similar to the one that the u.s. has been predicting in a full fledged support of ukraine in its war against russia. that is, the u.s. remains a force that can unify nations to stand up against the worlds of socrates, whether in the west are in the east. one of the aggressors in america wants to contain is north korea, which has been flaunting its nuclear arsenal recently. the country has performed 16 missile tests so far this year, including a test of long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles, that would be capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. senior u.s. officials are warning that north korea could perform another weapons test, while biden is in the region. so, far that has not happen. as serious as the north korean threat, is its potential trouble comes from china, from north korea s strongest closest allies. the other goal of president biden s visit to asia this week, including his physical presence there, is to counter china s growing economic and military and dip
Has triumphed at the Cannes Film Festival, france wins the award for the first time in seven years. Also this hour in business, well be reporting from shanghai on the rise of chinas startup scene and fears of a bubble in the Technology Sector there and as yet, another bank holiday for the french today, but some people have decided to work to help the elderly and the disabled. Radical left wing parties have made significant gains in spains local and regional elections. Many voters punished the Ruling Conservative Party angry over soaring unemployment, corruption scandals and cuts in public spending. Celebrating dramatic gains in local elections, spains newcomers the leftist group, its a punishing blow to the countrys Ruling Popular Party and its main rival and been dubbed a magical night by pablo iglasius. The major partys have had one of the worst results in their history. Today, we can confirm that the people of this nation have put an end to the twoparty system in spain. This is the
That is it from me. James will be here at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. I am stephen sackur. My guest today has made a unique contribution to our understanding of humankinds closest relatives, the primates. In particular, the chimpanzee. Jane goodall was in her 20s when she began her meticulous observation of chimpanzee behaviour in africa. Now, she is in her mid 80s, a world famous she is in her mid 80s, a world famous conservation activist. So what hope is there for saving the primates and so many other species from mass extinction . Jane goodall, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you for inviting me to hardtalk. It is a pleasure having you on the programme, and it strikes me this year is a rather remarkable anniversary for you. It is 60 years from the beginning of your work and what we now call tanzania, your observation of the chimpanzees in the forest. When you consider the 60 year span of the forest. When you consider the 60
Hello and welcome. More countries in europe are tightening anti coronavirus measures with france extending a curfew and the Italian Government expected to announce more national measures. 10 of spains 17 regions are calling on the government to call a state of emergency. Europe is now the epicentre of the outbreak with the polish president andrej duda the latest world leader to be infected. His countrys among a number across europe to register a record daily high in coronavirus cases on friday or saturday. David campanale has the latest. Alarm bells are ringing right across europe. The coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen in the Czech Republic, which has registered its worst daily figure yet for new infections more than 15,000. Over the past week, more people with the virus have died there, as a percentage of the population, than anywhere else in the world. But for top health agencies, concern extends to all but a handful of eu countries. Theyve declared now to be a critical moment
The Czech prime minister on Tuesday hosted a dinner for a group of EU leaders and the prime minister of Ukraine aimed at coordinating and strengthening aid to the country.