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maria corina machado in caracas, venezuela, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. its a pleasure. well, its great to have you on the show. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro�*s rule is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. so, how come youve now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition to fight in next years presidential election? for years, we, the venezuel...

and all the main news stories straight after hardtalk. im stephen sackur. nicolas maduro, venezuelas authoritarian socialist over the past decade, hes overseen a crumbling economy, of venezuelas population — and yet, he is still in power, and the opposition�*s big idea, the creation of an alternative government, has foundered. my guest, maria corina machado, is currently frontrunner amongst opposition candidates — but does she have any realistic chance of toppling venezuelas stro...

albin kurti, to cool it — and quickly. will he listen? and if he doesnt, could kosovo see a new round of balkan bloodshed? prime minister albin kurti, welcome to hardtalk. welcome to pristina and thank you for having me. well, its a great pleasure to be in your office. prime minister, how close has kosovo come to seeing a renewal of conflict in the last few months? it has been very heavy because the two extremist terrorist organisations, which are being financed by serbia, and from w...

presidentjose ramos—horta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you in the studio. i think its fair to say youve given most of your life to the struggle for freedom in timor—leste, east timor, as we used to know it, and you have served as its president, not just once, but twice. you decided to come back in 2022 to seek the presidency again. was that a tough decision, to come back? yes. on a personal basis, yes. it was not in my plan, but then...

ambassador vassily nebenzia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. ambassador, i want to begin with some words said recently by the uk foreign minister, david cameron. he said this: "the lights are flashing red right "across the global dashboard. "it is hard to think of a time when theres been so much danger, insecurity, instability in the world." would you agree with him on that? i would. and where do you see the instability at its most dangerous? the most pressing thing today is, ...

particularly looking _ at the possibility of everybody having access to renewable energy to heat their homes, _ homes that are well insulated. i would want to see retrofitting - council properties and any new build built to a very high eco standard. thats something thatsi talked on the doorstep. but people also need to feel safe in their communities. _ cortina man, from the yorkshire party, sees a chance to bring power home. the main message that the yorkshire party is pushing is that ...

from seoul, heres yuna ku. another devastating summer in south korea. days of torrential rain have caused landslides, flash flooding and a considerable loss of life and livelihoods. in the city of cheongiu rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in their vehicles in a flooded tunnel after water poured into the underpass so quickly they could not escape. 15 vehicles and dozens of people are known to be trapped inside. translation: we are trying our best right now but its difficult _...

ambassador vassily nebenzia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. ambassador, i want to begin with some words said recently by the uk foreign minister, david cameron. he said this, "the lights are flashing red right "across the global dashboard. "it is hard to think of a time "when theres been so much danger, insecurity, "instability in the world." would you agree with him on that? i would. and where do you see the instability at its most dangerous? the most pressing thing today is...

presidentjose ramos—horta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you in the studio. i think its fair to say youve given most of your life to the struggle for freedom in timor—leste, east timor, as we used to know it, and you have served as its president, not just once, but twice. you decided to come back in 2022 to seek the presidency again. was that a tough decision, to come back? yes. on a personal basis, yes. it was not in my plan, but then...

maria corina machado. welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen, it is a pleasure. great to have you on the show. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro�*s rule, is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. how come you have now decided to your hat in the ring how come you have now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition, to fight in next years presidential elections? f...