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you could join us. we begin with some news from the war in ukraine. russia says its troops have fully captured the ukrainian city of bakhmut. there has been no immediate reaction from kyiv to those claims, but if true, it could mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15—month war. russia has been trying to take bakhmut since last year in a grinding war of attrition. and in the last few minutes, the russian news agency interfax has said president putin congratulated his...

hello. im helena lee. great to have you with us. we begin with some news from the war in ukraine. russia says its troops have fully captured the ukrainian city of bakhmut. kyiv has denied those claims, but if true, it could mark an end to the longest and bloodiest battle of the 15—month war. russia has been trying to take bakhmut since last year in a grinding war of attrition. and in the last few minutes, the russian news agency interfax has said president putin congratulated his tro...

important issues facing her country. she remains defiant when it comes to the treatment of the minority rohingya refugees and says that she is in no hurry to step down as the leader of the country. you are the worlds longest serving female leader. often described as the iron lady of bangladesh, you are the daughter of the founder of the country. i just want to know, how have the last 14 years have been for you personally? the last 14 years have been the best time for bangladesh. in eve...

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she breached the ministerial code. the supply of a drug to treat symptoms of menopause is being restricted by the uk government because of shortages. pharmacists are being told to dispense only two months�* worth of capsules of utrogestan, which is a form of progesterone. the order was issued by the department of health, which says it will ensure more women can continue to access the medication they need. stay with us here on bbc news. now on bbc news, amol rajan interviews: piers mo...

back in december, the optimism of the ukrainian forces was fading. there were fears it would be a bad winter and the russians were targeting generating stations and heating plants. but ukrainian engineers worked like crazy to restore power. and anyway, the winter wasnt that bad. now some military experts in the west are even daring to suggest that the russian army might simply collapse over the next few months. who knows? president xi jinping of china has presented himself as a deal—...

there they are. this former senior us trade official who now helps build bridges between private companies and opportunities across africa. also, the african unions trade commissioner, who tells me what his continent really wants from the rest of the world as it looks to advance its own prosperity. also on the show, keeping safe online — the war in ukraine means companies are more worried than ever about cyber attacks, so im going to be speaking to the big boss of one of the worlds l...

with g7 leaders in an effort to drum up support and weapons for an expected counter—offensive against russia. mr zelensky will address the leaders of the major western democracies during meetings on sunday. while the war in ukraine continues to dominate those summit talks — the war itself is raging on. bakhmut has been the focus of the longest and bloodiest battle of the war — but the leader of russias private wagner group has said the city has now been taken. russia has been try...

ceasefire. the truce will take effect in 48 hours. fighting between the sudanese military and its rival, the rapid support forces, is entering its sixth week. more than a million people have been displaced in the conflict. now on bbc news, click. this week — pauls in for a shock. 0h! paul laughs. the planes that are preparing for the unexpected. burlington airport. lima, foxtrot, bravo, oscar. the man who doesnt want any surprises. all right. normally, i have four smartwatches. a ban...

we start injapan, where leaders of some of the worlds most powerful democracies are gathered at the g7 summit. on saturday, the focus has primarily been on one man: volodymyr zelensky. the ukrainian president is in hiroshima, in person. you can seem sitting next to the indian prime minister and other partner countries, and also presidentjoe biden awaiting his meeting with president zelensky and also justin trudeau. many others as part of the g7, including rishi sunak. we will continue ...