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Trump speaks to Putin about Ukraine war

The US defence secretary says return to Ukraine's 2014 borders "unrealistic".

Pete Hegseth, the US Defence Secretary, says it is "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders, when Russia first captured Crimea and Moscow-backed proxies pushed into eastern Ukraine. It comes just before President Trump said he had had a phone call with President Putin about the war. We speak to our correspondent in Ukraine.

A senior Egyptian source has been telling the 大象传媒 that Egypt and Qatar are "intensifying their diplomatic efforts" to salvage the Gaza ceasefire agreement. We speak to our correspondent in Jerusalem.

British comedian Peter Kay says he had "no choice" but to eject two hecklers from his show last weekend because their "repeated disruptions". We speak to other comedians about how they deal with hecklers.

We have the latest on the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

We find out why the San Remo music festival in Italy is so popular and has been trending on social media today.

Plus, we have the latest on the assault trial case against rapper A$AP Rocky.

Presenter: Mark Lowen

(Photo: US President Trump in Washington, USA. 11 February, 2025. Credit:Aaron Schwartz/EPA-EFE/Rex/Shutterstock)

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