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probably, in how she has really risen to the role. also on the programme... russia accuses the united states and ukraine of being behind this drone attack on the kremlin. moscow claims it is facing an unprecedented wave of sabotage from ukraine. and threatened with bird flu again, why the farne islands will remain closed to the public this summer. and coming up on bbc news, 35 goals in a season so far — well ask how erling haaland broke a premier league record in place since the mid�...

jens stoltenberg was speaking as leaders of nato countries prepare to meet at a summit in madrid on tuesday. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. what i find funny, you might find offensive. comedy challenges taste and convention and it can rouse strong reaction, as we saw at this years 0scars when a joke earned comedian chris rock a slap in the face from the actor will smith. my guest today has spent more than 25 years finding laughs in sometimes unli...

in sometimes unlikely places, omid djalili was born in london to iranian parents. he has thrived as a cross culture comedic chameleon, but is it possible to be funny without being mean? omid djalili, welcome to hardtalk. stephen sackur, my friend, my fellow presenter in the business of show, man who is so unbelievably good looking and thin that he walks into snooker hall, they start chalking his head. i am so happy to be here, this is one of my favourite shows. well, if you carry on li...

Ordered the Al Awda Hospital to evacuate by 6am local time. Hamas has urged residents to stay put. More thani Million People are believed to live in the north of gaza. There are warnings that the humanitarian crisis in the territory is deepening, with shortages of food, clean water and electricity. There have already been several days of air strikes on gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says israeli strikes have killed at least 1900 people in gaza, including 614 children. The Palestinian Auth...

You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end and not the mea...

Some time ago. You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end ...

Put the words israel and apartheid in the same sentence, and you are stepping into a political minefield. Write a un report and accuse israel of systematically implementing apartheid policies, well, you can be sure there will be a diplomatic explosion. My guest today, rima khalaf, did just that, and promptly resigned from her un post, when the Secretary General refused to accept her work. Her motives have been widely questioned. So lets ask her what were they . Rima khalaf, welcome to hardtalk. ...

Put the words israel and apartheid in the same sentence, and you are stepping into a political minefield. Write a un report and accuse israel of systematically implementing apartheid policies, well, you can be sure there will be a diplomatic explosion. My guest today, rima khalaf, did just that, and promptly resigned from her un post, when the Secretary General refused to accept her work. Her motives have been widely questioned. So lets ask her what were they . Rima khalaf, welcome to hardtalk. ...

Theres four of us from different religions presenting things. this is like the magi coming to the infantjesus bearing gifts. a sikh, a muslim, ajew, a hindu, all presenting together, and lots of other diversity in the service as well. what impact do you think that will have more widely? i think it will send out a very important message, a reminder that we are a multi—religious, multicultural society. and the respect that is given there to other faiths is official recognition of that. its a ref...

Because it is not about making fun of racism, religions, it is about absolutely saying the oneness of humanity is a fact, it is not even a nice idea. so, all the stuff about identity politics is interesting because of course we can be ajew, or you can be lgbtq or you can be whoever you are, as long as we understand we are all fundamentally one. if we understand that, then the comedy will be easier to do. you are currently making comedy in farsi. how is your farsi? not very good. well, it better ...