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two weeks later, simon thinks hes being followed again. around the same time, simon receives an anonymous e—mail. its title — "chinese agents will find you and bring you back." simon cheng is one of the leading figures in the hong kong democracy movement. four years ago, he was working at the british consulate and was asked to monitor escalating protests. weeks later, he vanished during a consulate trip to mainland china. simon says the police used his visit to a massage centre to ...

what might ukraines future be after putins war? the mood in ukraine is that if ukrainian officials agree to something less than the borders of 1991, the question would be, why did all those people die? and populism — is its day over? the way i like to look at this issue is not, are we going to see a resurgence of populism, but are we going to see a resurgence of democracy? its been one of the most confusing episodes of recent times, and we still dont know exactly what happened or wha...

lord goldsmith, resigns and aims his fire at the prime minister rishi sunak. he accuses the government of �*apathy�* towards climate issues. and a bbc investigation finds tiktok is not removing some videos that deny climate change despite a promise that it would. more on all that in a moment or two, lets head to the bbc sport centre for the latest on the cricket, and hopefully its getting better for england because it was a dismal start. thats quite right, hello. just like in the f...

vladimir putin is greeted by a swarm of supporters during a rare surprise crowd appearance. this comes hours after the reported target of prigozhins failed russian revolt is revealed. and erin burnett visits troops training near the front lines in southern ukraine. shes live from the ground. then were getting our first look at pieces of the destroyed titan submersible. the giant sections of debris from the sub that imploded near the site of the titanic wreckage are now above the surf...

streets under siege, a dramatic outpouring of anger, after a 17—year—old, nahel, was killed by police during a traffic stop. many of the rioters are teenagers, out despite a plea from frances president to parents to keep their children at home. as the protests have intensified, so too has the police presence. across the country from friday into saturday morning, more than 115,000 officers were deployed stop and it is the police thatis deployed stop and it is the police that is driv...

been, a period of respect, after the police killing of a teenage boy on tuesday. he said additional resources would be made available to deal with unrest. the third night, and worst night of rioting so far, left buildings, including libraries and schools burnt — shops looted. nearly 900 people were arrested; 250 police were injured. frances three biggest cities — paris, marseille and lyon — are suspending or restricting public transport from friday evening. marseille has also ban...

given the conservative party over a quarter of £8 million, whether that plays a part into this full stop we need a proper procurement process —— a quarter of a million. you need a proper procurement process -- a quarter of a million.— a quarter of a million. you are talkin: a quarter of a million. you are talking about _ a quarter of a million. you are talking about simon _ a quarter of a million. you are talking about simon blagden, | a quarter of a million. you are - talking a...

and collaring the "hound pound". why going dog—friendly could unleash a $50 billion market for the travel industry. hello, im sally bundock. lets get on with the business stories. we start here in the uk, where the ftse 100 index of leading shares had its worst day since last summer on concerns interest rates may have to stay higher for longer. thats after the rate of inflation unexpectedly went up in decemberfor the first time in almost a year, despite expectations of a fall. the co...

has been launched by houthi fighters in yemen on a us cargo vessel ship off aden. this comes after united states announced that it is returning the group to a list of global terrorist organisations. the escalating tensions in the red sea have many analysts concerned that the impact of these attacks will drive up the cost of living. some shipping companies have had to take a detour around africa — driving up costs— or have decided to suspend shipments indefinitely. mukesh sahdev —...

killed two children, happened in pakistan near the iranian border in the belochistan region. iran said it was targeting two bases linked to the group. in the early hours, they said that there was an explosion after an air attack that it blamed on iran. this would make pakistan the third country in a matter of days to be hit by an attack by iran after its also hit syria and iraq. now, the explosion happened in a pakistani village is located in the border regions of pakistan and iran, an...