mariana islands and gave us this update earlier. they said he will be landing in australia wants to hearing wraps up. his plan is committed to depart inside three hours time, that he would land around 6:1i1pm australian eastern time. that is later today. our correspondent shaimaa khalil was at the northern mariana islands and gave us this update earlier. julian assange is in the us district court house behind me where the final steps of the legal proceedings for his guilty plea are under way, his pleading guilty for one felony thatis pleading guilty for one felony that is illegally obtaining and disclosing classified national security material, no for him because as for the deal that was agreed the usjustice department, he will get credit for time served in the uk. he is here because crucially, this is here because crucially, this is continental usa, julian assange refused to go to mainland us because he deeply distrust the us government. in the past, he accused him of plotti
marcel was australia s hero. topping a group that included france too. netherlands will be in the last 16 as one of the best third placed teams. and the austrians leapfrogged kylian mbappe s france. mbappe was wearing a mask after injuring his nose earlier in the tournament and missing their last match. he scored a penalty. but bottom side poland won a spot kick of their own converted after a retake by robert levandowski so france have to make do with second in the group. it means they re now in the same side of the draw with portugal, germany and spain. the second group phase at the men s t20 world cup is already decided and what are story this is. afghanistan all rounder rashid khan says it is an unbelievable feeling to reach the semi finals for the first time in their history by beating bangladesh. and in doing so knocking out the 2021 champions australia. our sports correspondentjoe wilson has the story. on a rainy night in st vincent, afghanistan reached a new level.
united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank you - united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank you very - are very relieved. thank you very much. that s all from us in paris, you can follow coverage throughout the night on the bbc news channel, or online at bbc.co.uk/news, but for now, back to clive in the studio. many thanks. ukraine s president zelensky has used his 0rthodox easter sunday message, to deliver a defiant address, saying he s convinced his country would emerge victorious, in the war with russia. he s been meeting the us secretary of state, antony blinken and the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, in the capital kyiv, to press for more heavy weapons to be delivered. from there, mark lowen reports. a desecrated country is seeking its protector. 0rthodox easter, this nation s most cherished moment, now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defender
of novak djokovic, these are anything but normal times. this event outside serbia s national assembly reflects the widely felt outrage about their champion s plight. instead of serving up a warm welcome for the nine times australian open winner, the host nation found fault with his papers. that has left novak djokovic cooling his heels in quarantine instead of warming up for the tournament. these people are showing their support for serbia s number one sporting star. they have come to express their disapproval for what is happening to him in australia and to listen to the family of novak djokovic explain how they feel about their son spending 0rthodox christmas weekend in a quarantine hotel in melbourne. just imagine. just imagine if you have a son and he s spending christmas, our christmas, 0rthodox, in prison. this is for me a prison. this is not like an immigration hotel, this is prison, because they don t allow him to go out. belgrade s novak tennis centre is where you will find th