welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start in moscow where president vladimir putin has been playing host to one of his most important remaining allies, china s president, xijinping. it s the chinese leader s first visit to russia since russia invaded ukraine last year. beijing still maintains that its position in the war is neutral and it s come up with a plan for peace talks between the two sides. mr putin who just days ago was accused of war crimes by international prosecutors said he was looking forward to discussing that plan. our russia editor steve rosenberg, has sent this report from moscow. just three days ago, vladimir putin was named as a war crimes suspect by the international criminal court. but that didn t stop china s president flying in and shaking his hand. putin and xi have met many times before, but never before has russia s president been under such pressure. his war in ukraine not going at all according to pla
The northern ireland democratic unionist party says it will vote against the uk government s new brexit framework when it comes before mps for the first time this week. the party leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, says there are ongoing concerns about the legislation. a spokesman for the british prime minister rishi sunak says he is ready to provide reassurance to the dup. millions of people around the world are celebrating nowruz a festival that marks the persian new year and the official beginning of spring. at the white house, president biden and first lady jill biden hosted a reception, praising young iranian women for their courage. and bbc persian s bahman kalbasi sat with the us secretary of state, antony blinken, to talk about how the recent unrest in iran has affected its relationship with the the us. five years after donald trump abandoned the joint comprehensive plan of action.