president, volodymyr zelensky. speaking in rome, ms meloni said her country would back ukraine for as long as was necessary, calling russia s invastion brutal and unjust. later on, president zelensky will meet the pope in the vatican, before visiting germany. let s cross to the newsroom now and talk to our europe regional editor correspondent paul moss. hi, paul. president zelensky is initially and what is he trying to achieve there? initially and what is he trying to achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european countries - achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european countries this - achieve there? he s done a tour of| lots of european countries this year to try and shore up support from politicians and the public. he needs their political support and also very keen to keep that aid flowing which is so necessary for ukraine s resistance of russia s invasion. italy is a special case and we have heard from
at port sudan with eight tonnes of relief supplies including health kits for hospitals. it hopes to get security guarantees to send humanitarian aid to the capital, khartoum and the darfur region. despite a ceasefire being in place, the past few hours have seen intense clashes in khartoum as the army tries to dislodge the rival rapid support forces. residents are being urged to remain indoors and stay away from windows. tens of thousands of civilians have abandoned their homes and are fleeing sudan. the uk s last evacuation flight left the country overnight while the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens. countries like saudi arabia are getting people to the city ofjeddah via port sudan on the red sea. let s hear from evacuees in port sudan. i was working in the sudan for the last 13 years, and due to the situation of peace and security here, due to this war, i left everything, my house, my car, my everything. all the savings of 13 years i m living
three in the afternoon. a fourth leak is discovered in the nord stream 2 gas pipeline in the baltic, nato calls it a deliberate act of sabotage. and tributes are paid to the american rapper coolio who has died at the age of 59 in los angeles. coming up on the bbc news channel. it is victory for warwickshire on the final day of the county championship, which means relegation for yorkshire. good evening and welcome to the programme. the prime minister has insisted that her tax cutting plans are right for the economy and she will not be changing course. in her first interview since the chancellor s mini budget last friday, liz truss argued that record in the pound and record rapidly rising borrowing costs in the uk are part of a global crisis that has been sparked by the war in ukraine and she said the government s strategy would support people and businesses hit by rising energy prices. here is our economics editor faisal islam. an engine factory in darlington. the chancellor,