Today, we turn a page in the book of our nations history. A history that we write together. Notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped, too. Devolution is not something i have had to get used to, or to apologise for. Devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. It is what i have always known through my adult political life. Thats the same for a growing number of our citizens. I want us to use this moment as a Starting Point for a more confident march into the future. A march into the future on behalf of a generation that too often is being asked to Pick Up The Pieces and the bill for those who came before them. In wales it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us. In adversity, you cant match us. We will be there. Fighting tooth and nail for the will be there. Fighting tooth and nailfor the impossible will be there. Fighting tooth and nail for the impossible to will be there. Fighting tooth and nailfor the impossible to happen, for the underdog, for the oppressed. When your back is against the wall, you want welsh people by your side. We will be there. Our wales correspondent, Hywel Griffith was watching the announcement. A two horse race where both men stuck rigidly to the centre but in the end of the new leader of the welsh labour was elected byjust under two 52 of the vote. Vaughan gething, congratulations. After being responsible for health and the economy, Vaughan Gething will now take a big step up to become the first black First Minister of wales. Today, we turn a page in the book of our nations history. A history that we write together. Notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped, too. I want us to use this moment as a Starting Point for a more confident march into the future. A march into the future on behalf of a generation that too often is being asked to Pick Up The Pieces and the bill for those who came before them. In his campaign video, he tackled theissue in his campaign video, he tackled the issue of race head on. He spoke about facing taunts as a teenager, and struggling against stereotypes as he entered student politics. The . As he entered student politics. They do damaue as he entered student politics. They do damage access, as he entered student politics. Tie do damage access, they too as he entered student politics. Tie1 do damage access, they too cut people off. Do damage access, they too cut peeple off people off. Since entering the senedd he people off. Since entering the senedd he has people off. Since entering the senedd he has ruffled people off. Since entering the senedd he has ruffled a people off. Since entering the senedd he has ruffled a few l senedd he has ruffled a few feathers. 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I have always been scrupulous about following the scrupulous about following the rules. It is an indivisible part of modern politics. Imilli rules. It is an indivisible part of modern politics. Rules. It is an indivisible part of modern politics. Will that convince his political modern politics. Will that convince his political rivals . Modern politics. Will that convince his political rivals . Jeremy modern politics. Will that convince his political rivals . Jeremy myles l his political rivals . Jeremy myles left without speaking, but issued a statement stressing that the trust needed to be earned. Ultimately, it will be up to the voters of wales to show how Theyjudge The NextFirst Minister. A second day of voting is taking place in russias president ial election. Vladimir putin is expected to win a further six years in power, as his only serious opponents are either in prison, in exile, or dead. Authorities in russia have called on Security Officers to be vigilant, after vandalism at some Polling Stations on friday. To discuss it, i am joined by ben dubov, Senior Democratic resilience fellow at the centre for european policy. Thank you very much for being with us. Good morning to you there in washington. We have had lots of reporting about the election is over the last few days, predominantly that it the last few days, predominantly thatitis the last few days, predominantly that it is a foregone conclusion. Why is the kremlin going through this process . Everyone seems to know the outcome already. The outcome already. Thank you for havin the outcome already. Thank you for having me the outcome already. Thank you for having me. Putin the outcome already. Thank you for having me. Putin was the outcome already. Thank you for having me. Putin was actually having me. Putin was actually trained as a lawyer, and he has been meticulously legalistic in his approach to dismantling democracy in russia, so he actually initiated a constitutional referendum back in 2020, to change the constitution to allow for a third consecutive term of his serving as president. This is part of crafting an image of himself as a guarantor of order, as somebody who actually abides by the law as compared to the lawless west, and with the result a foregone conclusion it also serves to reassert his role as the legitimate expression of the will of the russian people. Flan expression of the will of the russian people. Expression of the will of the russian people. Can you talk us throu~h russian people. Can you talk us through the russian people. Can you talk us through the mechanics russian people. Can you talk us through the mechanics of russian people. Can you talk us through the mechanics of this i through the mechanics of this election . Who oversees it, and how do they tie in with the kremlin infrastructure . Do they tie in with the kremlin infrastructure . ,. ,. , infrastructure . Yes, so the election is overseen infrastructure . Yes, so the election is overseen by infrastructure . Yes, so the election is overseen by the infrastructure . Yes, so the election is overseen by the Central Infrastructure . Yes, so the election is overseen by the central election | is overseen by the central election committee, which is run by a putin loyalist. It is important to note that the stage is already set well before any votes are tallied, well before any votes are tallied, well before anything actually comes to the committee. For instance, there is really no reason for russians to disapprove of the ultranationalist candidate, who is currently given a platform on state tv. Nonetheless, he only pulls about 7 10 approval rating, so what putin has done through control over the media, through network, is make sure that any Opposition Candidates, or any candidates that can actually run, are wildly unpopular. So, while the committee will investigate any irregularities that benefit Opposition Candidates are very unlikely to investigate any irregularities that benefit putin. Ultimately, The Die Is Cast well before the voting starts. It ultimately, The Die Is Cast well before the voting starts. Ultimately, The Die Is Cast well before the voting starts. If The Die Is Cast, before the voting starts. If The Die Is Cast. As before the voting starts. If The Die Is Cast. As you before the voting starts. If The Die Is Cast, as you say, before the voting starts. If The Die Is Cast, as you say, how before the voting starts. If The Die Is Cast, as you say, how come before the voting starts. If The Die Is Cast, as you say, how come we | before the voting starts. If the die i is cast, as you say, how come we are seeing such high Turnout Numbers . Do people feel an obligation to go and vote for a president who is going to win, regardless . The vote for a president who is going to win, regardless . Win, regardless . The turnout out exactly going win, regardless . The turnout out exactly going to win, regardless . The turnout out exactly going to be win, regardless . The turnout out exactly going to be one win, regardless . The turnout out exactly going to be one of win, regardless . The turnout out exactly going to be one of the. Win, regardless . The turnout out i exactly going to be one of the main measures of success of the selection for the kremlin. Dmitri pascoe, the president ial spokesperson, has admitted that this is not a real democratic election, it is more of a test of how well the bureaucracy functions, and so those Turnout Numbers are going to tell the kremlin how well their regional allies, their local partners, can execute on orders that are coming from the kremlin. The number to look out for here is 67 , thats what turnout was in the 2018 president ial election on the first day of voting, turnout was about 33 . So if the turnout was about 33 . So if the turnout matches that number between today and tomorrow, the kremlin will consider the running of the election, the ability of their regional allies to execute orders as a success. We regional allies to execute orders as a success. ~. ,. ,. , a success. We will have to leave it there. A success. We will have to leave it there senior a success. We will have to leave it there. Senior fellow a success. We will have to leave it there. Senior fellow at a success. We will have to leave it there. Senior fellow at the a success. We will have to leave it l there. Senior fellow at the european policy centre, thank you forjoining us. Well, the estonian Town Of Narva is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open, although you can only cross by foot. Many of narvas residents are russian, and can cross the border to vote in russias president ial elections. Bbc russians 0leg Boldyrev sent this report from the border town. Here in the Estonian BorderTown Of Narva lies the frontier between the western world and russia. Across the river with its formidable fortress lies narva, a town 170 kilometres from st petersburg, and this is one of a handful of places where the border between the eu across the river with its formidable fortress lies narva, and russia is still open. Whats even more unusual is that this place and the surrounding region, thousands of people are, in fact, russian citizens. This is the legacy of soviet union break up. In the 1960s and 1970s, people were brought from the soviet union to work in local industries, and after the collapse of the soviet union, they failed to get estonian citizenship. This is a source of bitter arguments between the residents and the estonian authorities, but the fact is that these people have applied and got russian passports, and this means they can go and vote in the president ial elections which are taking place right now. The Voting Station is just across the bridge there. There were not any big queues on this side of the border. We tried to look for people who would cross over, and most people were turning away. They clearly are not willing to talk about this. They are afraid that if they admit that they voted, this will somehow mean trouble for them. But one woman named anna was not afraid to talk. Translation i voted for putin. He is closer to my viewpoint. I understand him. I have no doubts about him. I think every president should care for his country and his people. I see this in putin. I have a sister there, my husbands brother is there, our relatives are buried there. To cut us apart is painful. We spoke to several more people who confirmed that they had crossed the bridge and voted in support of mr putin. They were choosing their words very carefully. If they say that they support mr putin and his war in ukraine, this will certainly mean trouble for them here in estonia. Their votes did not matter much for mr putin. His victory in this election is a foregone conclusion. Narva illustrates the complex situation the Baltic States are in, nervously watching over their giant neighbours to the east, russia. Just some Breaking News now, and one of the oldest and most prestigious film studios in the arab world has been destroyed by a major Fire Film Studios in the arab world has been destroyed by a majorfire in cairo. Several buildings near the studio in cairo also had to be evacuated as the fire spread to them. No casualties have been reported, but some people had to be treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Many egyptian films and tv series have been produced at the studio since it was founded 80 years ago. We will bring you more on this story when we have it. To the middle east and Gazas Health Ministry hasjust updated the number of people who have been killed in the territory since israel launched its Military Action there in october, to 31,553. Most of the dead are women and children. Lets go to our correspondent mark 0wen injerusalem. What we know about this latest death toll . Weill. About this latest death toll . Well, this includes about this latest death toll . Well, this includes the about this latest death toll . Well, this includes the numbers about this latest death toll . Tt this includes the numbers killed in the last 2a hours, which were 63 as of this morning, according to Carson Health officials, including a single strike in central gaza that killed 36 people, according to local health officials, in one single building. We are yet to hear from the Israeli Military when they say what they were targeting, but it shows the continued disastrous death tolls and suffering for people on the ground in gaza, and of course also for those suffering from looming famine, with unicef, the un childrens charity, saying that one in three children under the age of two are suffering from acute malnourishment, and that figure is double what it was in january. And that figure is double what it was injanuary. So that is the situation on the ground, and people are desperately needing aid. The first large ship to have arrived with aid coming from cyprus has off loaded the shipment of aid and thatis off loaded the shipment of aid and that is a spanish ship which was coming, carrying about 200 tonnes of aid, food aid, oil, flour and rice and that has been off loaded onto smaller boats, which will then transport it into gaza. It is unclear how it will be distributed, but the Israeli Forces are saying that they will provide some level of security for that shipment. If it is a successful shipment, the cypriots say a second ship with 240 tonnes of aid is ready to leave. This all comes a day before new Ceasefire Talks are due to begin in doha, with the israelis say they are sending a delegation to those talks. The head of the Israeli Spy Agency will have talks with qatari and egyptian officials, perhaps a glimmer of progress even though the israelis say that some of the demands made by hamas are unjustified. Lets speak now to doctor Margaret Harris who is a spokesperson for the world health organization. Thank you forjoining 0rganization. Thank you forjoining us on bbc news. I quoted their those very shocking statistics about child malnutrition, according to your colleagues at unicef. What are your teams on the ground in gaza telling you, particularly about disease and famine among young people . Indeed. In our famine among young people . Indeed. In our meetings famine among young people . Indeed. In our meetings people famine among young people . Indeed. In our meetings people say famine among young people . Indeed. In our meetings people say it famine among young people . Indeed. In our meetings people say it is in our meetings people say it is beyond in our meetings people say it is beyond words. Its misery they have never beyond words. Its misery they have never seen beyond words. Its misery they have never seen. My colleagues are people who have never seen. 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