her life to illness. herfamily rejects the claim. downing street intervenes and stops the launch of a public information campaign on reducing energy use this winter. in the uk city that will host next year s eurovision song contest has been announced after the contest was moved from ukraine. moved from ukraine. liverpool! congratulations! warm welcome. ukraine s president zelensky has told the bbc that he echoes president biden s warning that any use of nuclear weapons would lead to armageddon, and has urged russians to stand up against the war. it comes as ukrainian troops continue making steady progress in reclaiming land occupied by russian forces in the east and south of the country. our world affairs editor, john simpson, has been speaking to president zelensky in the presidential palace in kyiv. hello. mr zelensky made a rare misstep yesterday. he was reported as calling on nato to stage a pre emptive strike on russia to stop the russians using tactical nuclear weapo
hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after 2 months of campaigning, and 8 initial candidates whittled down to 2, we ll find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader and so prime minister. here s our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, it s now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spelt out today by the current chancellor. he is backing liz truss, presumed frontrunner. there are no easy options. we have war on our continent. we havejust come through a pandemic. but this economy is resilient. how will they handle soaring inflation? i borisjohnson s ejection from office injuly triggered a stampede of wannabe successors. tory mps had the job of picking two final candidates. sunak,
Starting a two day visit to the wider middle east. Mr sunak is expected to meet his israeli counterpart Benjamin Neta nyahu and israeli president isaac herzog for what he said, on arrival here, he hoped would be very productive meetings. This, after urging regional leaders to avoid further dangerous escalation. This is what rishi sunak had to say on his arrival. Good morning, Prime Minister. Good morning. Im very pleased to be able to be here. Its an important time. Its important for me to be able to express my solidarity with the israeli people, following what was a horrific terrorist attack. Productive meetings ahead of us today. Im looking forward to seeing the Prime Minister and president. Theres lots of work for us to do. That is rishi sunak who arrived in israel this morning. In gaza, meanwhile, egypt has agreed to let humanitarian supplies in, via The Rafah Crossing. An initial convoy of 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza. Although that is not 100 confirmed. That, after
Our viewers in the United States and all Around The World. Ahead on cnn newsroom. Bidens big week. The u. S. President tackles russias war in ukraine, Climate Change and china, all at the u. N. While dealing with an Impeachment Inquiry and possible Government Shutdown. Were on the pickett lines with striking workers in michigan. Are the Big Three Automakers and the uaw any closer the a deal . Plus, donald trump leaves the friendly confines of rightwing media to actually meet the press. Will he bring the truth with him . Well do some factchecking. Live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. Its 2 00 in the morning in new york, where u. S. President joe biden will kick off a busy week in the hours ahead. Mr. Biden will be attending the annual United Nations General Assembly. Ukrainian president zelensky will also be there for support for its counteroffensive against russia. The two are expected to meet later in the week. Mr. Biden is facing a number of challenges in washington. That inc
Joining us from the United States and all around the world. A monumental week for u. S. President joe biden, as he is set to meet with World Leaders at the United Nations. And deal with challenges back in washington. Negotiators from the United Autoworkers and automakers are set to meet, as a first strike to hit all of the three drags on. And why some socalled hijacked buildings are fighting back. Well have a live report for you from johannesburg. U. S. President joe biden is in new york, where he will be meeting with World Leaders at this weeks United Nations General Assembly. Mr. Biden alived sunday night and is expected to attend two campaigns. This week, the u. S. President also plans to meet with president zelensky, who will be attending the General Assembly and pushing for more support for ukraine. In washington, mr. Biden is facing a number of challenges. Including the about of a Government Shutdown later this month and Impeachment Inquiry launched by House Republicans. We go to