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the release includes infamous former defence contractor leonard glenn francis — known as fat leonard. hes at the center of one of the us navys largest corruption cases. in exchange — the us has freed alex saab, an aide and top ally to venezuelas president nicolas maduro, accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government, which he denies. mr maduro is also releasing 20 venezuelan political prisoners. its all part of the biden administrations efforts to improve relations...

whether to hand this material over. and ultimately im sure he will have been given the advice that whatever is within that could potentially be embarrassing that withholding it and being seen to withhold it would look far worse. 50. being seen to withhold it would look far worse. ., ., , ., far worse. so, the attention is now on rishi sunak, _ far worse. so, the attention is now on rishi sunak, it— far worse. so, the attention is now on rishi sunak, it is— far worse. so, the attent...

because theres light at the end of the tunnel, and by that, i mean not in a negative way, its sort of... ..getting control of my life again. and then very, very sad emotions because its the end of an era and its... i also feel sad and emotional for all my team here, some of which, in fact, most of which i deem as family. and some of them, weve grown up together, basically. so very, very mixed emotions. and the last — the last week, i know i am going to be a wreck. why? why are you sh...

a quarter of a century. addressing a jubilant cloud, the president promised to build a strong economy and cold for unity. our senior international correspondent, orla gerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara. our senior international correspondent, orla gerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara. the recep tayyip erdogan juggernaut rolls on. and tonight in the turkish capital, the streets belong to his supporters. who have stuck with him through thick and thin and hyperinflat...

scotland and further south through the night followed by a heavy showers and it will not be a cold or frosty night, so temperatures in double figures in the south would colder towards the northern isles but it will be the winds that will be the focus tomorrow, with gust widely 50—60 and maybe as high as 80 towards the northern isles, enough towards the northern isles, enough to cause significant disruption to travel. blustery wherever you are and we have cloud and a patchy like rain ...

you in your business, but all restaurants right now, and that is a very tough economic climate. mmm. and actually its been a climate building for years. and perhaps you were knocked back and many others were, more than anything, by the covid pandemic. and ijust wonder, as you reflect now on what that meant to your business and many other restaurant businesses in this country and around the world, just how tough was it? it was incredibly tough. and i will never forget those days where i...

but right now, south africa is in a big mess, with a protracted energy crisis, shocking levels of unemployment and inequality, and systemic corruption. my guest is the secretary general of the anc, fikile mbalula. is his party about to pay the price of failure? fikile mbalula, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having us, and welcome to luthuli house. its a great pleasure to be here. how disappointed are you with the state south africa is in today? south africa is undergoing challenges...

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first african pope. is the catholic church at a crossroads? cardinal peter turkson, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in your long career in the church, you have seen the centre of gravity, the geographical centre of gravity of the church, shift quite dramatically. what difference do you think it has made? well, thanks for having me on the show. yeah, it is true. it is true that what used to be... ..a church centred in europe, out of which a lot of missionaries went out, and so came to a...

on tuesday, representatives of us presidentjoe biden and congressional republicans met again on capitol hill. the two sides have untiljune 1st to come to an agreement on raising the govenrment�*s borrowing limit, or risk the us not being able to pay its bills. some analysts have warned a default could lead to huge job losses in the us and even a global recession. stocks on wall street finished sharply lower on tuesday. despite this, optimism among leaders remains. negotiations are ve...