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welcome to the programme. we're going to start in ukraine tonight, on the eve of a serious and significant day. august 24th marks both the ukrainian independence day and six months since russia launched its invasion of the eastern european country. independence day is usually filled with celebrations. not this year. in the capital kyiv, public events have been banned for safety reasons. today, leaders of dozens of countries and international organisations took part in the �*crimea platform' , a summit to reassert their support for ukraine. here's french president, emmanuel macron: ...

singer r kelly could face decades in prison as the verdict for sex trafficking gets handed down in new york. verdicts are expected shortly at the trial of 20 men accused of involvement in november 2015 paris terror attacks. the atrocities that 130 people and plunge france international morning. the main defendant in the trial is 32 years old. he is the only surviving member of the cell which went on the rampage. during the trial he claimed to have changed his mind about detonating his own suicide vest but that claim was disputed by prosecutors. the trial lasted more than nine months ...

mps consider fresh attempts to force him from power. a third day of strike action on the uk's rail network — only a fifth of train services are expected to run. now it's time for dateline with kasia madera. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm kasia madera. it's very good of you to be with us today. this week, we're discussing the us supreme court overturning a 50—year—old ruling that legalised abortion nationwide and look at its implication for millions of american women. we'll also be discussing the aftermath of the recent by—elections here in the uk and wi...

the war in ukraine, inflation, the threat of a global recession. there is plenty for commonwealth leaders in orlando to ponder. but for boris johnson, domestic politics is never far away —— commonwealth leaders in rwanda. the by—election defeats in wheatfield and tiverton and huntington have spooked some tory mps. and oliver dowden�*s resignation as party chairman has yet again put the spotlight on the prime minister's leadership. some think his behaviour is the problem and want a change of direction. oliver dowden said in his letter it could not be business as usual, i am no...

it's not so sure shortlist for the eurovision. seven uk cities are in the running to host the event. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us police in new york state say the author salman rushdie has suffered a stab wound to the neck in an attack while preparing to give a lecture. he was flown to hospital by helicopter where his agent says he's now in surgery. police say a man had been taken into custody. for years mr rushdie received death threats after the publication of his book, the satanic verses in 1988. he spent nearly a decade in hiding afterwards. ou...