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putins surprise visit to the russian—occupied city of mariupol — devastated in the early months of the war. like all ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, i feel today a war criminal vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months. its been 20 years since the us led coalition began its war in iraq to topple the dictator saddam hussein — well assess the history. # ill take the world apart to find a place for a peaceful heart... and the return of a �...

boss of a growing bookshop empire, is a leader of this counter revolution. hes made buying physical books cool on both sides of the atlantic. how? james daunt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i used to use paper cash. i pretty much dont anymore. i used to write checks in a checkbook. i certainly dont do that anymore. why are you so convinced that iwill, still, continue to use ink on paper, physical books, for years to come? books remain, i think, by far and away the most pleasurable wa...

put their plan back—up for a vote, either every three years or if material changes i think in this case, not putting it up from the vote with the revised targets is an issue from a governance perspective. however, i do not think that that kind of necessitates shareholders directing operational strategies of the board, if that makes sense. it does. what do you say to those campaigners who say that you are only concerned, you and your clients, with helping the company and shareholders ...

policy—making principle — putting business first, not military power — well, suddenly it looked like weakness. chancellor olaf scholz promised dramatic change. my guest is state secretary for economic cooperation niels annen. so, has germany got a new strategic vision? niels annen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. pleasure. well, its great to be here. lets start with the war in ukraine. i think theres no doubt that putins invasion of ukraine shocked germany. would it be fair to sa...

of mariupol has been condemned by ukraine. an aide to president zelensky called the russian president, a criminal returning to the crime scene. it was the first time mr putin had been to a newly—occupied ukrainian territory. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. in a world fixated with the unstoppable march of the digital revolution, its kind of refreshing to look at whats happening in the old school business of selling books. ink on paper has not been...

where rehearsals have been taking place for king charles�* coronation on saturday. a short while ago the traditional gold state coach left westminster abbey on its journey back soldiers dressed in bright yellow and red military uniforms paraded past buckingham palace towards westminster abbey just after 12.20am on wednesday. crowds ran through stjames�* park to find the best spots along the mall with many trying to spot their relatives in their military outfits. these rehearsals co...

from outside europe. and the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles, and his heirs, during his coronation on saturday. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. there — ive just used seven words and communicated quite a lot. words can bind us together or push us apart. in a sense, we are all wordsmiths, but many of us shy away from the art form that best harnesses the power of words — poetry. but not my guest today. john cooper c...

of labour and a demand that farmers produce more at less cost to the environment. my guest today is minette batters. she farms right here. shes also president of the national farmers�* union. as a society, are we asking our farmers for the impossible? minette batters, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. its a great pleasure to be on yourfarm. and the sun is shining and, in some ways, you would think the sun would be shining on farmers. food prices are spiralling higher. you...

well, my guest today is the influential chair of the german parliaments defence committee, marie—agnes strack—zimmermann. so, is germany ready to leave its pacifism behind and project its military power? marie—agnes strack—zimmerman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation. well, its a pleasure to be here. lets start with that word that olaf schulz used right after putins invasion of ukraine, "zeitenwende". he promised it would be that word, a turning point ...

hello and welcome to the programme. it has been a day of worship and a day of grief in israel and the occupied territories. tens of thousands ofjews gathered atjerusalems western wall for passover prayers. not far away, hundreds ofjewish worshippers walked close to the al aqsa mosque. and in a settlement in the west bank, the funeral took place for two british—israeli sisters shot dead on friday. from jerusalem, my colleague lucy williamson reports. as maia and rina were brought in, ...