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hello. im vishala sri—pathma. japanese media say the prime minister, fumio kishida, has been evacuated after an explosion was heard while he was giving a speech. tv footage appeared to show officers clearing the area and removing a man from the scene. one report said a pipe—like object had been thrown near mr kishida. details are still coming in about the incident in the city of wakayama. there was no immediate official confirmation of the blast, with local police declining to comm...

notre—dame cathedral as restoration continues, four years since a fire destroyed significant parts of the world heritage landmark. hello, im lucy gray. the man arrested on suspicion of throwing a smoke bomb at japans prime minister fumio kishida has been identified by the authorities as 24—year—old ryuji kimura. there are no further details regarding possible motivation. mr kishida was about to give a speech in support of a local candidate of his ruling party the ldp. pm kishida ...

members and 169 fatalities during the now infamous exit from afghanistan didnt really qualify as a chaotic failure at all. thats despite the fact that hundreds of afghans were clinging to the wing of u.s. air craft as it departed afghanistan. despite gunfire sprang into a crowd; despite u.s. troops pulling an infant over barbed wire into safety. brunt chaos? >> im sorry, i just dont buy the whole argument of chaos. for all this talk of chaos, i just didnt see it. it was tough in the fi...

hello and welcome to the programme. a group of big american banks has injected 30 billion dollars into a smaller regional bank, first republic, which had been seen as at risk of failure. it comes as fears grow of a crisis in the global financial sector. shares in european banks hit a two—month low — after the eurozone�*s central bank hiked interest rates by a half—of—one percent. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, has insisted the us financial system remains sound despi...

israel has the most far—right government in its history. palestinian disillusion with the status quo seems to be stoking militancy. my guest is palestinian politician, physician and civil rights activist mustafa barghouti. what, if anything, can the palestinians do to improve their situation? mustafa barghouti, in ramallah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be with you. thank you. good to have you on the show. lets start with the situation in the west bank, where you sit, in ra...

cia, the new warnings to china not to help russia in ukraine. and people are getting a first look at how bad the storms were. and a new decision of abortions today, and the impact could be immediate and nationwide. this is what we are watching this hour. thank you for being here. im kate bolduan. the concern over china and ukraine tensions are growing every hour. first there was concern that china was going to provide russia with weapons to help with the war in ukraine. but the bid...

ed, ive been to norman a bunch of times. i know this is the worst thing to wake up to. its the toughest to be able to make sure youre in a safe place? >> well, ive always said, theres nothing worse than the overnight tornadoes in the dark. you have no idea, really, where its coming from. and this is what the neighbors -- the residents in this neighborhood are dealing with. trees, about a foot in diameter, snapped in half. take a look way up there in the tree, about 30 feet high, a gian...

the man arrested on suspicion of throwing a smoke bomb at japans prime minister, fumio kishida, has been identified by the authorities as 24—year—old ryuji kimura. there are no further details regarding possible motivation. mr kishida was about to give a speech in support of a local candidate of his ruling party the ldp. after the incident pm kishida made a speech in another location where he said the incident should not be allowed to disrupt the electoral process. the attack comes...

police injapan say a twenty—four—year—old man has been arrested after he appeared to throw a smoke bomb at the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida. ryuji kimura was seized by security guards after an explosion at a local campaign event in wakayama city. there are no further details regarding possible motivation. mr kishida was about to give a speech in support of a local candidate of his ruling party the ldp. after the incident pm kishida made a speech in another location. the...

hello and welcome to the programme. i am lucy gray. there have been gunfire and explosions in sudans capital khartoum as the sudanese army clashes with paramilitary forces. witnesses report the fighting is close to the army headquaters in the centre of the city. smoke has been seen rising from khartoum airport and there are reports of clashes near the presidential palace. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military since a coup in octob...