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in california, in an early—morning statement, the ea rly—morning statement, the spokesperson early—morning statement, the spokesperson for the chinese ministry accused washington of colluding with taiwan, especially over the issue of arms sales, earlier mr mccarthy said washington must strengthen in economic cooperation with the island that china has claimed as its own. whether it is our deep — claimed as its own. whether it is our deep commercial- claimed as its own. whether i...

has become the most senior elected official to meet a taiwanese president on us soil in decades. heres taiwanese persident tsai ing—wen meeting mccarthy and a group of bipartisan lawmakers near los angeles earlier today, despite objections from china. mccarthy stressed the need to speed up arms deliveries to taiwan. china — which has long considered taiwan as part of its country — denounced the meeting, accusing the us of seeking taiwanese independence. it comes on the heels of o...

hello and welcome to bbc news. pakistans former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illnes. he was 79. president musharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999 — serving in office for seven years from 2001. and in 2019 he was sentenced to death in absentia, for treason charges for absconding the murder trial of one of his successors, benazir bhutto. at the time of his death he had been living in exile in dubai, recieving medical treatment. the ...

kevin mccarthy. a sports person for the chinese foreign ministry accused washington of colluding with taiwan especially over the heat sue of arms sales. mr mccarthy said us must strengthen economic situations with the island. whether its our deep commercial ties, strong people to people relationships and shared values. our cooperation with the people of taiwan continue to expand through dialogue and exchange. mr mccarthy is the most senior us figurative meet with the time leader on us ...

im at the home and studio of one of sri lankas most influential artists and activists, jagath weerasinghe. can sri lankans put behind them their bloody past and forge a new and united future? jagath weerasinghe, welcome to hardtalk. im happy to be here. sitting here in your home, which is also your studio, i wonder how far youve been influenced as both an artist and an archaeologist by sri lankas past? im totally influenced by that. im totally, yes. everything i do has something to do ...

it was not guilty of concealing information about flight control systems on its 373 max aircraft. flaws in the systems were found to have led to fatal crashes four years ago. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. iam i am outside colombo, the capital of sri lanka. this beautiful nation has been plunged capital of sri lanka. this beautiful nation has been plunged into capital of sri lanka. this beautiful nation has been plunged into its capital of sri la...

perus president, dina boluartay, has called for a national truce, after clashes between police and protesters led to 50 deaths. now on bbc news, its time for global questions. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from sri lankas capital, colombo. im on one of the citys beautiful waterfronts along the indian ocean. sri lankas stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, but this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions — hea...

let us get down to business. we start with a fresh look at the banking sector and credit suisse in particular. early marketjitters in response to the ubs takeover of the swiss bank have eased. in asia today, most of the main stock markets are higher with japan closed for a public holiday. the major indices in europe and the united states also closed slightly up on monday. credit suisse is one of 30 crucially important banks in the global financial system and many fear its problems are ...

institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic in a scathing year that says it needs a complete overhaul to restore public faith. the culture, sadly, in the met is all pervasive and the institutional racism and homophobia, misogyny, largely led by what their officers have said and what our own research has shown. ., , have said and what our own research has shown. ., ._ , have said and what our own research has shown-— has shown. today is one of the darkest days. _ has shown. toda...

the bbc chairmans appointment. at an emotional meeting in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party — and country — to chris hipkins. the uk business secretary urges energy suppliers to stop moving vulnerable customers onto more expensive prepayment metres. millions around the world gather to celebrate the lunar new year. in china the tradition of giving remains strong. youre watching bbc news. now its time for global questions. welcome to global questions ...