US officials head to Saudia Arabia for talks with Russia on the war in Ukraine - but European leaders are not invited. Hundreds of people gather at Alexei Navalny's grave on the anniversary of his death.
Chapter 1: What diplomatic moves are being made regarding the war in Ukraine?
You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. This edition is published in the early hours of Monday, the 17th of February. US officials are preparing for talks with Russia over Ukraine, while the Europeans are set to hold a meeting of their own in Paris.
The Israeli Prime Minister says he's working to make President Trump's plan for the future of Gaza a reality. And the Democratic Republic of Congo says Rwanda is ignoring calls for a ceasefire after M23 rebels seized the city of Bukavu. Also in the podcast, a year on from the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison, a defiant message from his widow.
Even now, a year after his death, Putin is trying to erase Alexei's name from our memory, to hide the truth about his murder. But he will not succeed.
And... What do American farmers think about plans to deport undocumented migrants?
The coming days could be crucial in shaping negotiations over the war in Ukraine. US officials are due in Saudi Arabia for talks with the Russians. Ukraine says it hasn't been invited, nor have the Europeans, who hold an emergency summit of their own in Paris.
The speed with which President Trump has upended the old consensus on European security was underlined by the US special envoy on Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, when asked who would be involved in talks on ending the war.
Can you assure this audience, that Ukrainians will be at the table and Europeans will be at the table?
The answer to that last question, just as you framed it, the answer is no. The answer to the earlier part of that question is yes, of course the Ukrainians are going to be at the table.
The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, says the meeting in France on Monday is an opportunity to reset Europe's security arrangements. Here's our Europe editor, Katja Adler.
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Chapter 2: Why are European leaders excluded from US-Russia talks?
And a relic believed to be a tooth of Buddha has returned to China after being displayed in a temple in Thailand. Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Kahner has said a knife attack in the southern town of Villach on Saturday appears to have been linked to the Islamic State group. A 14-year-old boy was killed and three people are still being treated in hospital.
The suspect is a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker. Our Vienna correspondent Bethany Bell reports.
Mr Khanna said the Syrian asylum seeker hadn't previously attracted the attention of the authorities. He said the man, who had a valid residence permit and no criminal record, appears to have been radicalised online in a short space of time. Investigators had found an Islamic State flag in his apartment. The Syrian was arrested soon after the stabbings.
Police say a delivery worker, also from Syria, stopped the attacker by driving his vehicle at him. Residents of the town of Villach have laid candles at the scene. The attack comes at a time of heated debates over asylum laws in Austria and a political crisis after a far-right party won September's election but was unable to form a coalition.
During last year's presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised he would make it harder for undocumented migrants to remain in the United States. By the end of last month, immigration and customs officers were arresting more than 700 migrants a day on average, more than double the figure from the last year of the Biden presidency.
Planes have landed in India and Venezuela, carrying hundreds of deportees. But what impact is all this having on American industries like farming? In some sectors, officials estimate that more than 40% of workers are undocumented migrants. This report from the newsroom's Stephanie Prentice.
One week in office, 10 executive orders. Donald Trump stuck to his pledge to make changes the minute he got into power. And immigration and removing undocumented migrants was in his crosshairs throughout his election campaign and has continued into current policy shifts.
There's been a spike in arrests in states along the U.S.-Mexico border like California and Texas and those with large Hispanic populations like Florida. But businesses throughout the U.S. have expressed concern that a mass deportation of undocumented migrants could severely harm their industries, particularly the farming industry and especially dairy farming, often described as a 24-hour job.
Corey Hoffman is a dairy farmer in the state of Minnesota. He employs Hispanic migrant workers to milk his cows and says he relies on them.
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