take part in a contest to succeed nicola sturgeon as scottish national party leader. good afternoon. it s a year since russia launched its invasion of ukraine and there are no signs that the conflict is coming to an end. there have been huge casualties on both sides and millions of people have become refugees. the conflict has also affected the global economy, threatening supplies of food and energy. speaking in kyiv earlier, ukraine s president zelensky says his country will do everything it can to achieve victory this year and wouldn t stop until those he called russian murderers had faced punishment. our international editor, jeremy bowen has reported on the conflict from the very beginning, and has been looking back at the last 12 months with some of those who he s spoken to along the way. the russians expected a quick victory, taking back what president putin believes is theirs. a year later the war is not close to over. ukrainians are fighting back in a war nato bel
do you think it s going to happen again? miah was one of several witnesses who gave heartbreaking and really disturbing testimony at the hearing about america s epidemic of gun violence. mass shootings are on pace to hit record levels this year. the parents of lexi rubio, who was killed at robb elementary we want as they implored lawmakers to change the country s gun laws. we don t want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was intelligent, compassionate, athletic. she was quiet, shy unless she had a point to make. if she knew she was right, as she so often was, she was firm, direct, voice unwavering. so today we stand for lexi and as her voice we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifles and high capacity magazines. we understand that for some reason to some people, to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns that guns are more important than children. somewhere out there there s a mom listening to our testimony thinking i can t even imagine
leave after living for weeks under the city s strict lockdown. russia is seeing red over finland s announcement that it plans to apply for nato membership. former president dmitri medvedev said russia would seriously strengthen ground, naval and air defenses on its western border. they are calling finland s decision a radical change in policy as well as a treaty violation. finland declared neutrality at the end of world war ii. but the brutality of putin s war in ukraine has left many feeling vulnerable. for now, finland says there are no direct threats from russia and all is quiet on their 800-mile long shared border. in this kind of situation, of course you have to be prepared for all kinds of threats. we don t speck anything but we are prepared for everything. nato members have been quick to support finland s decision but the chief of staff said it shows nato s double standards. we are very happy for our friends in finland, and of course, it is absolutely logical s
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They should not occupy gaza. I think it would be a big mistake. We will destroy hamas. They opened this war. We will win it. The work to rescue hostages including americans is becoming more complicated. The president had no higher priority than getting americans back safe. Those are innocent civilians. They have rights. This is the closest thing to the holocaust weve seen. I dont have another land. Were on the edge of the abyss here. The slogan never again, it wasnt a suggestion. It is something we intend to act on. Good morning, everyone. Right now Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is also in israel meeting again with Benjamin Netanyahu. It is a dire humanitarian crisis escalating in gaza and Israeli Ground offensive appears to be imminent. Blinken said this morning the u. S. Is actively working to ensure humanitarian assistance like water, food and medicine can get into gaza. He also said yesterday a Safe Passage Way Into Egypt via The Rafah Crossing would be open as half a Million P