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we start tonight with a special bbc report. for more than a year, el salvador has been living under an emergency measure called a �*state of exception�*, in which several constitutional rights were suspended in a national crackdown on the countrys powerful street gangs. the police have arrested a staggering 66,000 people and el salvador�*s murder rate has fallen. but human rights organisations say thousands of people with no link to the gangs have been unjustly detained. 0ur corr...

within the coming years. they also say that a key temperature threshold, a rise in global temperature by 1.5 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels, is likely to be breached for the first time. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has more details. rising temperatures thanks to global warming are one reason but we are also seeing a change in a crucial weather system in the pacific ocean called el nino. for the last few years, winds blowing along the equator have been stronger than n...

also that we will work to address our significant concerns that we have with china in a range of areas. we are, as president biden has said, as i have said, as others have said, and to borrow a phrase from the european union itself, looking to de—risk, not decouple from china. the other thing that leaders will talk about today is how to ensure we are fully aligned around the fact to deliver the clean energy transition. critical minerals and other key materials essential for ensuring ...

dismissed its top judge. vsevolod kniaziev was detained for allegedly taking multi—million dollar bribes. prosecutors say he was arrested as part of their biggest ever anti—corru ption case. ukraine is under pressure to tackle corruption as a requirement forjoining the european union. the reuters news agency says mr kniaziev could not be reached for comment. meanwhile, ukrainian officials have praised their anti—missile defence system. overnight, it blocked an intense barrage of ...

and congressional republicans met again on capitol hill. the two sides have untiljune 1st, just over a weeks�* time, to come to an agreement on raising the govenrment�*s borrowing limit, or risk the us not being able to pay its bills. some analysts have warned a default could lead to huge job losses here in the us, a plunge on the stock markets, and even a global recession. in fact, stocks on wall street finished sharply lower at the close of trading on tuesday. despite this, optim...

hello im sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. lets take you straight to live pictures from hiroshima, where world leaders are meeting for the g7 summit. at the moment we know that they have already arrived as nick marsh just mentioned, have already arrived as nick marshjust mentioned, we have seen some of the leader is going on, they are expected to exit now and lay a wreath at the hiroshima peace memorial park and there we see them, president biden and the japanese prime minister fum...

but, after five decades in business reinventing whole industries, sir richard branson has been tested as never before, both financially and emotionally. the pandemic left the 72—year—old fighting to save his empire and his reputation. he faced questions over how he has used women to promote his brand, and sceptics have asked why someone who campaigns on climate change is sending rockets into space. the original rebel entrepreneur continues to grab the headlines and confound his cri...

away from a major change in this countrys immigration policy. it could lead to a large influx of migrants into the united states. at 11:59 pm eastern, just a few minutes from now, the policy known as title expires. it was used during the covid pandemic to quickly expel migrants, even if they requested asylum. tonight there are growing concerns about what could happen once title 42 ends. nbcs tom giannis is on the board border with more. >> title 42 set to expire. fears of a crush of th...

into the fbis investigation into donald trumps 2016 campaign ties to russia. special counseljohn durham found that the bureau should not have launched a probe into the campaigns alleged ties with russia. in the report, he said the agencys inquiry had lacked "analytical rigor", concluding that the fbi had not possessed "actual evidence" of collusion between trumps campaign and russia before launching an inquiry. he also accused the fbi of repeated instances of "confirmation bias". the f...

migrants crossing the border. and the looming debt ceiling deadline. president bidens meeting with congressional leaders now postponed. why some see this delay as a positive sign. and a lesson from the nyu journalism professor on how the media should handle the twice impeached former president who has no problem constantly lying. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. >> good evening once again. im stephanie ruhle. we are now less than one hour away from a major change ...