it's 7pm in london, this is the world today with annita mcveigh. donald trump says russia and ukraine will follow cease-fire protocol after a two hour phone call. also today - the uk and eu agree a wide-ranging deal on food, fishing, defence, and passports, re-setting relations after brexit. the uk, france, and canada warn they will take action if israel does not stop a renewed offensive in gaza and lift aid restrictions. five aid trucks enter gaza today, but the un says it is a drop in the ocean. also coming up on the world today... we visit canada at the sight of the discovery of thousands of dinosaur bones to be featured in the new series of walking with dinosaurs.

welcome to the world today - an hour of international news from the bbc. donald trump and vladimir putin have both been reacting positively after they spent two hours talking on the phone. it comes as washington continues the push to end the war in ukraine. he said he believes the call went very well, adding that russia and ukraine will immediately start negotiations towards a cease-fire and, more importantly, bring an end to the war. he went on...

let's speak to our correspondent at the white house, nomia iqbal. just to be clear first of all, we are talking about a cease-fire, not exactly about ending the war permanently? that's correct, and there's no breakthrough i would say in those peace negotiations. i would say that donald trump pretrade this conversation more positively than vladimir putin did - you talk about possible future peace agreements. donald trump said that - as he mentioned there, that conversation was warm and friendly, but he focused a lot more on the economic benefits that might be in store for russia and ukraine when the war ends but what donald trump is saying is it's up to both sides to work it out and come up with the conditions for negotiation for a cease-fire, and ultimately end the war. it's up

to them to decide, so it's not really the us walking away, it sounds like they will continue to push both sides to work it out. but ultimately, he's letting them decide - and that's where i think there is that huge challenge, because we know that there are things that russia will not concede on, and there are things that ukraine will not concede on. mr trump did say he's informed president zelensky, as well as other key allies, including the european commission or about the phone conversation. as i say, there's no major breakthrough in that conversation, and i don't think there was expected to be. nomia iqbal, thanks very much for that. vladimir putin said it was very informative, in his words, take a listen. translation: we agreed with the president of the united states

that russia will propose and is ready to work with the ukrainian side on a memorandum regarding a possible peace treaty. outlining a number of positions, such as the principles of resolution, the timeline for a potential peace agreement, and so on, including the possible cessation of hostilities for a certain period in the event of reaching specific agreements. i spoke to steve rosenberg in moscow earlier, and he gave his reaction to what the russians are reacted to this phone calls i feel it doesn't seem much has changed. leaders have been pushing russia to sign up to a 30 day unconditional cease-fire. but russia hasn't done that, russia has been resisting that all along, and still after this conversation, there's no conversation about a cease-fire now. however, mr putin's press secretary, after

vladimir putin post comments, said, in an attempt to flattered donald trump, talk about how russia saw america as a neutral party now and blamed europe for winning the war to continue, trying to drive a wedge between russia and america, and flattering donald trump. steve rosenberg. daniel byman is the director of the warfare, irregular threats, and terrorism programme at the think tank the centre for strategic and international studies, and he joins me now. thank you for joining us on bbc news to talk about this developing story, daniel. from what you heard, the readout from russia and the us, what are your thoughts? there is a lot of very vague words and promises - so there seems to be an effort to work towards a cease-fire, there could be some sort of memorandum - but any of the content or principles remains very unclear. and given how far apart the two parties were before the phone calls,

i'm not sure how much closer we are now, despite all the rhetoric. one of my russian-speaking colleagues here in the newsroom sent me a message saying that there is a saying in the russian language, "we negotiate to negotiate." on hopes for a cease-fire, this seems to be stretching out with no specific timeframe at the moment, yet we know donald trump is impatient. so where do you think that will lead to? so one of russia's hopes is that trump will get tired of the whole thing and simply say that the united states won't be involved any more - and this would be an end of economic and military aid to ukraine. so of course, that benefits russia. so i think putin probably calculates that inaction and to lay his part will help russia's position in the long term, especially if russia is not the one blamed for any problems. and we are waiting to hear still from president zelensky, the obvious person we are still

waiting to hear from after these conversations, these discussions, this phone call between trump and putin. militarily, daniel, what position are ukraine and russia in right now, with regards to prosecuting this war, continuing this war? so russia has been making progress against ukraine and the last ten months, but it's very slow, really incremental progress at best. russia has taken staggering losses. so, although many people describe russia as having the upper hand, and that's probably true, the actual military advantages gained has been quite slight. so we are not likely to see dramatic changes on the battlefield in the coming months, unless we see an abandonment of ukraine by its allies, in which case ukraine runs out of ammunition and in general may suffer catastrophic losses. so are you saying at the moment, russia doesn't seem

any strategic interest in a cease-fire? russia believes ukraine will crumble if it keeps hitting it, and especially if the united states and europe abandon it. so a cease-fire, especially a long-term one, is probably not in russia's interest. daniel, good to get your assessment of this developing news, thank you very much. thanks for having me. here in the uk - it's being called a historic day, a new chapter, and a new era. there just some of the ways the government is describing a wide ranging series of new deals, aimed at reseting the relationship with the european union after-brexit. it's critics are being less kind with their descriptions - with some calling it a sell out, a surrender, and squandering britain's freedoms. prime minister keir starmer - who hosted senior eu leaders at a summit in london earlier - says the agreements herald the start of a new strategic

partnership that benefit both sides. so what do we know about them so far? they include a formal defence and security pact. both sides have been pushing for closer cooperation since russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine. the government says it paves the way for uk firms to access in the eu's new 170 billion euro defence fund. they also claim the dreaded queues at europe's borders will end, with british travellers allowed to use more egates at airports across the continent. the uk and eu have also agreed they'll work together on what they call a youth experience scheme. this could mean young people might be able to travel and work freely within the european union again. but much of the focus here in britain is on the controversy surrounding a deal reached on fishing, which keeps the current status quo, giving eu boats continued access to uk waters until 2038. in return for extending current fishing rules, the uk gets reduced checks on food and drink traded

with the bloc, making it easier for british products - such as burgers and sausages - to be sold in the eu. at a press conference after the talks, prime minister starmer called the deal a win-win, marking a new era in relations. take a listen. today, we have struck this landmark deal with the eu. a new partnership between an independent britain and our allies in europe. this is the first uk-eu summit. it marks a new era in our relationship. and this deal is a win-win. it delivers what the british public voted for last year. it gives us unprecedented access to the eu market, the best of any country outside the eu or efda. and this was the reaction from the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen. we're turning a page, we are

opening a new chapter in our unique relationship. this is the story of historical and battle partners standing side-by-side on the global stage, facing most of the same challenges, pursuing the same objectives, like-minded, sharing the same values - and thus, we are looking for solutions that are beneficial for both our people. as we've been reporting, other people have been less complementary about the deals. kemi badenoch, the leader of the conservative party, which was the party in government at the time of brexit, described the eu uk gathering as a "surrender summit.". he said britain shouldn't be a rule-taker - now we will be. he said he would protect our fishermen - he hasn't. he said he wanted to take us forward - he's taking us backward. and no group has lost

more than fishermen, so i will hand it over to vicki, but the bottom line is that whenever labour negotiates, britain loses - and this deal is no exception. meanwhile, the leader of the reform uk party, nigel farage, has also expressed his fustration with the deal. the member of parliament for clacton took to social media to state that, labour have well and truly sold out our fishing industry, before going on to say it was all in the name of closer ties to an ever-diminishing political union. as opposition leaders have been stressing, the issue of fishing rights has been central to the debate about the uk's relationship with the eu. and the agreement giving eu fishing boats access to british waters for 12 years has angered some. the 2020 brexit deal, which saw the uk regain 25% eu fishing quotas, was due to run out next year. elspeth macdonald, who represents more than 400 fishing boats as chief executive of the scottish fishermen's federation, described the deal as a "total capitulation to the eu". i think the vast majority of our fishermen will be devastated to see that

the industry has been used, yet again, as a bargaining chip for other things that the uk wants to secure. so it looks as if keir starmer has become the third prime minister to sell out the fishing industry for other things. so we had hoped that at the end of what's currently the adjustment period in fisheries under the brexit deal, that from next year, we would be moving into a pattern of having annual negotiations with the eu and access to waters - and that has just been taken away from us today with this deal. it's a terrible blow for our industry. let's speak to our political correspondent ben wright. let's speak to catherine barnard, professor of eu law and employment law at the university of cambridge, and a senior fellow at the think tank - the uk in a changing europe. professor, thank you very much for joining us on bbc news today. so keir starmer, as we've heard, calling these agreements a win-win, critics saying they are a sell-out and makes the uk a rule taker. let's try to approach this dispassionately though - what's your view of what's happened

to? first of all, this is an historic deal in the sense that it's the first time the uk and the eu have worked cooperatively together post-brexit. and they've produced quite an ambitious set of arrangements, some further than others, but in particular a really quite ambitious defence and security pact - and this will pave the way for the uk to have access to the eu's 150 billion euros fund, which helps to fund defence procurement. so it's worth a hue a huge amount to the uk economy. and secondly, further down the line, you've got an agreement essentially to negotiate further over things like fisheries, as we've heard, but also youth mobility - but also crucially, sps, which is sanitary measures, which is essentially animals, plants, meat moving between the uk and

eu. at the moment, it's really hard, the paperwork is extremely demanding and all that adds to the costs of our exporters. keir starmer calling this a strategic partnership which keeps an independent britain close to its allies in the eu - do you think it rolls back some of it was agreed in the brexit deal? not really. i mean, the first point to note is that keir starmer, in his election manifesto, made clear that we would not be rejoining the single market, the customs union, or re-engage in free movement - and none of that has come to pass. so he's not rolled back on the brexit deal. what he's trying to do is identify areas which are not covered in the brexit deal, of which defence and security is a good example, or areas which really aren't working - and the good example of this is the sps, where the bureaucracy

involved in exporting goods is really quite significant, it's very bad news indeed even for fishermen who are, as we've heard, lamenting this deal. but fishermen find it very difficult to export their fresh fish, because their fish becomes a whole lot less fresh when it's getting held up by paperwork. in it will also help to ease some of the burden on the g bni border, which has been the discussion of so much -- subject of so much discussion. thank you so much for your time today. thank you. vladimir putin has had conversations with a number of other leaders, including president zelensky of ukraine, and also ursula von der leyen, whom we were just talking about a moment ago. let me just bring you some reaction from her - she says she had a good call

with mr trump, president macron of france, giorgia meloni, the italian leader, and a number of other leaders as well as president zelensky to get debriefed on donald trump's call with vladimir putin. she said, "i want to thank president trump for his tireless efforts to bring a cease-fire to ukraine. it's important that the us stays engaged," of course that's very much with the eu wants the us to do. we heard the us vice president earlier today talk again perhaps of america's patients not being limitless on this subject. so we know that donald trump spoke to european leaders after that call with flattery putin, with some reaction from ursula von der leyen thanking mr trump. we will bring

the uk, france, and canada have warned that their countries would take action if israel does not stop a renewed military offensive in gaza and lift aid restrictions. it comes as israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the country will take control of the entire gaza strip to prevent what he described as the looting of aid by hamas. his remarks came after israel said it would allow a limited amount of food into the territory - starting with baby food today. it's the first aid to reach gaza since march, because of a blockade by israel on aid supplies. the un has described this as a drop in the ocean. our correspondent lucy williamson has travelled to the israel-gaza border, and has sent this report. the real attack on khan younis today was silent, unseen. israeli special forces, some reportedly dressed as women,

come to capture a commander from the city's military brigades. it was hours later the evacuation orders came, emptying gaza's second largest city. israel's army warning of an unprecedented attack on what it said was now a dangerous combat zone. "where will we sleep tonight, on the streets?" asked haznin. "we are exhausted from being displaced and humiliated everywhere we go." we've just seen another column of tanks heading into gaza, and there's been some smoke from air strikes rising on the horizon, as well. israel seems convinced that a massive new military offensive is the way to break its opponent. and nothing, not a ceasefire talks, not the threat of famine, not fears for the hostages are yet enough to stop it. in an israeli cafe just across the border, people were divided over israel's new military offensive.

we choose the violent way because, like, we're one year and a half during this war. nothing changed. so obviously, it should be a different way. i know it's our army and it's good bombing, but also i have... i am scared. i think the war is critical. we can't negotiate with terrorists. today israel cracked open its ten week aid blockade with a trickle of trucks. aid agencies say hundreds are needed each day. translation: in order to achieve victory, there is one necessary condition. we must not reach a situation of famine. both from a practical and diplomatic standpoint. simply put, others will not support us, we will not be able to complete the mission of victory. mr netanyahu's definition of victory is divisive.

hamas says the price of releasing hostages is a permanent end to the war. israel insists the price hamas will pay for october 7th is the same, whether it releases the hostages or not. lucy williamson, bbc news, on the gaza border. let's speak to frank lowenstein, a former us special envoy for middle east peace under president obama. thank you very much for joining us on bbc news to talk about the latest developments in the region. first of all just on that joint statement from the uk, france and canada, who warned that there countries will take action if israel doesn't stop its renewed military offensive and allow more aid into gaza, what action do they mean? are we talking about more sanctions? yes, there are a number of different avenues they could pursue, but honestly i think with the israelis care more about is what trump will say. and there are some very interesting reports just now out of washington that the message from trump to the israelis is,

if you continue this war, if you commence this massive invasion, you're on your own. and that's really an unprecedented message from the president of the unite states. we'll be seeing he's willing to back that up. it remains to be seen whether he'll go down that path, but israel will be extremely isolated if they go ahead with this. that's very interesting because there's been a lot of discussion during his tour of the gulf states by the fact that he wasn't using that opportunity to visit israel, to visit jerusalem, and people were trying to read into that what it meant, in terms of his relationship with benjamin netanyahu. but exactly how much pressure do you think the us administration is prepared to put on the netanyahu government? i think that there is a very new dynamic, certainly different from president biden in a number of ways. and the first is what trump heard from the gulf states while he was there, it was a very clear message that they wanted the civilians of gaza to be protected and they

wanted the war to be over - and i think you probably heard and saw some images of what's actually going on on the ground there that were really shocking and eye-opening. that's why i don't think it's surprising that they put some additional pressure on israel with respect to humanitarian assistance. but your tongue but a very long, brutal war. the finance minister said today that the goal is to conquer and cleanse. netanyahu said the goal is to implement the trump plan - meaning they will drive all the gauze and citizens away and hope the leap from there. and that's a lot of problems only for israel with the europeans, but with the arabs and everybody else all around the world. without trump to back them up, it's a very different situation for netanyahu. we've seen a number of countries say the only route to a lasting peace is a two state solution. what's the reaction of the israeli public to all this at the moment? what are your

contacts telling you? i think there's pretty clearly overwhelming support for a cease-fire that would get all the hostages home, that's the attitude, and i think their attitude and trump will attitude is to end the war, get the hostages back, you can always resume later. that's the problem is netanyahu only answers to a small group of extreme right wingers who could bring his government down, and they're absolutely adamant that hamas must be destroyed, gaza must be reoccupied, and no humanitarian assistance should go in. so netanyahu has been trying to buy time for a few weeks now, and he sees the end of the line in terms of what his politics will bear. thank you very much for your thoughts on that story, frank lowenstein. stay with us here on bbc news. more on that story, develop it's on that phone call between trump and putin, and all the

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this is bbc news. the headlines... president trump says russia and ukraine will immediately start ceasefire negotiations following a two-hour phone call with vladimir putin . also today - the uk and eu agree - a wide-ranging deal on food, fishing, defence and passports - re-setting relations after brexit. the uk, france and canada threaten action if israel does not stop a renewed offensive in gaza and lift aid restrictions. five aid trucks enter gaza today but the un says it is a drop in the ocean. gary lineker - the bbc's highest paid star - is to leave the organisation sooner than planned