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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...

at least 59 people, including a baby, are reported to have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off the southern italian mainland. dozens of bodies were found on a beach near a seaside resort in the calabria region, with others found in the waters nearby. these pictures from the italian coastguard were filmed in darkness, early on sunday morning — and you can see the wreckage of the boat. one local official has suggested as many as 150 people had been onboard. rescu...

hello and welcome. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen will meet prime minister rishi sunak in london tomorrow. earlier we learned that an announcement of a new deal between the uk and eu on the post—brexit trading arrangement for northern ireland is imminent. ione wells is here now. we have a statement between ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak where they are agreeing to continue their work and they are crucially meeting tomorrow. what does that tell us? ...

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 ramallah. is there any semblance o...

the officers allegedly fired tear gas into the crowds — causing the stampede that killed 135 people. 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 different, something worse. israel has the most far—right government in its history. pa...

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The capital harare have been packed with crowds calling from aqaba as departure after nearly four decades in power but he is resisting calls to go bring you the latest from our correspondent and herat it also coming up. The plot thickens in the recent middle east drama as lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri says he will return to beirut by mid week today he was in paris for talks with the french president money from all just two weeks after suddenly announcing his resignation in saudi arabia. Hi...

Conflict. And i mean this is our life and also coming up in the program. They tell me if i went with them to me and help me find a husband and i and afraid they were being sold as sex slaves after escaping violence in. The desperate search for survivors the Syrian Government strikes hit several cities and towns in damascus probably. Its beginning to look a lot like christmas thousands of people in bethlehem welcome the festive season. So then the fighting between former allies and yemen is enter...

This is al jazeera lawyer from doha also coming up another controversial move venezuelas leader bans the opposition from next years president ial vote. Wildfires in Southern California burn out of control as more people are told to evacuate. With a difference revisit a special place for south sudanese war widows to manage their grief. The head of lebanons hezbollah is calling for mass demonstrations on monday against u. S. President Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as israels capital on su...