he s still making a bad bet that the conviction and the unity among the united states and our allies is partners will break down. he still doesn t understand that our commitment, our values, our freedom is something he could never, never, ever, ever walk away from. it s who we are. [ cheers and applause ] i mean it. it s who we are. it s who we are. throughout this horrific war, the people of lithuania, together with our baltic brethren have been among the most fierce champions of ukraine s right to a future of its own choosing, one that is free because you live so long with freedom denied, many of you who are older know better than anyone who precious the right to determine your own future is, precious to people everywhere, not just in ukraine, belarus, moldova georgia and all the places around the world where people continue to fight to make their voices heard. so my message, my message to all of you tonight is keep it up. keep it going. keep reminding the world of hope, th
out in the dry and bright weather by the weekend. thanks ben. theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with christian which is just getting under way on bbc two, the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it s goodnight. hello, i m 0lly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. the indian premier league is back. ben stokes and moeen ali were the first england stars on show, but their chennai super kings were beaten by reigning champions gujarat titans in the opening match of the tournament s 16th edition. michael redford reports. of the big stadium in the world to come of the biggest of occasions, so much more thanjust come of the biggest of occasions, so much more than just a cricket condiment, it s full of global stars and plenty of home grown talents. that was mohamed s 100 and plenty of home grown talents. that was mohamed s100 ipl and
at the biggest stadium in the world, of the biggest of occasions, so much more thanjust a cricket condiment, it s full of global stars and plenty of home grown talents. that was mohamed s 100 ipl wicket. the perfect start for the titans. but this wasn t his story. instead, step forward a batterfull of a batterfull of potential and potency. full of power, too. a super king producing super shots, the titans needing 179 to win. a daunting total, perhaps, but the titans have talent oozing through their team. led by giland led by gil and a half century put the titans in control. led by gil and a half when he went for 63, the runs it suddenly dried up, but this is 2020 and big hits changed everything. the titans off to a winning start, but onlyjust. michael redford, bbc news. the former yorkshire bowler azeem rafiq says he feels vindicated after a cricket discipline commission found charges had been proved against five former players of bringing the game into disrepute through th
reporter: this morning, convicted murderer leslie van houten is out of prison. van houten was released to parole supervision on tuesday in los angeles. the 73-year-old had been serving a life sentence after she was convicted for the gruesome killings of leno and rosemare, la bianca in 1969. her parole request had been rejected five other times amid family members outrage at the possibility she could walk free. i want her to stay in the rest of her life. reporter: part of a string of cult murders at manson s direction including tate and roman polanski. the next day she and other followers broke into the la
ms steenkamp s parents had opposed his parole request, claiming he hasn t been rehabilitated. pistorius continues to maintain that he shot ms steenkamp at their home by mistake, believing she was an intruder. russian and belarusian players will be able to compete at wimbledon this summer after the all england club lifted the ban it imposed last year. the players will be able to feature subject to competing as neutral athletes and complying with certain conditions. they were banned last year in response to russia s invasion of ukraine and the support provided by belarus. the decision also covers other british events held in the run up to wimbledon, most notably the tournaments at queen s and eastbourne. former world champion anthonyjoshua has weighed in at a career high 18 stone 3 lbs for tomorrow night s fight against the americanjermaine franklin at london s 02 arena. joshua has fought twice over the last 18 months, losing both times to