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Im lucy grey. the headlines: president biden has paid tribute to colin powell, the first african—american to be appointed us secretary of state. mr powell has died from covid complications at the age of 84. mr biden described him as a warrior and a diplomat who repeatedly broke racial barriers. british members of parliament have paid their respects to the mp sir david amess who was killed in a knife attack on friday. a minutes silence was observed before the archbishop of canterbury conducted ...

His honor. and in the hope that his family takes some measure of solace in knowing that the general matter so much, in so many different ways. i hope they will see his example even in passing will serve as testament to his leadership. and ill explain. i hope by now you understand that colin powell was a man in full. he was a public servant, a patriot, warrior, leader. american of the highest order. son of jamaican immigrants. again, a four-star general. purple heart recipient, statesman. shatter...

Welcome to bbc news. our top stories: president biden has paid tribute to colin powell, the first african—american to be appointed us secretary of state. mr powell has died from covid complications at the age of 84. mr biden described him as a warrior and a diplomat who repeatedly broke racial barriers. british members of parliament have paid their respects to the mp sir david amess who was killed in a knife attack on friday. a minutes silence was observed before the archbishop of canterbury c...

Just about chinese activity, but about american inactivity. >> reporter: but today chinas global investments are under increasing scrutiny. some like the ports in greece are lucrative and seem strategically smart. >> reporter: what piraeus gives them is an entryway into europe. >> reporter: but experts say many look at they could be bad business deals with china facing economic business problems of its own. todays international shipping crisis will test chinas global strategy as well as the worl...

The disproportionate impact covid has had on women. >> it has impacted everyone across the world and particularly in the united states. but women in particular suffered disproportionately. so many women had to quit their jobs, become school teachers for their kids. and a lot of the women are not going back to work. in order to go back to work, they want circumstances to be different. many women are concentrated in low-paying jobs, health care services, hospitality. they are demanding higher wage...

But this isntjust about sustainability. it is also a place designed to be welcoming to women. one of the things you see working here is that predominantly people who come throughout the day, other than to pray, are women and children. a poll was put out to ask women how much would you like there to be a separation, if any at all? so that is why you see barriers at different heights — one covering from head to toe, one at waist level and even one with no barriers. also, in that sense, it is ver...

Immediate pull-out the way he wanted to do it would be like. you wonder what it took to be listened to as a general. lets throw in another picture of powell in january of 2001. he was sworn in as the 65th united states secretary of state under george w. bush and at that moment again breaking barriers, becoming the first black american to serve in that role. we can say those things. we can talk about diversity, but it was the diversity of thought and the numb bellness of thought that allowed him ...

He was a great public servant. many presidents relied on his counsel and experience and a favorite of presidents. he earned the presidential medal of freedom twice and highly respected at home and abroad and most important colin was a family man and friend. national correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. >> ask anyone at the pentagon and in the u.s. military about their reaction to the death of colin powell and one word comes to mind. integrity. the first black national security...

American living rooms as he reported on what was happening with the first gulf war after a long period of time when the u.s. had not been actively enfwajed in a hot war. and colin powell then was a voice on the international stage urging america to use its military might with restraint, and we know that during the second gulf war, the iraq war of 2003, that was a complicated period for him, acting as secretary of state where he had delivered the remarks to the united nations about weapons of mas...

Mississippi and alabama soon followed and began enforcing their own id laws that had previously been banned under federal pre-clearance rules. across the country voter restriction laws had been steadily increasing since that 2013 decision. but they have gone into overdrive following former president trumps attempt to overturn the 2020 election. in just this year alone, 19 states have passed laws that make it harder for people to vote, which brings us back to texas. last month governor greg abbot...