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and how england is going to play against haiti. those are some games _ play against haiti. those are some games i'll— play against haiti. those are some games i'll be - play against haiti. those are some games i'll be watching play against haiti. those are i some games i'll be watching as well. i'm notjealous at all, katie. thank you so much and enjoy every moment. as sport fans keep their eyes on the world cup, much of the rest of the world is seeking a break from the latest run of extreme weather. from the wildfires in southern europe to record temperatures in the us and parts of asia, it's been a wild week for the world's climate. we have a series of reports now from our correspondents on three continents, starting right here in washington. i'm carl nasman in washington, dc. and this heatwave has been hitting the united states for several weeks now. around a third of the country has been dealing with dangerously high temperatures. we've seen cities breaking their all—time records in various different parts of the country. but one city in particular, phoenix, arizona, really shows not just how hot it has been, but how long it has been lasting. it set a record with at least 2! days above 110
i'm carl nasman in washington, dc, and this heatwave has been hitting the united states for several weeks, now. in fact, at some points, around a third of the country has been dealing with dangerously high temperatures. we've seen cities breaking their all—time records in various different parts of the country. but one city in particular, phoenix, arizona, really shows not only how hot it's been, but how long it has been lasting. it set a record with at least 21 days above 110 fahrenheit — or 43 degrees celsius. it's not only been hot on land, but at sea. the waters around florida, at some point in the mid—90s fahrenheit — that's around the temperature of your bathtub. some experts worry that that could be harming wildlife and damaging coral reefs as well. scientists, of course, have been saying that these heat waves have been fuelled, at least in part, by climate change, becoming more frequent and more intense — and this heatwave is not done yet. we're expecting more triple—digit temperatures in the coming days,
and professor at howard university in washington dc, who has authored numerous books on the slave trade. its the first apology of this time. even if it is an apology that felt as personal, it is an important step because no other state ever made an apology, an official and public apology as he is making. and the abolition of slavery and the dutch colonies.— of slavery and the dutch colonies. , ., ~ ., , ., colonies. just talk to us a little bit. _ colonies. just talk to us a little bit, remind - colonies. just talk to us a little bit, remind us - colonies. just talk to us a | little bit, remind us about colonies. just talk to us a - little bit, remind us about the role in the netherlands of perpetuating the global slave trade in the past.—
today, i stand before you. today, as your king and as a member of the government, i make this apology myself. applause. and i feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul. live now to dr ana lucia araho, an american historian and professor at howard university in washington dc, who has authored numerous books on the slave trade. welcome to you and thank you for joining us here. to begin with, your thoughts on the apology from the king of the netherlands.- thoughts on the apology from the king of the netherlands. thank you for havin: king of the netherlands. thank you for having me- _ king of the netherlands. thank you for having me. this _ king of the netherlands. thank you for having me. this is _ king of the netherlands. thank you for having me. this is an _ king of the netherlands. thank you for having me. this is an important| for having me. this is an important moment because it's the first monarch to issue an apology of this kind. even if it was an apology that
you're live with bbc news. kyriakos mitsotakis has been sworn in as greece's prime minister a day after a win for his centre—right new democracy party in repeat elections gave him a second four—year term. he said he would use his second term to make big changes in greece, such as boosting revenue from the tourist industry, creating jobs and increasing wages. live now to harris mylonas, associate professor of political science and international affairs at george washington university in washington dc. thank you so much forjoining us. just tell us what this latest development shows is about the greek electorate over the past, say, ten years. electorate over the past, say, ten ears. . ~' electorate over the past, say, ten ears. . ~ , ., electorate over the past, say, ten ears. . ~ i. ., electorate over the past, say, ten ears. . ~ ., ., years. thank you for having me. well, there _ years. thank you for having me. well, there is _ years. thank you for having me. well, there is a _ years. thank you for having me. well, there is a clear _ years. thank you for having me. well, there is a clear vote - years. thank you for having me. well, there is a clear vote in - well, there is a clear vote in favour of stability in this
allegations. that was very embarrassing for beijing and they were cranky that washington pulled the pin on that particular visit. now the biden administration would say they had no choice really, how can you go ahead with such meetings with a balloon flying over missile silos, potentially taking photos of them? at this time of heightened tensions, if the meeting canjust go time of heightened tensions, if the meeting can just go ahead in china, if, as i say they can establish these processes to continue the talk, then i think beijing will be happy enough that, that they can say we are stopping the relationship from deteriorating even further, which she could do quite easily. if the means of communication are re—established, there is no going back to the ten years ago when things were all much more
constantly relevant. the news from nottingham, it's heartbreaking and i totally feel how those families are feeling, especially when they've just lost a 19—year—old, same as myself, a university student. itjust mirrored what happened to me eight years ago. so, and — you know, and as a charity, we'll be there to support them in the future if they need us. she's just one of many being honoured for making a difference in their communities. lizo mzimba, bbc news. it isa it is a good night from us in washington, dc but our colleagues take over from london now so thanks as ever for your company and stay with us here on bbc news if you can. goodbye for now.
additional pressure and looking for the united states to help to counterbalance that type of pressure from china. at the same time, they do not want to be caught up in some sort of conflict between the us and china and be forced to choose explicitly so there is really a balance washington is trying to strike here in its strategy and that is part of the reason why engagement with beijing is on the table. one thing i do wonder is the fact that this trip, of course, as we know, was delayed for months, and now we're seeing the secretary of state antony blinken be the one to make it. do you think there is the potential here that actually, at the end of the day, it is washington that is more eager to smooth over relations than beijing? that is possible but i think at the same time the us has built a very strong strategy towards china that is not predicated on effective engagement. it is really predicated on investments at home, to improve us core strengths,
it's been five years since a secretary of state has met with chinese counterparts, and us officials say expectations for the meeting are low. tensions have been steadily growing between the countries. live now to the bbc's china correspondent, stephen mcdonnell, in beijing. we just saw antony blinken touching down a little earlier. what will be on his agenda? the first thing he _ what will be on his agenda? tue: first thing he will what will be on his agenda? tte: first thing he will be doing, the first serious thing is meeting his chinese counterpart, chinese foreign minister qin gang. tomorrow he will meet huang yi and he is actually above qin gang, the communist party is official and he may even meet president xi jinping and if he met the leader, that would be very symbolic and sent a message out in china for sure that beijing is taking it seriously and the idea of reaching out to washington and washington is
the congressional hockey caucus. pete: what does that look like? go into the owner's box. go to hockey games, front row seats and we've got a lot of serious things going on in washington dc. members, you know, they also might join for the perks. will: the congressional appalachian national scenic trail caucus. pete: did you know there's five bills that have been pushed, no seven under consideration on the appalachian trail in the last five years. will: un-miked rachel told us that's led by governor sanford. interestingly many of these caucuses are bipartisan. i got it. i got it. pete: got the joke, rachel, thank you very much. a lot of things happen on the appalachian trail, some of them are off the books. will: a few more. congressional dads caucus. pete: how does this work? there's a lot of dads on capitol hill. democrats and republicans, the only thing they have in common