this was the moment he arrived at the prime minister s residence in rome, where he was greeted by italian president sergio mattarella. shortly after this, he met the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni. she s been one of ukraine s more vocal backers, although polls suggest that italian people overall are opposed to sending ukraine more weapons, as are some of her coalition partners. more now from the bbc s sofia bettiza in rome. more than 1000 security officers have been deployed in rome today. this is the first time the president zelensky visits italy since russia invaded ukraine last year. he has had a meeting with his counterpart, the italian president. they had a private meeting that lasted for about 25 minutes and some of the things that they discussed were economic sanctions against russia, the kidnapping of ukrainian children, the need to step up the fight against pro kremlin fake news and ukrainejoining the european union. after the meeting, president zelensky said
liverpool, as the first eurovision semifinals are held, with sweden and finland emerging as top contenders. hello. i m sally bundock. donald trump has said he will appeal against his conviction for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case in new york. the former us president described the verdict as a disgrace, but his victim, ejean carroll, said it was a victory for all woman who had suffered because they were not believed. and within the past hour, mr trump posted a video on the truth social website. here s a clip of what he had to say. i have absolutely no idea who this woman is! the verdict is a disgrace, a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time. absolutely a shame! donald trump there. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, was at the court in manhattan and sent this report. ejean carroll did not speak as she left the court, but her smile said everything. it took thejuryjust under three hours to rule in herfavour, while they did not find that donald
and provide kyiv with all the assistance it needed in the war against russia prime minister meloni also stressed that the conflict would only end when russia stopped its aggression, and withdrew from all ukrainian territory, adding that any other outcome would jeopardise peace in all of europe. president volodymyr zelensky is now at the vatican for a private audience with pope francis, it s the first meeting between the two men since russia invaded ukraine. we can see pictures of that meeting now. our europe regional editor paul moss has been telling us about the significance of this visit. they very publicly embraced each other and as you suggested, ms meloni was vocal in her support. she said she would be an ally of ukraine and the war would only end when all russian troops had left all of ukrainian territory. no sense of a compromise. the italian president was in a similar vein when he said it was an honour to have mr zelensky visit. he thanked them and said about the evil
hello, i m gareth barlow. thank you so much forjoining us. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan has been welcomed by cheering supporters as he arrived back in his home city of lahore after the high court granted him bail. his arrest over corruption allegations sparked violent protests. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies sent this update. defiant probably sums up imran khan s attitude today. when he arrived at court, he was met by some of his supporters who were chanting slogans. also, there were journalists and his lawyers there too and, of course, the paramilitaries were there to protect him in riot kit, as well as police officers. now, this was quite an unruly crowd as it made its way through the court complex, occasionally even knocking people off their feet. when he arrived in court, he then, during the times that the court was not in session, allowed journalists to come have a conversation with him. so, i was speaking to him and asked him whether he cond
hello, thank you forjoining us. the presidential candidates in turkey are gearing up for their last day of campaigning ahead of sunday s crucial election. president recep tayyip erdogan will hold a rally in istanbul, where he built his popular support as mayor more than 20 years ago. in the evening, he is expected to pray at the hagia sophia, which he controversially converted into a mosque to please religious conservatives. his secular challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu, will also be touring istanbul with the current mayor. the 74 year old has been appealing to the young promising to restore democracy and improve relations with the west. let s talk now to our correspondent in istanbul, silin girit. thank you very much for talking to us. the two men at the forefront of this race are very different, aren t they? talk to us about the different personalities and policies. yes. personalities and policies. yes, the are personalities and policies. yes, they are exact personalities