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this was the moment he arrived at the prime minister s residence in rome, where he was greeted by italian president sergio mattarella. shortly after this, he met italian prime minister giorgia meloni. she s been one of ukraine s more vocal backers, although polls suggest that italian people overall are opposed to sending ukraine more weapons. as are some of her coalition partners. live now to the bbc s sofia bettiza in rome. out, members of the rmt union are back on picket lines. another 24 hour strike at their long running dispute, with live now to the bbc s sofia bettiza in rome. president zelensky has had a meeting with his counterparts. this private meeting lasted for 25 minutes and some of these things discussed were economic functions against russia, the kidnapping against ukrainian children, and they need to set up. after the meeting, president zelensky said i want to thank italy each italian one by one for to show italy s continued support for ukraine. quite a f ....
in just the last few hours, a ceasefire between israel and palestinians in the gaza strip has began, but some fighting has reportedly continued. the agreement was brokered by egypt it follows five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 33 palestinians in gaza and two people in israel. 33 palestinians in gaza the truce, which as you see here prompted celebration in the streets, includes a commitment by israel to stop so called targeted assassinations . in return, israel reportedly demanded a complete halt to rocket fire by palestinian militants at its civilians. however, just hours after islamichhad militants confirmed a ceasefire was in effect, a rocket was fired from the gaza strip, prompting rocket warning sirens across a region of southern israel. it s not yet clear who fired the rocket, but its worth noting that several smaller militant palestinian groups are opposed to the truce brokered earlier in the day. the current bout of violence erupted on t ....
revision song contest final thank you so much forjoining us. we began in pakistan with the opposition has been greeted back at his home by thousands of supporters after his release on bail on corruption charges. rejoicing firework. it s saturday the 13th of may. our top story: after months of preparation and build up, liverpool will host the final of the eurovision song contest tonight. more than 100 million people across the continent are expected to watch. the show will reflect the culture both of its host city and last year s winner, ukraine, who could not stage the show due to russia s invasion. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has been soaking up the atmosphere ahead of tonight s long awaited grand finale. liverpool has become a carnival. ..0f eurovision. everywhere you look there is a reminder of just what has arrived. the city is awash with glitter and, well, there is only one word for it rampe. just look at the queue for the eurovision village. and thi ....
MediaWorks today reported its full-year results for the year ending December 31, 2023 (FY23), showing an increase in earnings before interest, tax and depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) on FY22, despite a 5% drop in revenue. The business reported . ....