live from washington, this is bbc news. a concert fit for a king: windsor castle plays host to a star studded evening of entertainment to celebrate the coronation. another tragedy in texas, where seven are dead after a car struck a group of people at a bus stop near a migrant centre. and a milestone meeting: japan s prime minister makes his country s first official visit to south korea in more than a decade. hello, i m carl nasman. it s great to have you with us. we start in the uk, where a spectacular concert has been held to mark the coronation of king charles iii.
live from washington, this is bbc news. a concert fit for a king: windsor castle plays host to a star studded evening of entertainment to celebrate the coronation. another tragedy in texas, where seven are dead after a car struck a group of people at a bus stop near a migrant centre. and a milestone meeting: japan s prime minister makes his country s first official visit to south korea in more than a decade. hello, i m carl nasman. it s great to have you with us. we start in the uk,
live from washington, this is bbc news. a concert fit for a king. windsor castle plays host to a star studded evening of entertainment to celebrate the coronation. another tragedy in texas. seven are dead after a car struck a group of people at a bus stop near a migrant centre. and a milestone meeting. fumio kishida makes the first visit by a japanese leader to south korea in more than a decade. hello, i m carl nasman. it s great to have you with us. we start in the uk, where a spectacular concert has been held to mark the coronation of king charles iii.
thank you and happy holidays, everyone! maria: welcome back. chinese dictator xi jinping just back from what he was calling a milestone meeting with saudi prince mohamed bin salman after telling arab leaders on friday that he wants to buy oil and gas with the chinese yuan instead of the u.s. dollar, furthering his goal to internationalize the chinese currency and replace the dollar as the reserve current city of the world. this after currency of the world. this after biden brockered an exchange this week sending man known as the merchant of death back to vladimir putin in the middle of war on ukraine. the swap has been widely criticized because it did not include paul whelan who russia has kept locked up for the last four years on claims of espionage. joining me now to address all of that is retired four-star