a pay rise for two or three years. the more the strikes go on, the more money that costs the industry, the more disruption it causes. that means i have less money available to make a pay award. it makes it harder to get a deal. the european union is expected to approve ukraine as a candidate for membership when it meets in brussels later. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government with food security, climate change and the government s migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. the american artistic swimmer anita alvarez has been rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach, after fainting following her routine at the world aquatics championships. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. afghanistan s taliban rulers have urged aid agencies and other countries to intensify relief efforts after an earthquake that s believed to have killed a thousand people. un agencies are rushing to get emergency she
welcome. the princess of wales has made her first official public appearance since announcing she was being treated for cancer. she joined the rest of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade to mark the king s official birthday. it s the first royal engagement she has carried out this year. the king who is also receiving cancer treatment travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. the princess of wales, back in the public eye. riding in a carriage with her three children at the king s birthday parade. all eyes on her for her first appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis, and he chose not to travel on horseback. the troops ta
apple press allies to continue support for ukraine and discuss kyiv s long standing request to join the alliance. this is against the backdrop of the u.s. finally beginning to supply cluster bombs. for more, here is priscilla alvarez. reporter: the stakes couldn t be higher for the future of the nato alliance at a critical time with the ongoing war in ukraine and failed coup attempt in russia last month. so president biden will embark on this three country trip, he will start at the united kingdom where he will meet with king k45ir8s as well as the british prime minister and then move on for the nato summit and conclude in finland. but the summit is key and it is one in which there will likely be discussions about whether or not ukraine will join nato. on friday, national security adviser jake sullivan told reporters that it is unlikely that coming out of the summit ukraine will be joining nato, but they could be discussing
there is a stable situation, and and nobody knows when that might happen and what that might look like. nevertheless, this is being seen as a symbolic moment. not long ago diplomats say they could not have imagined that here at the summit ukraine would have been granted candidate status. ukraine would have been granted candidate status. leaders and foreign ministers from across the commonwealth s 5a countries are meeting in rwanda in a long awaited summit that was delayed due to the pandemic. borisjohnson arrived in kigali earlier today ahead of the meeting as it brings together representatives of almost a third of the global population. rwanda joined the commonwealth in 2009, but there s been criticism over the host country s human rights record. let s hear from our deputy africa editor, anne soy, who is in the capital of rwanda for the commonwealth heads of government meeting. meetings have been going on since sunday. youth have been meeting here from across the 5a member countries