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in a televised address, he said more than 600 cases of collaboration and treason have been opened against law enforcement officials. now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk with me, sarah montague. my guest today is a hugely successful afrobeat star. the nigerian 0mah lay is just 25, but hes broken into western markets, partly because of a collaboration with the canadian singerjustin bieber. hes here in london on a world tour now. afrobeats emerged from a...

afrobeat, political music, a way to address social change that was pioneered by the legendary fela kuti. the latest incarnation of afrobeats is less politically charged. omah lay sings about love, heartbreak and longing. with western megastars like ed sheeran and madonna tapping into this musical style, what does it mean for the way that afrobeats will evolve? omah lay, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. fela kuti described his afrobeat music as, "a fusion "and combination of highlife, ja...

thats it. >> new ball. >> shots are 2-2. >> got by him. >> comes back with it! >> you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while youre playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razors edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my bodys floating within myself. >> the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and fort. in all white country clubs...

thats it. [ applause ] >> 2-2. >> comes back with it! >> you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while youre playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razors edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my bodys floating within myself. >> the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and forth between white baselines in all-white country clubs....

press conference where he tried to convince the world everything under his leadership is just dandy. hes put at 38% approval, the lowest of his presidency so far. biden getting asked why so many americans think the country is on the wrong track, but all he could muster up was his usual nonsense on russia and bogus claims about inflation. >> i can understand why the american people are frustrated because of inflation, but inflation is higher in almost every other country. prices at the ...

attorney general supervision of the trump case. and the case of potential criminal prosecution drawing closer. then, connecting the dots between new anti gay laws in florida to a right-wing mobs attempt to storm a drag show. and elie mystal puts this radical turn from the supreme court into perspective, win all in starts right now. >> good evening from new york, im chris hayes, welcome to this holiday weekend, i hope you are kicking back right now, enjoying. theres a question i have be...

as we thing about how close we came to losing our democracy. last thursday it was june 16th a day forever branded in our memory a day that is joined the pantheon of tragic turning points in human history. where are you on six, 16 and neither will we. at the time they are preparing a show and tony fauci has pushed for another for kids. seems so trivial now as we were speaking on air at that very moment a team of seven saboteurs had entered the capital grounds and then proceeded to sabot...

specifically meaning white liberal people. black people dont ask for a way to help, we always ask for a better place while also asking for a way to make it through the day. some white people are starting to realize, no, things are pretty fd, and those have taken to protesting, hashtaging, and a little -- but some white people are second amendmenting. specifically these white people, not to be confused with these white people. these are the red neck revolt. theyre actually red necks rev...

- you know what? that looks like fire! - comedy without black people would be like the nba without black players. (kevin screaming) - your biggest, biggest superstars in comedy have been black. (eddie yelling) - just genius and hilarious. - yeah, i said it. (audience cheering) - the chappelle show redefined sketch comedy. - im rick james, bitch. (audience laughing) - "in living color" set up a platform for black comedians blowing up. - i dont think so. homie dont play that. (audience l...

with former secretary of state hillary clinton who joined us to talk about the 2024 election and the threat that her 2016 opponent, donald trump, poses to the future of american democracy. how do people manage, especially people who really love this democracy, who take it seriously, who take the words you just said on our show very seriously, that you cant just sit back and let democracy come to you, that this is, every day, something we all must work on together, what do you say whe...