And detaining civilian staff. russia have agreed in principle to give the un and the international red cross some role in the evacuation of civilians from the azovstal plant in mariupol. it s the only part of the beseiged city which ukrainian forcers now hold. a statue of two soviet workers in central kyiv, symbolising ukrainian and russian friendship, has been demolished. the eight metre high bronze figures were cut up with angle grinders. kyiv city council now plans to build a new sculpture at the site to celebrate ukraine s freedom. in the united states, a public health order that goes by the rather hum drum name of title 42 has become the political hot potato of the moment. a federaljudge says he ll block the biden administration s plans to scrap it next month. the cdc had introduced title 42 at the start of the pandemic to keep migrants out of the us on health grounds. republicans and even some democrats have warned it will result in a surge of migrants at the border. let s