tonight with the context, the writer and broadcaster chris morris and leigh ann caldwell, longtime capitol hill correspondent and now an anchor for the washington post live. we re going to start with the latest from the war in ukraine. in a major speech today the russian president vladimir putin had a dire warning that the coming decade could be the most dangerous since the end of the second world war. president putin defended moscow s so called special military operation, saying the expansion of nato, and the west, were to blame. he accused western nations of trying to impose their politics, culture and way of life around the globe. translation: russia is not - challenging the elites of the west, russia is simply defending its right to exist and to develop freely. the west is not able to single handedly able to govern humanity but it is desperately trying to do it. most peoples of the world no longer want to put up with it. on the ground fierce fighting continues across
come here, protect life, and fight for survival. as long as people are here, lutzerath stays. takeaways, restaurants, and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates, and bowls from october as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. and new hope how hormone replacement therapy, which helps control symptoms of menopause, could reduce the risk of alzheimer s dementia among women at risk of developing the disease. iran s state media has reported that a british iranian national, alireza akbari, has been executed. mr akbari, who was a former deputy defence minister for iran, was detained three years ago and charged with spying for the united kingdom. the british government says the execution was politically motivated and will not go unchallenged . in the last few hours, the uk s prime minister rishi sunak says. i am appalled by the execution of british iranian citizen alireza akbari in iran. this was a callous and cowardly act, carrie
the longest distance ever travelled for a north korean test flight. the missile went far enough that it would have reached the us island of guam with a different trajectory. and so there was a swift response. the united states and south korea conducted a precision aerial bombing exercise to demonstrate seoul and washington s will to respond sternly to the threat from pyongyang. and tokyo was also incensed. translation: north korea s launch of a ballistic missile is a reckless act that absolutely cannot be allowed. japan will be on the highest alert and respond quickly. speaking to the bbc, the us counsellor of the department of state derek shalet said it will take a complete international effort to achieve denuclearisation on the korean peninsula. well we are going to continue to press forward with sanctions against north korea and enforcing those already on the books pursuing new ones perhaps, but also importantly working with our allies and partners and also other members
from the outskirts of the city. tonight with the context, in london daily mail columnist sarah vine, and from washington, stefanie brown james, co founder of collective pac, the group campaigning for equal representation in american politics. hello, a warm welcome to the programme. zeneta everhart is the mother of a 21 year shop worker who survived the mass shooting in east buffalo. his name is zaire, and each day for the past three weeks, she has been dressing his wounds. he has a hole in the right side of his neck, two on his back another on his left leg, and when she cleans his back, she says she can feel pieces of the bullet that was fired at him from an ar15. the gunman was 18 years old. today, zeneta gave evidence to to a congressional committee ahead today, zeneta gave evidence toa congressional committee ahead of a house vote on gun reform. we continuously hear after every mass shooting that this is not who we are as americans and as a nation. hear me clearly this i
effectively divided gaza into two parts north and south. 11 un agencies and six humanitarian groups have called for an immediate ceasefire urging israel to protect civilians and allow more food, water, medicine and fuel into gaza. they also called on hamas to release the hostages captured on october the 7th. some aid continues to get through a royaljordanian air force cargo plane has dropped several containers of humanitarian relief supplies over the gaza strip. the update was shared in a tweet by thejordanian king. jordan s state news agency said the consignment was urgent medical aid for thejordanian field hospital in gaza. israeli media reports say the air drop was carried out in co ordination with the israeli military. meanwhile, the us has stepped up diplomatic efforts in the region. secretary of state antony blinken has held talks with the turkish foreign minister in ankara. the country s cia director william burns is also now in israel urging greater effort to avoi