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ronson chan is one of the most well—known journalists in hong kong. hes a fierce defender ofjournalists�* rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kongs last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge — publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national secur...

from seoul, heres yuna ku. another devastating summer in south korea. days of torrential rain have caused landslides, flash flooding and a considerable loss of life and livelihoods. in the city of cheongiu rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in their vehicles in a flooded tunnel after water poured into the underpass so quickly they could not escape. 15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best right now but its difficult _...

both men said talks were "productive" and repeated their stance that a default is off the table. to avoid that, though, theyll have to work out an agreement within the next ten days. my college michelle fleury explains. even before president biden met with house speaker kevin mccarthy, negotiators were once again around the table, trying to strike a deal to avoid a default. now, sources say the white house is now offering to keep spending flat from this year to next, while republicans ...

a reservoir in connection with the disappearance of british girl madeleine mccann. its 8am in singapore, and 3am in the russian region belgorod, where russia says its hunting ukrainian saboteurs who crossed the border and injured eight people. the local governor said one village had been shelled and several people had suffered shrapnel wounds. ukraine has denied having anything to do with the attack but suggested russian paramilitaries were involved. our russia editor, steve rosenberg,...

better than any other time weve had discussions. hello and welcome to the programme — im samantha simmomds. lets start with some breaking news coming in from washington. authorities say they have detained the driver of a truck after crashing into security barriers adjacent to the white house grounds, according to a us secret service spokesperson. this is the scene, as you can see a police cordon has been set up. we are hearing there were no reports of any injuries to any secret servi...

where negogtiators working to avoid a us debt default are back on capitol hill for talks tonight. negotiations have been described as productive, but theres still no deal. earlier, presidentjoe biden and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy led talks on raising the debt ceiling to ensure the us can continue to pay its bills. biden and republican congressional leaders now have just ten days to avoid a default. president biden said: kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house, and the bb...

a recent poll shows that of the 15 most successful democracies, nine are monarchies. the founding fathers rejected a king, but many europeans feel a royal family is an asset. im leaving washington on a royal mission, as the uk has a new king — charles iii. i want to find out how other royal families, many of them king charles�* relations, manage to stay relevant in the 21st century. ill be mixing in royal circles. how was it? cetait bien? and visiting palaces. you cant walk past th...

hello, im samantha simmonds. the man widely seen as the �*godfather of artificial intelligence has quit his job at google, warning of the dangers of ai. dr geoffrey hinton�*s pioneering research on deep learning and neural networks has paved the way for current ai systems like chatgpt. but in a lengthy interview with the new york times, dr hinton said he now regretted his work — and is worried that al technology will flood the internet with misinformation. google responded in a s...

hello, im lucy hockings. the man widely seen as the �*godfather of artificial intelligence�* has quit his job at google, warning of the dangers of ai. dr geoffrey hinton�*s pioneering research on deep learning and neural networks has paved the way for current ai systems like chatgpt, but dr hinton says he now regretted his work — and is worried that al technology will flood the internet with misinformation. google responded in a statement saying, "we remain committed to a respo...

one of the greatest ever tennis players, serena williams, has said, shes planning to bring down the curtain on her illustrious career. the 23—time grand slam champion, said she didnt like the word retirement, but would be evolving away from tennis after the us open. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatars capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a sei...