is the front runner ahead of next month s poll. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and 1am in the morning in moscow, where the united nations secretary general has embarked on a diplomatic mission. antonio guterres took part in talks with president putin, after which the russian leader repeated his stated reasons for invading ukraine, while claiming that he still hoped for a diplomatic solution. the un says russia s president vladimir putin has agreed in principle to the un and the red cross being involved in the evacuation of civilians from the azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of mariupol. in a major policy move, germany has now authorised the supply of dozens of tanks to ukraine. and the us has committed to supporting ukraine s resistance for the long haul . our russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. he was trying to show it was business as usual. in the kremlin, vladimir putin bega
police in pakistan say three chinese nationals and their pakistani driver were killed in an explosion in the port city of karachi. a group that opposes chinese investment in pakistan, has said that a female suicide bomber carried out the attack. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benjamin butterworth, late editor at the i newspaper, and harriet line, the daily mail s chief political correspondent. let s take a look at tomorrow s front pages. like many of the papers, the guardian reports allegations of sexual misconduct by multiple women against the dj tim westwood which he strenuously denies. that story was a joint investigation by the guardian and the bbc. the metro also covers tim westwood but its main story is the cost of living crisis, with research suggesting nearly six in ten people have begun cutting back as prices rise. the telegraph leads on the pressure now being faced by the chancellor to cut taxes