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washington is watching very closely, in fact, washington is watching very closely, infact, in washington is watching very closely, in fact, in advance of this meeting washington thought that something was likely to happen in the two leaders have been exchanging letters and they have a lower level conversations between the two regimes. washington is also threatened additional sanctions if they come to some sort of agreements i think we'll have to watch and see what washington does but, again, the challenge there is additional lavage might be limited given the amount of sanctions that are in place. the amount of sanctions that are in place-— are in place. with a great to talk to. with _ are in place. with a great to talk to. with us. _ are in place. with a great to talk to. with us. thank - are in place. with a great to talk to. with us. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the un envoy to sudan says he's stepping down from the job. it comes more than three months after sudan declared him "unwelcome" in the country
washington is watching very closely, in fact, washington is watching very closely, infact, in washington is watching very closely, in fact, in advance of this meeting washington thought that something was likely to happen in the two leaders have been exchanging letters and they have a lower level conversations between the two regimes. washington is also threatened additional sanctions if they come to some sort of agreements i think we'll have to watch and see what washington does but, again,...
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i think is washington _ global stage? ithink is washington put - global stage? ithink is washington put it, - global stage? i think is washington put it, this global stage? i think is - washington put it, this must be an act of desperation to go to north korea. the distinction back to 2019 when moscow was reluctant to engage in any discussions of sanctions relief to where we are today where russia might be feeling its backis russia might be feeling its back is up against the wall and has a lot less to lose from cooperating and a lot to potentially gain. 50 cooperating and a lot to potentially gain.- cooperating and a lot to potentially gain. so is there any way. — potentially gain. so is there any way. then. _ potentially gain. so is there any way, then, that - potentially gain. so is there | any way, then, that western governments can operate and work together to push these two sides further apart? i work together to push these two sides further apart?— sides further apart? i think the challenge _ sides further apart? i think the challenge is _ sides furthe
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again not only in washington but also in europe. so ukraine needs a reliable basis and notjust month—to—month support in discussions. kori, what is your thought on this, does there need to be an international reframing of the expectations and the perspective of what will come out of the current counteroffensive? yes, i think it was always unfair to ukraine to put such enormous weight on the counteroffensive, especially since the deliberations among the free societies that are aiding ukraine, and the 6— eight month lag on weapons deliveries gave russia the opportunity to build deep defensive positions in the territory of ukraine that they occupy. so we bear some culpability for how slow the pace of the offensive has been for ukraine, and again the president should be helping americans to understand that. instead ofjust committing to whatever it takes for as long as it takes, people want to know and they are watching with real sympathy and anxiety, the suffering of ukrainians, they want to know where this is headed and the presi
again not only in washington but also in europe. so ukraine needs a reliable basis and notjust month—to—month support in discussions. kori, what is your thought on this, does there need to be an international reframing of the expectations and the perspective of what will come out of the current counteroffensive? yes, i think it was always unfair to ukraine to put such enormous weight on the counteroffensive, especially since the deliberations among the free societies that are aiding...
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this year is the 60th anniversary of the march on washington. it was one of the largest rallies for human rights ever held in the us. it brought forth real change, credited with building momentum for the passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights act. bayard rustin's role in organising the march has been overlooked. it's been speculated that was partly because he was gay. george c wolfe passionately wanted to tell his story. there wouldn't have been a march without bayard rustin. his brain, his organisational brain was phenomenal. he was able to engage a group of young kids in late teens, early 20s, to do all the hard, detailed work which allowed the march to happen. he had this brain, he could convince anybody of anything, and he was able to garner the respect of everybody with whom he came into contact, even those people who did not want to respect him. people have obviously heard of martin luther king, the march on washington, "i have a dream," that speech, but they haven't heard so much about bayard rustin. was part of the aim of you making t
this year is the 60th anniversary of the march on washington. it was one of the largest rallies for human rights ever held in the us. it brought forth real change, credited with building momentum for the passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights act. bayard rustin's role in organising the march has been overlooked. it's been speculated that was partly because he was gay. george c wolfe passionately wanted to tell his story. there wouldn't have been a march without bayard rustin. his brain, his...
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live from washington, this is bbc news. the end might be in sight for one of the hollywood writers strikes as the writers guild of america reaches a tentative deal with major studios. the us is one week away from a potential government shutdown as pressure mounts on lawmakers to strike a budget deal. a space mission nearly 20 years in the making as a capsule containing asteroid samples touches down in the utah desert. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. we begin with breaking news. just in the last hour, the writers guild of america announced they have reached a tentative agreement with the alliance of motion pictures and television producers to potentially end a “6—day strike that has upended hollywood. this does not mean writers are returning to workjust yet. the deal is subject to the final contract language and members of the guild will have to approve the deal, and details of the deal were not immediately released. a spokesperson for the writers�* guild said: the guild says picketing is now suspended
live from washington, this is bbc news. the end might be in sight for one of the hollywood writers strikes as the writers guild of america reaches a tentative deal with major studios. the us is one week away from a potential government shutdown as pressure mounts on lawmakers to strike a budget deal. a space mission nearly 20 years in the making as a capsule containing asteroid samples touches down in the utah desert. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. we begin with breaking news....
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the indo asian pacific region and to this aim washington is creating political alliance like injapan and the republic of korea, canberra and wellington. they are pushing the dispensation of the structures to practical cooperation with nato and this is bringing its infrastructure into the pacific area. it is obvious that such efforts are targeted against russia and china and on the collapse of the inclusive regional architecture this runs the risk of creating a new exclusive hotbed of geopolitical tension in addition to that which is hotting up significantly around europe and one certainly has the impression that the us and these western collective thatis the us and these western collective that is fully subordinate to it as decided to turn the monroe doctrine into a global one and these ideas are totally illusory, they are extreme, but the pax americana will not stop it. they are trying to do all they can to put the brakes on the acceleration of the natural course of events in the vilnius declaration of nato on strengthening the partnership between russia and china has been character
the indo asian pacific region and to this aim washington is creating political alliance like injapan and the republic of korea, canberra and wellington. they are pushing the dispensation of the structures to practical cooperation with nato and this is bringing its infrastructure into the pacific area. it is obvious that such efforts are targeted against russia and china and on the collapse of the inclusive regional architecture this runs the risk of creating a new exclusive hotbed of...
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again not only in washington but also in europe. so ukraine needs a reliable basis — so ukraine needs a reliable basis and notjust basis and not just month—to—month basis and notjust month—to—month support in discussions. month-to-month support in discussions.— month-to-month support in discussions. kori, what is your thou~ht discussions. kori, what is your thought on _ discussions. kori, what is your thought on this, _ discussions. kori, what is your thought on this, does - discussions. kori, what is your thought on this, does there i thought on this, does there need to be an international reframing of the expectations and the perspective of what will come out of the current counteroffensive?— will come out of the current counteroffensive? yes, i think it was always _ counteroffensive? yes, i think it was always unfair _ counteroffensive? yes, i think it was always unfair to - counteroffensive? yes, i thinkj it was always unfair to ukraine to put such enormous weight on the counteroffensive, especially since the delib
again not only in washington but also in europe. so ukraine needs a reliable basis — so ukraine needs a reliable basis and notjust basis and not just month—to—month basis and notjust month—to—month support in discussions. month-to-month support in discussions.— month-to-month support in discussions. kori, what is your thou~ht discussions. kori, what is your thought on _ discussions. kori, what is your thought on this, _ discussions. kori, what is your thought on this, does -...
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for washington, there are many, many benefits. they are trying to counter chinese influence in asia. they are also trying to encourage businesses to so—called �*de—risk�* away from china. that means they could encourage more businesses to come to vietnam. that is already happening to some extent. there are also deals to be done on the likes of semiconductors and supply, for instance, when it comes to vietnam. and also we've been to a factory where they are making electric batteries for scooters. that is the kind of industry where vietnam believes it can start to lead the way in southeast asia. but when it comes to the united states, they are looking towards china and they are saying, look, we are here in your back yard doing a deal with your neighbour. so laura, talking about that strategic partnership then they are expected to sign, how significant do you think this pact is? a pact between two former foes, essentially? i think when it comes to... i have spoken to a number of analysts on this and they do say it is more sym
for washington, there are many, many benefits. they are trying to counter chinese influence in asia. they are also trying to encourage businesses to so—called �*de—risk�* away from china. that means they could encourage more businesses to come to vietnam. that is already happening to some extent. there are also deals to be done on the likes of semiconductors and supply, for instance, when it comes to vietnam. and also we've been to a factory where they are making electric batteries for...
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i'm katrina perry in washington. from all of the team here, thank you for watching and do take care. goodbye —— catriona. hello. we may be officially into autumn but a little dose of summer on the way for some of us over the next few days — notjust here in the uk, but widely across europe. and, in fact, temperatures are expected to reach the 30s in spain, france, in the uk — even mid—20s expected in the south in the days ahead. now, at the moment, there is a little weather front heading our way. that is going to bring a bit of a mixed bag for some of us. now, the early hours will be clear, generally speaking, across most of the country and it will be quite a nippy morning — in fact, in the glens of scotland, it could be around four degrees, but i think for most of us, in the range of around 7—10 celsius. so, it starts off quite sunny and bright, at the very least, for most of us but out towards the west, this rain crosses ireland and you can see thickening cloud there from the south—west across wales,
i'm katrina perry in washington. from all of the team here, thank you for watching and do take care. goodbye —— catriona. hello. we may be officially into autumn but a little dose of summer on the way for some of us over the next few days — notjust here in the uk, but widely across europe. and, in fact, temperatures are expected to reach the 30s in spain, france, in the uk — even mid—20s expected in the south in the days ahead. now, at the moment, there is a little weather front...
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sarah smith, bbc news, washington. cbs news correspondent williejames inman was in the courtroom as the sentences were handed down. pezzola was at the forefront of this entire situation when the events surrounding january 6th unfolded and the assault, including the assault on the us capitol. as you mentioned, he essentially bashed the window, letting in the first batch of the rioters into the capitol complex and today, while he did have some of his family there to support him, pezzola essentially nearly in tears, telling the judge that he had given up politics and after the judge spoke, the judge left the room, he then raised his fist and said, "trump won!" he yelled that in the courtroom there with his family members still present, so it is unclear if he gave up politics when you have that statement coming from pezzola but clearly, he was one of the main characters when this riot and insurrection unfolded at the capitol. pezzola getting ten years behind bars for his involvement. and willie, let's talk about ethan nord
sarah smith, bbc news, washington. cbs news correspondent williejames inman was in the courtroom as the sentences were handed down. pezzola was at the forefront of this entire situation when the events surrounding january 6th unfolded and the assault, including the assault on the us capitol. as you mentioned, he essentially bashed the window, letting in the first batch of the rioters into the capitol complex and today, while he did have some of his family there to support him, pezzola...
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from washington, dc. remember, you can head to our website or your favourite social media app for more on the top stories. we have got more stories coming your way at the top of the hour, so dojoin us then. more coming up soon, goodbye for now. good morning, all. wow, what an incredible week of weather we have just experienced across the uk! for six consecutive days, we saw temperatures on, or above, 30 degrees. that was a september record, and on saturday, we saw the highest temperature we've seen this year, with 33 degrees. the weather story will change, though, over the next couple of days with the introduction of this pretty slow—moving weather front. it will gradually change the wind direction to more of a north—westerly, which is going to introduce, slowly, some fresher air from the north. but before that, we've got quite a muggy feel out there and some sharp, thundery downpours pushing in from the south—west over the next few hours. temperatures first thing sunday morning will be sitting midâ
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though he is no longer here in washington, not the president of the united states, not living in washington, but clearly, these judges, when they hand out these sentences, although they might not necessarily mention trump by name, they certainly know the gravity of what's at stake here, that these individuals — the proud boys, to be specific — were essentially trying to lead a revolution against the us government. we, of course, know that donald trump, the former president, has several cases up and down the east coast that he has to face — of course, federal cases both here and in florida. you have a state case that's going on in fulton county. all of this will come to a head during the middle of the presidential election. so, while former president trump, his name might not be necessarily mentioned but still, the context of what went on on that day is still crystal clear in terms of the actions of some of these individuals and the charges and the sentences that they now face. sumi. williejames inman, thank you so much forjoining us. great to have you. typhoon saola has made landfall
though he is no longer here in washington, not the president of the united states, not living in washington, but clearly, these judges, when they hand out these sentences, although they might not necessarily mention trump by name, they certainly know the gravity of what's at stake here, that these individuals — the proud boys, to be specific — were essentially trying to lead a revolution against the us government. we, of course, know that donald trump, the former president, has several...
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menendez is a powerful figure in washington certain people. menendez is a powerfulfigure in washington — the chair of the senate foreign relations committee. due to the senate democratic rules that might not to the law — he has two stepdad from his position as a committee chairman. that decision has been applauded by the senate majority leader chuck schumer though he continues publicly to defend menendez so we will see how this all plays out. it is a fast moving story. let's ta ke let's take a look at some other headlines. china's president xijinping has called on the west to lift sanctions on syria. xi held rare in—person talks with syria's president bashar al—assad in china on friday as part of assad's push to return to the global stage. xi also offered rebuild syria's ruined economy by upgrading ties to a "strategic partnership". king charles and queen camilla have wrapped up a 3—day state visit to france. they ended the trip at a vineyard in the south western city of bordeaux, where the king and queen sampled wine. the trip inclu
menendez is a powerful figure in washington certain people. menendez is a powerfulfigure in washington — the chair of the senate foreign relations committee. due to the senate democratic rules that might not to the law — he has two stepdad from his position as a committee chairman. that decision has been applauded by the senate majority leader chuck schumer though he continues publicly to defend menendez so we will see how this all plays out. it is a fast moving story. let's ta ke let's...
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we know that ukrainian president zelensky is in washington tomorrow. he'll meet with president joe biden, but also with congressional leaders. and it comes as there is this dispute over a $24 billion additional assistance package for ukraine. it's not clear whether the speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy, will be willing or able to get this package passed. do you think that president zelensky will find support among congressional leaders? well, it is an open question, not because republicans, most republicans, don't support ukraine. behind closed doors, they do. but what's going on with the republican party today is it's become completely subservient to this dangerous extremist wing of the party. i mean, right now in the house of representatives, we have five republicans who have prevented the passage of even a bill tojust fund our own troops, let alone fund ukraine's. so the issue is not that most of my republican colleagues on the house armed services committee don't support ukraine — when we go on classified hearings, when we're behind closed doo
we know that ukrainian president zelensky is in washington tomorrow. he'll meet with president joe biden, but also with congressional leaders. and it comes as there is this dispute over a $24 billion additional assistance package for ukraine. it's not clear whether the speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy, will be willing or able to get this package passed. do you think that president zelensky will find support among congressional leaders? well, it is an open question, not because republicans,...
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that's all from us here in washington. we leave you with these live pictures of london as we hand off to our colleagues there. they will have a news update for you at the top of the next hour. thank you for watching. hello. it's the autumn equinox on saturday morning, so the first day of autumn, officially. how about the weather? it's looking a little mixed this weekend and quite an interesting headline there — the tail end of a hurricane is expected to bring us some warm weather to some parts of the country but also a dose of wind and rain. and here it is. hurricane nigel soon to become an ex—hurricane, also being absorbed by the weather systems in the mid latitudes and all of that is heading our way and also, a south—southwesterly wind ahead of it will develop ahead of this large area of low pressure and that means somewhat warmer weather streaming in from the south. so, it's a tale of two halves, quite literally. so, the forecast, then, through the early morning shows clear skies across most of the uk. having said
that's all from us here in washington. we leave you with these live pictures of london as we hand off to our colleagues there. they will have a news update for you at the top of the next hour. thank you for watching. hello. it's the autumn equinox on saturday morning, so the first day of autumn, officially. how about the weather? it's looking a little mixed this weekend and quite an interesting headline there — the tail end of a hurricane is expected to bring us some warm weather to some...
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i —n frustrated with washington overall. i am an outsider, this is my ninth month in thejob, a lot of things don't go well because people are unwilling to find consensus and they have this attitude of it is my way or the highway. it is not how you do things, or republicans want house and empowered of being a part of that by flipping the district, we control one third of government. we have to work with this in and work with the white house and get something passed. we have the power of the press, want to advance our most conservative priorities and that is what we have done with the appropriation bills. that is the frustrating part, we put in all this work to pass good conservative bills out of the appropriations prices but for some, the appropriations prices but forsome, not the appropriations prices but for some, not enough. the appropriations prices but forsome, not enough. not the appropriations prices but for some, not enough. not only is it not enough, disagreeing is it not enough, disagreeing is not the problem is how
i —n frustrated with washington overall. i am an outsider, this is my ninth month in thejob, a lot of things don't go well because people are unwilling to find consensus and they have this attitude of it is my way or the highway. it is not how you do things, or republicans want house and empowered of being a part of that by flipping the district, we control one third of government. we have to work with this in and work with the white house and get something passed. we have the power of the...
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an op-ed was written in the washington i was written in the washington post that said that the uaw demands for a pay hike is untenable in the automaker is countering with 20% which would still be a record. is that a fair offer?— fair offer? what is a fair offer? the _ fair offer? what is a fair offer? the ceos - fair offer? what is a fair offer? the ceos of- fair offer? what is a fair offer? the ceos of the l fair offer? what is a fair - offer? the ceos of the chief executive officer of the big three, they have seen their pay go three, they have seen their pay 9° up three, they have seen their pay go up about 44% over the last quarter years and it is not just them, it is also the top executives under them. there has been in every major auto manufacturer, a huge amount of money going to buy back stocks, shares of stocks to keep this shares of stocks to keep this share prices up which is a big subsidy to major investors. if i wore a worker i would say to myself, what about me? my wages over the last ten years have gone up 6%. i am the last person who is being fought about here and i have
an op-ed was written in the washington i was written in the washington post that said that the uaw demands for a pay hike is untenable in the automaker is countering with 20% which would still be a record. is that a fair offer?— fair offer? what is a fair offer? the _ fair offer? what is a fair offer? the ceos - fair offer? what is a fair offer? the ceos of- fair offer? what is a fair offer? the ceos of the l fair offer? what is a fair - offer? the ceos of the chief executive officer of the...
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thats all from us here in washington, i'm caitriona perry. we leave you with these live pictures of london. thanks for watching. hello. for at least part of wednesday, we can expect a window of fine weather overhead. if we take a look at the satellite picture, we can see the rain—bearing clouds that affected parts of england and wales during tuesday. behind me, there is another weather system that will be working into the north—west later on wednesday. but in between, a slice of clear skies, quite a cool, in fact, chilly start for some on wednesday morning, but some spells of sunshine. starting the day then across the highlands, very close to freezing with a touch of frost in places. compare that with 16—17 around some coasts of eastern and south—eastern england, where we start the day with a bit more cloud, still some humid air in place, but it will turn fresher and brighter here as the day wears on. a big slice of sunshine, but then by lunchtime we'll see rain splashing into northern ireland and then that will get into western scotl
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you and hearing coming out of washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed _ washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed signals. - washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed signals. yes, i think it's mixed signals. yes, i'm heartened on the one hand. i'm heartened on the one hand. i think watching what's happened with zelensky in congress and then later at the white house. it seems like those are opposing providing additional aid to ukraine really are a concentrated minority. certainly a vocal one at that, but definitely a small one. it seems like, and now again, it's difficult to know exactly, because a lot of meetings were closed door. so we don't know the exact nature of the discussions. but from reading the tea leaves, it really seems like those who may have been sceptical in the us congress may actually have been heartened by zelensky�*s comments. he spoke very plainly. he mentioned, for instance, that without further us aid to ukraine, that ukraine will lose the war, and he said that in no uncertain terms. no
you and hearing coming out of washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed _ washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed signals. - washington, or not? you know, i think it's mixed signals. yes, i think it's mixed signals. yes, i'm heartened on the one hand. i'm heartened on the one hand. i think watching what's happened with zelensky in congress and then later at the white house. it seems like those are opposing providing additional aid to ukraine really are a concentrated minority....
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live from washington, this is bbc news. president biden heads to the 620 summit in india. leaders will discuss sustainable development and economic issues. state tv in mali announces two attacks by islamic militants on civilians. dozens are feared dead. plus, apologising for a predator injapan. the family and company of a late boy—band promoter acknowledge his crimes. hello, i'm carl nasman. in the coming hours, world leaders will begin arriving in new delhi ahead of this weekend's 620 summit. recent meetings have been dominated by russia's war in ukraine, but india has chosen to shift the group's focus to issues affecting the developing world. the capital is preparing for the most high—profile event to be held in india in years. security is tight, and the budget for hosting is reported to be more than $100 million. the two—day event will be attended by several world leaders, including us presidentjoe biden — seen here boarding his plane earlier thursday. president biden�*s upcoming asia trip has two parts, with visits to india and vietnam scheduled. one of the g
live from washington, this is bbc news. president biden heads to the 620 summit in india. leaders will discuss sustainable development and economic issues. state tv in mali announces two attacks by islamic militants on civilians. dozens are feared dead. plus, apologising for a predator injapan. the family and company of a late boy—band promoter acknowledge his crimes. hello, i'm carl nasman. in the coming hours, world leaders will begin arriving in new delhi ahead of this weekend's 620...
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back here in washington, the us is investigating an "attack" on the cuban embassy in washington. national security advisor jake sullivan called it "unacceptable" in a white house statement. cuba's foreign minister posted photos on x, formerly twitter, of two molotov cocktails that hit the building sunday. nobody was hurt. to the uk, where london metropolitan police have launched an investigation into allegations of sexual offences following the recent claims against russell brand. they are already looking into a possible offence back in 2003. police also describe these new claims as "non—recent". russell brand has denied all the allegations against him, which include rape and sexual assault. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, gave us this update on what the met police have been saying. well, without mentioning russell brand by name, the metropolitan police have said they have launched an investigation into allegations of sexual offences. this follows the channel 4 dispatches and sunday times joint investigation into russell brand, in which one woman accused him of
back here in washington, the us is investigating an "attack" on the cuban embassy in washington. national security advisor jake sullivan called it "unacceptable" in a white house statement. cuba's foreign minister posted photos on x, formerly twitter, of two molotov cocktails that hit the building sunday. nobody was hurt. to the uk, where london metropolitan police have launched an investigation into allegations of sexual offences following the recent claims against russell...
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live from washington, this is bbc news. world leaders make their way to new delhi as the indian capital gears up for the 620 summit. dozens of civilians and soldiers are killed in two separate attacks by islamist militants in mali. and the us promises additional support for ukraine, including controversial weapons as its counter offensive shows progress. hello, i'm carl nasman. in the coming hours, world leaders will begin arriving in new delhi ahead of this weekend's 620 summit. recent meetings have been dominated by russia's war in ukraine but india has chosen to shift the group's focus to issues affecting the developing world. the capital is preparing for the most high—profile event to be held in india in years, security is tight and the budget for hosting is reported to be more than $100 million. the two—day event will be attended by several world leaders, including us presidentjoe biden — seen here boarding his plane earlier thursday. british prime minister rishi sunak will also attend. here's our south asia corr
live from washington, this is bbc news. world leaders make their way to new delhi as the indian capital gears up for the 620 summit. dozens of civilians and soldiers are killed in two separate attacks by islamist militants in mali. and the us promises additional support for ukraine, including controversial weapons as its counter offensive shows progress. hello, i'm carl nasman. in the coming hours, world leaders will begin arriving in new delhi ahead of this weekend's 620 summit. recent...
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ti 3 has been a huge strategic push by washington over the last six months. you'd thinkjapan and south korea get in the same room and do a deal with the united states, something we never thought we would see. you've seen the us negotiate new bases or access to bases in the philippines. they've done deals way out in the pacific and here we are in beijing's backyard. this is part of an overall strategy by washington kind of place itself across the asia pacific and i think many people have said this is to counter china, to contain china. you've heard president biden say that is not true. beijing's phrase is that this is about a cold war mentality. when i put that question to mr biden at the press conference, he said this is not a cold war. we talk too much about a cold war. but i think he means that he hopes that the us has a presence here and in his words he said the united states as a pacific nation and we will stay that way. pacific nation and we will stay that wa . �* �* �* , that way. the bbc's asia-pacific - that way. the bbc's - asia-pacific corresp
ti 3 has been a huge strategic push by washington over the last six months. you'd thinkjapan and south korea get in the same room and do a deal with the united states, something we never thought we would see. you've seen the us negotiate new bases or access to bases in the philippines. they've done deals way out in the pacific and here we are in beijing's backyard. this is part of an overall strategy by washington kind of place itself across the asia pacific and i think many people have said...
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and then, on the day, as you say, he wasn't actually in washington. that's because he had been stopped by the police two days earlier in possession of high—capacity ammunition, which is against the law in washington, dc. he was given bail but he was ordered out of the city. so he was actually in baltimore on january the 6th. he was watching events unfold at a distance, no doubt watching it on television. but again posting messages in social media encouraging there is rioters as they entered the capital. at one stage leaving a message that said "enjoying the show". around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. new analysis by the un suggests about six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans each year. the un environment programme said the practice endangered marine life and coastal communities and that there is an urgent need for better management of sea mining. sand is among the most exploited natural resources in the world and is used in the prodution of concrete and glass. sat
and then, on the day, as you say, he wasn't actually in washington. that's because he had been stopped by the police two days earlier in possession of high—capacity ammunition, which is against the law in washington, dc. he was given bail but he was ordered out of the city. so he was actually in baltimore on january the 6th. he was watching events unfold at a distance, no doubt watching it on television. but again posting messages in social media encouraging there is rioters as they entered...
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that was our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. the biden administration and some democrats have come out against the investigation, saying the house should focus on legislative work. in a statement on social media, white house spokesman ian sams said: earlier, i spoke with senator chris coons, a close ally of president biden, about the inquiry, plus kim jong—un�*s visit to russia, and the war in ukraine. senator, thank you forjoining us. if i can start with the breaking news today that speaker mccarthy has announced an impeachment inquiry into president biden without holding a vote. what is your response to that? . ~ , , to that? frankly, i wish the house gop _ to that? frankly, i wish the house gop would - to that? frankly, i wish the house gop would focus - to that? frankly, i wish the house gop would focus on | to that? frankly, i wish the i house gop would focus on the business in front of us, which is avoiding a government shutdown just is avoiding a government shutdownjust a few is avoiding a government shutdown just a f
that was our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. the biden administration and some democrats have come out against the investigation, saying the house should focus on legislative work. in a statement on social media, white house spokesman ian sams said: earlier, i spoke with senator chris coons, a close ally of president biden, about the inquiry, plus kim jong—un�*s visit to russia, and the war in ukraine. senator, thank you forjoining us. if i can start with the breaking news today...
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a court in washington has jailed the former leader of the far—right proud boys group for 22 years for his part in the storming of the us congress. the sentence given to enrique tarrio is the longest of any of the hundreds convicted of involvement in the capitol riot of january 2021. supporters of then—us president donald trump stormed the congressional building as lawmakers met to certify joe biden�*s election victory. mr tarrio was not in washington during the riot, but helped organise the far—right group's involvement. his lawyers said he plans to appeal. let's cross live to los angeles to speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. peter, talk us through this decision, 22 years behind bars. yes, this is the longest sentence of all of the proud boys sent to prison over the last four days, there were four people at the end of last week and now we have this sentence for what the judge described as the ultimate leader of the conspiracy, the leader of the proud boys, the person who was really at the centre of the conspiracy, the organisational centre of that assault on t
a court in washington has jailed the former leader of the far—right proud boys group for 22 years for his part in the storming of the us congress. the sentence given to enrique tarrio is the longest of any of the hundreds convicted of involvement in the capitol riot of january 2021. supporters of then—us president donald trump stormed the congressional building as lawmakers met to certify joe biden�*s election victory. mr tarrio was not in washington during the riot, but helped organise...
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we are watching the debate taking place in washington now. armenia says more than 100,000 ethnic—armenians have now left nagorno—kara bakh. it means that that almost the entire population of the enclave has left since azerbaijan seized the region last week. ethnic armenians have been taking the narrow, mountainous route through the lachin corridor negotiating the russian check points and then finally the last azerbaijani checks — before reaching armenia. nagorno—karabakh has been controlled by armenian separatists for three decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. the united nations says it's sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. the team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. people who were forced to flee their homes — like milena from kert village — have been describing what happened. after having seen everything, it pains me to be leavin
we are watching the debate taking place in washington now. armenia says more than 100,000 ethnic—armenians have now left nagorno—kara bakh. it means that that almost the entire population of the enclave has left since azerbaijan seized the region last week. ethnic armenians have been taking the narrow, mountainous route through the lachin corridor negotiating the russian check points and then finally the last azerbaijani checks — before reaching armenia. nagorno—karabakh has been...
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it's pretty nail-biting stuff here in washington, - isn't it? it's pretty nail-biting| stuff here in washington, dc, isn't it? it's pretty nail-biting - stuff here in washington, dc, it's right out of the pages of a netflix house of cards episode. 90 against, this is really, really interesting because it doesn't include any new funding for ukraine. it does continue with other aid funding and the notion that it will keep the government running until the middle of november. your right to say that actually this is one very significant stumbling block that has now been climbed over by hook and by crook. it does go to the senate, and the senate is controlled by the democratic party with a 51—49 majority. the lack of funding for ukraine could be a particular issue of concern, so it's not over the hill. at this point, but it's certainly looking much more positive even how it was an hour ago. so certainly looking much more positive even how it was an hour ago. 50 iii even how it was an hour ago. so if they hadn't _ even how it was an hour ago. so if t
it's pretty nail-biting stuff here in washington, - isn't it? it's pretty nail-biting| stuff here in washington, dc, isn't it? it's pretty nail-biting - stuff here in washington, dc, it's right out of the pages of a netflix house of cards episode. 90 against, this is really, really interesting because it doesn't include any new funding for ukraine. it does continue with other aid funding and the notion that it will keep the government running until the middle of november. your right to say that...
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live from washington. this is bbc news ukraine claims russian navy commanders have been killed by a missile strike in crimea help is on the way — the first aid convoy has reached nagorno karabakh, since azerbaijan captured the disputed territory five days ago and how plans to make going abroad for surrogacy a crime in italy could impact some families we start with the war in ukraine. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says — the united states and ukraine's other allies are, quote, "directly at war" with moscow. lavrov also blamed the collapse of the black sea grain deal on ukraine. he further criticized kyiv�*s peace plan as, not "feasible" or "realistic". here's mr lavrov — addressing the un general assembly on saturday. translation: the collective west has a calling card - and it's long been to reject the principle of equality and their total inability to reach agreement. being used to looking down at the rest of the world, americans and europeans make all sorts of promises and they take on c
live from washington. this is bbc news ukraine claims russian navy commanders have been killed by a missile strike in crimea help is on the way — the first aid convoy has reached nagorno karabakh, since azerbaijan captured the disputed territory five days ago and how plans to make going abroad for surrogacy a crime in italy could impact some families we start with the war in ukraine. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says — the united states and ukraine's other allies are, quote,...
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he is no longer here in washington. not as president or living here, but clearly these judges when they hand out the sentences, although they might not necessarily mention him by name they certainly know the gravity of what is at stake here. that these individuals, proud boys to be specific were essentially trying to lead a revolution against the us government. he of course know that donald trump the former president has several cases up and down the east coast that he has to face of course, federal cases both here and in florida. and a state case going on in fulton county. all this will come to a head during the middle of the presidential election. so while the former president trump, his name may not be necessarily mention, but still the context of what went on that date is still crystal clear in terms of the actions of some of these individuals and the charges and sentences that they now face. thank you so much forjoining us. great to have you. to south african now, where relatives have begun identifying the bodies o
he is no longer here in washington. not as president or living here, but clearly these judges when they hand out the sentences, although they might not necessarily mention him by name they certainly know the gravity of what is at stake here. that these individuals, proud boys to be specific were essentially trying to lead a revolution against the us government. he of course know that donald trump the former president has several cases up and down the east coast that he has to face of course,...
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nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. thats all from us here in washington, i'm caitriona perry. we leave you with these live pictures of london. 0ur colleagues there will pick up at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news hello. the weather is looking a little mixed over the next few days. certainly some sunshine on offer and really quite warm weather in the south of the country, but the further north you are, you're more likely to run into the cloud with some outbreaks of rain. and that's exactly what's happening right now. if we look at the satellite picture, you can see a weather front there spreading across ireland into more central parts of the uk. so here it's the case of thicker cloud and some outbreaks of rain. to the south of the weather front we've got that warmer, more humid air spreading in from spain and also france and that will be in place across most of england and wales through friday. so here's the forecast then through the early hours, you can see where the rain is and the cloudier conditions for the north. in the south, it's warmer and clearer temp
nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. thats all from us here in washington, i'm caitriona perry. we leave you with these live pictures of london. 0ur colleagues there will pick up at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news hello. the weather is looking a little mixed over the next few days. certainly some sunshine on offer and really quite warm weather in the south of the country, but the further north you are, you're more likely to run into the cloud with some outbreaks of rain. and...
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menendez has a powerfulfigure in washington, chair of the senate foreign relations committee. due to the senate democratic rules, not due to the law, there is note law about this, but due to the rules of the senate among democrats, menendez has stepped down from his position as a committee chairman, that decision has been applauded by the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, though he continues publicly to defend menendez. so we will see how this all plays out. it is a fast—moving story. thousands more auto workers here in the us are now on strike, expanding the protest that began last week. the walk—outs threaten to raise car prices, and disrupt an industry that makes up about 3% of the entire us economy. the united auto workers union said strikes are expanding against detroit auto—makers general motors and stellantis — but not ford. the u—a—w noted they are making real progress in their talks. the uaw noted they are making real progress in their talks. this comes as the uaw seeks a rise in pay and an end to a system allowing newer hires to be paid less. they're
menendez has a powerfulfigure in washington, chair of the senate foreign relations committee. due to the senate democratic rules, not due to the law, there is note law about this, but due to the rules of the senate among democrats, menendez has stepped down from his position as a committee chairman, that decision has been applauded by the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, though he continues publicly to defend menendez. so we will see how this all plays out. it is a fast—moving story....
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even though he wasn't present here in washington, dc on the day of the riot, after he had been arrested and stopped from coming to the city two days earlier, the prosecution said enrique tarrio organised, orchestrated and took credit for what happened that day. the 39—year—old was dressed head to toe in a prison issue orange jumpsuit as he listened to his lawyers urge thejudge for clemency. the state had asked for 33 years in jail, but as tarrio himself took the stand, he sounded contrite, he apologised for his actions and said he was embarrassed by what he had done. he also said he now believed donald trump had lost the 2020 election. nonetheless, the judge said he should be sentenced to 22 years in jail, and thus, the most important and most senior member of the proud boys to take part in the riot of january the 6th will now serve the longest prison sentence yet handed down to orchestrators of what happened that day. more than 1,100 people who participated in or plotted the events of january 6th have been arrested and around 500 of them have been sentenced to prison or house arres
even though he wasn't present here in washington, dc on the day of the riot, after he had been arrested and stopped from coming to the city two days earlier, the prosecution said enrique tarrio organised, orchestrated and took credit for what happened that day. the 39—year—old was dressed head to toe in a prison issue orange jumpsuit as he listened to his lawyers urge thejudge for clemency. the state had asked for 33 years in jail, but as tarrio himself took the stand, he sounded contrite,...
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and this is again because washington needs riyadh when it comes to helping keep the price of oil low when it comes to emerging partnerships in the middle east. saudi's opening up to israel and other countries in the region, saudi arabia's immense sort of pockets and ability to influence infrastructure projects around the world. this handshake today was also in part because of a big infrastructure project, a rail and shipping line going from india through the middle east that involves saudi. that is going to be very good for the region. but also notably, it is something that goes against chinese efforts at infrastructure in the region. so ultimately, the way to see american foreign policy right now, to put it very simply, is anything that would further us interests against china seems to be the way that washington is seeing the world and acting out its foreign policy. ravi agarwal, the editor in chief of foreign policy. great to talk to you. thanks so much. the g20 also welcomed the africa union as a permanent member on saturday, in a historic expansion of the economic bloc. the afric
and this is again because washington needs riyadh when it comes to helping keep the price of oil low when it comes to emerging partnerships in the middle east. saudi's opening up to israel and other countries in the region, saudi arabia's immense sort of pockets and ability to influence infrastructure projects around the world. this handshake today was also in part because of a big infrastructure project, a rail and shipping line going from india through the middle east that involves saudi....
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this is live from washington. coming up, i bbc you need is a special look at the war on ukraine. thanks for watching. take care. hello. it's the autumn equinox on saturday morning so the first day of autumn, officially. how about the weather? it's looking a little mixed this weekend and quite an interesting headline there. the tail end of a hurricane is expected to bring us some warm weather to some parts of the country, but also a dose of wind and rain. and here it is, hurricane nigel soon to become an ex hurricane, also being absorbed by the weather systems in the mid—latitudes and all of that is heading our way. and also a south south—westerly wind ahead of it will develop, ahead of this large area of low pressure and that means somewhat warmer weather streaming in from the south. so it's a tale of two halves, quite literally. so the forecast sent through the early morning shows clear skies across most of the uk. having said that, it is going to be quite chilly despite this remnant storm heading our way. temperatures will be around eight degrees even in the south of the co
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here in washington, a landmark antitrust trial has gun that here in washington, a landmark antitrust a landmark antitrust trial has been told it could test the fate of big tech and the future of the internet. google stands accused of monopolising the internet search engine industry. during opening statements, the usjustice department argued that google has weaponised exclusive, multi—billion—dollar deals with companies like apple and samsung to stifle the competition. google's defense has said that it is popular not because of anti—competitive practices but because it offers a superior product. the last time the government prosecuted a major monopoly case was in 1998 against microsoft — and microsoft lost. will google's internet empire be dismantled? my colleague helena humphrey spoke earlier to tim wu, a columbia law professor and former advisor to president biden on technology and competition policy, about the case. thank you forjoining us. this is undoubtedly a big case, but how significant do you see it as being? i how significant do you see it as being?— as being? i th
here in washington, a landmark antitrust trial has gun that here in washington, a landmark antitrust a landmark antitrust trial has been told it could test the fate of big tech and the future of the internet. google stands accused of monopolising the internet search engine industry. during opening statements, the usjustice department argued that google has weaponised exclusive, multi—billion—dollar deals with companies like apple and samsung to stifle the competition. google's defense has...
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washington wants to counter beijing's influence in asia without creating a new cold war. really, what this trip was about, it was less about containing china — i don't want to contain china. i just want to make sure we have a relationship with china that is on the up and up, squared away, everyone knows what it is all about. cheering. this new relationship excites vietnam's next generation. singing. even as they sing songs about appreciating what they have, it is clear they want more. this country's young and talented workforce has attracted foreign business here instead of china. a lot of, like, korean and then japanese technology companies are pumping money into vietnam to develop technology centres. and then there comes the us. i can see in the future, vietnam will become another, like, silicon valley for the us, and for everyone to come here and work — i can't wait for it to happen. vietnam was once one of the world's poorest nations. it is now one of the fastest—growing economies in asia. and it wants to stay that way. this e—scooter start—up was built by a
washington wants to counter beijing's influence in asia without creating a new cold war. really, what this trip was about, it was less about containing china — i don't want to contain china. i just want to make sure we have a relationship with china that is on the up and up, squared away, everyone knows what it is all about. cheering. this new relationship excites vietnam's next generation. singing. even as they sing songs about appreciating what they have, it is clear they want more. this...
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joining me now from washington dc is dr laura blessing. she's a senior fellow at the government affairs institute at georgetown university. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. you had a lot more to say. he appears to be trying to control the narrative. he is also said he is possibly the only growing up in the room. it possibly the only growing up in the room. . , possibly the only growing up in the room. .,, . ., , possibly the only growing up in the room. . ., , , ., room. it has certainly been a difficult time _ room. it has certainly been a difficult time to _ room. it has certainly been a difficult time to corral - room. it has certainly been a difficult time to corral the i room. it has certainly been a . difficult time to corral the house with narrow factions with a narrow margin, republicans have only 221 members to the democrat's to 13. so he has narrow margins and a good chunk of his caucus have made it difficult to govern. so one hopes these glimmers of compromise going forward might bearfruit these glimmers of compromise going
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so california, washington, london are going faster than our national governments. we call ourselves our supernationals. we're more aggressive. we want to go further faster than our national government. and that's really important that we're doing t we have 60% of the whole us economy and the us climate alliance that's going faster than the us congress. so that's good news.— that's good news. what would ou like that's good news. what would you like to _ that's good news. what would you like to see _ that's good news. what would you like to see the _ that's good news. what would you like to see the us - that's good news. what would l you like to see the us congress push forward on, bearing in mind that it might shut down the week after next?- the week after next? well, i would like — the week after next? well, i would like them _ the week after next? well, i would like them to - the week after next? well, i would like them to just - the week after next? well, i - would like them to just embrace nationally what we've done in my state of washington state. is that r
so california, washington, london are going faster than our national governments. we call ourselves our supernationals. we're more aggressive. we want to go further faster than our national government. and that's really important that we're doing t we have 60% of the whole us economy and the us climate alliance that's going faster than the us congress. so that's good news.— that's good news. what would ou like that's good news. what would you like to _ that's good news. what would you like to...
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so other brother many speaking in washington a little bit later. the summer counter offensive in ukraine is drawing to a close without making the breakthroughs many had hoped for. newsnight�*s diplomatic editor mark urban secured rare access to one brigade, the 24th mechanized brigade, which is fighting in the east. the men and their families spoke candidly to him about how they are bracing themselves for a long war with no end in sight. in this war, there are the hunted and the hunters. the ukrainians say their russian enemy has far more drones, which makes camouflage and remaining unseen vital. it�*s up in the air. so we were expecting a fire mission within five minutes. and then word came down on the radio to stand down because a russian drone has been sighted somewhere near here. and that�*s really very typical of what�*s been happening. a constant battle of wits, a deadly battle of wits. this russian video shows what happens if you get it wrong. ukrainian self—propelled guns destroyed. we watched the artillery of the 24th mechanised
so other brother many speaking in washington a little bit later. the summer counter offensive in ukraine is drawing to a close without making the breakthroughs many had hoped for. newsnight�*s diplomatic editor mark urban secured rare access to one brigade, the 24th mechanized brigade, which is fighting in the east. the men and their families spoke candidly to him about how they are bracing themselves for a long war with no end in sight. in this war, there are the hunted and the hunters. the...