mission heading for the largest planet in our solar system. welcome to the programme. president zelensky says he will continue to push allies to send tanks to ukraine after a meeting of 50 countries ended earlier with no agreement on the issue. ukraine says the tanks are needed to break the deadlock in the war. germany, which hosted the meeting, is under pressure to allow its leopard 2 tanks to be exported to ukraine. the new german defence minister says no decision has been made, but he added that berlin would not stand in the way of exports if its allies decided to act together. the uk has committed to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the front line. russia has warned that such a move would mark an extremely dangerous escalation. here s our europe correspondentjessica parker. this is what kyiv wants, but can t yet have. german made leopard tanks to help defend and reclaim its territory from russia. britain has gone first in sending western main battle tanks, but it is a f
we report from the space mission heading for the largest planet in our solar system. and fright night on sea: how southend is becoming something of a global capital for amateur horror movies. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, president zelensky says he will continue to push allies to send tanks to ukraine after a meeting of 50 countries ended earlier with no agreement on the issue. ukraine says the tanks are needed to break the deadlock in the war. germany, which hosted the meeting, is under pressure to allow its leopard 2 tanks to be exported to ukraine. the new german defence minister says no decision has been made, but he added that berlin would not stand in the way of exports if its allies decided to act together. the uk has committed to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the front line. russia has warned that such a move would mark an extremely dangerous escalation. here s our europe correspondent jessica parker. this is what kyiv want
the other thing that united states has highlighted is the fact that there appears to be some differences emerging between the leadership of the wagner group and the russian military, the regular army. and the us is highlighting and potentially playing up those differences, in an effort to overall quell the activities of the russians in ukraine. that was peter bowes. let s turn to afghanistan now, where a top un official believes progress is being made towards reversing bans on women taking part in public life. last month the taliban banned all women from working for aid agencies, the latest in a series of restrictions on the rights of women and girls. amina mohammed, the un deputy secretary general, has been in afghanistan, for talks with the taliban, and our chief international correspondent lyse doucent has been travelling with her.
amina mohammed, the un deputy secretary general, has been in afghanistan for talks with the taliban. our chief international correspondent lyse doucent has been travelling with her. a space to call their own their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down a training programme here. all of us cried. this, their response. full night, we cry. these four women, all university educated, lost theirjobs, the life they knew and loved. our future is very dark. it s not bright. do you see any light? no. we re here because we really want to hear your voices. that is why the un s second in command is here