of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn an
followed by a brief meeting in which the state news agency said the pair exchanged what it called their pent up inner most thoughts . the leaders reportedly have a nine hour long schedule today, including a gala concert and a tea ceremony. no doubt on the agenda will be strengthening military ties as russia seeks allies following its full scale invasion of ukraine. before arriving, president putin praised kimjong un for firmly supporting the war. this is the leaders second meeting in less than a year the pentagon raising concerns about the growing ties between the two. the deepening cooperation between russia and the dprk is something that should be of concern especially to anyone thatis concern especially to anyone that is interested in maintaining peace and stability on the korean peninsula. but also supporting the people of ukraine as they continue to fight against russian aggression and so of course you are well aware of the dprk providing ammunition and weapons to r
damn, i love you guys. plus. closing bell rings the ai rally rolls on. wall street makes it a fourth record close in a row, led by big tech. but is the boom turning into a bubble? welcome to business today. i m mark lobel. we start in italy where leaders of the g7 group of industrialised nations have agreed a $50 billion loan to ukraine, to be funded by the profits from siezed russian assets abroad. it comes as president biden signed a 10 year security agreement with ukraine s president zelensky, that will include intelligence sharing, troop training and investment in ukrainian industry to help it ramp up arms production. he said the deal showed russia that ukraine s allies aren t backing down. back in 2022, two days after russia s invasion, members of the g7 and european union worked together to freeze $280 billion in russian and central bank funds outside of russia. i m very pleased to share that this week, this week, the g7 side of the plant to finalise and unlock $50 bill
The white house tells mexico and canada it wont cancel the north American Free trade agreement, but will renegotiate it. The peso and Canadian Dollar soar. Plus, is it Terminalfor Alitalia . Italys Flag Carrier Battles to stay in the sky as its rescuer pulls the plug. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron heslehurst. Also coming up, raking it in, but are they worth it . Top bosses face their shareholders amid growing concern over excessive boardroom pay. We start with president trump, because once again hes taken the Business World by surprise. The white house has confirmed it has told the leaders of canada and mexico they wont be scrapping the north American Free trade agreement. But instead they will seek to renegotiate the terms of it. That has sent the Canadian Dollar and mexican peso soaring. President trump has repeatedly vowed to pull out from the 23 year old trade pact with the two neighbouring countries, calling it the worst trade deal in history. He already used an execu
Of the new york times, and the british somali journalist and writer at prospect magazine, ismail einashe. Welcome to you all. We will begin with the migrant crisis. We talked about it not that long ago, but it is an issue that is absolutely not going away. We have a great opportunity to discuss first hand the issue, and some of the problems facing europe as it struggles to cope with wave after wave of migrants. Ismail, youve just returned from italy, which is bearing the brunt of this tide of humanity escaping war, famine, and people smugglers. What did you find . Well, over the last several years, italy has become europess migrant bottleneck. Since 2014, 500,000 have arrived on italian shores. This year alone 94,000 have arrived. In five days a couple of weeks ago, 11,000 arrived. Ive been talking to many of those who make the dangerous journey, often from countries such as gambia, nigeria, and from Eastern Parts of africa. These are young men who often head out into the unknown acros