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Saudi Arabia to host US-Russia talks on Ukraine

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is in Saudi Arabia leading a delegation expected to meet senior Russian officials led by foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.

The US and Russia are due to talk about ending the war in Ukraine. We'll go live to Finland for a European perspective on the talks. We'll also hear from the frontline on the border between Ukraine and Russia where the fighting continues.

The Israeli military has started to pull its forces out of southern Lebanon, as part of the ceasefire deal to end the fighting with Hezbollah.

We've the latest on the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the M23 rebels have seized the city of Bukavu.

Nick Marsh has our business headlines from Singapore and Isaac Fanin has the morning sport.

(Photo: Marco Rubio meets with Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in Riyadh, February 17, 2025; Credit: Reuters)

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