the eurovision song contest final. hello. i m nancy kacungira. ukrainian president volodimir zelensky has arrived in the italian capital rome, where he ll meet italian political leaders and have an audience with the pope. we are showing you live shots at the president s residence in rome. italy s prime minister, giorgia meloni, has been one of ukraine s more vocal backers, although polls suggest that italian people overall are opposed to sending ukraine more weapons. mr zelensky tweeted that it was an important visit for what he said was the approaching victory for ukraine. those live pictures there, in rhyme. live now to the bbc s sofia bettiza in rome. well, zelensky has said this is an important visit for his approaching victory. what message will he be trying to send? victory. what message will he be trying to send? president zelensky has landed in trying to send? president zelensky has landed in rome trying to send? president zelensky has landed in rome about - tr
hello, i m nancy kacungira. let s ta ke let s take you straight to berlin where the german chancellor olaf scholtz and president zelensky are holding a press conference. he said he will continue to support the ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees ukraine as long as needed. he said more than 1 million refugees are ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees are now living in germany. those are some of the lines coming out of that press conference where we are watching president zelensky who has been meeting with his german counterpart, the german president frank walter steinmeier and he has now met chancellor olaf scholtz and this is the conference they are holding. who will bring you more as they come in. let s cross to our correspondent jenny hill who is in berlin. jenny, what more are we hearing from president zelensky and the german chancellor? figs president zelensky and the german chancellor? , , ., president zelensky and t
world. i m laila harrak. the u.s. border with mexico remains calm, at least for now, a day after the title 42 immigration rule came to an end. russia tries to take out a u.s.-made patriot air defense system in ukraine, but the patriot system appears to have worked as it was intended. and the eurovision song contest final is just hours away. we ll have a eurovision historian what to expect as 26 acts prepare to represent their home nations. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. good to be with you. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the first day since title 42 expired. the covid-era policy allowed authorities to swiftly expel most migrants. federal officials say there was no substantial increase overnight or an influx at midnight friday morning when title 42 expired. still, leaders of border cities are calling on the federal government and lawmakers to address the problems with th
hello and welcome to bbc news. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has said his country will continue to support ukraine in its war against russia for as long as needed. he was speaking after meeting the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky in berlin. let s hear a bit of what he said. germany announced yesterday it was supplying billions of dollars worth of supplies to ukraine. translation: this awful war has severe geopolitical - consequences for everyone. but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them, women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. our citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky has described germany as a true friend and reliable ally and he thanked the german government for what he called its fantastic solidarity . on saturday berlin announced it would supply weapons worth around three billion dollars to kyiv. earlier, mrzelensky was rece
we start in pakistan where the former prime minister, imran khan, has been remanded in custody for eight days after his arrest on corruption charges. his detention has sparked protests across the country, and at least eight people have died in clashes. a conviction would disqualify mr khan from standing for election. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has been monitoring the days events from islamabad, and sent us this report. burning into the night protests from lahore, karachi, peshawar. this was the singed aftermath, the reaction to imran khan s arrest yesterday. but the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad. police blocked roads into the compound where imran khan was due to appear in front of a judge. some party officials were stopped at the gates. have you spoken to him since yesterday? no, we have no access yet. that is why i m demanding access. we are being denied access. beyond the boundaries of the compound, imran khan s supporters began to gather