From our studios in singapore and london, this is Bbc World News its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. It is seven in the morning in singapore, midnight in london and seven in the evening in washington where the Us Government top lawyer has been facing tough questions about alleged russian interference in last year s elections. Jeff sessions says Clancy Colluded With Moscow were detestable lies. Allegations. Day such as these, the stage for the latest instalment of a russian saga gripping washington and destabilising the trump house. Last week we saw the testimony of james comey, fired by the president. Now the sequel. He came out counterpunching, fierce in his denial that hed held meetings with russian officials last year to discuss interfering with the president ial election. The suggestion that i participated in any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion with the russian governments to hurt this country, which i have served with honour for 3
I am stephen sackur. The western world, for so long the dominant force in Global Politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. In the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. Donald trumps worldview and Angela Merkels are poles apart. The Western Consensus on Liberal Economics and globalisation is no more. My guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and Chief Economist to hsbc bank. Is Globalisation Stuck in reverse gear . Stephen king, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Given the dramatic nature of events in the uk, we have to start with britain, and then move our perspective to the world as a whole. But the uk. We have just seen an election that has brought about a Hung Parliament and a sense that nobody knows really what the government theresa may forms will actually do about brexit and a whole host of other challenges. Do you feel a deep sense of incoherence and uncertainty in britain . There is. Because the vote brexit
Where the United States has stepped up its response to north koreas latest Missile Launch. Two Us Air Force Bombers have flown directly over the region. And americas Missile Defence system in south korea has also been tested. President trump has vented his frustration with china, saying its doing nothing for the us on north korea. From tokyo, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. The unmistakable shape of an american b i bomber, sweeping low over south korea this afternoon. This is president trumps pointed response to north koreas latest missile test. It was accompanied by an equally pointed rant on twitter. I am very disappointed in china, the president tweeted. They do nothing for us with north korea, just talk. We will no longer allow this to continue. China today has been showing off its own military might, in a huge parade overseen by president xijinping. He has condemned north koreas launch, but china is not prepared to bring pyongyang to its knees, even though it probably could. North
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 3 00am in the morning in istanbul, where Authorities Say they are close to identifying the man who killed 39 people in an attack on a new year party at a nightclub. Security officials have released this footage, which they say shows the suspect filming himself on a mobile phone in the centre of istanbul. He is shown Walking Around what is thought to be taksim square. Turkish police have launched raids in istanbul, and arrested 12 people, looking for this suspect. Meanwhile, funerals of some of the victims have been held, as our Turkey Correspondent mark lowen reports. It is slowly sinking in. Grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. They mourned 23 year old yunus gormek, killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. A student working there for new years eve, who was simply in the wrong place. At his funeral, his colleague. She took refuge from the gunman in the bathroom. I was in the toilet. The electricity went out. And i w
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 3 00am in the morning in istanbul, where Authorities Say they are close to identifying the man who killed 39 people in an attack on a new year party at a nightclub. Security officials have released this footage, which they say shows the suspect filming himself on a mobile phone in the centre of istanbul. He is shown Walking Around what is thought to be taksim square. Turkish police have launched raids in istanbul, and arrested 12 people, looking for this suspect. Meanwhile, funerals of some of the victims have been held, as our Turkey Correspondent mark lowen reports. It is slowly sinking in. Grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. They mourned 23 year old yunus gormek, killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. A student working there for new years eve, who was simply in the wrong place. At his funeral, his colleague. She took refuge from the gunman in the bathroom. I was in the toilet. The electricity went out. And i w