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Good evening. Russians have begun voting in a president ial election which Vladimir Putin is certain to win when the polls close on sunday. There have very unusually been some protests such as this woman pouring dye into a ballot box but President Putin faces no serious opposition, with his rivals dead, in prison or in exile. This report from our russia editor, steve rosenberg. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of...

Test flight yet. The Starship Rocket made it halfway around the globe before it broke up as it headed back to earth. But the mission is still being declared a big success. Heres our science correspondent pallab ghosh. New objectives thatll eventually get us to that glorious, rapid, reusable future. Twice before, Starship Blew Upjust minutes after launch. Was this going to be third time lucky . So far, so good. We are feeling the rumble. We are seeing 33 out of 33 raptor engines ignited. And now ...

Today, we turn a page in the book of our nations history. A history that we write together. Notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. Like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. Devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. It is what i have always known through my adult political life and th...

If no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is following developments in moscow. Vladimir putin has been in power a long time, right, 25 years almost as president or Prime Minister. And hes expected to win a fifth president ial term. Now, this whole event, this three day event, which starts today, is ...

Have been several incidents like this. Take a look at this one, this is a small fire in a different Polling Station here. This isjust the first day three days of voting. First lets look at the contenders also on ballot. They havent criticsed putin and they havent got a realistic chance of winning. Nikolay kharitonov of the Communist Party a political veteran. Vladislav davankov of the new people party former businessperson, relative newcomer. Leonid slutsky of the right wing, nationalist liberal...

Shes urged the west not to recognise what will be putins fifth term as president. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow with more. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no seri...

Threatening federal prosecutors. Today, the judge in that case could decide exactly how much he can talk about it. It comes as federal prosecutors are now pushing for a trial right after new years day. Cue up u2. Well have much more on trumps legal issues ahead. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is i mean, come on, man, its august. Its august. This is moving. This year is moving too fast. Its midaugust. You know, you get old like me, and it just flies, right . Its august 11th. With us, we...

And this is the scene live at a Polling Station in moscow. There is the potential for a run off vote if no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without a need for that second ballot. The election is encompassing the territories which russia has annexed in ukraine. In all, more than 112 Million People have the right to vote at the last election, in 2018, he took more than thre...

Nathan law, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much for having me again, stephen. Well, its a pleasure to have you back in the studio. We talked last soon after you fled from hong kong. Youve been living a life in exile for pretty much three years now. But your situation has changed recently because the chinese authorities or the hong kong authorities, i should say have put a bounty on your head of1 million hong kong dollars. What difference has that made . Well, its definitely a step up of the I...

Lets start with the late Boris Nemtsov. Nemtsov had been an ally of putins predecessor, boris yeltsin. When putin emerged from relative obscurity to grab the presidency, nemtsov became a noisy opponent and in 2015, he was shot dead close to the kremlin. Who ordered the assassination . Well, the truth has never come out, but putins opponents have little doubt. In 2011, i went to moscow to meet Boris Nemtsov, who was then putins biggest, highest profile critic. Putin became a successor and became ...