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..ruled first by the tsarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep. in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been travel bans for russian tourists and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view, and notjust here. the other baltic ...

you know about america, because up here, life is wild. oh, yeah, wow! wow, wow, wow! its exhilarating. youre enjoying this, arent you? yes, iam. i can tell on your face! and its changing. the ice is probably thinning four orfive metres per year. here, nature has had a huge impact. twice a day the whole neighbourhood flooded. every single day. so im travelling across to the north—western extremity of the united states, meeting people enriched by and adapting to the natural world aroun...

call themselves conservative and will likely dominate his way through the rest of the primaries despite what nikki haley does or does not do. but november 5th, 2024, is not a primary race and a candidate cannot rely on the strength of their base alone, and that is where it is helpful to read between the lines of last nights vote. unlike iowa, which is a lock for the gop, new hampshires electorate is swingy trump lost moderates to haley, two lost college graduates to haley, and three, l...

steaming? i look forward to hearing from you. that is coming up. and here is the news. tens water is holding urgent talks today to secure extra funding —— thames water. the government says supplies will not be affected if it collapses. the court of appeal are set to rule today on a challenge to the government plan to deport migrants to rwanda. at least 150 people have now been arrested across france after protests over the killing of a 17—year—old boy by a police officer. the t...

winds and rain. we begin in the united states, where florida governor, ron desantis, has dropped out from the republican presidential race — and endorsed donald trump. the surprise video announcement comes ahead of this weeks republican primary in new hampshire — where mr desantis was polling in the single digits. his departure leaves nikki haley as mr trumps only significant rival. heres what he had to say. if there was anything i could do to produce a favourable outcome, more cam...

the last scheduled decision day of the term, we could finally get some answers on some massive undecided cases. rulings on affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and lgbtq+ rights among others. decisions that could impact all of us, and they could come down at any minute, and we have a full lineup of guests and experts on this. i want to begin with nbc news correspondent julia ainsley whos standing by at the supreme court for us. julia, set the scene there, how might this go dow...

defied expectations, at least from the polls, but she did not made donald trump. 11 minutes after polls close tonight, nbc news projected trump would win new hampshire the primary and make it two and a row after his resounding victory in iowa just last week. here is what members looked like at this hour. it was a result that gave the biden campaign and, opening with the president saying tonight regardless of what nikki haley does from here, the general election race has begun. and yet,...

world. im fareed zakaria. today on the program -- from the czars and arenas to soviet-era com czars to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia looking at the past to help us understand the present. ill talk to the new yorkers david remnick can professor nina krus efa. also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage for the climate changes rising seas and weather. >> two degrees is a death sentence. >> and the president of kenya on why ma...

i had to grow up without one. in an instant she was gone. and it changed everything. >> she dreamed of a career solving crimes, but crime claimed her first. >> gut wrenching pain! my daughter, please, please dont let this be true! >> home alone on a sunny afternoon she vanished. >> we just said, "oh my god! isnt this one of her earrings? " >> earrings in the carpet. ribbons on the ground. tire tracks on the lawn. >> there was evidence of a violent struggle. >> what had happened? and wh...

at harvard a black plicatae cream of the crop had a 56% chance while whites and asians with the same qualifications had a 15%. a black applicant had a higher chance to get in than a top asian or white student t supreme court ruled 6-3 thats unconstitutional racial discrimination probed by the equal protection clause t14th amendment. chief justice john roberts who authored the majority says this, quote. eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it. the guarantee of equa...