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hello, im lukwesa burak. president biden has said a deal with republicans to raise the us government debt ceiling is very close and hes optimistic it will be achieved. the two sides have a little more breathing room after the treasury secretary, janet yellen, extended the deadline slightly, saying the government would not run out of money untiljune 5. theyre working on an agreement that would ensure no repeat of the stand—off before next years presidential election. as the clock tick...

the anc has been damaged by economic stagnation, a protracted energy crisis, and massive inequality. my guest today is the leader of the biggest opposition party, the democratic alliance, john steenhuisen. could he become south africas first white leader since apartheid? john steenhuisen, welcome to hardtalk. great to be with you, stephen. well, its great to be here in cape town. lets start with a very simple question. when you said not so long ago, "there is a changing of the guard co...

my guest today is the leader of the biggest opposition party, the democratic alliance, john steenhuisen. could he become south africas first white leader since apartheid? john steenhuisen, welcome to hardtalk. great to be with you, stephen. well, its great to be here in cape town. lets start with a very simple question. when you said not so long ago, "there is a changing of the guard coming in south africa, the anc�*s decline is terminal. its just a matter of how fast," did you reall...

former british prime minister boris johnson has a reform of the police to the government cabinet office over new allegations he broke lockdown rules during the pandemic. it is reported the referral is to two regional police forces based on a recently discovered information. it should be stressed at this stage it police are investigating and no breach of the rules as been confirmed. lets go straight to our uk political correspondentjonathan uk political correspondent jonathan blake and ...

hello. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza were holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the armys rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were killed in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. the idf say their killing was "very tragic". th...

itself as a sanctuary city and busts people to our country. its only draining taxpayer resources from the families already here. this is incentivizing illegal immigration and does nothing to support the infrastructure on the hard working citizens. >> martha: a lot of backlash to this plan. the majors plan would pay for up to four months of food and shelter for 300 men that would move into a hotel in rockland and then another one in orange county. they are absolutely outraged by this pl...

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...

earlier, the uk, the us and the european commission announced similar bans over security concerns. the chinese owners bytedance deny passing users information to the chinese government. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. ever since the failure of the so—called oslo process to deliver a lasting israeli—palestinian peace, that conflict has been a matter of mutual recrimination and sporadic violence. but now, the conditions seem ripe for something diffe...

the rains keep falling in new zealand, and rescue efforts continue. well get the latest from auckland. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. liable from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where its being reported that a missile hit a residential building in countrys second largest city, kharkiv. thats according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. ...

and the palestinians. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where its being reported that a missile hit a residential building in countrys second largest city — kharkiv. thats according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. its a developing story and theres no word yet about any casualties. but as soon ...