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of a once in a generation chrysler. santa or the white house with -- a clear authorization for the president to push ahead with unambitious legislative agenda but a major obstacle stands on his way, a right-wing reactionary supreme court with very little public legitimacy. some familiar? this week discipline court wrapped up an immense most controversial terms in american history. scaling back decades of progress in the matter of mere weeks. weve actually been here before. following a ...

swimmings world governing body votes to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite womens events. and judo for peace — why the ancient martial art could bring harmony to the townships to south africa. hello, thanks very much for joining us. from left—wing guerilla to colombias first ever left—wing president. the former rebel, gustavo petro, once jailed for his role with the m—i9 rebel movement, has won 51% of the vote, compared to 47% for his right—wing anti�...

federation, fina, has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite womens events. now on bbc news, its time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello. welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than interrogation of someone whose political thinking helps to shape ours. once again, london and brussels are at loggerheads. once again, the row between the uk and the eu is about the status of northern ireland. once again, politics in belfast is ...

competitive furnace. on the road to a republic. we report from jamaica, the latest commonwealth country to lose the queen as head of state. from left—wing guerilla to colombias first ever left—wing president. the former rebel, gustavo petro, once jailed for his role with the m—19 rebel movement, has won 51% of the vote, compared to 47% for his right wing anti— establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. this was his third presidential campaign. with more, heres the bbc�*s sout...

his coalition, "ensemble", lost around a hundred seats, with major gains for both marine le pen�*s far—right party and a new alliance led by far—left leaderjean—luc melenchon. now on bbc news, its time for dateline london, with sean ley. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences in their own countries from the dateline london. this week, what does international law ...

transgender athletes in elite womens events. from now on, transgender swimmers are required to have completed their transition by the age of 12. now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. russias war on ukraine has turned culture into a battleground in countries supportive of ukraines resistance to put in his invasion, some russian artists, musicians and dancers have been stripped of their platforms or theyve been asked to denounce russia...

in sport, englands matt fitzpatrick wins the us open after clinching his first major trophy, sealing a sensational victory in boston. why gorilla populations in parts of africa are on the rise. we have a special report form the front line of a conservation success story. its monday 20th june. train services across england, scotland and wales will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening, ahead good of the biggest walk—out on the railways in 30 years. strikes will take pl...

what happens to this tower? what any lasting memorial here might look like is still being decided. for the bereaved, though, it is a shrine to their loved ones and a way of making sure theyre not forgotten. i get drawn to it. any time im in the area. its kind of peaceful in a very weird way. itjust helps me heal. one night, your life can change for... l ..for ever. i can see the top of the tower from where i live. i can see my brothers bedroom window — the space of where he died with...

now on bbc news... russias foreign minister sergei lavrov speaks to the bbc�*s russia editor, steve rosenberg about the countrys invasion of ukraine and the impact of the war on russias standing in the world. its nearly four months since russia invaded ukraine. in that time, towns have been reduced to rubble, thousands of civilians killed. millions of ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. moscow has become an international pariah. but does it care? in an exclusive intervie...

good evening. projections following parliamentary elections in france show president emmanuel macron is on course to lose his absolute majority. his coalition is on track to win the most seats, with between 210 and 250. but thats short of the 289 needed for a majority in the national assembly. projections show the left—green alliance ofjean—luc melenchon is set to win 150 to 180 seats, becoming the main opposition. mr melenchon says the result marks an �*electoral failure for mr ...