Willem Marks

The current set of demonstrations that have lasted two weeks are the biggest in years, and the Iranian authorities have promised to safeguard their existing system of government.

Meanwhile, President Trump has posted on social media that the U.S.

stands, quote, ready to help.

with Iran, quote, looking at freedom perhaps like never before.

Restrictions on internet access limit information from inside Iran, but as night fell Saturday, recently posted videos seemed to show fresh protests in parts of the capital city, Tehran, and several other cities across the country.

Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979, issued one of his frequent messages, urging protesters to expand their efforts so as to topple the country's theocratic leadership.

For NPR News, I'm Willem Marks.

The apology from BBC chairman Samir Shah came in a letter to a UK parliamentary committee.

President Trump had written to the BBC over the weekend, asking for it to, quote, appropriately compensate him for a documentary that the BBC said had misleadingly suggested he'd issued a violent directive to those protesting the 2020 presidential election results.

The BBC's director general and news CEO both resigned Sunday night, with the outgoing CEO, Deborah Ternes, insisting that the BBC was not, quote, institutionally biased.

The chairman, Shah, dismissed suggestions the BBC had failed to deal with criticisms raised by an external adviser, which was subsequently leaked to a newspaper.

For NPR News, I'm Willem Marks in London.

Well, the talks will be hosted by the British Foreign Secretary, David Lamy. They'll include officials from the U.S., Ukraine, France, Germany. The most senior U.S. official attending now will be President Trump's envoy for Ukraine, retired General Keith Kellogg.

Well, the talks will be hosted by the British Foreign Secretary, David Lamy. They'll include officials from the U.S., Ukraine, France, Germany. The most senior U.S. official attending now will be President Trump's envoy for Ukraine, retired General Keith Kellogg.

Well, the talks will be hosted by the British Foreign Secretary, David Lamy. They'll include officials from the U.S., Ukraine, France, Germany. The most senior U.S. official attending now will be President Trump's envoy for Ukraine, retired General Keith Kellogg.

And really at the heart of these talks will be an attempt to knit together the sometimes kind of disparate European and American visions for how a peace roadmap could be built. The Europeans have, for the last couple of months, continued to really insist that support for Ukraine, whether that's military, political or economic,

And really at the heart of these talks will be an attempt to knit together the sometimes kind of disparate European and American visions for how a peace roadmap could be built. The Europeans have, for the last couple of months, continued to really insist that support for Ukraine, whether that's military, political or economic,

And really at the heart of these talks will be an attempt to knit together the sometimes kind of disparate European and American visions for how a peace roadmap could be built. The Europeans have, for the last couple of months, continued to really insist that support for Ukraine, whether that's military, political or economic,

is going to be crucial to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin is forced to negotiate on more equal terms, shall we say. But members of the US administration have been briefing the media over the past few days that there are now options on the table, at least from their perspective. that would include the recognition by Ukraine of territory currently held by the invaders, Russia.

is going to be crucial to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin is forced to negotiate on more equal terms, shall we say. But members of the US administration have been briefing the media over the past few days that there are now options on the table, at least from their perspective. that would include the recognition by Ukraine of territory currently held by the invaders, Russia.