we start at the border of the united states and mexico, and concerns there will be a surge of migrants following the expiration of title a2. that s the measure put in place three years ago, and it was invoked during the trump administration to slow the spread of covid 19 across the us mexico border. while in doing so, us authorities were allowed to turn away asylum seekers, and while title 42 was in place, around 2.8 million people were expelled that s according to us customs and border protection. but with the end of the us s health emergency, title 42 has now also officially expired. well, a potential surge of migrants to the us mexico border could strain local communities and present a humanitarian challenge. and us officials said on friday they quote did not see a substantial increase in migrant crossings. but many have pointed out that this is only the start of a new reality at the border, and not the end. mexico s government is trying to deter migrants from maki
president, volodymyr zelensky. speaking in rome, ms meloni said her country would back ukraine for as long as was necessary, calling russia s invastion brutal and unjust. later on, president zelensky will meet the pope in the vatican, before visiting germany. let s cross to the newsroom now and talk to our europe regional editor correspondent paul moss. hi, paul. president zelensky is initially and what is he trying to achieve there? initially and what is he trying to achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european countries - achieve there? he s done a tour of lots of european countries this - achieve there? he s done a tour of| lots of european countries this year to try and shore up support from politicians and the public. he needs their political support and also very keen to keep that aid flowing which is so necessary for ukraine s resistance of russia s invasion. italy is a special case and we have heard from
one of her new songs, replacing a word after disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. we start with the war in ukraine. a ship has left the port city of odesa for the first time in months as part of a landmark deal with russia. it s carrying over 20,000 tonnes of grain. this is the moment it finally got going. remember, ukraine is known as the bread basket of europe . many countries depend on it for grain. lebanon is one of them that s where the ship is headed. the green dot shows where it is right now. you can see that progress is slow that could be because it needs to navigate around mines scattered in the water. let s hear from the un secretary general. today s secretary general. departure is an enormous collective today s departure is an enormous collective achievement by the joint coordination centre set up last week in istanbul under united nations auspices. what we have witnessed today in odesa is an important starting point. it must be the first o
but now this political giant of turkey, whom many consider, whom many think of as invincible, could actually lose his seat to the main opposition blocs candidate kemal kilicdaroglu. according to the recent polls, mr kilicdaroglu is five to six points ahead of mr erdogan, but he is short of securing the presidency. in the first round, the polls say. mr kilicdaroglu is a 7a year old former bureaucrat. he s a soft spoken person and described as an exact opposite of mr erdogan. he pledges to reverse erdogan s economic policies, to restore the independence of the central bank and to bring back the parliamentary system. economy has been a major subject in the run up to this election, especially because last year the inflation hit a record high of over 80%. currently, it stands at aa% officially, but still there is a cost of living crisis. that is why all the candidates are pledging better wages,
come to an end. he has won five parliamentary elections, two presidential elections, three referendums president ed gauguin. but now the politicaljack bullet president erdogan. the president could lose his seat in the main opposition bloc s candidate kemal kilicdaroglu. he is short of securing the presidency in the first round. kemal kilicdaroglu is a soft spoken person and described as an exact opposite of president erdogan. he pledges to reverse president erdogan s policies and to restore the independence of the central bank and to bring back the parliamentary system. the economy has been a major subject in the run up to the selection, especially because last year, the inflation hit