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the bbc finds evidence of major success in clamping down on opium growing in afghanistan. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. thank you for being with us. we start in ukraine, and the attack on a crucial dam in the south of the country. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, because of rising flood waters. the dam sits between russian—held territory to the south and ukrainian territory to the north. kyiv says that moscow is to blame, and so do...

my guest is abdullah mohtadi, leader of the komala party of iranian kurdistan. is his a fight for rights orfor independence? abdullah mohtadi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. its a great pleasure to have you on the show. i began by referring there to the tragic death of mahsa amini. would you say that her death last september in custody inside iran has changed the political dynamic inside iran? it has because on the 16th of september, she was declared dead in the hospital...

live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. we start in ukraine — and the attack on a crucial dam in the south of the country. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate because of rising flood waters. the dam sits between russian—held territory to the south, and ukrainian territory to the north. kyiv says that moscow is to blame — and so do nato and the eu, which has called the destruction a "war crime." at a un ...

deception. you are in time for the top business stories and we start with apple because it has unveiled a new three point $5,000 mixed reality headset at its headquarters in california. tim cook described the technology behind the apple vision pro as spatial computing, bringing a new dimension to video chatting, watching videos and viewing photos in the home. the device will have gesture and voice control, and will go on sale in the us early next year. are technology editor zoe kleinma...

is similar, dry and sunny again, but it gets more humid by the weekend and as the humidity levels rise, we are likely to see some showers and thunderstorms breaking up and for some it will bring the first significant rainfall we have seen forfour significant rainfall we have seen for four weeks. thanks, chris. and thats bbc news at ten. theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire, which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues her...

especially what is happening on the battlefiled in ukraine and what appears to be the start of the counter—offensive. kyiv says it is — quote — "shifting to offensive actions" in some areas. hanna malyar — ukraines deputy defence minister — described the eastern city of bakhmut as the "epicentre of hostilities", and claimed russian forces are on the defence there, as well as in the south. the ukrainian army has released these images, showing what it says are ukrainian forces ...

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today isjonathan shapiro, best known by his pen name zapiro. he is south africas most prominent and controversial political cartoonist. so amid all of its troubles, is south africa able to laugh at itself? jonathan shapiro, better known by your pen name zapiro, welcome to hardtalk. it is a great pleasure to meet you and i want to begin with something you said a few years ago, you said moral outrage is what drives a cartoonist. you have been at this cartooning for four decades. can you ...

name wasjina. the story of irans internal discontent is incomplete without an understanding of irans kurdish population. my guest is abdullah mohtadi, leader of the komala party of iranian kurdistan. is his a fight for rights orfor independence? abdullah mohtadi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. its a great pleasure to have you on the show. i began by referring there to the tragic death of mahsa amini. would you say that her death last september in custody inside iran has ...

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