meanwhile, world leaders from some 100 countries are in switzerland this weekend by invitation of ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky to discuss how to bring an end to the war in ukraine. at the end of day one, the group released a draft communique reaffirming ukraine s territorial integrity and rejecting any nuclear threat to it. russia and china are notably absent from the international meeting, which is designed to pave the way for a future peace process in which russia takes part. but some countries have reservations saudi arabia s foreign minister said difficult compromises will be needed to reach a peace agreement that ends the war. and the leaders of italy and germany strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by russian president vladimir putin on thursday in which he said kyiv would need to withdraw its troops from four regions that russia partially occupies. uk prime minister rishi sunak said it is important to find a peaceful path to end the war. we must set o
meanwhile, world leaders from some 100 countries are in switzerland this weekend, by invitation of president volodymyr zelensky, to discuss how to bring an end to the war in ukraine. at the end of day one, the group released a draft communique reaffirming ukraine s territorial integrity and rejecting any nuclear threat to it. russia and china are notably absent from the international meeting, which is designed to pave the way for a future peace process in which russia takes part. but some countries have reservations saudi arabia s foreign minister said difficult compromises will be needed to reach a peace agreement that ends the war. and the leaders of italy and germany strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by russian president vladimir putin on thursday, in which he said kyiv would need to withdraw its troops from four regions that russia partially occupies. uk prime minister rishi sunak said it is important to find a peaceful path to end the war. we must set out the
2a hours. and in tel aviv on saturday evening, thousands gathered demanding a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages held by hamas since the october 7th attacks. our correspondent hugo bachega is injerusalem and gave us this update. this is one of the deadliest incidents involving the israeli military in this war. the israeli army said its armed vehicle was hit by a large explosion early saturday and it seems that it caused a detonation of explosive material that these soldiers were carrying. earlier the armed wing of hamas said it had carried out an attack on an israeli convoy in gaza with anti tank missiles after setting up an ambush. for some, this is another indication of how hamas is more reliant on insurgent tactics when fighting the israeli military. reacting to what happened on saturday the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu described this war as difficult, but he said despite the heavy price, the country must cling to the goal of destroying hamas
hello to you from buckingham palace. the sun was out a little earlier but the clouds have come in and the wind has picked up, but today is still looking like it should be a very special day in the royal calendar. in the next few hours, the princess of wales will make her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer at today s trooping the colour. i don t if we can see some live pictures, but the crowds are starting to build up. they arejust out of shot. some anti monarchy protesters are here, so they have been some shouts of not my king . but other shouts of the national anthem. quite an atmosphere building up anthem. quite an atmosphere building up here at buckingham palace. later this morning the princess of wales will be in the carriage parade with her children, prince george, princess charlotte, and louis. this is for the birthday celebrations for the king, and then they will make their way to horse guards along with their way to horse guards along with t
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. a much anticipated moment the princess of wales back in the public eye, all eyes on her for her first appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis. 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. national anthem plays the troops taking part in this annual celebration of the king s official birthday have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards led the event this year and their colour, or regimentalflag, was on full display. their royal colon