those two teams are in the england and france group. portugal v northern ireland kicks off in the next 15 mins or so, both sides unbeaten in their group. wales 0—1 ukraine, wales looking to continue their 100% record in the tournament. away from the uk, there's been plenty of action elsewhere. it was goalless between norway and italy. netherlands v finland goalless. spain won in denmark, 2—0. jenni hermoso with the first in their 2—0 victory. well, once those matches come to an end — all eyes will turn to a huge match in men's football on saturday — as borussia dortmund take on real madrid in the champions league final. the german side haven't won the tournament since 1997 — whilst real are going for a record—extending 15th title — and their manager admits his team have an affinity with this competition. there is something special in this club. i think it would be important to be studied, this, because it is not a casualty, it is something that special, it depends from what, i don't know, but i think he can be the history or the tradition or the quality of the players or the character because it happened so many times that it is not a casualty. the biggest respect for him because he is one _ the biggest respect for him because he is one of— the biggest respect for him because he is one of the managers who has not only— he is one of the managers who has not only made it with one team, he has made _ not only made it with one team, he has made it— not only made it with one team, he has made it with different teams in different— has made it with different teams in different countries and cultures, and not — different countries and cultures, and not within three years, within two decades he has been successful as a manager, and of the players play for— as a manager, and of the players play for him, he needs to be a role model— play for him, he needs to be a role model for— play for him, he needs to be a role model for every young coach. there's been a big shock in the men's draw at the french open — with the world number six andrey rublev being knocked out in straight sets by italy's matteo arnaldi — a player ranked 29 places below him. another big challenge awaits, with in—form stefanos tsitsipas in round four. no problems for the australian open championjannik sinner — who sealed his place in round four with relative ease. he beat pavel kotov in straight sets, winning 6—4, 6—4, 6—4. world number one iga swiatek is a step closer to a third successive title at roland garros. she's into round four after beating marie bouzkova in straight sets. elsewhere, there were wins for coco gauff and ons jabuer. there's an unlikely leader at the top of golf�*s canadian open leaderboard — with world number 76 robert macintyre leading the way. the scotsman is ten under par and three shots clear of the rest of the field. meanwhile, at the women's us open, wichanee michai leads — but a point on how tough this course in pennsylvania is, she's onjust three under early in her second round. tournament favourite nelly korda is trying to fight her way back from her opening round of ten over par — she's dropped a shot again early on. and now currently 11 over through her second round. and that's all the sport for now. if you were watching the programme last night, you'll know it was a busy night of breaking news. just before news came of that verdict in the trial of donald trump came reports that presidentjoe biden had given permission to ukraine to use american weapons on military targets inside russia. there were conditions — they could only be used around the kharkiv region in the east. germany — which had also held back before — has nowjoined america in giving that permission. the kremlin is now accusing nato and america, of "provoking a new level of tension". jean mackenzie, has the latest from kyiv. this is what ukraine has been so desperate to stop — an onslaught along its north—eastern border. russia has been able to bombard the city of vovchansk with impunity, launching attacks from russian soil then seizing ground. overnight, it struck an apartment block in the region's capital, kharkiv, 20 miles from the border. at least six people were killed. elena's husband and mother were inside and are still missing. president zelensky has pleaded to be allowed to properly defend his country by using nato weapons to strike russia. washington has finally agreed, but with strict limits. ukraine can only target russian positions along the kharkiv border. this is some step forward to that goal which we discussed before, to make the possibility to defend our people who live in the villages through the borderline. but russia is pushing on multiple fronts. earlier, the united states hinted that having changed his mind once, president biden could do it again. we will continue to do what we have been doing, which is, as necessary, adapt and adjust. since the start of the war, president biden has been weighing up on one hand his support for ukraine and on the other, the need to stop this escalating into an even bigger conflict between russia and the west. he has been nervous about how moscow, with its nuclear weapons, would respond to this move. but as the situation on the battlefield has changed, so too have mr biden�*s calculations. the us has changed the rules of this grinding war. russia, despite its many threats, has yet to make its next move. jean mackenzie, bbc news, kyiv. joining me now to discuss it all. inna sovsun a ukrainian mp born and raised in kharkiv. melinda haring, a leading expert on us policy on ukraine. i would start with you first michael, we have been reported for weeks about the situation in kharkiv, how so many people have been fleeing the city, ukraine's second largest, just tell us how things are for the people that you have been speaking to in harkey. paint a picture before we get into the politics. it paint a picture before we get into the politico— the politics. it is very scary to sta in the politics. it is very scary to stay in the — the politics. it is very scary to stay in the city, _ the politics. it is very scary to stay in the city, it _ the politics. it is very scary to stay in the city, it takes - the politics. it is very scary to | stay in the city, it takes about the politics. it is very scary to - stay in the city, it takes about 40 stay in the city, it takes about a0 seconds for a missile launched from russian territory to reach and hit kharkiv, brief people of kharkiv are trying to go on with their lives, but it is extremely difficult to adjust to that situation. no air raid alerts make any sense just because it takes less than one minute for a missile to hit the city, so unfortunately people are living in constant fear, they are constantly seeing the destruction. my constantly seeing the destruction. my primary school has been destroyed, my high school is standing empty because schools have been closed for four years so. you see signs of destruction on every street in the city centre. people are starting to flee, especially those with kids, but there is still thousands of kids living in harkey because their parents work in critical infrastructure. it is a scary reality, but what is most important is that people continue to live their lives despite those attacks because they believe if everybody flees it is a victory for russia. this reality is terrifying to go by. russia. this reality is terrifying to to b . , russia. this reality is terrifying to iob . , ., russia. this reality is terrifying touob. , ., ., ., ._ to go by. sorry to hear that so many --eole to go by. sorry to hear that so many peeple you — to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know — to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know and _ to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know and care _ to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know and care for - to go by. sorry to hear that so many people you know and care for are i people you know and care for are going through such a difficult time, thank you for sharing that, melinda, i would bring you in, because we know for months now ukraine has been asking for additional support and military hardware, and that support was eventually passed by the us congress, i know we have this development, the permission, i guess you could say, by the us and germany for western weapons to be used across the border into russia. how much of a game changer do you think this could be?— this could be? great to be back with ou, and this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured _ this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured to _ this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured to be _ this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured to be on - this could be? great to be back with you, and honoured to be on with - this could be? great to be back withj you, and honoured to be on with my friend _ you, and honoured to be on with my friend inna _ you, and honoured to be on with my friend inna sovsun, it is a game changer— friend inna sovsun, it is a game changer and finally the russians have _ changer and finally the russians have been pushed on their back foot. ithini into finally — time, months, for president bite into finally relax and allow this bil into finally relax and allow this big decision. is it the big deal? yes it— big decision. is it the big deal? yes it is — big decision. is it the big deal? yes it is. the thing i want to know and well— yes it is. the thing i want to know and we'll be — yes it is. the thing i want to know and we'll be watching over the weekend — and we'll be watching over the weekend are four images of what the russiens— weekend are four images of what the russians are doing around belgorod. there _ russians are doing around belgorod. there are _ russians are doing around belgorod. there are 30,000 to 50,000 russian troops _ there are 30,000 to 50,000 russian troops around belgorod, i want to know _ troops around belgorod, i want to know how — troops around belgorod, i want to know how they're moving them and how quickly, _ know how they're moving them and how quickly, and _ know how they're moving them and how quickly, and id moving the logistical nodes that are now being able to— logistical nodes that are now being able to be — logistical nodes that are now being able to be hit by the ukrainians thanks— able to be hit by the ukrainians thanks to — able to be hit by the ukrainians thanks to the president bidens decision — thanks to the president bidens decision. that is the money question _ decision. that is the money question. it's a big deal, the decision— question. it's a big deal, the decision was late, the decision a n1onth— decision was late, the decision a month ago— decision was late, the decision a month ago and president biden or the immediate _ month ago and president biden or the immediate under pressure from the french— immediate under pressure from the french and — immediate under pressure from the french and the germans, and i find it ironic— french and the germans, and i find it ironic that — french and the germans, and i find it ironic that president biden was campaigning on his muscular ukraine policy— campaigning on his muscular ukraine policy in _ campaigning on his muscular ukraine policy in his— campaigning on his muscular ukraine policy in his campaign literature and has — policy in his campaign literature and has been dragging his feet. it's not a _ and has been dragging his feet. it's not a good — and has been dragging his feet. it's not a good look when we left is ahead — not a good look when we left is ahead of— not a good look when we left is ahead of you and seen to do this thing _ ahead of you and seen to do this thing already. ahead of you and seen to do this thing already-— ahead of you and seen to do this thing already. inna sovsun let me brina ou thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back — thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, _ thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, i _ thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, i know- thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, i know you - thing already. inna sovsun let me bring you back in, i know you are| bring you back in, i know you are with people who are fighting in this ongoing conflicts, what is the morale among ukrainian forces at the moment? and do we have any reaction so far to this recent development? we have heard the news about 2a hours ago, and juliet the first thought of mine and of thousands of other ukrainians was that the news came 2a hours too late to save the life of a very famous ukrainian paramedic, a former student of mine and great friend of mine who died around kharkiv, 2a hours before that announcement. not a single death of people who have been recognised or publicly known in the ukrainian publicly known in the ukrainian public sphere, unfortunately we have raised several death of people who have been known to wider society, activists, journalists, have been killed over the last week, so that was my first thought. that's it came 2a hours too late to save his life and so many other lives. we very much hope that this will help us strategically for the future to save more lives of thousands of men and women fighting right now, so of course it was a small boost to the morale of the otherwise very tired army, but the army that still continues to fight. we very much hope that this trend will continue and that the aide will continue to increase because it is very difficult to fight with one arm tied behind your back, as we had to fight before. this is not how the brits had to fight in the second world war when aid was provided from the americans, there was no limitations for the british back then, so it felt extremely unjust that we had to follow rules nobody else had to follow. that we continue to fight on our own territory, and you can never win if you only fight on your own territory. it only beats you out. it was a small boost in morale, came at a difficult time for everybody here because of that recent death, but we hope for the better, and we very much hope that this indeed will take some pressure out of kharkiv region, and overly later on we would have further promised to protect notjust kharkiv region but other regions are under attack as well. so at least we can say that area right now. taste under attack as well. so at least we can say that area right now.- can say that area right now. we are sor for can say that area right now. we are sorry for the _ can say that area right now. we are sorry for the loss _ can say that area right now. we are sorry for the loss of your _ can say that area right now. we are sorry for the loss of your friend, . sorry for the loss of your friend, inna sovsun, and remaining of the personal cost of any conflict. men what we heard from the us and germany was limited permission, only around the border with kharkiv, the you think that permission should be extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason _ extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason not _ extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason not to _ extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason not to extend - extended more broadly? absolutely. there is no reason not to extend it. | there is no reason not to extend it. there is no reason not to extend it. the brits— there is no reason not to extend it. the brits did — there is no reason not to extend it. the brits did not put that restriction and i would urge the biden— restriction and i would urge the biden administration to remove it as quickly— biden administration to remove it as quickly as— biden administration to remove it as quickly as possible, and my worry is that the _ quickly as possible, and my worry is that the russians will exploit the restrictions that washington has put in place _ restrictions that washington has put in place. how could they do that? they— in place. how could they do that? they could — in place. how could they do that? they could target kharkiv is big, they could target other areas not in this easing — they could target other areas not in this easing of restrictions, they couldn't— this easing of restrictions, they couldn't hit the region to the west, and they— couldn't hit the region to the west, and they could find ways to cynically _ and they could find ways to cynically exploit the way we have legalistic — cynically exploit the way we have legalistic lead restricted the ukrainians, and the broader point is this restriction should not have been _ this restriction should not have been put — this restriction should not have been put in place and created a humanitarian data structure very, and it _ humanitarian data structure very, and it is— humanitarian data structure very, and it is something the white house bears— and it is something the white house bears culpability for.— bears culpability for. melinda harinu bears culpability for. melinda haring and — bears culpability for. melinda haring and inna _ bears culpability for. melinda haring and inna sovsun, - bears culpability for. melinda l haring and inna sovsun, thank bears culpability for. melinda - haring and inna sovsun, thank you for your professional and personal insights on developments in ukraine, we appreciate it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. south african political parties are getting ready for coalition talks as results from wednesday's election show the african national congress is set to fall well short of a majority. the latest tally, gives the anc a2% of the vote. the leader of the next largest party — the democratic alliance — said his party would only enter coalition talks with parties that shared its values and principles. for several hours, updated results had been unavailable on the electoral commission's website. it blamed a technical fault. catherine byaruhanga is at the official results centre — north ofjohannesburg. most of the molestations have been counted and it shows the anc have around a2% of the boat, far short of the 50% it needs to have an outright majority in parliament. throughout the day, we have seen leaders from various parties walking through this hall, already, you see them shaking hands. the talk right now is about the possible correlation government if the anc does not get the outright majority, and we are dog joined by one of the leaders from one of the parties connecting —— contesting. thank you forjoining us on bbc news, you stand to win about 0.a% in this vote, but as a party in this election, how historic is a sport for south africa was to mark it the historic election and we thought it would be? it historic election and we thought it would be? , , ., . would be? it is the historic election — would be? it is the historic election and _ would be? it is the historic election and we _ would be? it is the historic election and we thought i would be? it is the historic election and we thought it| would be? it is the historic- election and we thought it would be, support— election and we thought it would be, support for— election and we thought it would be, support for the anc is winning. secondly, _ support for the anc is winning. secondly, i think the anc has reached — secondly, i think the anc has reached its sell by date, the question— reached its sell by date, the question is how do you break apart and be _ question is how do you break apart and be what you want to be. we are bringing _ and be what you want to be. we are bringing in— and be what you want to be. we are bringing in a— and be what you want to be. we are bringing in a long transition that we think— bringing in a long transition that we think will be at least one decade with consolidation.�