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 wasn t 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 maker in the war, but his proposals have so far been pretty vague and, perhaps not surprisingly, much more favourable to his friend vladimir putin than to ukraine. there s less noise about a chinese invasion of taiwan, but many taiwanese leaders think it ll happen by 2029. in the us, since december, ex president trump has been accused of various crimes and been sued successfully for one of them. yet his popularity with the republican party has soared, while his main rival, ron desantis, has faded
main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team, it s goodnight. controversy rages over rape trials withoutjuries in scotland. could a new pilot scheme improve convictions rates in rape trials, or undermine the principles ofjustice? we ll be speaking to a former snpjustice minister, who is implaccable opposed and the head of rape crisis is scotland who backs the principle. also tonight. the afghan interpreters and their families promised safety in britain, but stuck, some now for a year, in hotels in pakistan, under effective house arrest. now i m stuck here. the taliban are threatening me. i can t go to afghanistan, and i can t go to the uk. i m stuck in the middle of things. fresh momentum for donald trump as the fbi is heavily criticised for its handling of its investigation into alleged ties betw
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order the focus of his campaign and it has paid off adler strohmeyer is live. pelosi urging her fellow democrats to push but the respect for law enforcement as crime continues to remain a very tough concern for midterm vo voters. released a statement impart that as democrats who believe every american deserves to live in a safe community which is a necessary foundation upon which america s families can thrive thanks to their courage, resolve community of your members. the democratic house has honored our sacred oath to the american people to protect and defend. this comes as incumbent governor kathy hochul went head-to-head with republican challenger lee zeldin. zeldin calling out hochul turning her cheek on crime. she can t talk about all the other people who are targeted with more than just illegal guns. we should be going after the criminal committing crime after crime after crime with a legal firearm. what about the person being pushed onto an oncoming subway car. how