live from washington. this is bbc news. a ceasefire brokered between islamichhad militants and israel but reports already of rockets fired along the border between israel and the gaza strip. volodymyr zelensky and the pope hold talks at the vatican but the pontiff stops short of directly condeming russia s invasion of ukraine. # instead i wrote a song # bout how you did me wrong # i could ve cried at home # and spent the night alone # instead i wrote a song.# and united in music: the grand final of the 2023 eurovision song contest is about to crown a winner. hello i m carl nasman, thanks forjoining us.
are kind of about us and support us. - and this is really important. now, let s leave eurovision, and look at rome now, where ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, is on a one day visit. he met the pope as well as political leaders there. the italian prime minister, georgia meloni, has promised to supply more weapons and money to ukraine. but that promise is not universally supported by her coalition partners, as sofia bettiza reports from rome. a grand welcome in rome. this is the first time that president zelensky has visited italy since russia invaded ukraine. on his arrival, he tweeted it was an important visit for the approaching victory against russia. and it was a packed agenda. first, a private meeting with his counterpart, the italian president, sergio mattarella. translation: first of all, i m here to thank all-
of italian society. unfortunately, i do not have time to shake hands with everyone to hug them for the great support italy has provided to ukraine. then a working lunch with prime minister giorgia meloni. translation: we guarantee our support for peace as long - as it s a just peace. we re not so hypocritical as to pretend that anything that resembles an invasion is peace. this is important because peace can t be achieved through any kind of surrender on ukraine side. but italy is a country that historically has strong ties with russia, and some members of meloni s government are not so keen on sending weapons to kyiv. after several political meetings, a private audience with the head of the catholic church. this is the first time that president zelensky and pope francis meet since russia invaded ukraine last year. the pope has called for peace
were about to take to the stage in liverpool, reports say. the ternopil regional state administration head says two civilians have been injured and warehouses belonging to commercial companies and a religious organisations were hit. just moments after the eurovision 2023 final started, the air raid sirens sounded over almost entire ukrainian territory. most of the regions were on high alert because of missiles and kamikaze drones launched from russia. people are advised to stay in bomb shelters. explosions were heard in the city of ternopil in the west of ukraine. ukraine were the winners of last years eurovision song contest. the presidential candidates in turkey have finished their final day of campaigning before sunday s crucial election. president recep tayyip erdogan held a rally in istanbul earlier, a city where he built his popular support as mayor more
were about to take to the stage in liverpool. the ternopil regional state administration head says two civilians have been injured and warehouses belonging to commercial companies and a religious organisations were hit. just moments after the eurovision 2023 final started, the air raid sirens sounded over almost entire ukrainian territory. most of the regions were on high alert because of missiles and kamikaze drones launched from russia. people are advised to stay in bomb shelters. explosions were heard in the city of ternopil in the west of ukraine. how was the song contest view in ukraine this is a bar in ukraine where they still enjoying the competition. 0ur correspondent has been speaking to some of them. frustrated because of the war because of lots of people die and lots of people losing their homes, businesses. relatives.