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straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. when chinese sovereignty was restored in hong kong, beijings communist rulers saw the logic of maintaining the one country, two systems principle. so, how come some 26 years later, hong kongs autonomy looks more like a convenient fiction than a fact? my guest is regina ip, convenor of hong kongs executive council and leader of the new peoples party. what does hong kongs fate tell us about beijings worldview? regina ...

regina ip in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. good to talk to you. let me ask you a very simple first question. 0k. since 2020, hong kong has been living with a very draconian national security law that was imposed from beijing. now, it seems that the hong kong government is determined to legislate an even tougher national security law during 202a. why? well, our national security law, mandated by beijing, is not draconian at all. it is far less comprehensive and sweeping tha...

>> jesse: i made bret give me one. >> bret: good evening. im bret baier. a damning federal government report about local law enforcement failures during the uvalde, texas school massacre. neither side is willing to budge in the border standoff between texas and washington. over land along the southern border. we will bring that you story. and we talk live to the founding chairman of the no labels group about how democratic groups are allegedly trying to undercut attempts to construct a...

regina ip in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. good to talk to you. let me ask you a very simple first question. 0k. since 2020, hong kong has been living with a very draconian national security law that was imposed from beijing. now, it seems that the hong kong government is determined to legislate an even tougher national security law during 202a. why? well, our national security law, mandated by beijing, is not draconian at all. it is far less comprehensive and sweeping tha...

weekend, saying — theyd stopped a civil war. the russian authorities have announced plans to disarm wagner —— they will also investigate how $1 million paid to the wagner group with spent. —— where spent. of its heavy weapons, but have also confirmed that a criminal case against the group has been dropped. translation: soldiers| and officers are the true defenders of the motherland, who in a difficult time for the country together with their comrades in arms stood in the way ...

or the man president biden picked to protect the homeland is now forced to hear from the victims of the biden border crisis. they are on the hill today. were in the final day of impeachment hearings against department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. house republicans still trying to sit with mayorkas. it wont be today. his team says there was a scheduling conflict. the house gop says mayorkas is playing games with when he will appear. im harris faulkner and you are i...

it is beyond overwhelming. steven avery is guilty. >> the story gripped the nation in the series, of making a murder. >> so many citizens -- >> its being heard by people around the world. >> steven avery and his nephew, convicted of murder and a hunting killing of the young photographer. where they really in dissent? >> i didnt do it. somebody is doing a job on me. >> did you have any vendetta against avery? >> absolutely not. >> for the first time on television, lead investigator defe...

runners and riders in the american presidential race. but can donald trump be stopped? theres about 30% of republican voters who are going to live and die by donald trump. thats his base. and theyre going to stick with him through thick and thin. and a heartfelt account from our correspondent injohannesburg about south africas future. i want to believe that things are going to change for the better. i want to still live in a south africa that was prosperous because it still can be pros...

and countries around the world to address that. post counterisis campaign you know, the active operations when isis was defeated essentially in syria, what weve seen is isis essentially look to -- >> we have been watching a news conference at the pentagon regarding defense secretary lloyd austin. the pentagon said moments ago the defense secretary has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that was the surgery he had in december and it was why he was back in the hospital for complicat...

counteroffensive? russia is still, and — counteroffensive? russia is still, and ukrainians- counteroffensive? russia is still, and ukrainians know l still, and ukrainians know that, a weekend formidable fighting. iand that, a weekend formidable fighting. i and we look at the us presidential race but can donald trump be stop? there are 30% of voters that will live and die by donald trump and thatis and die by donald trump and that is his base and they will stick with him through thick...