islamic republic as protesters again take to the street. hello, sorry, don t wish to be rude but i m in no fit state to entertain today. rude but i m in no fit state to entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane who - entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane who played i robbie coltrane who played hagrid in the harry potter films has died at the age of 72. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister, kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps
i would refuse, even if they sent me to prison. in central mexico, emergency services tackle a huge blaze, triggered by a fuel tanker crashing into a railway over pass. and the japanese cartoon characters being recreated for the stage by the royal shakespeare company, breaking box office records in the process. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in europe, the leader of the far right brothers of italy party, giorgia meloni, has been invited by the country s president to form a government, after winning elections last month. she will be italy s first ever female pm and her cabinet will be sworn in on saturday. tom brada has this report. delivered to the presidential palace in a classic italian car. giorgia meloni has now formally accepted the job of forming italy s next government, and in doing so, she will preside over the country s most right wing administration since the second world war. translation: we agreed about the need to give - the countr
if such a situation arose, i would refuse, even if they sent me to prison. in central mexico, emergency services tackle a huge blaze triggered by a fuel tanker crashing into a railway overpass. screams. and the japanese cartoon characters being recreated for the stage by the royal shakespeare company, breaking box office records in the process. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. the leader of the far right brothers of italy party giorgia meloni has been invited by the country s president to form a government after winning elections last month. she will be italy s first ever female pm and her cabinet will be sworn in on saturday. tom brada has this report. delivered to the presidential palace in a classic italian car. giorgia meloni has now formally accepted the job of forming italy s next government and, in doing so, she will preside over the country s most right wing administration since the second world war. translation: we agreed about
in the uk , for the first time hello and welcome. in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. inset)no other mp has declared yet but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. rishi sunak has 100 people backing him already. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister but opposition parties are calling for a general election. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. once again, there s a vacancy at the top of government. liz truss s resignation means conservatives now need to choose their fifth leader and prime minister in just over six years. but can anyon
for the most outstanding journalism of the year, and they delivered this warning. on the political fronts, i think, it is clear that the nation is facing the most serious internal attacks on the fundamental values and institutional structures that define a democracy. since the pulitzer s were introduced a century ago. then precisely, to counteract problematic authoritarian tendencies, throughout the society. now that warning was followed by the announcement of that year s pulitzer prize for national reporting, which went to the new york times and the washington post for quote, relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest on russian interference in the 2016 election and its connection to the trump campaign, the presidents elects transition team, and his eventual administration. that choice naturally drew the ire of then president donald trump, who did not stop complaining about the decision, even after he left the white house. it actually lead the pulitzer board t