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and academic roxane gay, has most definitely cut through with her books, which include unflinching testimony on the impact of being raped, on fatness and the meaning of feminism. how scary is this level of self—exposure? roxane gay, welcome to hardtalk. stephen, thank you for having me. well, its a great pleasure to have you here. youve written with extraordinary candour about your own life. i have. and it strikes me that writing about it — presumably a solitary occupation — is o...

within 48 hours of a request. in northwest syria, that didnt happen. what matters in terms of responding to an earthquake is time and what the sort of, the immediacy of the response. and the un just stood there, like, completely paralysed. in this film, we ask, what took the united nations so long? to deliver humanitarian aid across an international border, we need either the consent of the government or in the case that we have in syria, a binding security council resolution. on monda...

jockeys whipping horses. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. welcome to our viewers in the uk, on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in washington where the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between a russian fighterjet and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour and said the drone was involved in a routine operation in international airspace. rus...

says is outside the law. it is not the law of the land, it is not the law of the land, it is— it is not the law of the land, it is the _ it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uks biggest horse racing festival is kicking off with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighterjets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of...

is "outside the law". it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uks biggest horse racing festival is kicking off, with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighter jets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour, and said the drone was in...

the longest—lasting tropical cyclone on record. rescue and relief efforts are being hampered by continuing rainfall. authorities say there is an urgent need —— now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. finding your voice as a writer, cutting through the cacophony of noise in 21st century culture is not easy. it helps if you have a talent for writing. it also helps if you have something to say which is powerful, authentic and confronts tough questions ...

is "outside the law". it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uks biggest horse racing festival is kicking off, with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighter jets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour, and said the drone was involved in a routine operation in international airspace. russia ...

malawi with more than 200 people now confirmed dead after storm freddy hit southern africa for the second time any man. and a small number of wolves have started to settle in belgium in more than 100 years as numbers increase across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news. lets begin today with the latest from pakistan, where the police appear to have stopped the operation to arrest the former prime minister imran khan. it appears to be due to a cricket match taking place. they say they ...

of the governments plans. hundreds of thousands of workers go on strike in uk today more could be the biggest walk of industrial action since last year. a state of emergency has been declared in malawi with more than 200 people now confirmed dead after storm freddy hit southern africa for the second time in a month. and a small number of wolves have started to settle in belgium, for the first time in more than 100 years, as numbers increase across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news....

..to the drama of the kenyan bush. hi! welcome to paris, where im soaking up the sun on the banks of the river seine. its lovely. both the left bank and right banks of the river seine are unesco world heritage sites. the left is famous for inspiring generations of artists and intellectuals, while the right is home to the worlds most—visited museum, the louvre. and with all this heritage to soak up here, its the perfect setting to take an amble down memory lane and revisit some of our...