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at the same time, thousands of israelis took to the streets for a day of protest against a planned judicial overhaul. their president says the government should abandon its controversial plan. now on bbc news: its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. something extraordinary is happening in israel. military reservists, former security chiefs and politicians of different stripes have alljoint a mass protest movement aimed at thwarting the netanyahu plan to radically overall ...

for black freedom and equality. black oaklanders know the reality of systemic discrimination. back in the 1960s, one response was the creation of the radical and controversial black panther party. it was founded by men. some of its key leaders were women. one of them, my guest today, ericka huggins. she spent two years imprisoned and she became a symbol of the black panther struggle. looking around oakland today, has anything really changed? ericka huggins, welcome to hardtalk. well, t...

vladimir putin, has visited the ukrainian city of mariupol. its the first time hes ventured inside territory seized by russian forces since last years invasion. his visit, under cover of darkness, has been fiercely criticised by the exiled council of the southern port city, which has seen some of the fiercest battles of the war. im joined now by the ukranian mp for kharkiv, maria mezentseva. thank you for being with us. what you make of this visit by president putin? well, nothing spec...

from russian eyes. my guest is tikhon dzyadko, editor—in—chief of dozhd or tv or tv rain, founded as an independent tv channel in moscow, now broadcasting from riga. are russians ready to question what their government tells them? tikhon dzyadko in riga, latvia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me here. its a great pleasure to have you on this show. now, it strikes me this past year has been one of extraordinary challenge and disruption for you at tv rain. the reas...

we go out on patrol with its helicopter pilots and south korean reality contestants push their bodies to the limit — and the world laps it up — on netflix the uk where the prime minister, rishi sunak has announced a revised trade deal thats aimed at fixing problems with the brexit arrangements that affects northern ireland. the agreement will remove checks for goods sent from the british mainland and destined for northern ireland. mr sunak and the president of the european commissi...

now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. as russias war on ukraine grinds into a second year, how complete is vladimir putins control of the home front? critics of the war risk prison, independent media outlets have been closed down, and the kremlin propaganda machine has been supercharged. but thanks to the internet, the costs of this war cannot be entirely hidden from russian eyes. my guest is tikhon dzyadko, editor—in—chief of do...

most of those being evacuated are diplomats and their families. spain, germany and italy are among other countries still evacuating people — the us and uk have already flown diplomats out, as well as canada. its prime minister, justin trudeau, tweeted that "canadian officials in nearby countries have also been mobilized to help" — he says theyre stationed in nearby djibouti — which has a french and american military base. sudans army has been fighting a rival paramilitary group �...

wordsmiths but many of us shy away from the art and the best harness the power of words, poetry. but not my guest today. john cooper clarke once called the punk poet, all his life is used words, rhythm and rhyme to bind human and truth in the chaos of everyday life. thanks to the internet one of his crimes has become a worldwide viral sensation. where does his word magic come from. —— poems. john cooper clarke, welcome to hardtalk. great to have you here. ijust read your memoir in ...

close to the us border. the decision came after footage emerged that appeared to show detention centre officials doing nothing to evacuate migrants during the fire. now on bbc news, its hardtalk with sarah montague. welcome to hardtalk. im sarah montague. close to 50 million people around the world are close to famine, a number that is rising because of war and the effects of climate change. its the job of the world food program to feed them. my guest today, david beasley, has been run...

in othe news — president biden is due to give his state of the union address — to a divided congress — flanked by a republican speaker of the house. and showcasing the work of a 17th—century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show, at the natinal museum of the netherlands. the use of light and colour and sharpness and blurred things which makes this painting sort of an experience of reeling. live from our studios in singapore this is bbc news...