Hello. Welcome to the bbc news at one. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, has made a surprise visit to ukraine, wheres he met president zelensky, as more western weapons start to get through to the battlefield. The area in red there is russian controlled, and on the frontlines, mr zelensky says its been a tough period for his troops. In particular, they are struggling to hold back moscows forces near the second largest city, kharkiv. And a new front has opened up nearby, with Russian Forces starting to surround the border town of vovcha nsk. Our correspondent James Waterhouse reports from ukraine. Good morning, state secretary. Nice to meet you again. Thank you so much. A nine hour Sleeper Train is still the best way to kyiv, even if youre americas top diplomat. A quick switch to a more familiar motorcade, before a long day of meetings. First up for Antony Blinken, president zelensky. Its not a simple period for ukraine. And a tough period for the east of our country, for our w
Its six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening in new york where Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial has been hearing from the key prosecution witness, Michael Cohen. He was once the former president s lawyer and fixer but he spent the day on the Stand Outlining how he made a payment to the adult film actress, Stormy Daniels, to stop her talking about a relationship she claimed she had with mr trump. The defence is expected to stress mr cohens criminal record and openly stated dislike of his ex boss. Our North America editor sarah smith reports. The star witness for the prosecution is also their biggest problem. Hes been to prison for telling lies to congress so why should thejury believe him now . Do you plan on telling the truth . Rude and loud mouthed, hes already been called a bully and a jerk in this trial. And he frequently attacks donald trump online. Even thejudge has asked him to stop it. Trumpism is fascism, and we must eradicate it from our body politic. Donald trump
The isle of man becomes the first part of the British Isles to decide on assisted Dying Law Makers Vote tomorrow. The great thing is he is a very good pilot indeed. And the king hands over a senior Military Role, to Prince William. On newsnight will go deeper behind the headlines. And a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. Were reporting for you on the Shifting Frontline in the war in ukraine, where russia claims to have made its first breakthrough, seizing territory, in many months. Their advance is towards the countrys second city of kharkiv. This is the map of the battlefield weve become used to seeing in recent months, with red marking the areas in the south and the east under Russian Military control. But now a new front has opened up to the north east, near kharkiv. Over the weekend its thought russia captured at least nine settlements, in what would be its most significant ground offensive, since the start of the full scale invasion in 2022. Ukraine has admitted Ru
And prince harry and meghan are in nigeria as part of the dukes promotion of the invictus games. You are watching bbc news. More on those solar storms with an expert explaining how that happens, the link between the sun and those storms, in the next 15 minutes or so. Lets talk about ukraine for now. More now on Russian Forces launching a surprise new Ground Offensive in ukraine crossing the border into the northeastern Kharkiv Region. For months fighting has been focussed in the east where russia occupies large areas. Fridays attack may be an attempt to open a new front and intensify pressure on kharkiv, which is the countrys second largest city. Small groups of Russian Troops with armoured vehicles pushed through the front line military sources say they advanced a kilometre, before being pushed back amid reports of sustained russian shelling. Earlier i spoke to maria avdeeva, a security analyst from ukraine. I asked her to explain, what is happening in kharkiv city and in the region t
Hello. Im sarah campbell. The Israeli Military has ordered more residents in the city of rafah in the Southern Gaza strip to leave neighbourhoods in the east. Washington has warned israel not to mount a full offensive in the city, but there were further israeli strikes overnight. This is where people have been told to go, al mawasi, which has been described as an expanded humanitarian area by the Israel Defence forces. It now says 300,000 gazans have moved towards there since the first Evacuation Orders on monday. Last night, a long awaited Us Government report criticised israels use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. This report from our middle east correspondent. Parts of rafah that were crammed full of people just days ago are rapidly emptying out. Palestinians being in their thousands as israel signals it is now set to put further from the east, issuing new