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the proportion of the worlds population living in extreme poverty has declined sharply over the past 30 years. heres the bad news. still close to one in 20 of all the worlds people relies on humanitarian assistance for survival. with many nations cutting their aid budgets, international ngos remain a linchpin of the global aid system. but are they fit for purpose? well, my guest is danny sriskandarajah, chief executive of oxfam great britain. he promised to reimagine what aid would loo...

year only to come back and take the tampa bay buccaneers to the play—offs. those are our latest headlines this our stop. thats all from me. sally is here at five oclock. now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. heres the good news. the proportion of the worlds population living in extreme poverty has declined sharply over the past 30 years. heres the bad news. still close to one in 20 of all the worlds people relies on humanitarian as...

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trumps top aides, including then chief of staff, mark meadows. and mike pence could be staring down the same fate as his lawyer was seen entering a closed hearing about the subpoena hes been served. all this, as trump continues to post provocative, even dangerous messages about the manhattan district attorney, whos investigating him on another case. plus, congresswoman maxine waters joins the ranking member of the house financial services committee its here to talk about another tumult...

ruhle starts now. r with stephanie ruhle starts now >> tonight, president bidens surprise visit to ukraine, meeting with president zelenskyy while announcing more military aid. what this historic trip means for the future of the war. meanwhile, some far-right republicans criticize the presidents trip to ukraine. what we are hearing from a small but loud minority. then, ron desantis visits new york city to talk policing and crime. is this the unofficial start to a presidential run? as t...

but are they fit for purpose? well, my guest is danny sriskandarajah, chief executive of oxfam great britain. he promised to reimagine what aid would look like. has he succeeded? danny sriskandarajah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. lets start with those two different ways of looking at whats happening to the worlds poorest people. one in 20, almost, still suffering extreme poverty, even as global poverty rates decline do you think that the aid system is failing those people? ...

the english city of liverpool. last years winner, ukraine, was scheduled to host the event but the uk took it up on their behalf because of the ongoing war. the competition begins in may. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. heres the good news. the proportion of the worlds population living in extreme poverty has declined sharply over the past 30 years. heres the bad news. still close to one in 20 of all the worlds people relies on humanitarian assist...

word. >> there is a significant agreement on this important -- so much larger than just ukraine. its about freedom and democracy -- >> president biden gets tonight s last word from kyiv. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. >> tonight, president bidens surprise visit to ukraine, meeting with president zelenskyy while announcing more military aid. what this historic trip means for the future of the war. meanwhile, some far-right republicans criticize the presidents trip to ukr...

germany and the united states are reportedly ready to send tanks to ukraine, in what kyiv hopes will be a game—changer in the war. at least 1a leopard 2 tanks could be provided by germany, following months of debate. the united states reportedly plans to supply at least 30 m1 abrams tanks. its claimed german officials privately insisted they would only send tanks if the us did too. ukrainian officials say they urgently need heavier weapons. britain is providing challenger two tanks. ...

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. north korea has been accused of firing ballistic missiles into the sea of japan just a day after the us and south korea held a drill in response to a similar launch. north korea said that test was designed to show it was able to fire nuclear—capable missiles at short notice in response to threats. chad ocarroll works for the korea risk group and told me more. north korea has shown the capability to launch macro in shor...