Speaking to the BBC, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European countries that continue to buy Russian oil of "earning their money in other people's blood".

Also in the programme, Britain has signed a deal with Rwanda under which some people seeking asylum in the UK will be sent to Rwanda. And, Elon Musk has launched a hostile take-over bid for Twitter for $43 billion.

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Ukraine says one of its its home-grown "Neptune" missiles has hit and seriously damaged Russia's Black Sea flagship missile cruiser "Moskva" off the coast of Odesa - while Russia says the ship has been evacuated following a fire onboard. We hear how significant this is, militarily and in terms of morale on both sides.

Also in the programme: Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel announces a new policy to send some male asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing and possible resettlement - but is it legal? We hear from the Rwandan government. And we report from Brazil's capital on how President Jair Bolsonaro has been using the war in Ukraine as an excuse to push forward a bill that would allow mining on indigenous land.

(Image: Russia's Balck Sea flagship, the guided missile cruiser "Moskva" ("Moscow") sails through Istanbul in June 2021 / Credit: Reuters)

The Russian government says that over a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in the south-eastern city of Mariupol.

We'll hear from an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol about the situation in the city where Russia is continuing its bombardment for the sixth week.

Also in the programme: a military analyst addresses fighting in the east of Ukraine and how the conflict is likely to advance; and after US president Joe Biden called Russia's invasion -- for the first time -- a genocide, how does one go about defining such an event?

(Photo shows pro-Russian troops using an armoured vehicle in Mariupol. Credit: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)

There have been serious, but unverified, allegations emerging that Russia has used chemical weapons in its siege of Mariupol in the south-east of Ukraine. We hear from Yuriy Sak, an advisor to Ukraine's Defence Minister.

Also on the programme: British prime minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister have been fined by police for breaking Covid rules; and the challenges faced by the first ever all-women newsroom in Somalia.

(Photo: The memorial "Alley of Angels" in Donetsk commemorating the children of Donbas killed during the war Credit: EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY)

The Russians have withdrawn from areas around Kyiv, but they've left deeply wounded lives that might never recover from the trauma. The BBC has heard first-hand testimony and found evidence of Ukrainian women being raped by invading soldiers. Yogita Limaye's report contains distressing material. We also hear from Pramila Patten, the UN special representative for sexual violence.

President Vladimir Putin has described Russia's military objectives in Ukraine as noble, six weeks after he launched an invasion in which large numbers of civilians have been killed.

A senior British rabbi on a multi-faith visit to Ukraine gives us his reaction to the Russian Orthodox Church condoning Putin's invasion.

And, police in Britain will fine the prime minister and the finance minister for breaking their own government's Covid lockdown rule.

(Photo: Anna (we have changed her real name and identity), is 50 years old and one of the victims, says Russians killer her husband. She buried him in their garden. Credit: BBC)

Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Pakistan, after the ousting of Imran Khan. One of Mr Sharif's supporters tells us that he is realistic about the challenges facing the country.

Also in the programme: The Austrian chancellor says he was left with no positive impression after his face-to-face talks with President Putin over the war in Ukraine.

And we'll look ahead to the French presidential election run-off as Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen aim to pick up the losing candidates' voters .. but many of them say they'll stay at home.

(Photo: Shehbaz Sharif (centre) led an opposition alliance to vote Imran Khan out. Credit: EPA)

Emmanuel Macron is meeting voters in northern France as he begins his presidential run-off campaign against the far-right leader Marine Le Pen. We get the latest from Paris and speak to Laetitia Avia - MP and spokesperson for President Macron's La République en Marche party.

Parliament in Pakistan is selecting a new prime minister at a chaotic session, following the ousting of Imran Khan.

And, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, says tens-of-thousands of people are likely to have died during the Russian siege of Mariupol.

(Photo: Emmanuel Macron's first trip after the initial round was to Denain. Credit: Getty Images)

We hear reaction to projections from the first round of the presidential election in France. Based on a sample of ballots the projections suggest President Emmanuel Macron will face the far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off in two weeks time.

Also, Imran Khan is ousted as Pakistan’s Prime Minister after a vote of no confidence, hours after his party tried to delay it. And we go to Mexico where the public has the opportunity to remove a sitting president today, in a recall referendum on Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, reacts on stage after partial results in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Paris, France, April 10, 2022. Credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

The frontrunner to become Pakistan's next prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has hailed a new beginning for the country after Imran Khan was removed from the post by parliament. The chamber will hold a vote on Monday to replace Mr Khan.

Also in the programme: we look ahead to the French presidential elections; how Russian soldiers have been using rape as a weapon of war in Ukraine; and the Ukrainian Olympian turned border guard.

(Photo: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan. CREDIT: REUTERS/Saiyna Bashir/File Photo)

Russia is reported to have reorganised its military leadership in Ukraine, with Gen Alexander Dvornikov given overall charge. We look at what this means on the ground.

Also on the programme:

Revelations emerge of the efforts made to keep Chernobyl power station safe after the Russians captured it; France is preparing to vote tomorrow and the gap between President Macron and his opponent Marin Le Pen has narrowed in the last few days.

(Photo: A lone pro-Russia soldier by the ruins of a damaged building, Mariupol, 07 Apr 2022

07/04/2022 Credit: REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)