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stands in for ukraine. live from our studios in singapore this is bbc news. its news day. hello and welcome to the programme. the hollywood star alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was killed on a film set when he fired a prop gun. the actor had been rehearsing a scene for the western film rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near sante fe, new mexico in october 2021. 0ur west coast corresp...

but are they fit for purpose? well, my guest is danny sriskandarajah, chief executive of oxfam great britain. he promised to reimagine what aid would look like. has he succeeded? danny sriskandarajah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. lets start with those two different ways of looking at whats happening to the worlds poorest people. one in 20, almost, still suffering extreme poverty, even as global poverty rates decline do you think that the aid system is failing those people? ...

the english city of liverpool. last years winner, ukraine, was scheduled to host the event but the uk took it up on their behalf because of the ongoing war. the competition begins in may. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. heres the good news. the proportion of the worlds population living in extreme poverty has declined sharply over the past 30 years. heres the bad news. still close to one in 20 of all the worlds people relies on humanitarian assist...

leopoldo lopez, in madrid, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. welcome to hardtalk. thank you for the opportunity. welcome to hardtalk. its great to have you on the show. back in 2019, your big idea as a key leader of the venezuelan opposition was to undermine socialist president nicolas maduro by creating an alternative president and an alternative government. would you now acknowledge that big idea has failed? well, certainly we were not able to remove the dictatorship. and if ...

visiting european allies with his focus firmly on the challenges to come. a new russian offensive is seemingly imminent. the west is arming ukraine, but still not at the speed and scale kyiv would wish. my guest is ukrainian mp kira rudik. can ukraine win a long war? kira rudik in kyiv, welcome. thank you so much for having me. a pleasure to have you. i would like you to reflect on president zelensky�*s message here in europe. do you think the focus from the ukrainian government is m...

well have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region. also coming up on newsday... the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and well remember burt bacharach, one of pop�*s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. and rihanna gears up to perform on one of the worlds biggest stages — the super bowl half—time show. representing for immigrants, representing for my country barbados, represen...

nicaragua has freed more than 200 opposition political prisoners and deported them to the united states. they were greeted at the airport by a crowd waving flags. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. the first anniversary of russias all—out invasion of ukraine is fast approaching. theres both a feeling in both kyiv and moscow would herald a new phase in the war. president zelensky is visiting european allies with his focus firmly on the challenges to...

we start here in the us where thejustice department is investigating the leaking of dozens of leaked intelligence documents which surfaced on social media a few days ago. some officials have suggested the topics point to an american source but theyre not ruling out the possibility that pro—russian activists or agents might be involved. the bbc�*s carl nasman is here with more. carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying?. these documents have been out there for a few days but us offi...

the peace holds, despite political tensions in northern ireland. my guest is us congressman richard neal, a democrat and co—chair of the friends of ireland caucus group. to what extent is the wider us—uk relationship tied to the situation in northern ireland? congressman richard neal in springfield, massachusetts, welcome to hardtalk. pleased to be with you. well, its a pleasure to have you on the show. what doesjoe biden�*s determination to be on the island of ireland to mark th...

war thats proved to be a big winner at the baftas. some breaking news for you at this hour: north korea has been accused of firing ballistic missiles into the sea of japan— just a day after the us and south korea held a drill in response to a similar launch. north korea said that test was designed to show it was able to fire nuclear—capable missiles at short notice in response to threats. chad ocarroll works for the korea risk group and joins me now. thank you forjoining us on the ...