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Building behind me. The venue for this edition of global questions. It is Blackheads House. Latvians had hoped they had put their turbulent history of occupations behind them. When theyjoined the European Union along with fellow Baltic States, lithuania and estonia. But russias Annexation Of Crimea has reawa kened concerns about moscows ambitions and whether nato could protect them if russia were to interfere in their affairs. In the last few months, there has been a build up of nato troops in t...

More actors beginning to mumble . We investigate complaints about the sound quality on some tv programmes. It is either too quickly spoken or they dont speak clear enough. Good morning. Its tuesday 11th april. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. In the last half an hour it has been announced Foreign Ministers meeting at the g 7 summit have not been able to agree on imposing sanctions on russia. They have discussed what options to take after a Chemical Attack killed 89 syrians last w...

And the First Lady Melania Trump receives an apology and damages from the daily mail over allegations about her work as a model. A meeting is underway in moscow between russian president Vladimir Putin and us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson just hours after President Putin claimed relations between the two countries was at its lowest ebb since the end of the cold war. Earlier Rex Tillerson held talks with his russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Rex tillerson wants russia to withdraw support for ...

Uncertainty. That region is and uncertainty. That region is and uncertain region. They are a buffer state between syria and europe. He has used the cover of the coup last year to call this. I think he has put Something Like 50,000 people, jailed or removed from theirjobs in the judiciary, journalists. Jailed or removed from theirjobs in the judiciary, journalists. He says that is to bring about stability and security . He has to deal with syria, the kurdish problem, islamists from his own countr...

Uncertainty. That region is and uncertainty. That region is and uncertain region. They are a buffer state between syria and europe. He has used the cover of the coup last year to call this. I think he has put Something Like 50,000 people, jailed or removed from theirjobs in the judiciary, journalists. Jailed or removed from theirjobs in the judiciary, journalists. He says that is to bring about stability and security . He has to deal with syria, the kurdish problem, islamists from his own countr...

Put the words israel and apartheid in the same sentence, and you are stepping into a political minefield. Write a un report and accuse israel of systematically implementing apartheid policies, well, you can be sure there will be a diplomatic explosion. My guest today, rima khalaf, did just that, and promptly resigned from her un post, when the Secretary General refused to accept her work. Her motives have been widely questioned. So lets ask her what were they . Rima khalaf, welcome to hardtalk. ...

Put the words israel and apartheid in the same sentence, and you are stepping into a political minefield. Write a un report and accuse israel of systematically implementing apartheid policies, well, you can be sure there will be a diplomatic explosion. My guest today, rima khalaf, did just that, and promptly resigned from her un post, when the Secretary General refused to accept her work. Her motives have been widely questioned. So lets ask her what were they . Rima khalaf, welcome to hardtalk. ...

Its very clear the Prime Ministers announcement today is one all about the narrow interests of her own party, not the interests of the country overall. We have the opportunity to give the british people the chance to change the direction of the country, to be opposed to a hard brexit, keep us in the Single Market and give britain the decent, strong opposition it deserves. And how do voters feel about a second General Election in two years . Not another one . Oh, for gods sake, i cant stand this....

From the perspective of scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has been keen to remind theresa may of all of her previous comments on the idea of an early election. All statements that theresa may must surely now be regretting. Well, the Prime Minister says she is not regretting that, she has taken the decision reluctantly, recently, and she says in the national interest. Here, though, is more of Nicola Sturgeons alternative analysis. The question of wha...

From the perspective of scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has been keen to remind theresa may of all of her previous comments on the idea of an early election. All statements that theresa may must surely now be regretting. Well, the Prime Minister says she is not regretting that, she has taken the decision reluctantly, recently, and she says in the national interest. Here, though, is more of Nicola Sturgeons alternative analysis. The question of wha...