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Place. we cannot go back to that. we cannot. >> in 1963 john f. kennedy challenged soviet tyranny in europe by declaring all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. in 1987 ronald reagan stood at brandenburg gate and demanded- gorbachev tear down this wall. a generation later the 46th president of the united states delivered his own stinging rebuke of russian barbarism and once again divided the world, as david rothcoff writes, between the forces of democracy and those of autoc...

Events this awards season, where its won considerable recognition. what may help the film at the oscars, however, is its subject matter — the plight of refugees — something very much in the news. do you think viewers, voters will find more resonates with them in the film now? probably. yeah, you know, its become sadly relevant to whats going on right now. it really gives a spotlight to a very important subject. through this film, im able to give some nuance and perspective to the refugee exp...

About his traumas, his secrets, things that he cant small—talk about, was really key to free him and to make it, to enable him to open up and share his story. flee has been featured prominently at many different events this awards season, where its won considerable recognition. what may help the film at the oscars, however, is its subject matter — the plight of refugees — something very much in the news. do you think viewers, voters will find more resonates with them in the film now? proba...

Southeastern poland. its about 60 miles from the ukraine border, and it was really evident as soon as he touched down there, the american commitment to this region. air force one taxied right past those patriot missile batteries, armored trucks all provided by the united states both as a deterrence and as a reassurance effort here in poland. and when president biden was meeting with u.s. troops, he did say that he would have liked to visit ukraine itself, but of course was prevented from doing t...

But, you know, during the covid—i9 pandemic, you know, the plight of workers had really been exacerbated, and so this one individual started a union and pushed to have a union in one amazon warehouse in staten island, new york, and today he managed to clinch a victory, something that other amazon warehouses have not been able to do. in sri lanka, president rajapaksa has declared a state of emergency giving security forces sweeping powers after hundreds of people tried to storm his residence in...

Southern city that has been suffering this horrific bombardment forfour or suffering this horrific bombardment for four or five, virtually the whole war, and absolutely relentless bombardment, some horrific things that have happened, the shelling of the theatre being one of them most recently, and all those people, a approximately, trapped inside mariupol —— 170,000 approximately. it mariupol——170,000 approximately. it seems to be, russian shelling of people when theyve tried to leave, a...

>> 5-year-old misha making it to mikolyivs area. this is the bullet riddled car. >> russias soldiers, he calls them bastards, killing his father and grandmother. as we speak, the air raid siren goes off. taking shelter is an oft practiced drill. stay calm and carry on. ben wedeman, cnn, mikolyiv. >> well talk more about the plight of the refugees.

It s been getting strong reviews, but also generating controversy, as tom brook reports from cannes. this secret apartment is going to be our hiding place. much of the new animation is set while anne frank was in hiding in amsterdam but it also moves between pass and the near future with a focus on kitty, annes imaginary friend from her diary. the new film is being hailed as the first international holocaust movie for children. israeli director ari folman has emphasised franks humanity to make h...

Positions here, dug out positions and they were bombed. theres still some bodies in this area and they left a lot of their equipment behind after what appears to be a devastating attack on their position. theres nothing left. >> were also going to dig into the desperate plight of one of the most vulnerable groups in ukraine, the elderly. >> i guess the government dont have -- doesnt have time for to think about old people. >> were also watching the white house this hour because in roughly two an...

That the rules that apply to the rest of us also apply to government ministers. it is discourteous for a minister to behave in this fashion. im quite sure that an apology will be forthcoming. a rather miffed dame eleanor laing. now, the plight of the british hedgehog has been troubling campaigners, who created a petition to call for more protections for the prickly creatures. during a debate on their appeal in westminster hall, mps of all stripes had stories to tell about their love of hedgehogs...