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things might get complicated. he wont necessarily sing the armys tune, because in a sense he will think, "well, look, the army have turned to me because there was no one else to turn to". you know, imran khan is ruled out of contention and the other candidates are regarded as too young and inexperienced. these elections have been described by some as the least credible in pakistans history. phone and internet services were cut for much of the day. results are being counted slowly. whoe...

united oppositionjust might appeal to more voters at the next election. is to more voters at the next election. is that _ to more voters at the next election. is that a _ to more voters at the next election. is that a fair— to more voters at the next election. is that a fair point, hugh bennett, is the launch of this really going to help rishi sunak when the next election? i to help rishi sunak when the next election? ., ., ~ to help rishi sunak when the next election? ., ., ~ ., , e...

learn from his extraordinary life? 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, notjust 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, ye...

the people who are affected most by high interest rates would tend to be younger households. older people, older house holders, are more likely to have paid off their mortgages — they are mortgage free — so they dont feel the impact of the increase in mortgage rates. you could spread the pain more broadly, so those households that, perhaps, arent facing higher mortgage rates currently — households that dont hold mortgages — would potentially contribute towards the squeeze in de...

are there lessons for the world to learn from his extraordinary life? 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 com...

the intensity of that loss reduces over time and the frequency. but there are obviously moments where our relationship is thrust front and foremost. the documentary is one. so, you know, ive been closer to yog over this last two or three years than i had for a little while. and obviously you love him still, dearly. yeah, i think anyone who knew him loved him and had a great affection for him. you know, he was an exceptionally kind and generous friend and he was bloody funny, as well. a...

minister laurence boone, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. why have the authorities decided to ban the use of fireworks during the july 14th bastille day celebrations this year? so, you know, after the riots last week, things have calmed down. it has been a huge drama and obviously people were really moved. and theres also been some riot that are absolutely unacceptable. the tension has softened and its gone away and we think the situation is under control. but usually bastille d...

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 where they also receive their orders, civil protection and the northern brigade have been very active and first intimidating serbs and serbian candidate, ...

my guest is the former prime minister abdalla hamdok, who is playing a significant role in the negotiations. he has signed a deal with hemedti, so does this mean the rsf has effectively won the war? all hi, zeinab. abdalla hamdok in abu dhabi, welcome to hardtalk. nearly half of sudans 49 million strong population is in dire need of humanitarian assistance. aid agencies cant get to them. diseases are rife. what are you and others trying to do to help them? thank you for having me. this...

lets begin by reflecting on that preliminary ruling from the international court ofjustice last week in the hague. you in the south african government were hailing it as an historic victory. but i would put it to you that a few days later, it has changed nothing. would you agree? it is indeed a historic victory. it has affirmed an international rules based order, which has also brought to an end to israels exceptionalism when it comes to the gaza strip. and we believe that the state of...