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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas with both sides continuing to review proposals. egyptian mediators have arrived in israel and local media are reporting there's been "notable progress" in finding common ground. in gaza itself, the hamas—run health agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. this was the scene in rafah on friday night. the bbc has learnt that british forces could be deployed on the ground in gaza to help deliver humanitarian assistance via a new sea route. they could be used to drive aid trucks along a floating causeway and onto the beach because the united states has decided not to put american boots on the ground. let's get more on all of this with our diplomatic correspondent james landale who's injerusalem. james, what more can you tell us about these plans for british troops to possibly enter gaza? weill. about these plans for british troops to possibly enter gaza?— to
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas with both sides continuing to review proposals. egyptian mediators have arrived in israel and local media are reporting there's been "notable progress" in finding common ground. in gaza itself, the hamas—run health agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. this was the scene in rafah on friday night. the bbc has learnt that...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. how will this help?— will be receiving. how will this hel? ~ , ,., , this help? well, this is a very big break _ this help? well, this is a very big break in _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, - this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, and i big break in the story, and what it says in the bigger picture is that donald trump is much stranglehold on the republican party's policy towards ukraine seems to have been broken. trump has been the main man in the republican party for some time now and republican congress people have just danced to his tune but whatjust happened was the speaker of the house of representatives just broke with trump and moved to advance legislation forward to resume aid to ukraine. this is very big news b
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. how will this help?— will be receiving. how will this hel? ~ , ,., , this help? well, this is a very big break _ this help? well, this is a very big break in _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, - this help? well, this...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton also sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do, because china's talking about invading a democratic ally of the united states. as long as xi jinping says he will take taiwan by force, there's a real chance that our relationship goes down hill. to what extent, though, is the us testing boundaries? we heard also from wang yi, saying the us needs to be careful not to step on china's red lines. we've seen this massive wave of sanctions, of technology export bans by the us. we know that there is increased presence by the us and allies, militarily, in the region. what is that doing to the relationship? is that increasing tensions? wel
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton also sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do, because china's talking about invading a democratic...
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he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl from reaching the us and the increase in military—to—military communication. president xi agreed the two sides had "made some positive
he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl from reaching the us and the increase in military—to—military communication. president xi agreed the two sides had "made some positive
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward what tra'ectory. do you agreevh you agree? i do. china's talkin: you agree? i do. china's talking about _ you agree? i do. china's talking about invading . you agree? i do. china's i talking about invading the united states. as long as he says he�*s going to take over taiwan but force, there is a real chance our relationship goes down hill. to what extent is the us testing boundaries? we hevered from wang yi saying the us needs to be careful not to step on china�*s red lines. we saw this massive wave of sanctions, technology export bans by the us. we know there is increased presence by the us and allies militarily. what is that doing to the relationship? is that increasing tensions? this is all again china�*s aggression. china changes its lines. they literally change their lines on the map all the time, to just take over more territory by
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward what tra'ectory. do you agreevh you agree? i do. china's talkin: you agree? i do. china's talking about _ you agree? i do. china's talking about invading . you agree? i do. china's i talking about invading the united states. as long as he says he�*s going to take over taiwan but force, there is a real chance our...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside sock tear anthony blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. d0 relationship is risking can a down ward spiral.— relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do. down ward spiral. do you agree? i d0- china's _ down ward spiral. do you agree? i do. china's talking _ down ward spiral. do you agree? i do. china's talking about - i do. china's talking about going to a democratic ally of the united states. as long as he say he will take taiwan by force, there's a chance that our relationship goes down hill. ., ., , ,, hill. to what extent is the us testin: hill. to what extent is the us testing boundaries? - hill. to what extent is the us tes
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside sock tear anthony blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. d0 relationship is risking can a down ward spiral.— relationship is...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. the suspects — aged 20 and 22 — are the first people to be prosecuted under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other nations. one of the men is accused of planning to target a business, and of trying to recruit other people to assist a foreign intelligence service. he is also accused of fraudulent activity and aggravated arson. the other man is also accused of arson, and of accepting money in the knowledge that it was from a foreign intelligence service.>public records show the businesses prosecutors claim the russian private military group, wagner, are involved. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. this was the fire in east london last month that started what the head of scotland yard's counterterrorism command called a "h
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. the suspects — aged 20 and 22 — are the first people to be prosecuted under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other nations. one of the men is accused of planning to target a business, and of trying to recruit other people to...
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he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the us and the restoration of military—to—military communication. president xi agreed the two sides had "made some positive progress" since he met his us counterpart, joe biden,
he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the us and the restoration of military—to—military communication. president xi agreed the two sides had "made some positive progress" since he met his us counterpart, joe biden,
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. to understand the potential economic risks between the us and china if the us were to act, i spoke to tom orlik, chief economist, bloomberg economics and author of �*china: the bubble that never pops'. we've heard that warning from the us secretary of state antony blinken, saying that it beijing does not stop helping russia in its war with ukraine, that there will be measures. have any idea what the united states could do? it is interesting. _ united states could do? it is interesting. when _ united states could do? it 3 interesting. when we look united states could do? it 1 interesting. when we look at the russia trade data, what we see since the beginning of that war of aggression against ukraine is a sharp increase in the share of russian imports that are coming from china. now, we can go a bit into the details there and see what type of goods they are, and these aren't military goods, but by providing the imports which keeps russia's economy going, china is indirectly supporting
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. to understand the potential economic risks between the us and china if the us were to act, i spoke to tom orlik, chief economist, bloomberg economics and author of �*china: the bubble that never pops'. we've heard that warning from the us secretary of state antony blinken, saying that it beijing does not stop helping russia in its war with ukraine, that there will be measures. have any idea what the united states could do? it is interesting. _ united states...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive at the post office, who's been giving evidence for a second day at the public inquiry into the horizon it scandal, has been accused of "deliberately suppressing the truth", and letting wrongful convictions stand. angela van den bogerd, was questioned by lawyers representing wrongly convicted sub—postmasters. she dismissed the accusations, but confirmed that in the same year she was accused of misleading a high courtjudge she still received a bonus. emma simpson has that story. martin griffiths was facing financial ruin by the post off
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive...
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beijing has not supplied moscow with any arms since the start of russia's invasion in ukraine, however, the us believes that china is supplying moscow with components that can be used for weapons. the us criticism of china being the key backer— the us criticism of china being the key backer of _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia and _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia and its - key backer of russia and its invasion_ key backer of russia and its invasion in_ key backer of russia and its invasion in ukraine, - key backer of russia and its invasion in ukraine, this. key backer of russia and its invasion in ukraine, this is. key backer of russia and its . invasion in ukraine, this is not key backer of russia and its - invasion in ukraine, this is not a small_ invasion in ukraine, this is not a small matter. _ invasion in ukraine, this is not a small matter, and _ invasion in ukraine, this is not a small matter, and then - invasion in ukraine, this is not a small matter, and then the -
beijing has not supplied moscow with any arms since the start of russia's invasion in ukraine, however, the us believes that china is supplying moscow with components that can be used for weapons. the us criticism of china being the key backer— the us criticism of china being the key backer of _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia and _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia and its - key backer...
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relations between washington and beijing have been strained by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, as well as us export bans on advanced tech. they were further damaged by a row over a spy balloon in february last year. and in recent days, the us passed a law that would force chinese—owned tiktok to sell the hugely popular video app orface being banned in america. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. translation: the two countries should be partners, not rivals. i they should achieve mutual success, not harm each other. they should seek common ground while reserving differences instead of vicious competition for that they should honour their words rather than say one thing and doing another. on their words rather than doing one thing and doing the other. let's speak to danny russel, vice president at the asia society policy institute. he's also the former assistant secretary of state for asia under the obama administration. danny, good to have you on the programme tonight. what did you make of that meeting,
relations between washington and beijing have been strained by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, as well as us export bans on advanced tech. they were further damaged by a row over a spy balloon in february last year. and in recent days, the us passed a law that would force chinese—owned tiktok to sell the hugely popular video app orface being banned in america. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. translation:...
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you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad are coming from china. 90% of the microelectronics. this is doing two things _ microelectronics. this is doing two things it — microelectronics. this is doing two things it is— microelectronics. this is doing two things. it is helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine, — perpetuate its aggression against ukraine, but it is also creating a growing — ukraine, but it is also creating a growing threat to europe because of russi6's— growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. i am hearing from _ russia's aggression. i am hearing from you — russia's agg
you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad...
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the secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, during a trip to beijing. in an interview with the bbc, mr blinken said that he'd made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or there would be consequences. (sot thank you forjoining us. what were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts? what's really important is i was last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much greater engagement between our countries, diplomatic engagement with a number of my colleagues coming to china after my trip and president biden and xi meeting in san francisco last year. they agreed it was very important to sustain this diplomatic dialogue and communication because we have an obligation to manage the relationship between our countries sustainably given the importance it has notjust for our people but around the world. that has two aspects. one is making sure we communicate clearly in areas where we have differences, to avoid miscalculations and misunderstandings. the other is to see if
the secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, during a trip to beijing. in an interview with the bbc, mr blinken said that he'd made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or there would be consequences. (sot thank you forjoining us. what were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts? what's really important is i was last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much...
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you asked beijing to stop providing components to russia in its invasion of ukraine. what makes you think this time they will listen to you? 70% of the machine tools russia is getting are coming from china, 90% of them are microelectronics. we have been clear this is doing two things, helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine but also presenting a growing threat to europe. was hearing from europeans is their concern about this. for china, if you want is better relations not only with us but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the cold war. we have taken action against chinese engaged in this and what made clear today is if china won't act, we will. let's speak to robert daly, director of the wilson center's kissinger institute on china and the us. thank you for your time. i don't know if you could hear the interview we were just playing with antony blinken but what is your overall sense of what this visit has achieved?— sense of what this visit has achieved? .,
you asked beijing to stop providing components to russia in its invasion of ukraine. what makes you think this time they will listen to you? 70% of the machine tools russia is getting are coming from china, 90% of them are microelectronics. we have been clear this is doing two things, helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine but also presenting a growing threat to europe. was hearing from europeans is their concern about this. for china, if you want is better relations not only...
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america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has been meeting with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing. their talks covered several areas of tension between the two countries. president xi told secretary blinken that china and the us should be partners rather than rivals. mr blinken for his part raised concerns over china's support for russia in its invasion of ukraine. he also raised what he described as china's unfair trade practices in a number of key industries that will drive the 21st century economy. solar panels, electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. china alone is producing more than 100% of global demand for these products, flooding markets, undermining competition, putting at risk livelihoods and businesses around the world. now, this is a movie that we've seen before, and we know how it ends, with american businesses shuttered and american jobs lost. president biden will not let this happen on his watch. let's speak now to our north america business correspondent, erin delmore. in the background to this meeting was a warning we heard from president biden recen
america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has been meeting with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing. their talks covered several areas of tension between the two countries. president xi told secretary blinken that china and the us should be partners rather than rivals. mr blinken for his part raised concerns over china's support for russia in its invasion of ukraine. he also raised what he described as china's unfair trade practices in a number of key industries that will drive the 21st...
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against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in china. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has told the bbc that he is prepared to take steps against china if beijing continues to send key supplies to russia which are used to aid its invasion of ukraine. the se
against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died....
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against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. hello, i'm samantha simmonds.
against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died....
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., in beijing. we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's...
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we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's largest...
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that is antony blinken talking in beijing | antony blinken talking in beijing after his talks with president xi jinping. he announced that china and the us would hold their first talks on artificial intelligence. we will have more on that. stay with us here on bbc news. big tech to the rescue. microsoft — and google owner, alphabet — bank bumper profits from al, easing frazzled nerves on wall street. and a double whammy on the us economy. growth slows sharply. but inflationjumps — dashing hopes of interest rate cuts from the federal reserve. welcome to world business report, i'm tadhg enright. we start with big tech — and what a difference a day makes! this time yesterday, meta — the owner of facebook, instagram and whatsapp — rattled wall street with disappointing forecasts — making it clear that the billions its spending on artificial intelligence could take years to pay off. well, new updates from two more tech giants have calmed those nerves. microsoft — now the world's most valuable company — and alphabet — which owns google — have both seen their profits jump than
that is antony blinken talking in beijing | antony blinken talking in beijing after his talks with president xi jinping. he announced that china and the us would hold their first talks on artificial intelligence. we will have more on that. stay with us here on bbc news. big tech to the rescue. microsoft — and google owner, alphabet — bank bumper profits from al, easing frazzled nerves on wall street. and a double whammy on the us economy. growth slows sharply. but inflationjumps — dashing...
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we will be back live in beijing as soon as he appears at the podium. this is bbc news. we are expecting a news conference by the us secretary of state, antony blinken after his talks with the chinese president. there is the podium waiting for that news conference. we will go to it as soon as he appears at that podium. some of the news. first minister, humza yousaf is preparing to give a speech in dundee. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite the scottish conservatives tabling a vote of confidence. that's likely to take place at holyrood next week. 0ur scottish political correspondent david henderson has the story. the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i guess we've had a minority government before, so i guess it's going to happen again. yeah, like, ivote green most of th
we will be back live in beijing as soon as he appears at the podium. this is bbc news. we are expecting a news conference by the us secretary of state, antony blinken after his talks with the chinese president. there is the podium waiting for that news conference. we will go to it as soon as he appears at that podium. some of the news. first minister, humza yousaf is preparing to give a speech in dundee. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite the scottish...
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top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition with the greens. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite a conservative confidence vote in his leadership of the scottish government, likely to be scheduled for holyrood next week. our scotland local correspondent david henderson has the story. the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i
top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition...
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top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein's rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition
top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein's rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition
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top us diplomat antony blinken is to meet with china's president xi in beijing shortly. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". there is no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. ...she she was involved in the felled mediation _ she was involved in the felled mediation scheme _ she was involved in the felled mediation scheme between - she was involved in the felled mediation scheme between the l she was involved in the felled i mediation scheme between the post office in 2015 so are likely to hear more personal cases about how she handled them. we are likely to hear more exchanges yesterday and we had a lot of i don't recall is. they didn't register with me, i didn't understand the implications, so much so that the inquiry was exasperated by the end of it. also the issue of remote access and we are likely to have questioning about what she knew and when she knew it. yesterday she said she missed a key e—mail about this in 2010 and all of this started with an apology
top us diplomat antony blinken is to meet with china's president xi in beijing shortly. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". there is no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. ...she she was involved in the felled mediation _ she was involved in the felled mediation scheme _ she was involved in the felled mediation scheme between - she was involved in the felled mediation scheme...
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stephen mcdonell in beijing, _ economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank— economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank you. - hollywood actress ashleyjudd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors". she was the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. new york's highest court has ruled that he didn't get a fair trial, although the 72—year—old remains in prison. he was separately convicted of rape in los angeles. the 2020 case was a landmark in the me too movement and many activists, complainants, and lawyers say the overturning of his conviction as a setback for abuse survivors. ashleyjudd called the overturning "an act of institutional betrayal". she's been speaking to my colleague caitriona perry, who asked whether she would like to see weinstein re—tried. you know, what's important to know is that a courtroom is not a safe environment for survivors of male sexual violence. they can be very traumati
stephen mcdonell in beijing, _ economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank— economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank you. - hollywood actress ashleyjudd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors". she was the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. new york's highest court has ruled that he didn't get a fair trial, although the 72—year—old...
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top us diplomat antony blinken is to meet with china's president xi in beijing shortly. i'm in front of their post office inquiry, where victims have gathered to hear a former senior post office executive questioned on what she knew and when she knew it. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein's rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". there's no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. it doesn't change the fact that he committed these crimes. we are live at the union
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beijing's at the is protected and would oppose any forced sale of tiktok. thank will take all necessary measures to protect chinese companies. thank you very much indeed. finally, this year is set to be the biggest election year in history. around half the world, some four billion people, will go to the polls during 2024 to vote in elections in 76 different countries. but it's going to be an election year like no, because of advances in technology. social media is now an established part of the campaigning process, but there is growing concern about misinformation, that could be supercharged by ever more powerful artificial intelligence. the bbc�*s been speaking to canadian computer scientist yoshua bengio, whose work on al has won him the nobel and turing prizes, and earned him the nickname godfather of ai. he told us he's concerned about its role in elections this year. the technology is changing and these ai systems are becoming more capable and one of the things i am worried about especially in the context of political disinformation is when i have ai
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let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing for us. high—level talks will be held today. what can we expect? it is interesting and crucial that these meetings can make some sort of breakthrough in terms of stopping the relationship from sliding further. the reason i say that is because antony blinken mediapoint this is the most consequential relationship in the world, and i don't think many people would disagree with him on that. he spoke about areas where they already cooperating, military to military cooperation, on al, the environment, narcotics. then he said we also have to be very clear about the significant areas where we disagree, and that is to avoid a miscalculation, which in the words of wang yi, said it could slide into conflict. everybody on the planet needs these governments to start talking to one another and get on, and they know it. that is why it is important they hash it out in an open and honest way. at one point we had wang yi sa the giant ship of the us and china relationship has been through these rough waters b
let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing for us. high—level talks will be held today. what can we expect? it is interesting and crucial that these meetings can make some sort of breakthrough in terms of stopping the relationship from sliding further. the reason i say that is because antony blinken mediapoint this is the most consequential relationship in the world, and i don't think many people would disagree with him on that. he spoke about areas where they...
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stephen mcdonell therefore us in beijing, thank you. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in what was a 4—3 ruling, the state's court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement known as #metoo that exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of hollywood and beyond. the 72—year—old will remain in prison, serving a 16—year sentence for rape in a separate case in la — that conviction is not directly affected by this ruling. emma vardy has more from los angeles. when harvey weinstein — one of the most powerful men in hollywood — was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of sexual assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world — what became known as the #metoo movement. many women
stephen mcdonell therefore us in beijing, thank you. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in what was a 4—3 ruling, the state's court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement...
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us secretary of state antony blinken is meeting china's foreign minister in beijing as part of a trip aimed at reducing tensions between the two countries. blinken and wang yi are expected to discuss taiwan, russia's invasion of ukraine and restoring connections between the us and chinese militaries. on thursday, blinken spoke about the importance of direct
us secretary of state antony blinken is meeting china's foreign minister in beijing as part of a trip aimed at reducing tensions between the two countries. blinken and wang yi are expected to discuss taiwan, russia's invasion of ukraine and restoring connections between the us and chinese militaries. on thursday, blinken spoke about the importance of direct
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the american say, well, they would lift sanctions or tariffs if beijing changes its behaviour. so, there is still a lot of friction, a lot of about this relationship. but we've also heard more about the desire, i think by both sides, to try to stabilise this relationship, keep it on an even keel and the first part of this visit in shanghai, mr blinken said they have a responsibility to the whole world to manage the relationship and the most senior chinese communist party official in shanghai said the us and china can choose, in his words, between cooperation or confrontation, and he said the whole of humanity had its fate resting on how they manage the relationship. tom bateman reporting. to haiti, where a new transitional council have been sworn in following the resignation of prime minister ariel henri. the government shake—up follows a recent surge in gang violence across the nation. the group, which is backed by other caribbean nations and the us, will try to restore order and democratic rule in haiti. more now with our caroll spinney and correspondent who is in haiti and
the american say, well, they would lift sanctions or tariffs if beijing changes its behaviour. so, there is still a lot of friction, a lot of about this relationship. but we've also heard more about the desire, i think by both sides, to try to stabilise this relationship, keep it on an even keel and the first part of this visit in shanghai, mr blinken said they have a responsibility to the whole world to manage the relationship and the most senior chinese communist party official in shanghai...
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china kicks off its biggest showcase of cars as electric vehicles take centre stage at the beijing auto show. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm mariko oi. we begin in the us, where two tech giants, microsoft and google parent alphabet, have reported strong first quarter results, with the artificial intelligence boom at the center of it all. erin delmore has the details. among the dozens of companies reporting first—quarter earnings on thursday, alphabet and microsoft took centre stage. both beat expectations on earnings and revenue, thanks in no small part to investments in artificial intelligence. one stand—out spot for alphabet was google cloud revenue, whichjumped 28% in 01. a lot of generative ai tools that rely on the cloud to reach customers. alphabet announced some good news for investors, its first—ever dividend of 20 cents per share, and first—ever dividend of 20 cents pershare, and an first—ever dividend of 20 cents per share, and an additional $70 billion buy—back. that initially sent shares into double digits after the bell. and for microsoft's part,
china kicks off its biggest showcase of cars as electric vehicles take centre stage at the beijing auto show. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm mariko oi. we begin in the us, where two tech giants, microsoft and google parent alphabet, have reported strong first quarter results, with the artificial intelligence boom at the center of it all. erin delmore has the details. among the dozens of companies reporting first—quarter earnings on thursday, alphabet and microsoft took centre...
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it is the latest mission in beijing's space programme that aims to send astronauts to the moon by 2030. finally, it's one of the most beautiful cities on the planet but it also attracts vast numbers of tourists. venice has become the first to charge visitors in a bid to control numbers. tourists will need to pay 5 euros for a day trip between now and mid—july is the scheme is being tested out. those who refused to pay fees they find between 50 and 300 euros. stay with us. plenty more coming up at the top of the hour right here on bbc news. hello. there are signs that the weather might warm up a bit next week, but not just yet. we stay in the rather chilly air for friday. a mix of sunny spells and showers and, actually, across the south of the uk, a frontal system that will bring more in the way of cloud and some splashes of rain. low pressure generally in charge of the scene through the day ahead. so, after a cold start, most places will see some spells of sunshine and a scattering of showers. some wintriness in the showers over high ground in scotland. but that frontal system will b
it is the latest mission in beijing's space programme that aims to send astronauts to the moon by 2030. finally, it's one of the most beautiful cities on the planet but it also attracts vast numbers of tourists. venice has become the first to charge visitors in a bid to control numbers. tourists will need to pay 5 euros for a day trip between now and mid—july is the scheme is being tested out. those who refused to pay fees they find between 50 and 300 euros. stay with us. plenty more coming...
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this was the moment mr blinken arrived in beijing from shanghai. a full day of talks with china's political leadership is planned for friday, including a possible meeting with president xijinping. it's bring in a visiting professor from the east asian institute. thank you for joining us. there is a lot to discuss, isn't there, from china's assistance to russia, taiwan, tiktok — in your view, what is the main objective of secretary blinken�*s trip? this secretary blinken's trip? this is more about _ secretary blinken's trip? this is more about america - secretary blinken's trip? ti 3 is more about america than china and it isn't for nothing that both janet yellen and blinken have come to china and not visits on the other direction. the americans really want from china some kind of win, something they can credibly sell, as it were, back home, in america, in the run—up to the elections in november. and the chinese actually do not have very much that they want from the americans that the americans are possibly willing to give. so i think we will
this was the moment mr blinken arrived in beijing from shanghai. a full day of talks with china's political leadership is planned for friday, including a possible meeting with president xijinping. it's bring in a visiting professor from the east asian institute. thank you for joining us. there is a lot to discuss, isn't there, from china's assistance to russia, taiwan, tiktok — in your view, what is the main objective of secretary blinken�*s trip? this secretary blinken's trip? this is more...
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top us diplomat antony blinken is in beijing as the two superpowers attempt to repair their relationship. and besieged by tourists — venice starts charging day—trippers to visit. is this the way forward for overwhelmed cities?
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tensions over economic ties have been a flash point between washington and beijing. antony blinken has called for a level playing field for american companies doing business in china. our business reporter this morning monica millerjoins us live from the newsroom. explain to us what mr blinken means by fair treatment for american companies? yeah, well this is the latest _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high level - this is the latest high level meeting between washington and beijing, officials. and one of the things he did raise concerns is about some of china's business practices, nonmarket practices as well as manufacturing capacities. 0ne manufacturing capacities. one of the things that washington is toying with is the idea of imposing tariffs on products such as electric vehicles which china makes many many of them and their prices are exceedingly low. so having them flood the market would really hinder american car—makers. now, mr blinken met with leaders, business leaders that are par
tensions over economic ties have been a flash point between washington and beijing. antony blinken has called for a level playing field for american companies doing business in china. our business reporter this morning monica millerjoins us live from the newsroom. explain to us what mr blinken means by fair treatment for american companies? yeah, well this is the latest _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high level - this...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. and we'll have plenty more on the meeting in beijing all across our platforms — do check our bbc website for the latest. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. here in the uk, a government minister has raised eyebrows after appearing to confuse two different countries in africa. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, conservative mp chris philp was asked about the government's controversial policy to depot illegal migrants to rwanda — and whether someone escaping the war in congo — would be deported to rwanda. there is an ongoing conflict between the two nations. here's the exchange. i come from a neighbouring country called congo. if you know, geographically, that is located right next door to rwanda, and right now in goma there's a genocide going on and there's such a big conflict going on of people from rwanda. so had my family members come from goma the crossing right now, where they then be sent back to the country that they're supposedly war in rw
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and top us diplomat antony blinken is in beijing — as the two superpowers attempt to repair their relationship and besieged by tourists, venice starts charging day—trippers to visit. is this the way forward for overwhelmed cities?
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that was steven mcdonnell in beijing. still to come on the world today — an update on the military horses injured when they bolted through london. and will a tourism tax deter crowds from venice? around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. now to one of the most read stories on our website. more than two million people have read this article about two military horses undergoing surgery, after throwing off their riders and racing through london on wednesday. they remain in a serious condition. chi chi izundu has this update. this is the event the bolted horses were being exercised for, the major general�*s inspection, which is an annual test of the household cavalry�*s ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. the horses, quaker, tennyson, and both vida and trojan, seen here running through central london, were spooked after building materials were dropped from a height next to them. four soldiers were thrown, and while three needed hospital treatment, it is confirmed one h
that was steven mcdonnell in beijing. still to come on the world today — an update on the military horses injured when they bolted through london. and will a tourism tax deter crowds from venice? around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. now to one of the most read stories on our website. more than two million people have read this article about two military horses undergoing surgery, after throwing off their riders and racing through london on wednesday. they...
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top us diplomat antony blinken is in beijing — as the two superpowers attempt to repair their relationship and venice becomes the first city in the world to charge day trippers for entry in an effort to tackle over crowding. remember the extraordinary scenes from dubai. a year and a half's worth of rain fell in a day last week. scientists say it's likely the torrential storms were made significantly more intense because of climate change. the finding comes as heavy rain continues to pummel
top us diplomat antony blinken is in beijing — as the two superpowers attempt to repair their relationship and venice becomes the first city in the world to charge day trippers for entry in an effort to tackle over crowding. remember the extraordinary scenes from dubai. a year and a half's worth of rain fell in a day last week. scientists say it's likely the torrential storms were made significantly more intense because of climate change. the finding comes as heavy rain continues to pummel
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let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell who's in beijing for us. it seems as though antony blinken is trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting.— trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tou . h steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks — steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were _ steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning - steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning and l steadier fitting. yes, knowing that i the tough talks were cunning and we are now entering the serious talks part in beijing, he first engaged in the basketball diplomacy stage meeting business people and students in shanghai. that's all to build goodwill and both sides were happy because they know there are the significant differences they have to deal with. significant differences they have to dealwith. many significant differences they have to deal with. many of them, the banning of tiktok, us funding for taiwan's military and us funding israel, and on the fl
let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell who's in beijing for us. it seems as though antony blinken is trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting.— trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tou . h steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks — steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were _ steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning - steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were...
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top us diplomat antony blinken is in china — he says washington and beijing should manage their differences responsibly. and venice becomes the first city in the world to charge day trippers for entry in an effort to tackle over tourism. hello. we start this hour with a big political development in scotland.
top us diplomat antony blinken is in china — he says washington and beijing should manage their differences responsibly. and venice becomes the first city in the world to charge day trippers for entry in an effort to tackle over tourism. hello. we start this hour with a big political development in scotland.
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blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks on friday with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on wednesday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of taiwan related content into the us congressional bill seriously violates the chinese principal and sends the wrong signal to separatist forces in taiwan. we urge the us to honour its commitment of not supporting taiwan independence with concrete actions and to stop arming taiwan in anyway. let's speak to political economist shirley ze yu — who is a senior visiting fellow at the london school of economics. good morning to you. that is one example, the funding for taiwan which china reacted to but also as well president biden signed a bill to see the ban of tiktok operating in the united states, how is
blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks on friday with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on wednesday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of...
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for beijing it's big criticism is washington's support for taiwan and increased tension in the taiwan strait, of course any involvement from either country involvement from either country in the pacific is also quite an area of mistrust and disagreement, significant disagreement, significant disagreement, so you would expect during these meetings if you are a fly on the wall and able to hear what is going on there will be some type talk, especially when the visiting us secretary of state meets his chinese counterpart wang yi and possibly meet the chinese number one leader xi jinping. we will wait to see what happens there. you will of course keep us up—to—date. before we go, an amazing discovery by archaeologists in italy during excavations for the construction of a future electricity station near the southern city of caserta. a pre—roman necropolis has been unearthed. archaeologists found tombs containing weapons, bronze, and amber ornaments. the ancient burial grounds dates from between the iron age and the 7th century bc. that's it for now. thanks for watching. stay here with
for beijing it's big criticism is washington's support for taiwan and increased tension in the taiwan strait, of course any involvement from either country involvement from either country in the pacific is also quite an area of mistrust and disagreement, significant disagreement, significant disagreement, so you would expect during these meetings if you are a fly on the wall and able to hear what is going on there will be some type talk, especially when the visiting us secretary of state meets...