we ll be live in paris to explain what the result in france could mean for politics around the world. also ahead. president zelensky s aides say he s been holding a meeting in kyiv with america s top diplomat, antony blinken, and the us defence secretary lloyd austin. on orthodox easter sunday, the president asked his people not to be consumed by anger at russian atrocities. and as residents in shanghai struggle with lockdown, we ll look at the effects of china s zero covid policy. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am here in singapore, and midnight in paris where supporters of emmanuel macron have been celebrating what looks like a historic victory. he s on course to win a second term as french president the first time in 20 years that french voters have chosen to re elect a sitting president. a few hours ago, the challenger marine le pen conceded defeat, with the polls indicating she had gained just under 41.5% of the vote. that s