. this is gps , the global public square. welcome to you all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. we ll begin today s program with monday s powerful earthquake. the devastation and destruction it has caused and the politicians that are now at play. also, the china balloon cry is, what is the fallout? i ll talk about all of that and more with david milibrand and richard haas. also, who is really fighting on the front lines for russia in ukraine? we will introduce you to the shadowy group whose mercenaries are a big part of the russia war effort. everything you need to know about the wagner group. and kim jong-un s hermit kingdom launched over 90 missiles last year. including an astonishing 23 in one single day. an expert will tell you why america s lack of attention to north korea s growing nuclear threat is a clear danger. but first, here is my take. in a state of the union address, president biden alluded to
to insulate nato from a possible donald trump presidency. let s take a listen. we can see there the ministers gathering, waiting to get the session under way at the moment. we are expecting, you can see yun stoltenberg there, to address the foreign ministers very shortly, and when that happens, we will take you back to brussels for that moment. israel is under increasing international pressure after seven aid workers including three uk citizens were killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he is outraged and heartbroken by the deaths. the uk foreign secretary david cameron said it s a dreadful event and he paid tribute to those killed, caling them brave humanitarian workers . world central kitchen released these pictures of the seven aid workers killed when a convoy carrying staff from the charity was hit on monday. three british men, john chapman, james henderson and james kirby, were among them. they were working as security advisers. israel sa
A mistrial in his Sexual Assault case. Welcome, and to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Starting with the observer claims that the government repeatedly failed to act On Fire Safety warnings before the fire at grenfall tower. The express leads with the queens response to the fire, praising her majesty for calming the nation. The Sunday Mirror labels the duke of cambridge the prince of compassion for the role he played in responding to the fire. The Sunday Telegraph says theresa may could face a leadership challenge from within her own party if she waters down brexit. The sunday times reports that senior conservative figures have told the Prime Minister she has ten days to improve her performance or face a Confidence Vote in the party. Lets begin with a little bit more in depth look. All of the papers focusing on the terrible tragedy in west london. The Sunday Telegraph is talking about the response, the initial response, being simply not good enough. The
A mistrial in his Sexual Assault case. Welcome, and to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Starting with the observer claims that the government repeatedly failed to act On Fire Safety warnings before the fire at grenfall tower. The express leads with the queens response to the fire, praising her majesty for calming the nation. The Sunday Mirror labels the duke of cambridge the prince of compassion for the role he played in responding to the fire. The Sunday Telegraph says theresa may could face a leadership challenge from within her own party if she waters down brexit. The sunday times reports that senior conservative figures have told the Prime Minister she has ten days to improve her performance or face a Confidence Vote in the party. Lets begin with a little bit more in depth look. All of the papers focusing on the terrible tragedy in west london. The Sunday Telegraph is talking about the response, the initial response, being simply not good enough. The
Workers in greece and say they are dealing with hundreds of extremely vulnerable refugees held on the island of lesbos. Bags of Rubbish Pile Up in birmingham as rubbish collectors step up their industrial action. Collection has already been disrupted for weeks. And its only just bought it. A Driver Looses Control of his new £200,000 ferrari. That was one hour after he picked it up that was one hour after he picked it up from the garage. Good morning. Its friday 28th july. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The bbc understands that at least 60 high rise buildings, which used insulation and cladding similar to Grenfell Tower, have failed a new fire safety test. The test is seen as more thorough than previous ones, as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So farjust nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers w