Putin rejects ceasefire, says Russia wants only peace .

Good morning and welcome back. You're watching World News and I'm your host, Klaudia Czerwińska. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk continues his state visit to India, where he just had taken part in the Polish-Indian Business Forum focused on space exploration. Tusk arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, where he was greeted by the country's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. He's accompanied by Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domański and a large business delegation with the aim of expanding cooperation in key sectors, including new technologies, defense and energy. During their meeting on Thursday, both Tusk and Modi lauded existing economic ties between Warsaw and New Delhi and pledged to further strengthen cooperation across a wide range of industries. On Friday, Tusk spoke at the Polish-Indian Business Forum, during which he expressed hope for stronger bilateral cooperation in the field of space exploration and science. Polish space sector companies are already finding partners in India for joint technology development in the field of satellite components, earth observation, navigation, software, data analytics, space security, and dual-use solutions. The participation of astronauts from our countries in one crew showed that Polish and Indian specialists can work in the most demanding technological environment. I would like this inspiration to lead to closer contact between companies, universities and space institutions. If we can participate together in an international space mission, we should also develop specific industrial projects here on Earth. Russia and Ukraine exchanged fire overnight into Friday. The Kremlin launched strikes on the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions, among others, wounding at least four people. Poland scrambled fighter jets on Friday morning to monitor the country's airspace due to the proximity of Russian attacks against Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities report that one of DTEK's thermal power plants halted operations due to sustained damage in a Russian attack. DTEK is Ukraine's largest private investor when it comes to energy. Meanwhile, footage of Russia-occupied Luhansk emerged online, reportedly showing strikes on infrastructure near a communications tower. Russia is ready to resume trilateral technical talks with the US and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. The Russian leader rejected the idea of adopting a short ceasefire for a limited period, saying Moscow was only interested in a final peace deal. Putin made the comments after US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday presented new proposals from Ukraine on ending the war. Putin told the reporter that negotiations would involve ensuring the security of Ukraine and Russia after peace agreements had been reached in their final form. The Russian president attempted to push his historic narrative for the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, claiming that using the term territorial losses for areas occupied by Russia was inappropriate because under his reading of history, they had previously fallen under Russian rule. Putin also reiterated his claim that Moscow does not want a war with Europe. His comments come amid intense Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory, which have killed dozens of people in recent weeks. U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff's description of Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian has drawn sharp criticism. Daniel Hamilton, president of the Transatlantic Leadership Network, says the remarks are out of step with American public opinion. Well, in our domestic elections, most people are concerned about what's happening in their daily lives. So foreign policy is not a major concern. But, you know, Mr. Witkoff calls Vladimir Putin a humanitarian. I think we should all run to our dictionaries because that's clearly not the case. And I think I saw a poll today that said, quick poll in the U.S., that most Americans think that's just nuts. That's crazy to call a mass murderer a humanitarian. So I don't think Americans buy it. That was certainly Witkoff being obsequious to Putin, and it makes us all cringe and i think we should be very clear that no one else thinks that vladimir putin is a humanitarian Finnish companies ICEYE and nokia have entered a partnership with kiev aimed at developing ukraine's own satellite communication systems amid the ongoing Starlink access crisis ICEYE and nokia plan to collaborate on creating broadband low earth orbit satellite communication systems for governments which are intended to support national defense emergency response services and border security. The systems would give each country ownership over its own satellites and terminals, making them independent of foreign companies amid the current unstable geopolitical landscape. The two firms signed a formal letter of intent with Ukraine's defense ministry on Thursday. Ukraine currently depends heavily on access to Starlink for air defense, battlefield communications and drone operations. Having its access to military-grade Starlink speed restricted, Kyiv has been left vulnerable to Russian attacks in recent weeks. Thousands of supporters of Serbia's student movement held a final campaign rally in central Belgrade Thursday night ahead of Sunday's general election. The student-led movement evolved in the wake of the Novi Sad Rail Station canopy collapse two years ago. The disaster killed 16 people and sparked months of anti-government protests. The activists have submitted their own list of 250 candidates called Students Win for Sunday's election. The vote will present the biggest challenge yet to former president Aleksandar Vučić's 12 years in power. An October 20 poll, published by New Serbian Political Thought, showed support for the students list at 44.5%, slightly ahead of Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party with 42.7%, although Reuters reports that betting odds favour Vučić. Demonstrations in support of easing the country's abortion law were held across 27 Polish cities on Thursday. Activists argue that the government's recent proposals fall short of election promises, but the lack of parliamentary backing prevents more sweeping reforms. And ultimately, any change could still be vetoed by the right-wing president. Karolina Jezwińska reports. Protesters are once again rallying for abortion rights in Poland. marches organized under the slogan red card for abortion are intended to remind the government of its promise to introduce abortion on request up to the 12th week of pregnancy the demonstrations come days after lawmakers approved two abortion related bills one proposal would restore access to abortion in cases of serious fetal defects while the other would decriminalize aiding and abetting abortions. I hope that someday Poland will stop resorting back to medieval ages and will actually catch up with other countries that are not going back like we are. Protest organizers welcomed the changes but argued that the legislation amounted to only a partial response to the demands that helped bring the current ruling coalition to power. In Poland, the abortion law is one of the most restrictive in Europe and we are waiting for the change. This law is bankrupt. We know it from the polls. We know it from the protests. The people are ready for it to change. The change is not coming. The timing of the rallies is no coincidence. They come exactly six years after a ruling by Poland's constitutional tribunal, controlled by the right-wing Law and Justice government, that effectively introduced a near total ban by removing access to abortion in cases of severe fetal abnormalities. The move sparked nationwide demonstrations, prompting then-opposition politicians to promise change once in office. During the first 100 days, we will rewrite the law in such a way that the dignity of Polish women will once again be one of the most important aspects of public life. Despite pressure from activists, the government faces significant political constraints. constraints. It lacks sufficient support in parliament for broader abortion rights reforms. Also, Poland's conservative president retains the power to veto any legislation that reaches his desk. Promoting anti-values or death instead of life is a problem for the demographic dimension of the Polish state. For more than three decades, abortion rights in Poland have been tightly restricted, with attempts at reform repeatedly falling short. The debate continues to divide society, pitting supporters of a woman's right to decide against advocates of stronger legal protections for unborn life. For TVP World, Karolina Jarzińska. Budapest has begun commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution. The uprising began with thousands of students marching through the city streets. Our correspondent Andrew Sweeney reports on how this year's commemorations will differ under Prime Minister Peter Mócsy. Hungary has begun to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution when insurgents in the country's capital Budapest and other cities in Hungary dared to overthrow the yoke of Soviet and communist tyranny Prime Minister Peter Mócsy who won the April parliamentary elections on a pledge to bring Hungary back within the European family led marches along the banks of the Danube to Ossian Square following the original route of protesters on October 23rd that launched the revolution in earnest On Saturday, Mócsy will address the nation outside of the Hungarian parliament, beginning a series of events to commemorate the revolution until November 4th, which marks the day that more than 200,000 Soviet troops flooded into Hungary to crush the uprising. Before winning those elections in April, Mócsy pledged that if his party were successful at the polls, then Hungary would be able to celebrate the 70th anniversary as a free, independent and truly democratic country. It's also expected a change of tone in how the revolution is commemorated will be noted as under the previous Prime Minister Viktor Orbán who was criticised within Europe for his close ties to Russia that country was frequently omitted in official commemorations and references were made to an occupying power or a force rather than Russia or the Soviet Union. Now to celebrate, thousands will be in attendance in Budapest to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the revolution as will Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa representing the EU. However, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be absent as will the French President Emmanuel Macron. The big if is whether Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive. He was invited last week after meeting with Mócsy in Brussels but has so far not confirmed whether or not he will be able to attend. During 16 years of rule by the Fidesz party with Viktor Orbán at his head Hungary had drifted further and further away from Europe and closer to Russia and other Eurasian powers. But now, Mócsy's message is very clear, that on the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution, Hungary is back in Europe. For TVP World in Budapest, Andrew Sweeney. Freddie Mercury's stage costumes are going on display at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, celebrating the Queen frontman in the year he would have turned 80. The exhibition traces his changing style from an early university gig to the crown and cloak he wore on his final tour with Queen. Freddie Mercury's Splendid Things brings together eight looks from the 1970s and 1980s displayed across the museum's galleries. They include a monochrome outfit worn at Imperial College in 1973 and the crown and cloak ensemble from Queen's 1986 Magic Tour. Freddie was fascinated with art. He was very curious. He had a fantastic eye for collecting and exquisite tastes. We have our photography gallery, we showcase the music video, so it's really intended to show Freddie in these different contexts so we can appreciate his artistic and cultural legacy. Visitors can also see the black and red costume Mercury wore in the music video for Made in Heaven. His friend and former fiancée, Mary Austin, helped develop the trail and lent seven the outfits. I think it's so emotional and inspiring to see costumes like this up close, especially imagery that's so familiar to us, to actually encounter Freddie and to think about the performer. And I think in this context, thinking about him as a multidisciplinary artist. Born in Zanzibar in 1946, Mercury co-founded Queen in 1970 and became one of rock's most recognizable performers before his death from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991, aged 45. Thank you so much for joining. I'm Klaudia Czerwińska and I hope to see you back here on TVP World very soon.