i think zelensky doesn't have an option, and that's because the united states is the main backer. the europeans are helping out a great deal but it's the us that's been in the lead, particularly when it comes to armaments. and so, zelensky doesn't have an option to sit down and negotiate with putin, negotiate with trump, talk to the europeans. i don't think the most difficult part of this is going to be a ceasefire and territory because we know that one of contact will be drawn where the forces are during the time a ceasefire is reached. where i think it's going to be difficult is what else does putin ask for? does he ask for ukrainian neutrality? do he ask for recognition

zelensky, president zelensky was very critical of, saying that it opened a pandora's box, inviting other to have their own conversations with mr putin, something that the russian leader simply relished. that came up also today. president zelensky was fairly diplomatic, saying that the two men agreed on more than they disagreed. and for his part, the chancellor said, look, i was very direct with the russian leader she and her husband spent more than £50,000 of their life savings, to cover the shortfalls. betty was hounded out and forced to sell her business at a loss. nice to see you, nice to see you. i met her in london in october, as she visited the public inquiry. she said the post office stole her money and wanted it back. i'm still waiting. still waiting. betty has now had her offer, but it is for 29% of what she had claimed. how do you feel about this offer? totally disgusted. unacceptable. really, really. not what they should be doing. you talk about christmas and good will? where's the good will towards the people, the sub—postmasters here? there's none. we're having to go through

speaking in the last few hours, president zelensky said russia had launched over 70 missiles and 100rones at ukraine's energy system. the mayor of kharkiv, in the northeast of the country, said at least three people were injured and that civilian infrastructure had been damaged. in recent months, russia has been intensifying its attacks on ukraine's energy system, and has accelerated its advance across the east of the country. let's get the latest from our correspondent will vernon. tell correspondent will vernon. us more about these attacks. tell us more about these attacke— attacks. good morning. upsetting _ attacks. good morning. upsetting start - attacks. good morning. upsetting start to - attacks. good morning. - upsetting start to christmas for many ukrainians. a large—scale attack on ukraine's infrastructure, energy infrastructure, energy infrastructure this morning, over 70 ballistic and cruise missiles were fired at ukrainian cities, according to president zelensky who called this attack inhumane and in his statement he said he thanked ukrainian soldiers who are on duty on t

this is a huge problem for zelensky. | huge problem for zelensky.ldiers that have been killed so far. one of the things that they will have to work on is that recruitment. zelensky has already come out and said he has got the numbers but needs the capability. so for him, there is an understanding that it is a war of attrition and many people will get killed. but as long as the capability keeps coming and it will keep those numbers much lower. there are many more russian soldiers dead so the ratio is favourable to ukraine. it is that what need is equipment. we heard that the 2.5% defence spending cannot be committed to... how does it affect morale amongst those men any confidence amongst allies? it will. the uk is at 2.3% gdp with commitment to get 2.5%. how get there hasn't been articulated yet. there are some big statistical numbers out there. 12.8 billion has been committed to ukraine since the start. keir starmer has come out and said he will commit £3 billion a year. in 2025 they say will be a hardier but we saw the defence secretaryjohn healey

president zelensky condemns russia's mass missile and drone attack against ukraine on christmas day as inhumane. and our bbc russia editor steve rosenberg joins forces with channel 4's ciaranjenkins to perform a special christmas collaboration. hello. we start in the uk, where the royal family have attended the traditional christmas service at church in sandringham. king charles was accompanied by the prince and princess of wales and their children and other senior royals. prince andrew did not attend after it was confirmed earlier this week that he would not be joining the family at sandringham. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has been at sandringham this morning, and we spoke to her a short time ago. happy christmas. the church service is finished and the royals have gone back to their house to have christmas lunch but there were about a thousand people who came out was a happy christmas to them, giving them cards, flowers, meeting kids and dogs and diane. it is easier to say who you didn't meet because you met a lot of royals? yes, lots of handshakes from the king, princess ca

president zelensky condemns russia's mass missile and drone attack against ukraine on christmas day asnhumane. and these are live pictures from hawaii — as one of the world's most active volcanoes erupts again. hello. i'm sarah campbell. merry christmas to you. king charles has given his annual christmas day speech, where he paid tribute to the doctors and nurses for the care they've provided to him and the princess of wales during their cancer treatment this year. he called for unity after the summer riots in the uk and made a plea for peace in the middle east, central europe and africa. this year's christmas broadcast was delivered in the fitzrovia chapel in london, the first time a venue outside a royal residence had been used for over a decade. let's first hear what he said about his treatment. i offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who this year have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and the anxieties of illness and have helped provide the strength, care, and comfort we have needed. i am deeply grateful to all of tho

we what mr zelensky had to say in his address? ~ ., , , ., address?we heard president 'ust now at his new year address h address? we heard president 'ust now at his new year address to _ address? we heard presidentjust now at his new year address to the - at his new year address to the nation, to everyone who is currently in ukraine, who is either temporarily occupation, all the soldiers, to every person who is still in captivity and millions of ukrainians who are living across the globe as diaspora and temporarily relocated because of russian aggression. i have heard the very powerful message addressing also to international partners and everyone who, shoulder to shoulder, supports ukraine today, weaponry, militarily, humanitarian, in every way, to end this brutal war. he mentioned to several financial packages of support coming from g7 partners, eu, us, uk, of course, an effect that we are fighting already for 11 years for many families, this is the 11th new year which we are sort of celebrating, having some new year treats but having no husbands, c

russian state tv said that with today's attack, president zelensky signed his own death sentence.ormer kremlin leader dmitry medvedev called for the killers to be tracked down in russia. "we must do everything" he said, to try the patrons who are in kyiv. for local residents who may have heard the blast, there is a sense of shock. for many muscovites, even after nearly three years of war, russia's war in ukraine is something that is happening a long way away from here, something they see on tv or in their phones, but the killing of a general here in moscow, that is a wake up call, and a sign that this war is very real and close to home. lisa who lives close by says she is scared. "when this kind of thing happens notjust in your home town," she says, "or your own neighbourhood but in the building opposite, that is shocking." there's been no reaction yet from president putin, but the expectation is that after such a high—profile killing in the russian capital, moscow will retaliate. yaroslav trofimov is the chief foreign affairs correspondent for the wall streetjournal. he is also t

now, a little bit earlier president zelensky released a statement.nks those who protect ukraine's skies. he said russian evil would not break ukraine, and would not spoil christmas. look, this attack, these kind of attacks happen every day. ukrainian cities are attacked by drones and missiles all the time, but this was a particularly large—scale attack, and of course it came on christmas morning. in the uk, a 39—year—old man has died after being shot by police in worcestershire. officers were called to an address in redditch after concerns were raised about the safety of a man with a knife. west mercia police said a negotiator spent "several hours" dealing with the incident. the force has referred itself to the independent 0ffice for police conduct. here, a 31—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pedestrians were hit by a car in london's west end in the early hours of christmas day. four pedestrians were taken to hospital — one of them is still in a life—threatening condition. police say they believe the suspect was "

ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says a christmas day attack on his country's energy system was "inhumane." moscow launched more than 170 rockets and drones in the early hours, hitting power plants and electricity infrastructure. at least one person was killed. in a statement, us president joe biden called the attack "outrageous" and said he'd ordered the pentagon to continue "surging" its deliveries of weapons to kyiv. five people have also died in russia after strikes from ukraine. our reporter will vernon is in kyiv. he gave me the very latest. how significant are of these russian attacks? this was a pretty serious attack. ukrainian repair crews have been battling throughout the day to restore power and heating to hundreds of thousands of residents across the country. they were cut off after russia launched this huge barrage of ballistic and cruise missiles and attack drones on ukrainian cities, on a bitterly cold christmas morning. now, the target of those strikes, as you say, was energy infrastructure, and president zelensky earlier released a statement vowing to repair the

president zelensky...he can contemplate some sort of compromise ceasefire settlement, but only on the basis that the ukrainians are given a guarantee of nato membership. now, as i read around what trump allies are saying, you seem to — you, that is the trump team — seem to be ruling out membership of nato for ukraine. so i come back to it. whose side are you on? well, that's way over my, uh, my pay schedule here. i'm nota member of the trump transition team. i don't speak for president trump. as a congressman who is concerned about our own military and us getting involved in a prolonged war under article 5, that we could have to help defend poland and other nato countries. if ukraine does gain nato membership, that puts us at further risk of a world war. and so for that reason, i think that needs to be looked at very carefully. steve, this is all going to be settled. mark my words here on your show right now. this will be settled before donald trump takes the oath of office behind me on the back steps of t

ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says an invitation tojoin nato is necessary for the country'shas been holding talks in kyiv with the new head of the european council, antonio costa, and the eu's chief diplomat kaja kallas. at a news conference, mr zelensky also pushed for eu leaders to convince the us president—elect donald trump to work together for ukrainian security. antonio costa said the eu had stood by ukraine since the first day of the war and would continue to give kyiv its "unwavering" support. rewarding the aggressor would be a threat to the entire international community. find be a threat to the entire international community. and we must be clear— international community. and we must be clear - _ international community. and we must be clear - that _ international community. and we must be clear - that the - international community. and we must be clear - that the use - international community. and we must be clear - that the use of l must be clear — that the use of nuclear traps is unacceptable. this can never be put into question. this can never be put into questi

including prince william, the us president—elect donald trump and also the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is very much an opening of a cathedral, so the speech emmanuel macron wanted to make their turned down because there was a secular state here, there must be a separation between what he says and what goes on in the cathedral. he is likely to urge the world to see beyond france's current political crisis in the speech he makes and admire the determination, organisation and incredible hard work that has had to go into rescuing one of the most famous buildings in france in just five years a feat that many people thought would be impossible, but as we can see from pictures, the previous of what happened to the cathedral, it is quite a remarkable achievement. the long—awaited event comes as france enters a very dp political uncertainty, so this will be a welcome distraction for president macron. —— enters a very deep political uncertainty. let's go live now to maryam moshiri in paris. absolutely, it will be very eye—catching indeed. as we say on these pictures of the paris eight palace, as

now, the target of those strikes, as you say, was energy infrastructure, and president zelensky earlier released a statement vowing to repair the grid and thanking those who protect ukraine's skies, and he also said russian evil would not break ukraine and would not spoil christmas. this attack was not unusual, right? ukrainian cities come under fire from russian bombs and missiles every single day. and russia for months now has been systematically crushing ukraine's energy infrastructure. around 80% of it has been destroyed. but this was a particularly large scale attack, and on christmas morning after all, because russia does not celebrate that holiday today, but ukraine does, right? the ukrainians switched to the western calendar last year and now celebrate christmas on the 25th of december. yeah, and, will, president biden there vowing to continue surging us weaponry to ukraine. will that be enough at this stage to push back russian advances in the east of the country or turn the tide at all? no. it won't be enough. most people here in ukraine... i think ukrainian politicians in pub

paris�* notre dame cathedral is reborn, with world leaders including donald trump and volodymyr zelenskyng the moment. hello, i'm helena humphrey. the syrian army says it's boosting the deployment of forces around damascus, as rebel fighters continue towards the capital. the government of president bashar al—assad says reports the army had withdrawn from areas around the city are untrue. opposition forces are rapidly moving south towards damascus from aleppo and from the key strategic crossroads of homs, which appears to have fallen to opposition forces in the past few hours. other rebel factions are converging on the capital from the south, where they've taken the province of daraa. there are signs that the goverment�*s control over damascus is slipping: this footage from the suburbs shows protesters toppling a statue of assad's late father, who founded the ruling dynasty. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has the latest. they think they've won already. these are syrian rebels in the south of the country, in daraa, part of a pincer movement that is closing in on the capital, da

president zelensky of ukraine also attended.

and joe biden flubbed this up by not getting zelensky the armaments he needed, the f—16s, the atacm missiles that when the previous congress had authorised the money. you've made one clear promise there. and in six weeks�* time, we can judge you on whether it was right or wrong. but it's interesting because trump clearly wants the ukraine war out of the way. he also clearly wants the end of the terrible conflict in the middle east. he wants to see an end to israel's military assault on gaza. but he has also indicated in the last few days that unless the hostages that hamas took back on october 7th, unless they are released, to quote him, "there will be hell to pay in gaza." now, more than 114,000 gazans are already dead, most of them women and children. most of the buildings in that place have been destroyed. what on earth does donald trump mean when he says that the us will ensure there is more hell to pay in gaza? well, under this present administration, under biden�*s policies, we have done little to support israel. i just returned from a two—week trip to israel. we met with benjamin neta

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and paris's notre—dame cathedral is reborn, with donald trump and volodymyr zelensky among world leadersking the moment. hello, i'm helena humphrey. we begin with a rapidly developing situation in syria, where rebel fighters say they are entering the capital, damascus. residents in the city say they are hearing gunfire, and reports say president bashar al—assad has left damascus by plane for an unknown destination. opposition forces rapidly moved south towards damascus from aleppo and the key strategic crossroads of homs. the head of the rebel advance has said his forces have taken full control of homs in the last few hours. other opposition factions are converging on the capital from the south, having taken control of daraa province. there have been signs the government's control over damascus is slipping. this footage from the suburbs shows protesters toppling a statue of assad's late father, who founded the ruling dynasty. a few hours ago our security correspondent frank gardner filed this report. they think they've won already. these are syrian rebels in the south of the country, in

i mean, uh, that's i mean, that's as zelensky has said, that's that's political rhetoric.. now, if you're the incoming trump administration and his team, what do they do on day one? first, i would continue the supply of weapons that has been undertaken in in the biden administration to give ukraine the means to defend itself. that's not escalation. russia started this war giving ukraine the means to defend itself... and if you want to talk to the russians, biden hasn't spoken the state department, we think about we approach our counterparty in the kremlin and we uh, you know, we look for good faith gestures to establish a rapport and are planning for a give and take good faith negotiations. those are not possible with, uh, with putin and with the kremlin, period. now, don't misunderstand me. we need to talk to the russians. we need to tell them things. and importantly, listen to what they tell us. but there are no negotiations. what has putin never said that he would compromise on? nothing. he will never compromise his war aims, which are denazify and demilitarising ukrain

one of the people that came to pay his respects is, as you know, ukraine, zelensky and he would likege that this world has seen since world war ii. i have had pictures of fields where bodies are lying on top of bodies. it looks like the old pictures of the civil war where just bodies are all over. if you saw those pictures, you would feel more strongly about it. it has got to stop. and we are trying. inaudible question we will be talking to president putin and we will be talking to the representatives, zelensky and representatives from ukraine, we have to stop it. it is carnage. thank you, good to see you. is carnage. thank you, good to see ou. ., y ., is carnage. thank you, good to see ou. . y., ., see you. can you comment on the drones flying — see you. can you comment on the drones flying around? _ see you. can you comment on the drones flying around? the - drones flying around? the government _ drones flying around? the government knows - drones flying around? government knows what drones flying around?- government knows what is happening. look, our military knows where they took

president zelensky condemns russia's mass missile and drone attack against ukraine on christmas day as "inhumane". and our bbc russia editor steve rosenberg joins forces with channel 4's ciaranjenkins to perform a special christmas collaboration. hello. welcome to bbc news. happy christmas. happy christmas. the king paid tribute to the doctors and nurses for the care they've provided to him and the princess of wales during their cancer treatment this year. in his annual speech, charles also spoke about his "deep sense of pride" at how communities responded to the summer riots following the southport stabbings. he also made a plea for peace in the middle east, central europe and africa. let's hear more now from the king. drums roll. god save the king plays. earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th anniversary of d—day, the queen and i had the enormous privilege of meeting, once again, the remarkable veterans of that very special generation, who gave of themselves so courageously on behalf of us all. listening to these once young servicemen and women touched us deeply, as they spok

president zelensky has condemned russia's large—scale missile attacks across ukraine on christmas dayver 70 missiles and 100 drones at ukraine's energy system in what he called a "conscious choice" to launch the attacks at xmas. ukraine's air force says it downed 59 of the missiles and more than half of the drones. the mayor of kharkiv, in the northeast of the country, said at least three people were injured and that civilian infrastructure had been damaged. in recent months, russia has been intensifying its attacks on ukraine's energy system, and has accelerated its advance across the east of the country. from kyiv, our correspondent will vernon has the latest developments ukrainians woke on this christmas morning to the sounds of sirens and explosions as russia launched a huge barrage of cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones, too, at ukrainian cities. and they were targeting the energy infrastructure. ukrainian energy providers say that their repair crews were out fixing the damage but hourly power outages should be expected across the country. half a million people in the

ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has announced one of the largest prisoner exchanges since fullith russia nearly 3 years ago. 189 ukrainian troops are being returned home from captivity and 150 russian soldiers are being returned as part of the deal, which was brokered by the united arab emirates. here's our correspondent in ukraine, will vernon. well, we've just witnessed incredibly moving scenes here as the buses with those 189 released ukrainians pulled up outside this hospital here. they'd onlyjust been taken out of russian territory, and the emotion of these men who came out of the buses draped in ukrainian flags and also the family members that were waiting here to greet them really was overwhelming. there were lots of tears, shouts ofjoy, hugs and kisses. many of the men made phone calls to their families back home to say they were 0k, they were out. many of them, of course, have been in captivity for a very long time, more than 2.5 years in many cases. so, you know, the emotion here was really incredible. the other thing that was particularly touching was there are a lot

civilians have been killed and 25 injured by a wave of strikes, which also hit kherson and president zelenskyused artillery and ballistic missiles, according to ukraine's defence ministry. critical infrastructure has been damaged, leaving thousands without public transport and electricity. michael bociurkiw is a senior fellow at the atlantic council. he gave his analysis on the russian strike on ukraine. in a war where several red lines have already been crossed, this should be regarded as a pretty big one. i spoke to contacts in kyiv today and they said this was different than anything else they have experienced in terms of the power of the vibrations that they felt deep down in bomb shelters. but in terms of where it struck, this is the heart of the international business community in kyiv, the wall street if you will, and i hope that the business community will see it that way, that a red line has been crossed. maybe for the time being, deemphasise the reinvestment of rebuilding ukraine and focus more on how to push russia back before more damage is done. ramp up the sanctions a lot more,

president zelensky condemns russia's mass missile and drone attack against ukraine on christmas day asnhumane. now on bbc news — time to look back at the year in sport. 2024 was an extraordinary 12 months of sport. a year dominated by some of the very biggest showpiece events. we had a men's euros in germany, where england came so close, and a paralympics and olympics in paris, where great britain once again excelled. achievements honoured here at the year—ending bbc sports personality of the year. more on that later. but 2024 was also a year where some of british sport's biggest stars took theirfinal bows. the likes ofjimmy anderson, andy murray, tom daley and laura kenny, to name just a few. but the year was also for new, exciting sporting talent. luke "the nuke" littler... and that's where 2024 started. injanuary, the year was young and so too was the headline maker. 16—year—old luke littler�*s journey to the final of the pdc darts world championship had everyone gripped. he was eventually beaten by luke humphries. the future of darts in steady hands. it's been a rollercoaster. i'm

it now appears that putin and zelensky are more willing than ever to hammer out a peace deal. zelensky, going as far as to acknowledge territorial disputes, can be settled peacefully, all while joe seems hell bent on escalating war in europe by providing ballistic missiles to ukraine that you're paying for, that would be able to reach into russian territory, which then caused vladimir putin to respond with, oh, hypersonic missile technology and the threat of a nuclear attack. that part is chilling. with only 50 days to go, joe biden knowing that donald trump wants a negotiated settlement. and then in the middle east, after donald trump threatened to unleash hell on the terrorists of gaza. what a surprise. hamas expressing an interest in a new peace deal. but donald trump made clear the american hostages better be returned by january 20th, or there will be hell to pay, and hamas will face severe consequences. now, biden's tepid, disjoint, disjointed foreign policy will soon be in the rear view mirror like a bad memory that we all wish we could forget. in fact, in western europe

president zelensky has condemned russia's large—scale missile attacks across ukraine on christmas daye said russia had launched over 70 missiles and 100 drones at ukraine's energy system in what he called a "conscious choice" to launch the attacks at christmas. ukraine's air force says it downed 59 of the missiles and more than half of the drones. the mayor of kharkiv, in the northeast of the country, said at least three people were injured and that civilian infrastructure had been damaged. in recent months, russia has been intensifying its attacks on ukraine's energy system, and has accelerated its advance across the east of the country. here, a 31—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pedestrians were hit by a car in london's west end in the early hours of christmas day. four pedestrians were taken to hospital — one of them is still in a life—threatening condition. police say they believe the suspect was "involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to getting in his car and mounting the pavement". they say it is not terror—related. while for many,

, trump said zelensky is ready to make a deal and called for an immediate cease fire between ukraine and russia overnight, the president elect named his personal attorney, elena harbor, to serve as counselor to the president. he's also defending some of his controversial picks like tulsi gabbard for intel, director pete hegseth for defense, and kash patel for the fbi. they're expected on capitol hill this week. >>>>okay, let's switch gears and give you a live look outside towards san francisco. you see the transamerica building standing nice and tall. beautiful sunny day, but a little chilly outside. so let's check in with jess. and jess, how's that week shaping >>>>up? you know, it's interesting. we kind of have a mixed bag of everything as we head into this week, but we are starting off nice and dry. and, yeah, it was a little cold this morning. like ryan mentioned. but heading into this afternoon, we're going to be topping off in the upper 60s close to the 70s in areas like napa, petaluma, all the way up into santa rosa. now we head along the peninsula, down into the santa clara v

a russian air strike has hit ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky�*s home town while his christmasscuers are digging through the rubble, searching for survivors. at least one person was killed and dozens more injured in the attack. ukraine is marking its third christmas since the russian invasion. at kyiv�*s saint sofia cathedral, mr zelensky said ukrainians wanted to see a christmas star shining in the skies, not russian missiles and drones. elsewhere, putin's forces are continuing to advance in eastern ukraine, and are now within just a few miles of the city of pokrovsk, which is a key hub for ukraine's war effort. but it is also the birthplace of a well—known christmas carol. the bbc�*s defence correspondent jonathan beale reports from a city under threat. music: carol of the bells sung in ukrainian. the discord of christmas in a shattered city. but this is where the composer of this well—known carol once lived. pokrovsk, the next russian target. explosion most of its population has already fled. explosion no sound or sign of christmas here. just shelling. those left behind only

president zelensky condemns russia's mass missile and drone attack against ukraine on christmas day as "inhumane". now on bbc news, mabu: saving the secret forest in mozambique. in a world where nature is under relentless attack, there are still places that have been left untouched. this is about as good as it gets, the forest is in excellent condition. the water is crystal clear. mount mabu is an isolated patch of rainforest, almost like an island. this isolation has meant that the animals that live here have evolved uniquely. inaccessible for decades, due to war, it's only now that scientists are discovering mount mabu's secrets. sh—sh—sh—sh—sh—sh. wow, that is amazing! this is a bicyclus butterfly. this is a nadzikambiai baylissi, which is only found on mount mabu. mabu forest is quite special for beetles. i collected ten species, half of them were new to science. these ones could be a new species, we hope. it's amazing! will proving what lives here in this forest is unique be enough to secure mount mabu's protection? limbui, northern mozambique, familiar territory for professorjuli

i asked him if president trump might not invite both putin and zelensky to the inauguration.versations, maybe come up with wow. ceasefire peace deal. here's the thing, keith kellogg, general kellogg said that that would be a brilliant idea and said trump thinks out of the box and could happen. what do you make of that, bill hagerty? >> well, another brilliant idea, larry. i agree with you. president trump is, as you and i both know, loves to speak from a position of strengths. there's never a greater position of strengths for america than inauguration that'll be taking place in our nation's toll and will be beautiful -- capitol and it'll be beautiful and a magnificent ceremony and see ping going -- xi jinping is the president of china invited for putin and zelensky, that's a great idea. stuart: xi is not coming apparently according to to some of the reports. but, you know, your point here -- >> i think the invitation is -- was a good idea though. larry: it was a good idea. to your point, the washington dc point, senator, i like -- see, they should -- we should be negotiating

so, volodymyr zelensky, the president of ukraine, is not going to do anything big or major. weapons the united states has sent, that britain has sent, that france has sent, before trump is inaugurated. but everybody — all the eyes are on washington. we don't know what trump is going to do. trump has said he's going to end the war in ukraine that russia started, in 2a hours. everyone knows that's a campaign promise. it's not going to happen. the conflict is far more complicated than that. there's at least three peace plans floating around in washington. moscow has already rejected them. through its proxies they said these things are a nonsense. no—one knows how to get moscow to the come to the table, to get them to stand down. moscow thinks it's winning, why should it come to the negotiating table? all eyes on trump, when he says he can negotiate with his friend vladimir putin. meanwhile, a united states military official has said that that there have been several hundred casualties among the north korean forces fighting for russia against ukraine , since they went into battl

i mean, uh, that's i mean, that's as zelensky has said, that's that's political rhetoric.t possible. putin is not going to, uh, stop the war, particularly when there are ukrainian troops on what was, you know, pre—2014 uh, territory of of the russian federation. uh, near kursk. so no, we in the west, notjust the united states... there needs one thing.. there needs one thing. i think trump is right about is burden sharing. i'm as worried about developments in berlin as i am about developments in washington with respect to support for for ukraine. with respect to support for ukraine. so i think there needs to be burden sharing in the west to provide support for for ukraine to resist russia's military aggression. i think the best we can hope for at this point in the short term is, uh, you know, a frozen conflict, a frozen line of contact. uh, we have we've lived with that on the korean peninsula for many decades, and without and from the west's perspective, without surrendering, never surrendering, or acknowledging russia's acquisition by force, by violence of territory, of a

president zelensky said in a statement additional us security assistance for ukraine came at a "criticalainian defences along the front—lines. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. five people have been charged in argentina in connection with the death of the former one direction star liam payne. the 31—year—old died after taking drugs and falling from a third floor balcony at a hotel in buenos aires in october. the hotel's manager, receptionist and a friend of the singer have been charged with manslaughter. two others who worked at the hotel have been charged with supplying drugs. our correspondent tom symonds has more. that final night, liam payne was intoxicated by drugs — vulnerable, defenceless — according to this new and detailed statement about events at the buenos aires hotel. prosecutors say staff were aware of his condition, but took him to his room, later found trashed, and left him. investigators believe liam payne fell from the balcony while trying to find the exit. they say there's enough evidence to support a type of manslaughter charge. the businessman rog