As Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky attends the Nato summit in Turkey, Russia’s war effort appears to be under increasing pressure. Ukraine’s drone and missile strikes have reached deep into Russian territory, targeting oil refineries around Moscow and St Petersburg, and leading to widespread fuel shortages and rationing.

But will this push Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table for peace talks, as Kyiv hopes? Or will the Russian leader maintain, or even expand, his war aims?

At the Nato summit, President Donald Trump told Mr Zelensky that he would give Ukraine permission to build its own Patriot missile systems. But he has also been speaking to Mr Putin, as Kyiv and the Kremlin compete for Mr Trump’s attention.

We speak to the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent James Landale, in Washington.

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00:00 Introduction
00:21 Who is winning the war in Ukraine?
01:47 Russia’s fuel shortage
03:28 Could Putin attack another European country?
05:35 Putin and Trump
06:46 Is Putin losing support in Russia?
08:06 Ukraine presses its advantage

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The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in the UK, for the first time since it is believed to have been created here nearly 1,000 years ago.

At 02:50 BST, chaperoned from a secret location in northern France by a police guard, it was driven into a loading bay at the British Museum, which will put it on display in September.

The 70m-long 11th Century embroidery depicts in 58 scenes events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and Norman Conquest of England in 1066 – the moment that changed the country forever.

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In South Korea, Buddhist temples are hosting special dating retreats to boost the nation’s birth rate.

The bi-monthly matchmaking retreats started in 2023, when the country recorded the lowest birthrate in the world.

Today, the country’s births are bouncing back and the interest among young people in dating and marriage is soaring.

BBC Seoul Correspondent Jake Kwon headed into the secluded mountainside temple to meet the singles looking for love.

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00:00 – Introduction

00:40 – About the temple

01:19 – Meeting the participants

01:59 – Talent show

3:55 – Roses are handed out

4:52 – South Korea birth rates

7:17 – Success story

5:45 – Night time

6:36 – Next morning

7:03 – Results

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