you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin in the middle east where a cease fire and israel and islamic jihad was supposed to go into effect n the ground says more rockets wereidf also s si sirens warning of incoming fear. now we ve seen attacks like the ones yesterday but in the meantime, we want to switch over the news in ukraine. ukraine s president and his desire to hit russia on its home soil citing recently leaked classified documents. the washington post says president zelenskyy has suggested bold attacks behind closed doors including blowing up a pipeline in attempting to occupy russian border village to gain leverage over moscow. in talks, the post points out where zelenskyy made suggestions happened months ago. still, it says the pentagon did not dispute the authenticity of the leaked materials. this comes as ukraine carried out what could be its second missile attack in 24 hours on the luhansk region. it s a section of ukraine that
by huge increases in borrowing. cubans give their verdict on legalising same sex marriage and whether gay couples can adopt in a landmark referendum that s divided the nation. as hundreds of russians flee the country to avoid president putin s partial military mobilisation, we go live to moscow to speak to nikita khrushchev s granddaughter about the conflict in ukraine. and nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how difficult it would be to stop a space rock from hitting earth. hello and welcome. giorgia meloni, who s set to become italy s first female prime minister, has called for unity and promised to govern for all italians. projected results in the general election show victory for a coalition led by ms meloni s far right party, brothers of italy. the democratic party have already conceded, and in herfirst speech after her triumph, she said the voters had indicated their desire for a centre right government. leigh milner reports. it s a historic moment,
to end the invasion. now on bbc news, global questions discusses what s next for georgia and moldova. after president putin s invasion of ukraine, other former soviet republics are feeling vulnerable. hello, i m zeinab badawi. welcome to this edition of global questions from tbilisi, the capital of georgia. this country neighbours russia and there s a lot of concern here that moscow s invasion of ukraine could trigger putin s ambitions to try to control other parts of the former soviet union, like georgia. after all, just north of here are two russian backed separatist enclaves in georgia. in this programme, we ll be looking at what it s like to live in moscow s shadow and ask how real is putin s dream of a new imperialist russia? welcome to the magnificent garden hall in tbilisi. i m joined by a top panel from across the region who are going to be answering questions from our local audience here. but before they do that, let us give you this brief overview of why people in f
a trial of an american basketball star on drug charges has opened in russia. the kremlin has denied their detention is motivated by tensions over ukraine. now on bbc news it s time for global questions. hello, i m zeinab badawi. welcome to this edition of global questions from tbilisi, the capital of georgia. this country neighbours russia and there s a lot of concern here that moscow s invasion of ukraine could trigger putin s ambitions to try to control other parts of the former soviet union, like georgia. after all, just north of here are two russian backed separatist enclaves in georgia. in this programme, we ll be looking at what it s like to live in moscow s shadow and ask how real is putin s dream of a new imperialist russia? welcome to the magnificent garden hall in tbilisi. i m joined by a top panel from across the region who are going to be answering questions from our local audience here. but before they do that, let us give you this brief overview of why people