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we begin in the us, where time is ticking for tiktok. the chief of the social media app shou zi chew was grilled by us lawmakers over a range of issues, mostly related to the companys chinese ownership. his appearance before the congressional committee comes after the biden administration threatened to ban the social media app if the companys chinese owners didnt sell their stakes. tiktok is wildly popular in the states — it has 150 million american users, which includes almost five ...

after bloomberg reported they are among the banks under scrutiny in a us department ofjustice probe into whether financial professionals helped russian oligarchs evade sanctions. shares of ubs and credit suisse fell more than 6%. and secondly deutsche bank slumped more than 13%, after a sharpjump in the cost of insuring against the risk of default after concerns about what happened to credit suisse. so what is happening to an already beseiged banking sector? hopefully, russ mould, an i...

the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. a smiling pope francis was discharged from a hospital in rome in just the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. our correspondent jenny hill is in rome. its a lovely morning in rome. good news for the pope.— its a lovely morning in rome. good news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands _ news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands of _ news for the pop...

freedom everywhere. its about the kind of world we want to live in, and the world we want to leave to our children. >> president joe bidens remarks yesterday announcing that the u.s. will send several tanks to ukraine. well dig into this major policy reversal. and what impact the tanks could have on the war. plus, former president trump will soon have more places to post his social media rants. well tell you which platforms are reactivating his accounts. also ahead, republican congre...

yesterday, fighting away tears, called a close friend. >> today im hurt. and im hurting. and i know so many people out there are as well. >> another investigation into the who and the why. another set of questions, like why did a 25-year-old bank employee bring horror to his own workplace? why did he live stream it? and why was his weapon of choice an ar-15, like so many other shooters before him? and now another conversation about gun violence and reform. a conversation well continue ...

>> the week started with republicans literally trying to shout the president down for his passion in defense of social security and medicare at the state of the union. but by the end, it was prominent members of the gop who are feeling the heat. former vice president mike pence has been formerly subpoenaed by jack smith. the justice department appointed special counsel, investigating the efforts of the presidents, pences former boss, former president donald trump, to stay in power afte...

maximum effect to support economic growth for a purpose pushed up to help businesses and trade to thrive and to maximise the opportunity for and to maximise the opportunity for a fair green economy. a crucial part of this is about making a just transition to net—zero. we will never do to oil and gas workers in the north—east of scotland what thatcher did to our mining and steel communities. applause. we will take the workers of the north—east andy hall scotland with us on our gre...

and the writer and broadcaster chris morris. welcome to the programme. the united states has an outsized fascination with murder mysteries. the trial that is playing out in walterboro, south carolina has it all. in the dock is the 54—year—old high—powered attorney, alex murdaugh, who stands accused of murdering his wife maggie and their 22—year—old son paul. the pair were shot dead in 2021 in the grounds of the familys hunting lodge in hampton, 60 miles west of charleston. ph...

been. i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, i can proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. >> meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin is dialing up his rhetoric against the west, suspending participation in the last nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., even using the word war as he sends a clear message about what russia has long called a special military operation. >> translator: i would like to repeat, they started the war and we used the f...

it was her, what, 286th or seventh? i think? it was a lot. and this is how she sounded. and actually, spoiler alert, shes quite emotional. words will never adequately convey the gratitude and the awe i hold in my heart for the opportunity i have had to serve as your first minister. it truly has been the privilege of my lifetime. and with these words, presiding officer, i draw it to a close. applause. and yeah, then the other party leaders just dived in with loads of party political poi...