hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the polish president, andrzej duda, has been given a standing ovation in the ukrainian parliament after he delivered a passionate speech in support of ukraine. it s the first address in person by a foreign leader to the parliament in kyiv since the russian invasion began. president duda, who earlier met with ukraine s president zelenskiy, said that only ukraine has the right to decide its future. if ukraine is pushed to sacrifice even a centimetre of its territory, just to keep things calm, for economic reasons or political ambitions, it will be a huge blow, not only for the ukrainian nation, but for the entire western world, i have no doubt about that. at a press conference afterwards, president zelensky stressed again his request for ukraine tojoin the european union. the european commission will issue a report injune on whether to accept ukraine s application to become a candidate for membership. it is lik
the long awaited publication of a report into lockdown breaches in downing street is expected this week, after a deadline passed for responses and objections. monkeypox is detected in three more countries as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. and the heir to the throne in britain is to appear in one of the country s best loved soap operas as part of queen s platinum jubilee celebrations. it s 6am in singapore and 7am in tokyo where president biden is visiting to meet the prime ministers ofjapan, australia and india for the first such talks since the invasion of ukraine and amid ongoing concerns about china s territorial ambitions, particularly its claim on taiwan. the buildup of the chinese military has led to fears it now has the ability to invade taiwan and defeat the us and its allies if they try to intervene. from tokyo our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports. this is something that hasn t been seen since world war ii, a fighte
afghanistan s female tv presenters say they re determined to carry on working, after the taliban enforces an order to cover their faces. and the heir to the throne in britain is to appear in one of the country s best loved soap operas as part of the queen s platinum jubilee celebrations. life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s news day. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived injapan for his first visit to asia since becoming president and his first summit with america s asian allies since the russian invasion of ukraine. in tokyo he will hold summit talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but many are now focusing on china s territorial ambitions particularly its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china s massive military gives beiing the ability to invade taiwan and defeat the us and its allies if they try to intervene. our correspondent, rupert
as we ve been reporting the humanitarian situation is dire for millions of afghans. human rights watch has been documenting abuses under the taliban in the past year. in its most recent report it says the taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women s rights, suppressed media and arbitrarily detained, tortured, and executed its critics. heather barr is the associate director of the women s rights division at human rights watch. thank you forjoining us on the programme. you and i have been speaking for a year about this, almost on a regular basis. we were just listening to general mcmaster and to a women s rights activist. this is quite a grim assessment of the situation on the ground? that is riuht. what the situation on the ground? that is right. what was the situation on the ground? that is right. what was described the situation on the ground? that is right. what was described matches | right. what was described matches our research. i think she said,
human rights watch has been documenting abuses under the taliban in the past year. in its most recent report it says the taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women s rights, suppressed media and arbitrarily detained, tortured, and executed its critics. heather barr is the associate director of the women s rights division at human rights watch. thank you forjoining us on the programme. you and i have been speaking for a year about this, almost on a regular basis. we were just listening to general mcmaster and to a women s rights activist. this is quite a grim assessment of the situation on the ground? that is riuht. what the situation on the ground? that is right. what was the situation on the ground? that is right. what was described the situation on the ground? that is right. what was described matches | right. what was described matches our research. i think she said, we have no rights. that is a fair description of the situation for