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security forces in somalia say theyre sweeping a hotel in the capital, mogadishu, for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants but there has no independent confirmation. al—shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. our reporter, emily brown, gave me the latest on the story. we know that dozens of people were evacuated from the building, which is said to be popular with both journalists and pop — as politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours with the...

hello and welcome to bbc news. security forces in somalia say theyre sweeping a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. but there has no independent confirmation. at least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30—hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. emily brown reports. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hotel in the somali capital under attack after it ...

it is wednesday, october 12th. im christine romans. president biden says he believes russian president vladimir putin is rational. mr. biden said putins objectives invading ukraine were irrational and a serious misjudgment. >> do you think putin is a rational actor? >> i think he is a rational actor whos miscalculated significantly. >> so if hes not rational -- >> no, i didnt say hes not rational. >> you said the speech. >> i think his speech, his objectives. i think he thought they wo...

ukrainian troops have made advances against russian occupying forces on the frontline in eastern ukraine near the southern city of kherson. they the near the southern city of kherson. t of the near the southern city of kherson. t of four the near the southern city of kherson. t of four regions. 5 now on bbc news, time for dateline london. hello and welcome to our digest of the global week seen through the eyes of leading journalists from the uk and the foreign correspondents based here...

17 days away, president biden pulling out all the stops to try and keep democrats from losing their jobs. good morning, everyone. glad to have you on what plans to be a very busy news weekend. were going to be seeing a lot of candidates everywhere, debating, meeting and pumping the flesh and getting ready to see whether in these next 17 days history itself can be changed and it can alter whats been happening in so many place abroad. right to it with kelly ogrady on all of those ceos wa...

as she was driving home. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students did not receive their results as expected last thursday, throwing university places into doubt. and if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. we begin at this hour with the strike at felixstowe port. dockers at britains largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight—day action, after rejecti...

nothing new there, especially from trump. >> he should have listened to both of us when we were saying earlier this year. have a great rest of your night. nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> tonight on the mehdi hasan show -- prosecuting a former leader. why are some people acting as if it would be completely crazy to prosecute donald j trump? plus, a right-wing harassment campaign against childrens hospital staff, based on pure hate and disinformation. what is this country becomin...

in a desperate attempt to get their money out, amid rampant inflation and a currency crisis. my guest is lebanons minister of economy and trade, amin salam. politicians have failed lebanon for decades. will that change before the meltdown is complete? minister amin salam, currently in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you, stephen, glad to be with you. well, were delighted to have you in our washington studio. let me ask you, minister, do you think you and your gove...

now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. on the front lines of the war in ukraine, russian forces are struggling, in several areas retreating, which is why vladimir putin is pursuing other strategies. trying to destroy ukraines civilian infrastructure is one. attempting to undermine european support for kyiv is another. hows that going? well, my guest is czech foreign ministerjan lipavsky, an ardent supporter of ukraine in a country facing a deepening energy a...

off entire communities. those are the latest headlines. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to our digest of the global week seen through the eyes of leading journalists from the uk and the foreign correspondents based here who podcast, broadcast, blog and, yes, even these days write for audiences back home from the dateline, london. confidence — its the magic ingredient which makes us all believe that notes or coins — in themselves worth next to nothing — do have...